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Sundress – great young dream pop band from Denton, Texas
I was playing through some mp3s from the South by Southwest 2012 and stumbled across yet another great band that I missed out on: Sundress. The Denton, Texas-based group is one to watch. They are right in that psychedelic/dream pop/shoegaze … Continue reading
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Latest find – Austin singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (This guy’s gonna be huge)
Shakey Graves – an Austin musician with a big future, mark my words. Every now and then I make a music discovery that is so good and so unexpected it stops me right in my tracks. Last night I was … Continue reading
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SXSW 2012 final wrap-up
Finally got some free time to finish talking about the rest of my South By Southwest experience… Lots more interesting music on Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. Friday, March 18 finds On Friday I went to the free … Continue reading
Filed under funk, indie, indie pop, indie rock, live show, music, one to watch, psych
Latest unofficial SXSW finds: Treasure Mammal and Total Unicorn at Wardenclyffe Gallery
I never know quite what I will find when I go to shows with really under-the-radar bands. I just know that if I watch enough of them, I will eventually find some that really jump out at me, that I … Continue reading
SXSM – a monstrously good time
I got to the SXSMonstrosity party last night in time to catch two bands: Austin’s FM Campers and Men in Burka of Denver, Colorado. Too bad I had to work or I would’ve caught a lot more. The party went … Continue reading
Mistaken Eternity – Donovan inspires a new generation with soundtrack project
Just ran across a really cool video set to a song by Donovan called “Mistaken Eternity.” The video is sort of an Alice in Wonderland-meets-doppelganger story. Very trippy. Ally Rae James made it with her friend Molly Peters (the actress) … Continue reading
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Great indie rock from Iran (you didn’t think Iran had any of that did you?)
Rappers dissing each other and showing off their bling… Lady Gaga wearing a dress made out of meat… Americans have forgotten what musical rebellion is. What if simply getting up on stage and performing at a rock ‘n’ roll concert … Continue reading
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Robyn Hitchcock: Thanks for twisting my brain into the correct shape!
I saw Robyn Hitchcock for the first time at South By Southwest 2004. Just him and his guitar. No band. At first I thought the frat boys in front of me were going to ruin it. They talked, clinked their … Continue reading
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Requiem for my ability to go to SXSW
When people find out I live in Austin (or close to it), they almost always ask if I’m going to South By Southwest (March 17-21 for the music festival, March 12-21 for the whole thing). Answer: I wish. I have … Continue reading →
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