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Austin at SXSW: TV Torso
Austin trio Jordon Johns, Austin Jones and Matt Oliver form the band TV Torso. Oliver and John were previously members of super-pop band Sound Team, which disbanded in 2007. Formed in 2008, TV Torso take an unconventional approach to recording music. Their songs are stripped down to the bare essentials, created without the use of any digital processing during production. The group has released two 7-inches to date, and offer digital downloads on their website for listeners who don’t own a record player. Check out the SXSW official showcase at 8 p.m. Friday, March 19th, on the WOXY stage at Emo’s Annex. Guitar player and vocalist Matt Oliver answered our SXSW questions via e-mail.
Describe your sound. I have a guitar.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? Good times? Probably. $4 Miller Lite? Definitely.
What other acts are you excited to check out? Whoever Jordan and Austin tell me to see, Sharon Jones, (Expletive) Up, Mess w/Texas Fest, Quasi, GZA, watching all my faves from Austin destroy it. Maybe Smokey Robinson in a perverse kind-of wanting-to-be-disappointed way.
Are you planning to go to any panels? If that’s where the massage table and guitar strings are, then yes.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners? Lala’s, Town Lake, Barton Springs, Enchanted Rock, Austin Vintage Guitar, Savers on So. Lamar, Farm to Market Grocery, End of an Ear Recs, Waterloo Recs, Daily Juice, Trailer Space, East Side Pies, Texas Coffee Traders, Jo’s, Mundi, TC’s, would say Gene’s but it closed. I would also say El Chilito but everyone will just go to Guero’s anyway.
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? Red River.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin thing’ to do? Barton Springs
Finish this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’ …..Mess with Texas
Tracks and photo courtesy of TV Torso.
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