Regine Chassagne from Arcade Fire walked past me earlier while I was chatting in the street with members of Alpine, then found myself standing next to Peter Buck at the Continental in SoCo. Spent some time at Alejandro Escovedo’s showcase, then rounded off the night by being guest listed (thanks to Dennis Shin) for . . . → Read More: Sunday Busy Sunday at SXSW, By Mike Hughes
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As an antidote to the awful Miley Cyrus video, here is something worthy of your time. She seems to have impressed everyone who saw her at SXSW or indeed anywhere else. – Mike Hughes (Catshoegazing) [Beware, there's a prominent breast in this video.] . AUSTRA "Beat and the Pulse" by domino . . . → Read More: Austra – Beat And The Pulse [NSFW] – by Mike Hughes Firstly, a short introduction: By way of The Joy Formidable and SXSW, I first met Dave Kennedy at the NPR showcase. His own enthusiasm for a little band from Wales was on par with my own, and that was enough for me to begin inquiries into his mental state. But he’s alright and . . . → Read More: Bearsuit — The Phantom Forest, by Dave Kennedy The future of SXSW seems well in hand. SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Friday Another important aspect of SXSW is that it is truly an international affair, with many new and established music acts from around the . . . → Read More: SXSW Celebrates 25 Years, Part IV – By Peter Dysart . . . . . And live at the Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle Center: . . . . → Read More: The Joy Formidable Live at SXSW 2011 – Whirring, I Don’t Want To…, Austere, etc. . . No word yet if EastPortlandBlog.com correspondent Peter Dysart was caught up in this or if he’s OK. Just say a quick prayer for him anyway… To view the Youtube playlist of video recorded live performances from South By Southwest, go here. SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 This leads me to another interesting fact about SXSW. As I headed across town to Mellow Johnny’s for the next show, I took note that businesses far and wide participated in this . . . → Read More: SXSW Celebrates 25 Years: Part 3 – Live Coverage From Austin, by Peter Dysart SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Wednesday was a trip to Fader Fort to see my favourite rock band make its SXSW debut on a big stage. A hasty cancellation allowed The Joy Formidable to take the stage and . . . → Read More: SXSW Celebrates 25 Years: Part 2 – Live Coverage From Austin, by Peter Dysart View from 6th Street at SXSW SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Every year in America, the coming of spring is celebrated with March Madness, a competition among 68 of college basketball’s most passionate teams to gain the . . . → Read More: SXSW Celebrates 25 Years: Part 1 – Live Coverage From Austin, by Peter Dysart This just in from South By Southwest: Supercute! Take Their Act to the Streets of Austin at SXSW. . This could be useful also: Youtube has assembled a playlist of 50 awesome videos from acts to perform at SXSW. Click on this link and the Youtube page which opens in a new window will start and run continuously through all fifty vids or just click the “Up Next” option in the . . . → Read More: The Sway Machinery – Gawad Teriamou featuring Khaira Arby – 50 Awesome SXSW Videos Here’s Meklit Hadero, one of the many artists showcasing at South By Southwest. This delicate sonic flower of modernity, called “Leaving Soon,” is informed by jazz, hip hop, folk, moody, string-laden chamberpop and a grownup’s instinct for romantic risk vs. reward analysis. Nonetheless it’s playful and catchy from beginning to end and makes my . . . → Read More: Meklit Hadero – Leaving Soon – 50 Awesome SXSW Videos Love Will Make Our Ears Bleed, Again: The Joy Formidable, “The Big Roar,” by Peter Raffington DysartThe Joy Formidable – Music – More Music Videos Valentine’s Day has come and gone and good riddance. In what could be antithetical to modern analogs of Valentine’s Day, the Joy Formidable’s debut CD, “The Big Roar,” is a release of mammoth proportions, dark emotions, and impossibly gigantic and brilliant sounds. It’s an . . . → Read More: Love Will Make Our Ears Bleed, Again: The Joy Formidable, “The Big Roar,” by Peter Raffington Dysart |
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