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Articles tagged "sxsw"Notes from the RoadInterview: Smog Veil Records [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[22.Apr.08] :. Chicago’s Smog Veil prides itself on its catalog of “underground, challenging, unknown, and/or bombastic rock ’n’ roll.” (Label artists include the legendary Pere Ubu.)... Notes from the RoadInterview: Kaki King [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[15.Apr.08] :. Kaki King’s SXSW showcase introduced audiences to her shimmering guitar work and self-effacing stage presence. Despite the “Queen of the Acoustic Guitar” moniker, King can move... Notes from the RoadInterview: Bobby Bare, Jr. [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[10.Apr.08] :. Judging from the self-deprecating humor in Bobby Bare, Jr.’s songs, you’d never guess he was a Grammy nominee at age five. Country fans may remember “Daddy What If”, his 1971... Notes from the RoadInterview: Ian McLagan (Small Faces) [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[8.Apr.08] :. Former Small Faces keyboardist and Rolling Stones sideman Ian McLagan has called Austin home since the 1990s. And, as he says, it’s a welcome change from the weather back in England. Today,... Notes from the RoadInterview: Rocking Moms [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[7.Apr.08] :. Imagine you’re a tween or a teen in suburban America. The walls shake with the sound of band practice in the family garage. Except that it’s your mother practicing, not... Notes from the RoadInterview: Carrie Brownstein [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[4.Apr.08] :. From indie guitar hero to blogger: Carrie Brownstein has been keeping herself busy since Sleater-Kinney broke up. Monitor Mix is her blog at NPR, and she’s also branched out into comedy.... Interview: Elf Power [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[28.Mar.08] :. At Austin’s legendary Waterloo Records, Elf Power treated patrons to a lively in-store performance, with songs from their newest album, In a Cave (Rykodisc). Before their set, band... Interview: Mark Pickerel [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[27.Mar.08] :. What happens when a drummer whose resume includes the Screaming Trees, Neko Case, and Nirvana grabs an acoustic guitar and steps up to the mic? Answer: He makes swell solo albums of laconic country... Interview: The English Beat [SXSW 2008]by PopMatters Staff[26.Mar.08] :. Ska beats and politically charged lyrics—two great things that taste great together. Just ask Dave Wakeling, touring once again with the English Beat. Of course, the group also wrote... A few last notes from Austin’s SXSW festivalby Dan Deluca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][18.Mar.08] :. AUSTIN, Texas—As CD sales keep falling and the business is reshaped by the Internet, the music industry doesn’t know what the future holds. But at least it knows where the music is:... Big names Van Morrison, R.E.M. mix in with indie bands’ showcases at SXSWby Timothy Finn [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Mar.08] :. AUSTIN, Texas - This town’s annual music festival long ago stopped being a place where unsigned bands can get discovered. That loss of mission has been made official this year by the festival... Lou Reed’s SXSW conversation focuses on ‘Berlin’ album and inferiority of the iPod MP3 soundby Timothy Finn [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Mar.08] :. AUSTIN, Texas - The keynote address to this year’s South by Southwest Music Conference wasn’t a speech. Instead it was a conversation between two friends and admirers about American... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: MSTRKRFT (DJ set) @ Viceby Mehan Jayasuriya[17.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya When was the last time you saw people crowd-surfing at a dance club? Unless you caught MSTRKRFT’s DJ set at Vice on Saturday night, the answer is probably... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir @ Yard Dogby PopMatters Staff[17.Mar.08] :. Photos: Jay... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: Best Friends Forever @ Mohawk (Inside)by Mehan Jayasuriya[17.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya Best Friends Forever are from Minneapolis. Best Friends Forever are two girls and one boy. Best Friends Forever play pop songs about Presidents and love and other... PHOTOS: SXSW Music Days 2-4by Mehan Jayasuriya[17.Mar.08] :. Pics of Simian Mobile Disco, Le Loup, Clipse, No Age, Woods and many more. PHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: Woods @ Mohawk (Inside)by Mehan Jayasuriya[16.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya If you happen to loathe trends, folk-based psych-pop is probably close to the top of your list of dislikes. Luckily, Brooklyn’s Woods have a novel enough... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: Vivian Girls @ Mohawk (Inside)by Mehan Jayasuriya[16.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya On Saturday night, a South by Southwest reveler could have been seeing GZA split a bill with Okkervil River. Or, he or she could have been seeing a solo set from... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set)/Matt and Kim/Diplo @ 421 W 3rd Streetby Mehan Jayasuriya[15.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya We’ve got to hand it to the folks at IHEARTCOMIX: there’s no better place for a party than the rooftop of a downtown parking garage. Spinning a... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Fucked Up @ Lamar Street Bridgeby Mehan Jayasuriya[15.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya At 2am on Friday night, Fucked Up and No Age played an impromptu set on the top of the Lamar Street pedestrian bridge. Word travels fast during South by Southwest,... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: No Age @ Emo’sby Mehan Jayasuriya[15.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya For a duo, No Age sure do make a lot of noise. During their early evening set at Emo’s, the L.A. duo ran through a number of short, catchy, Ramones-inspired... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Exit Clov @ Lovejoy’sby Mehan Jayasuriya[15.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya It’s not every day that you see a post-punk band with violins but then again, it’s not every day that you see a band fronted by identical twins,... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Le Loup @ Emo’s Annexby Mehan Jayasuriya[15.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya It wasn’t an easy mid-afternoon set for Washington, D.C. newcomers Le Loup—a delay pedal went missing, a banjo pickup emitted an annoying buzz and... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 2: Clipse @ The Mowhawkby Mehan Jayasuriya[14.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya A good half hour before Clipse hit the stage at the Mowhawk to close out the Rhapsody party, the air in the outside venue filled with the scent of a certain... Film - Days 3 and 4: Marijuana, Joy Division and Ear Candy Galoreby Justin Follin and Kevin John[14.Mar.08] :. Rock operas sink, while PopMatters swims -- in documentaries, that is. From the new Joy Division doc to a spoof of Super Size Me to a journey into the high-stakes gantlet of high school student government elections, we've got coverage of the latest docs from the SXSW Film Festival right here behind the click. PHOTOS: SXSW Music Day 1by Mehan Jayasuriya[14.Mar.08] :. Pics from the event at Emo's including The Wedding Present, Why?, The Mae Shi and YACHT. PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: The Wedding Present @ Emo’s Annexby Mehan Jayasuriya[13.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya Despite their legendary status in certain circles, Leeds, England’s the Wedding Present appear to have only played once during SXSW this year. Was it worth... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: WHY? @ Emo’sby Mehan Jayasuriya[13.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya Just a day after the release of their excellent new LP Alopecia, Oakland’s WHY? turned in a matching performance at Emo’s, breathing life into... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: The Mae Shi @ Emo’sby Mehan Jayasuriya[13.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya They may have calmed down a bit on their latest LP HLLLYH, but during their Wednesday afternoon performance at Emo’s, L.A. experimental punks The Mae... PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: YACHT @ Emo’sby Mehan Jayasuriya[13.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya Jona Bechtolt must have had a lot of sugary cereal for breakfast Wednesday morning because he sure as hell was bouncing off of the walls. Performing under his... Lots of bands from Mexico playing at this year’s SXSWby Cary Darling [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][10.Mar.08] :. Two decades ago, Latin America began to export its own take on rock `n’ roll, reggae and hip-hop, infusing them with an identifiably Hispanic sensibility and making a point to sing them in... Struggling to gear up for Coachellaby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][9.Apr.07] :. It’s shameful for any critic, particularly one with a steady writing gig, to admit he’s never been to South by Southwest, the Queen Mother of music conferences, held every March in... |
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