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Monday, March 8, 2010
Pete Wentz hosts SXSW kickoff party with Gym Class Heroes
The Phoenix nightclub at 409 Colorado St. will host a performance by Gym Class Heroes on March 12 that will be streamed live worldwide on Ustream. Pete Wentz will be the emcee.
Shindig is invite only.
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Austin at SXSW: L.A.X.
You might have seen Austin-based L.A.X. play at the 2009 ACL Festival. They’re back in the local spotlight again and will take the SXSW stage on Saturday, March 20 at 11 p.m. for their official showcase at Lambert’s. The electropop outfit formed in 2005 with original members Andrew Collins and Erin ‘Dancin’ Jantzen. The duo were eventually joined by Yadira Brown, Jon Oswald, Chris D’Annunzio and Rory Phillips. Erin, Andrew, and Yadira answered our SXSW questions and shared what you can expect to experience during their showcase with us via e-mail.
Describe your sound. Epic dance soundscape.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? A highly energetic performance of eerily familiar yet completely original music.
What other acts are you excited to check out?
Andrew: Tow The Line. Yadira: Best Coast. Erin: She & Him.
Are you planning to go to any panels? Airing your Dirty Laundry: Therapy or Revenge (our dear Friends panel, should be pretty funny).
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners? Alamo Drafthouse is a must, which is easy to hit if you’re here for the Film Festival. Also, watch the sunrise at Mt. Bonnell after an all-night bender and then go get breakfast tacos.
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? Bass Concert Hall on the U.T. campus., Mohawk, and The Parish.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? Live in Austin. Seriously.
Finish this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’…ever move here.
Track and photo (above) courtesy of L.A.X.
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Guinness, ex-Pogues manager Murray team for St. Paddy’s Day show
The former Levi’s/ Fader Fort on East Fourth St. near San Jacinto Boulevard, will vibrate with the sounds of the Emerald Isle on St. Patrick’s Day. The free, all-day party is open to the public.
A former childhood friend of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott, Frank Murray has had quite the colorful career. That he knows everyone in Ireland’s music biz should speak well for the lineup, which is not yet finalized. Check back for details. Fourteen acts from Ireland will be in town for SXSW.
We do know that the legendary writer/ publicist BP Fallon will revive his “Death Disco” days as the party’s DJ. Fallon recently released a collaboration with Jack White on JW’s Third Man Records. “Fame #9” will be available as an 8-inch “Texas-sized” 45 during SXSW.
BP Fallon interview
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Austin at SXSW: Richard Henry
An Austinite by way of New York City, Richard Henry began DJing sets around town in 2006. He is currently working on producing original material. You can catch his official SXSW showcase on Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m. at
The Independent. Here’s what Richard had to say about this year’s festival:
Describe your sound. Psychedelic multi-genre music with a touch of tropical and street flavor.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? It’s the Ninja Tune Showcase, they’ll be celebrating their 20th anniversary and expecting it to be massive. It’s one of the most innovative showcases for new music during SXSW. I’ll be playing a mixture of new tunes from broken beat to nu jazz to street music.
What other acts are you excited to check out? I’m very excited to see Man or Astro-Man?, One Be-Lo, Flying Lotus and Bun B for starters. There’s a lot going on. I’m very excited to see many friends playing showcases locally and from out of town. Kinda of a reunion of sorts.
Are you planning to go to any panels? I’m planning on attending as many panels as possible on production and more. Last year I saw Quincy Jones speak and that was one of my top 5 highlights of 2009.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners? I would venture down South Congress shopping district, drink some Shiner Bock and enjoy some Texas BBQ.
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? It really depends, I tend to like many genres. Some venues I frequent at are the Parlor, Beauty Bar, Red 7, Beerland and Club Deville. Red River district is kinda my home when venturing out for tunes. It’s where more of the innovative raw sound is at for music.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? Watching the bats fly on Congress bridge reminds me that everyday is Halloween. Only 2 million bats fly from there.
Finish this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’ be cheap on tipping the service industry, support the local record stores and I hope you have many Kodak moments.
MP3 and photo courtesy of Richard Henry.
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Brooklyn Vegan announces day party lineups
Because taste-making music blog Brooklyn Vegan has apparently declared sleep, wristbands and badges are for suckers, they’re throwing an astonishing and faintly ridiculous number of events during this year’s SXSW, and announced the full lineups for two of their functions today.
The main event is a Wednesday, March 17 day party on both stages of Emo’s, from noon until 6 p.m. The outside stage boasts (Expletive) Up, the Rural Alberta Advantage, Japandroids, Titus Andronicus and, most excitingly, GZA, while the indoor stage has an all-metal lineup including Torche. Free food and drinks will accompany the free tunes. No RSVP is needed, which means you should probably get there early.
Brooklyn Vegan will also throw “Attitude Adjustment” on both stages of Red 7 Saturday, March 20, from noon until 6 p.m. The inside stage will pair hip-hop and hardcore, while the outside stage is all about the metal. Liturgy, Black Milk and Iron Age are just some of the bands performing.
Full lineups for both events after the jump.
BrooklynVegan day party at Emo’s
Wednesday, March 17 noon to 6 p.m.
Outside stage
12:00 p.m. — YellowFever
12:45 — The Rural Alberta Advantage
01:30 — The Morning Benders
02:15 — Japandroids
03:00 — Titus Andronicus
03:45 — The Black Angels
04:30 — GZA
05:15 — (Expletive) Up
DJs: Finger on the Pulse
Inside stage
12:00 p.m. — Kill The Client
12:35 — The Atlas Moth
01:20 — Javelina
02:05 — Dark Castle
02:50 — Salome
03:35 — Landmine Marathon
04:20 — Withered
05:05 — Torche
“Attitude Adjustment” at Red 7
Saturday, March 20 noon to 6 p.m.
Inside Stage
5:30 p.m. — Black Milk
4:30 — Buckshot
3:45 — Trash Talk
3:00 — Iron Age
2:15 — Touche Amore
1:30 — Torae
12:45 — Alpha & Omega
Outside Stage
5:00 p.m. — The Gates of Slumber
4:15 — Priestess
3:30 — Nebula
2:45 — Bison BC
2:00 — Howl
1:15 — Liturgy
12:45 — Naam
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Preliminary Levi’s Fader Fort lineup released
In what must surely be interpreted as a sign of the Way We Live Now, Fader has released the preliminary lineup for all four days of this year’s Levi’s Fader Fort via iPhone app.
As with last year, the Fort will make its home at E. Fifth and Waller streets, with entrance free and open to the public with an RSVP — we don’t have an RSVP link just yet, but will update you as soon as that changes.
All eyes, of course, will be on the headliners, who are currently still down as “to be announced,” particularly on Saturday night. Lest anyone forget, that’s the time slot occupied last year by voice of this generation and decade Kanye West.
Speculation aside, though, the announced lineup boast an impressive array of the kind of up-and-coming acts you’d expect from from Fader — including We Were Promised Jetpacks, Freelance Whales, Austin’s own Harlem on Thursday, Japandroids and Dam-Funk, among many, many others. Check out the schedule — sans headliners — after the jump.
Wednesday, March 17
1:30 p.m. — Visqueen
2:15 — The Bloodline
3:00 — Chasing Kings
3:00 — Annie Mac (DJ)
3:45 — We Were Promised Jetpacks
4:30 — Free Energy
5:00 — Nguzunguzu (DJ)
5:15 — Ratas Del Vaticano
6:00 — Freelance Whales
6:45 — BRAHMS
7:30 — To be announced
Thursday, March 18
1:00 p.m. — Eskimo (DJ)
1:00 — CFCF (DJ)
1:30 — Yawn
2:15 — Everything everything
2:15 — Harlem
3:00 — Best Coast
3:45 — Neon Indian
4:30 — Local Natives
5:15 — Bomba Estereo
6:00 — CHEW LiPS
6:45 — Morning Benders
7:30 — To be announced
Friday, March 19
1:00 p.m. — Cool Places Sound System (DJ)
1:30 — Love of Diagrams
3:00 — Japandroids
3:00 — Tanlines (DJ)
3:45 — The Drums
4:30 — The Very Best
5:00 — Jokers of the Scene (DJ)
5:15 — XYX
6:00 — Marina & The Diamonds
6:45 — Fool’s Gold
7:30 — Midnight Madness
Saturday, March 20
1:00 p.m. — Lemonade (DJ)
1:30 — Memory Tapes
2:15 — Tamaryn
3:00 — Dam-Funk
3:00 — Poirier (DJ)
3:45 — Salem
4:30 — Dum Dum girls
5:15 — Chico Mann
6:00 — Washed Out
6:45 — Real Estate
7:00 — A Trak (DJ)
7:30 — To be announced
8:30 — To be announced
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Rachael Ray releases SXSW party lineup
She & Him, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs feat. Neko Case & Kelly Hogan, Street Sweeper Social Club, Andrew W.K., Dr. Dog, School of Seven Bells, Local Natives, Justin Townes Earle, J. Roddy Walston and The Business, Bob Schneider, The Cringe, Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth, Freelance Whales, Pearly Gate Music, Lawrence Arabia, The Orion Experience, Shayna Zaid & The Catch and Mishka.
(With that last act we can expect a visit from Matthew McConaughey, whose JKL label released Mishka’s recent album.)
Ray’s “Feedback” party, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. T cocktail mix company, will have four stages so the music will be continuous. A second outdoor stage will be built at the other end of the amphiteater, plus Daytrotter.com will host sessions from a second indoor stage, upstairs.
The bash, which also will feature a Tex-Mex lunch menu by “Raych,” is free and open to the public, which means you’ve gotta get there early.
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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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SXSW2010: 10 questions for Frightened Rabbit
In recent years, Frightened Rabbit has led the pack of Scottish bands have made their mark on SXSW. They’re back again this year, as they get ready to follow up their successful 2008 album “The Midnight Organ Fight” with “The Winter of Mixed Drinks.” The band is bigger than ever, having added a member to create music that is more layered and complex than their previous work. We talked with front Rabbit Scott Hutchison about the new album, touring and what it’s like as a band at the festival.
How has the band grown since the last album?
We’ve grown in the most literal sense, from four to five members, but we’ve grown in ambition as well. I suppose that happens with every record, but more than last time we were able to execute our mission because we had much more time to finish the record. Experience makes you more confident, more able and things just become easier. This is our first record where we didn’t all have a couple of jobs here and there, where we felt like we’re a proper band and this is what we do.
What made you decide to go for a bigger sound on the new album?
It’s something that we had to, to get it out of our system, to make a big record. It has layers, horns and strings. The decision was made because there’s a small part of me that didn’t think we got it right the last of couple of times. I don’t regret it, it doesn’t keep me up at night, but this time around we wanted to make sure that we put everything into it. As a result it may be a little overblown in places, I’ll be the first to admit it, but it’s what we needed to do.
Did you put a lot of pressure on yourselves when you put the album together?
Yeah, we all do. The most important thing when you have that is to convert what could become negative pressure to something positive. That’s what drives us now, living up to that pressure.
What have you learned with the amount of touring you’ve done?
There are so many things. You learn how to become a professional in a lot of ways. It’s the same with every job. You’re green to start out with; you don’t know quite what you’re doing, you don’t know how to work with people. For me an important part of this is growing from being quite socially awkward and not really knowing how to deal with people to acquiring those skills. You also learn about your own material, playing it out every night, the things that you don’t like, things that you do like.
You often reinvent your material for a live audience. How does that process work?
It’s a gut instinct thing. Some things, when sticking rigidly to how it’s played on the record, it can feel staid and boring. We’re at the stage now where a lot of our audience has seen us multiple times. Just going out there with the same old stuff seems like we’re ripping them off. It’s a really important process for everyone.
What is it like spending so much time on the road?
It’s a different mental state you need to get in to for touring. It’s not normal life in a lot of ways. Playing every night you find you get into a routine and are on automatic pilot for some of the time—load in, load out. I’m not saying that about the show. The show is the reason for doing all of the (expletive) you have to do during the day. Drive all day, get really bored, and then you have this wonderful hour and a half. You have to keep that goal in mind.
What is the Glasgow music scene like?
It’s a small city, you see the same people out and about all the time. I don’t live in Glasgow anymore, I did for years but I moved last summer. We’ve never felt like we’re part of a scene, and that’s an OK way to be. We have lots of friends in Glasgow, I have friends in great bands, and that’s perhaps what would be considered a scene. It’s a really healthy community; that’s probably a better way to describe it. There’s constantly new stuff happening, which I can’t keep up with. It’s a healthy city that’s got so much going on arts-wise. It’s kind of like Austin.
Is this you first time at SXSW?
We’ve played twice.
What are you hoping to accomplish this year at the festival?
You can go with expectations that this is going to break my band, it’s going to make us huge, it’s going to be a big thing, but that doesn’t happen. For me its about being there, meeting people, seeing other bands, seeing new stuff that you’ve never heard of before, that whole experience.
Are there any bands that you are looking forward to seeing?
My finger is way off the pulse, but I’m excited to see Mariachi El Bronx. I like Fanfarlo too. Billy Bragg is playing, and I’ve recently become a fan of his, but the best thing about it is that I’m probably going to see something that’s going to blow my mind—who knows what it’s going to be.
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