Tagged: SxSW 2009
Micachu And The Shapes Are Coming Back For More BBQ, Chaos!
You might say Micachu raised some eyebrows down in Austin during SxSW in March. Words and phrases like “fresh,” “yikes,” and “oh, good heavens,” were thrown around with equal abandon. BBQ sauce was spilled. Chaos ensued. All that’s bound to happen again this summer when Micachu returns for a set of US tour dates. The wave of epileptic fits begin in Chicago! read more »
Black Lips – "The Drop I Hold"
[Photo by Hatnim Lee] So remember when we spoke with the Black Lips after their show with GZA at this year’s SxSW? Well, we used this intro when we posted the MP3 and we’re re-using … read more »
Grizzly Bear Reveals First Single And New 12"
There has been a load of hype swarming around Grizzly Bear’s new record, Veckatimest, since the beginning of the year, and the album hasn’t even come out yet (but it’s not like we haven’t heard it already). Grizzly Bear has announced the first single from the album will be “Two Weeks” and will be released on May 18. read more »
For The Record – A Video Interview With Devo
It was the Tripwire day at the Levi’s®/FADER Fort, and I’m talking to Women as we’re all anticipating the spectacle that will be the first ever Tinted Windows performance, when in walks Devo (in full garb mind you). In one of, if not the, most surreal moments of my career, I witnessed all of Devo walking past me and into the dressing room as Taylor Hanson and James Iha walk out. Seriously, you can’t script this stuff. read more »
For The Record – A Video Interview With Women
It’s no secret we’re fans of Women; aside from the On The Cover feature we ran last November, we surmised that that their self-titled debut was the 6th best record of 2008. So when I was asked what band I would most like to see play the Tripwire day at the Levi’s®/FADER Fort, the choice was simple. read more »
Anamanaguchi – "So Bored" (Wavves Cover)
Is it too much of a pun to say we’re getting bored of “So Bored”? To be fair to Nathan Williams — aka Wavves — he wrote it and it is one hell of a catchy tune, but we heard it a lot at SxSW, only to find out at subsequent non-Wavves shows that the Vivian Girls were also covering and playing it live. But then we heard our 8-bit heroes Anamanaguchi‘s version of it, taking it out of the garage rock murk and giving it new life. Now we’re pumped on it again. read more »
SXSW 2009 – Every Band We Saw
Whew! What a week it was. Sure, we might not have seen as many bands as we did during CMJ, but cut us some slack, we were like 1500 miles away from our office. Besides, at CMJ we didn’t see bands the scope of Devo, Kanye West, Crystal Method, Echo and the Bunnymen… well, you get the idea. Keep in mind, this doesn’t include some of the bands we will have for you next week in video interviews, nor the many bands we saw when our cameras died or malfunctioned. Still, our tans don’t nearly reflect the amount of time we spent in the Texas sun soaking up the best of SxSW. read more »
SxSW 2009 Photos – The Rest Of What We Saw
With: J. Mascis, Angel Deradoorian, Bearsuit, Best Friends Forever, The Beets, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Desolation Wilderness, Evangelicals, Golden Boots, Harlem Shakes, Kurt Vile, Local Natives, Muggabears, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, New Villagers, Ryan Anderson, The Intelligence, Themselves, Wallpaper, Wild Moccasins. read more »
SxSW 2009 Photos – Grizzly Bear @ The Central Presbyterian Church
Photos by Cliff Samaniego
