When I checked out The Black Lips at Stubb’s during SXSW 2009 I thought to myself, never have I seen a band that so benefited from the swampy miasma of vocal effects layered over their mix. It was noteworthy, the amount of distorted echoes and reverbs mixing like a stew around their frenetic performance. Black [...]
Cool Kids, who you can check out above live at The Red Bull House in Ausin during SXSW, are set to release their debut EP on Chocolate Industries later this month: Chicago-based hip-hop duo The Cool Kids are set to release their debut EP on Chocolate Industries on May 20th exclusively on iTunes, and June [...]
Curious about the lineup for the Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008? Well here’s your chance to find out. Listen to the ACL Lineup-Mashup from Car Stereo (Wars) and see how many artists you can decipher. The mashed-up song features 29 of the130 total artists on the 2008 bill. How many can you name??? Click [...]
So while I was pretty happy with one of last Monday’s blogs (‘Tis The Season. My Top 10 favorite Jesus Jokes. Happy Easter Monday), in that it was pretty offensive AND timely, I totally missed out on repping my boy Brad Neely (and by “my boy,” I don’t mean to imply that we’re actually friends [...]
I remember my first South by Southwest experience pretty well, considering the whole kid in a candy store / free music, free booze thing that happens in Austin TX every March. But the one thing I remember most was how much my feet hurt after the second day, and how happy I was when I [...]
I kept hearing about them during the first two days of SXSW – Cool Kids this… Cool Kids that – it really seemed like they were the buzz artist to see at this year’s SXSW. Once they went onstage at Emo’s I instantly knew why. Overall it was just an incredible lineup between Kid Sister, [...]
I was pretty clear on what I was about to write until I got back on the dock and realized that my 24 hour $11 internet connection had prematurley expired, so we are free balling this one. First and foremost, however, BALLS. Bollocks, if you will. Sadly, Jill (whom I mentioned from a previous post) [...]
Chiodos performing “Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered” Live at the La Zona Rosa at South By Southwest 2008 in Austin:
Jim Ward of Sparta and At The Drive-In fame showcased his new side project Sleepercar at the Belmont last night. My associate James Barone and I sauntered down just in time to grab a quick video interview with Jim (check out Synthesis‘ YouTube channel for the goods very soon) and to check out the show. [...]
Since I was nothing but a wee boy, I’ve sat and worshiped at the altar of ALL. And more notably, their second singer Scott Reynolds has been one of my favorite vocalists of all time. So when I was tipped to a showcase on Friday at Headhunters featuring Reynolds and his new band The Steaming [...]
