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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Kill Rock Stars day party!
This “free and open to the public” stuff is going crazy this year. The latest: Kill Rock Stars’ shindig Thursday, March 18 at Cheer up Charlie’s (1104 E 6th St.)
Free breakfast tacos @ Noon
12pm Talk Normal
1pm Grass Widow
2pm Viv Albertine
3pm Explode Into Colors
4pm Quasi
5pm Horse Feathers
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Weekend picks: Charming madmen, 90s buzz bands and surf-loving aliens
(Flaming Lips at ACL Fest 2006. Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN)FRIDAY The Flaming Lips at the Austin Music Hall. Is there a more lovable, quixotic, charmingly deranged madman working in music today than Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne? Evidently not, as tickets to this show sold out like the proverbial hot cakes, leaving those of us not speedy enough to purchase them left wondering just what the odd-yet-captivating tunes from last year’s experimental rock masterpiece ‘Embryonic’ will sound like live. But if ever there were a show worth grabbing marked-up tickets from a scalper outside, it’d be this one — Flaming Lips shows are notoriously feverish, confetti-strewn, delightfully mad affairs. With Stardeath and the White Dwarfs. 7:30 p.m. 208 Nueces St. austinmusichall.com. — Patrick Caldwell
Also recommended:
- Black Joe Lewis and the Relatives at the Continental Club
- Dick Dale at the Red Eyed Fly
- the Happen-Ins at the Scoot Inn
- Citizen Cope at Stubb’s
SATURDAY
Sixteen Deluxe at the Mohawk. Austin’s biggest buzz band of the ’90s (thanks, Charles Aaron of Spin), 16 D returns with their fuzzed out pop. Singer Carrie Clark and guitarist Chris ‘Frenchie’ Smith always had an intense chemistry. Let’s see what they still got in this SXSW tuneup show. With Ume. $10 9 p.m. 912 Red River St. mohawkaustin.com. — Michael Corcoran
Also recommended:
- Xiu Xiu and Jonathan Meiburg at Red 7
- Jimmie Vaughan and Carolyn Wonderland at Antone’s
- David Gray and Phosphorescent at Hogg Auditorium
- Blowfly, Foot Patrol at Beerland
- White White Lights and Ringo Deathstarr at the Mohawk
- the Strange Boys and Harlem at the Red Eyed Fly
SUNDAY
Man or Astro-Man? at the Mohawk. South by Southwest is awash in the old-school and retro this year — Cheap Trick, Hole, Ray Davies, the BoDeans — but none of the festival’s throwback artists are a more welcome sight than Man or Astro-Man. These surf guitar-loving extraterrestrials — the band’s three founding members maintained for years that they were aliens in human bodies — were one of the most prolific bands of the ‘90s, maintaining a nonstop touring and recording schedule that ultimately burned them out. This year the original members have reteamed for the first time since 2006. Expect a theatrical, gleefully bizarre live show with this SXSW preview, possibly involving tesla coils. With the Octopus Project, Woven Bones and Flosstradamus. 8 p.m. 912 Red River St. transmissionentertainment.com. — P.C. Also recommended:
- The RX Bandits at Emo’s
- Bejing Invasion (Xiao He, White and others) at Mi Casa Cantina
- Ellen Fulman and the Long String Instrument at Seaholm Power Plant
- Austin music showcase (the Mother Truckers, Del Castillo, Shurman and others) at the United States Art Authority
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Austin at SXSW: White Ghost Shivers
To call the White Ghost Shivers’ live show exciting and eclectic would be an understatement. The Austin-based six member band plays a blend of vaudeville, jazz, and swing music with a hillbilly twist.
The Shivers were recently named by American Airline’s in-flight magazine as “one of the top 10 bands to see at SXSW 2010.” The official SXSW showcase Friday, March 19 at 1 a.m. at the Amsterdam Cafe. Jeremy Slemenda answered our SXSW questions via e-mail.
Describe your sound. A smorgasbord of Cab Calloway, circus sideshow, KISS, cabaret, Hee Haw and Robert Johnson served up at Andy Kaufman’s bat-mitzvah.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? A rollicking good time that will leave you in the aisles.
What other acts are you excited to check out? Lemmy, and Merle Haggard’s secret show.
Are you planning to go to any panels? Of course, we need all the help we can get!
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners? Breakfast tacos at La Tapatia!
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? Continental Club, Mohawk, Ginny’s Little Longhorn, Roadhouse Rags.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? Eat roast duck at Din-ho.
Complete this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t… forget to pace yourselves…this is one long party!!
Track and photo (above) courtesy of The White Ghost Shivers.
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Austin at SXSW: Crew 54
Straight out of Killeen, but so familiar with Austin that it “feels like home,” duo G-christ and M.O.S. of Crew 54 will bring their soulful beats to this year’s SXSW festival. You can catch their official showcase on Wednesday, March 17 at 10:10 p.m. at The Independent. Here’s what M.O.S had to say about their plans for the festival…
Describe your sound. We like to pay homage to what folks call “real hip-hop,” with soulful beats and lyrics that speak from the soul. We just try to keep it versatile, but still do it the 54 way, man that felt like an “artist” answer haha.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? High energy, lots of crowd participation and movement. We want the guys with their hands in the air, and the ladies dancing and bobbing their heads, maybe even a hip-hop mosh pit or two.
What other acts are you excited to check out?
First off shoutout to Matt Sonzala for doing his part to bring so much good hip-hop to SXSW this year, its just gotten bigger and better the last few years. This year our schedule is going to be outrageous because we’ll be blogging for www.the54realityshow.com. We want to check out Damien Marley & Nas, The Duck Down Showcase with Pharaoh Monch, Smokey Robinson, and just so many to name.
Are you planning to go to any panels? Actually in our history with SXSW, we’ve never gone to any of the panels or the Interactive/Film stuff, but this year we’re trying to get move involved and get all the knowledge we can.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners?
Just check out the city, we’re out of towners ourselves who spend so much time in Austin I feel like its my home, and there is still a lot stuff we’ve yet to try out.
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? Antones, Emo’s, Flamingo Cantina, Ace’s Lounge, checking out TMC at Plush, or just all the venues we’ve ever played and saw good shows.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? Walk down Sixth Street with a video camera and just watch people scream out crazy things. I’ve seen things…things you can only see here in Austin.
Complete this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’ LITTER snitches!
Tracks courtesy of Crew 54. Photo (above) by Tammy Perez.
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Austin at SXSW: Colin Gilmore
Austin-based singer/songwriter Colin Gilmore will play his official SXSW showcase at Valhalla on Thursday, March 18 at 9 p.m. Colin will also play with his father, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, at the Rolling Stone showcase at the Beauty Bar on Friday, March 19 at 9 p.m. He recommends eating at Guero’s and checking out Lady Bird Lake via canoe if you are here during the festival from out of town. Check out the rest of his answers to our SXSW questions…
Describe your sound. Somewhere between Johnny Cash and the Kinks.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? The unexpected. And a good show.
What other acts are you excited to check out? Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Ray Davies, Roky Erikson.
Are you planning to go to any panels? Yes, but don’t know which yet.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners?
Eat at Guero’s, check out Ginny’s Little Longhorn, ride down Town Lake in a canoe, go hear music at TC’s Lounge.
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? Threadgill’s, Saxon Pub, Momo’s, Antone’s.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? Hang out at Mount Bonnell.
Complete this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’ take it for granted.
Tracks and photo courtesy of Colin Gilmore.
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Two places to park yourself during SXSW: the Hype Machine and DMI
Although there’s a certain charm to be had dashing madly about Austin during South by Southwest, attempting to hit multiple day parties and catch every act that intrigues you, there’s also something to be said for simply parking yourself at one of the festival’s standby parties — the Fader Fort, Mess with Texas or the French Legation Museum, for instance.
Two such excellent choices this year include the Dart Music International House, located at Mi Casa Cantina at 503 E. Sixth St., and music blog aggregating service the Hype Machine’s Lose Control 2, located at Vice, 302 E. Sixth St.
Dart, the Austin-based nonprofit organization that helps international bands travel to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, has a full slate of SXSW events that kicks off tonight at 9 p.m. with a free show featuring China’s P.K. 14 and AV Okubo, Poland’s L. Stadt and Chile’s the Ganjas. The venue is also open nightly through Tuesday night, March 16, hosting free and open-to-the-public shows from international bands. Once SXSW Music kicks off on Wednesday, March 17, they’ll be hosting a series day parties. Check out the link for the full lineup of events.
On the more indie tip of things, the Hype Machine will take over three floors of Vice from noon to 2 am. all four days of the music festival. You can RSVP and peep the full lineup at the link. Performers include Toro Y Moi, Bang Bang Eche, the Crystal Method, the Rural Alberta Advantage and Yacht.
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Set times for Home Slice free shows
Thursday, March 18:
Bright Light Social Hour 6:45
Oh No Ono 6:00
Dinosaur Feathers 5:15
These United States 4:30
Lost in the Trees 3:45
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers 3:00
Radar Brothers 2:15
Love Language 1:30
Surf City 12:45
Pattern is Movement 12:00
Brazos 12:30, 1:15, 2:00
Hop Along 2:45, 3:30, 4:15
TBA 5:00, 5:45, 6:30
Friday, March 19:
Lou Barlow 6:45
The Cave Singers 6:00
Miles Kurosky (ex Beulah) 5:15
The Lonely Forest 4:30
Wye Oak 3:45
Jukebox the Ghost 3:00
Generationals 2:15
Phantogram 1:30
Woodhands 12:45
Let’s Wrestle 12:00
A Giant Dog 12:30, 1:15, 2:00
Slow Club 2:45, 3:30, 4:15
Movits! 5:00, 5:45, 6:30
Saturday, March 20:
Admiral Radley 6:45
The Henry Clay People 6:00
The Happy Hollows 5:15
Hounds Below 4:30
Elliot Brood 3:45
Pomegranates 3:00
Quasi 2:15
Winter Gloves 1:30
Peter Wolf Crier 12:45
Jeremy Messersmith 12:00
Letting Up Despite Great Faults 5:00, 5:45, 6:30
Idyllists 2:45, 3:30, 4:15
La Strada 12:30, 1:15, 2:00
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Live Review: Taylor Swift at the Frank Erwin Center
Taylor Swift spent Wednesday night preaching to the choir and man alive, was that choir ready to scream back.
Her core audience is women and girls, some of them very young — in other words, folks who dream of high school, are in high school or remember high school.
They adore her and Swift knows it. When she wasn’t singing, playing guitar (solo and acoustic on “Fifteen”) or bounding around on stage, she spent a good long time standing there with that “Who, lil’ ol’ me?” smile/stare on her face, absorbing screams and applause. Who knows if it was an ego boost or just a time-killer between set changes? The choir was only too willing to oblige.
With a high school setting on the curved screens that made up her stage set, Swift was preceded by male and female cheerleaders, bounding out and flipping around as the opening bars of “You Belong With Me,” Swift rose to the top of the stage dressing a marching band uniform, complete with those large, royal-order-of-the-moose-lodge hat marching bands wear.
This, of course, set up the dynamic. She is the outsider, the band geek who can never get the dream boy. So she writes a song about it, a song that anyone can relate to.
Tunes like “Our Song,” “Tell Me Why,” “Teardrops on my guitar” and “Fearless” mixed detailed emotions with spot on playing from her band and myriad costume changes.
Speaking of flipping, boy, can that gal flip her hair. Admittedly, it’s spectacular hair and she worked it, her head seemingly capable of 360 degree motion — I counted ten different angles in a four bar passage during the piano ballad “You’re Not Sorry” point. Somewhere, her chiropractor is already putting money down on a beach house.
Speaking of not being sorry, she may want to start thinking about writing about something other than guys that have wronged her. Sure, it’s made her a millionaire with a roaring fanbase, 10 million albums sold and a shelf full of awards, but it’s starting to get slightly…disconcerting.
Before “Forever & Always”, a song allegedly inspire by her breakup with Joe Jonas, she played a clip of an interview with “Today” show host Hoda Kotb, in which she says essentially that guys who she dates who don’t want to be written about, well, “They shouldn’t do bad things.” This phrase then pulses all over the set for the entirety of the song. At 20, she is about a year away from stuff like that losing all it’s charm entirely.
Then again, she stretched out “Hey Stephen” well past the ten minute mark by starting it from way deep in the crowd, singing a bit, then moving down the stairs hugging people, slapping five, more hugging, etc.
She keeps that up, the choir will let her do whatever she likes. They belong to her and she belongs to them.
