The English Beat at SXSW 2008
Posted on 31. Mar, 2008 by Dallas VonKillbot in Music, SXSW
Spencer recently turned me on (like he usually does) to The English Beat, a ska’ish, up tempo group with slick dance moves. Coincidentally, we happened to film them at SXSW a couple of weeks ago. Check out the video below.
Dizzee Rascal and El-P Take It on the Road
Posted on 31. Mar, 2008 by James in Music
Fresh from tearing it up at SXSW, Dizzee Rascal will head on the road with El-P for a string of major city dates in the US (and one stop in Canada). Dizzee Rascal’s new album, Maths + English is due out April 24th on Def Jux.
May 8 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
May 9 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
May 10 New York, NY – Webster Hall
May 11 Boston, MA – Middle East
May 12 Ottawa, Ontario – New Capital Music Hall
May 14 Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
May 15 Chicago, IL – [...]
SXSW 2008 Cool Kids at the Red Bull Moontower
Posted on 18. Mar, 2008 by Bill in SXSW, Videos
The Cool Kids at the Red Bull Moontower:
SXSW 2008 Moment of the Week: Team Facelift
Posted on 18. Mar, 2008 by Bill in Blog, Music, SXSW
Every year you have your SXSW moment – that one when you stumble on that thing you didn’t even know existed. Team Facelift at the Red Bull Moontower was that moment for me. I mean – the dude came out in a red onesie and goes by the name of “Fat Jew”. Plus according to their Myspace page they’re influenced by:
Our moms. Hasidic Jews. wizards. machine gun rap. getting drunk and alienating loved ones. shitting in bathtubs. trashing japanese motel rooms. cocaine buffets. box socials. wigs. fighting. watercolor still-lifes.
It’s like [...]
SXSW 2008: Dizzee Rascal at the Bat Bar
Posted on 17. Mar, 2008 by Bill in Blog, Music, SXSW
Dizzee Rascal played a Friday afternoon set to a packed house at the Bat Bar (which is actually inside the convention center – which also confused the hell out of me since I thought it was an actual bar). An expanded US release of Maths + English is coming out in April from Def Jux.
2008 SXSW Live Music Downloads & Streams
Posted on 17. Mar, 2008 by Bill in Blog, Music, SXSW
Just found this great list from Largehartedboy.com
Downloads & Streams:
A.A. Bondy: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio]
Basia Bulat: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming audio]
Billy Bragg: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming audio]
Blitzen Trapper: 2008-03-15, Austin [streaming audio]
Bon Iver: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio]
Carbon/Silicon: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming audio]
Christine Fellows: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming audio]
Cloud Cult: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio]
Constantines: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio]
Darondo & Nino Moschella: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming audio]
Dead Confederate: 2008-03-12, Austin [streaming audio]
DeVotchka: 2008-03-13, Austin [mp3]
DeVotchka: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio]
Dizzee Rascal: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming audio]
Duffy: 2008-03-14, Austin [flac]*^
Duffy: 2008-03-14, Austin (Mercury private showcase) [flac]*
The Duke Spirit: 2008-03-14, Austin [streaming [...]
SXSW 2008: Cool Kids at Emo’s
Posted on 17. Mar, 2008 by Bill in Blog, Music, SXSW
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, A-Trak & Clipse (photo’s from The Clipse portion of the show are here) taking over Emo’s main room and the Cool Kids fit right in and without question played an amazing set that the crowd [...]
SXSW 2008 Chiodos Live at La Zona Rosa
Posted on 16. Mar, 2008 by Bill in Music, SXSW, Videos
Chiodos performing “Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered” Live at the La Zona Rosa at South By Southwest 2008 in Austin:
