Home > Austin Music Source > Archives > 2010 > March > 15 > Entry
Austin at SXSW: DJ Car Stereo (Wars)
Splicing together some of your favorite (and some of your least favorite — everything’s fair game, after all) pop radio hits is DJ Car Stereo (Wars) forte. The one man show features the once Austin-based Chris Rose, who is known for putting on a unique dance party that gets everyone on the floor moving (and how moved to New York a year or so ago). You can catch his musical mashups at the official SXSW showcase Saturday, March 20 at 12 a.m. at Karma Lounge. Chris answered our SXSW questions via e-mail.
Describe your sound. Sort of like pancakes filled with a bunch of different types of candy. While it doesn’t normally go together, with the right combination it might turn out delicious!
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? A sweaty dance floor and rapid-fire medley of snippets of their favorite guilty pleasure jams!
What other acts are you excited to check out?
I’d like to see Neon Indian. Andrew W.K. seems to be playing everywhere, although according to a lot of web-sites he’s not the original Andrew W.K. so I don’t know… I’m pretty sure The Walkmen are playing and they don’t have any conspiracies surrounding them so maybe that’s a safer bet. Honestly, I haven’t had a chance to see who all is playing. I heard this band called Dam Funk the other day that I think is playing and they were pretty good.
Are you planning to go to any panels? I have actually never been to a panel at SXSW ever. I’d like to sound intelligent and say that this year will be the first, but really I’ll probably just follow the free Lone Star.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners? Oh man, I love these questions because I get to talk about Mexican food. Every out-of-towner should eat at: El Chilito / Maria’s Taco Express / Polvo’s / Torchy’s Taco’s / Koriente / Tamale House / Kebabalicious / El Chile / Casino El Camino. All pretty obvious to anyone that lives here, but imagine having never had a Polvo’s margarita?
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? I love going to The Mohawk, Emo’s and The Parish.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? The Drafthouse. I miss The Drafthouse so much!
Follow Austin Music Source on Facebook and Twitter.
Permalink | | Categories: Austin at SXSW 2010, SXSW 2010
