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Austin at SXSW: The Laughing
The Laughing has more to offer than your standard guitar, bass, and drums combination. The Austin band also incorporates a variety of sounds and instruments including bells, dulcimers, ukuleles, synths, clarinets, and flutes. The official SXSW showcase is Saturday, March 20 at 1:20 a.m. at Habana Calle 6 Patio. Front man Logan Middleton asks out-of-towners to please treat our city with kindness while visiting. He also answered some other SXSW questions for us via e-mail.
Describe your sound. Psychedelic -noise pop….or rock… with killer jungle beats…
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? Awkward stage mumblings, technical difficulties, followed by the experience of having their faces melted off like at the end of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
What other acts are you excited to check out? Warpaint is a band I would love to see/get pregnant if those ladies are as beautiful as they sound. I also think it would be funny to see Hole, just cause seriously WTF?!
Are you planning to go to any panels? I’m going to try to make it to the “Get Rich Quick from Making Music!” panel. I clearly keep missing that one year after year.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners?
Must get really drunk, proclaim their love for this city and an insist on moving here in hopes of getting a better SXSW showcase slot/venue for next year, then drive around looking for some Red Bull after party, only to get a DUI after which they decide, maybe this place isn’t the lawless playground they once thought it was. I also recommend Izzo’s Tacos on South First. Delicious!
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? I think the Parish is the best sounding venue to see a band you like. Perfect size, and great acoustics. Mohawk is always a good time as well especially if you enjoy being/getting drunk.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? SXSW.
Complete this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’ Feed the crackheads….or….Inflate our housing market by buying (bad) property in Austin over the Internet at outlandish prices…
Tracks and photo courtesy of The Laughing.
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