SXSW

Anyone in the Texas surrounding area knows about South by Southwest. It's a music/movie/internetsandbooks festival that lasts for about a week and then some and it all goes down in Austin, Texas. The music festival starts tomorrow (Wednesday) and we've compiled a list of day and night shows that might be worth your time. There's still tons of others we haven't listed due to lack of information (or just lack of not knowing,) so if there's anything we've left out that you believe to be worthy, leave us a comment. We'll update and post something up about it. :) ~ Serena
Also, you can create your own SXSW planner with this website
It's cute stuff.

Wednesday, March 12th

Day Shows:
Austin Convention Center (4th Floor) 500 E. Cesar Chavez
Bisc1 (12p), David Donolero (12:3), Cassettes Won't Listen (1p), Robert Gomez (1:3), O Quarto Das Cinzas (2), Mala Rodriguez (2:3), PlanningtoRock (3), Young Lords (3:3), A Place to Bury Strangers (4), Akron/Family (4:3), Ra Ra Riot (5), Saul Williams (5:3)

Night Shows:
Auditorium Shores (Riverside Dr. & S. 1st St.)
Grupo Fantasma (6), Del the Funky Homosapien (7), Spoon (8)

La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th St.)
Van Morrison (7), DJ Dave P (10), Times New Viking (10:3), Yeasayer (11:3), Simian Mobile Disco (12:3a)

Emo's Main Room (603 Red River)
Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears (8), Longwave (9), Delta Spirit (10), Be Your Own Pet (10:5), Autolux (11:4), the Black Keys (1a)

Emo's IV Lounge (601 Red River)
Karl Blau (8), Jeremy Jay (9), Mahjongg (10), Saturday Looks Good to Me (11), Kimya Dawson (12a), the Blow (1)

Beauty Bar (617 E. 7th St.) 21+
Foot Patrol (8), Corn mo and the .357 Lover (9), Faceless Werewolves (10), Car Stereo (Wars) (11), Awesome Cool Dudes (12a), Tim William and the Arcade Stars (1)

Habana Calle 6 (709 E. 6th St) 21+
Best Fwends (8), These Are Powers (8:5), Shooting Spires (9:4), Pterodactyl (10:3), Ecstatic Sunshine (11:2), Gowns (12:1a), Parts and Labor (1a)

Emo's Jr (603 Red River St.)
Paper Rad (8), Extreme Animals (8:3), Free Blood (9), Meneguar (9:45), Japanther (10:3), PFFR videos: Final Flesh (11:15), Wizardzz (12:15a, Dan Deacon + Jimmy Joes Roche's Ultimate Reality (1)

Thursday, March 13th

Day Shows:
Flamingo Cantina
Shoutout Louds, Rogue Wave, Akron/Family, the Helio Sequence, Fleet Foxes, Elf Power, Noah and the Whale (noon-6p)
**Come early for giveaways from Jansport, FREE copies of Imagecomic's Popgun, and FREE Under the Radar Subscriptions**

Austin Convention Center: Day Stage (4th Floor)
YB (12), Les Aus (12:3), Ravens and Chimes (1), the Hood Internet (1:3), Demon's Claws (2), Cadence Weapon (2:3), Billy Bragg (3), Murs (3:3), White Williams (4), the Cool Kids (4:4), the Blow (5:2)

Night Shows:
Austin Children's Museum (Corner of Colorado and 2nd)
Mika Miko, Mae Shi, Best Fwends, the Show is the Rainbow, Indian Jewelry, Clipd Breaks, Crime Novels, Lucky Dragons
(12a-4a) FREE, OPEN BAR

Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th St.) 21+
Islands (8), Tim Fite (9), Man Man (10), the Weakerthans (11), DeVotchKa (12a, Billy Brigg (1)

Emo's Main Room (603 Red River)
Jens Lekman (8), Howlin Rain (9), Gil Mantera's Party Dream (10), Dandi Wind (11), Islands (12a), the Octopus Project (1)

Friday, March 14th

Day Shows:

Red Eyed Fly ( ) Patio Stage
Lil Capn Travis (12:1), TBA (1:3), Rogue Wave (2:5), Helio Sequence (4:1), Autolux (5:3)


Night Shows:
Emo's Jr. (603 Red River)
Lymec Systym (8), the Dodos (9), Birds of Avalon (10), Slim Cessna's Auto Club (11), Akron/Family(12)

Red Scoot Inn (1308 E. 4th St.) 21+
Buffalo Stance (8:3), the Chandeliers (9:3), Icy Demons (10:3), Pit er Pat (11:3), Team Robespierre (12:3a), An Albatross (1:3)

Emo's Main Room (603 Red River)
Heartsrevolution (8), Crystal Castles (8:45), Does it Offend You, Yeah? (9:3), Flosstradamus (10:15), the Cool Kids (11), A-Trak (11:3), Kid Sister (12:1), Clipse (12:5)

Parish (214B E. 6th St) 21+
Portastatic (8), Wye Oak (9), Radar Bros. (10), Shout Out Louds (11), She and Him (12a), Destroyer (1)

Cedar Door (201 Brazos St.) 18+
the Virgins (8), the Little Ones (9), Rogue Wave (10), Dr. Dog (11), Tapes N Tapes (12a), Nada Surf (1)

Flamingo Cantina (515 E. 6th St.) 18+
Mika Miko (8), Clipd Beaks (8:4), RTX (9:3), Apes (10:3), Old Time Relijun (11:25), Health (12:2a, the Mae Shi (1:1)

Burbon Rocks Patio (508 E. 6th St.)
the Ruby Suns (8:3), Pissed Jeans (9:3), Handsome Furs (10:3), the Helio Sequence (11:3), No Age (12:3a)

Lamar Pedestrian Bridge
Fucked Up and No Age
FREE, 2A

Emo's (603 Red River)
High Places (12P), Lykke Li (12:3), White Williams (1), Fuck Buttons (1:3), Jay Reatard (2), Atlas Sound (2:3), Bon Iver (3), Times New Viking (3:3), Yeasayer (4), A Place to Bury Strangers (4:3), No Age (5)





Saturday, March 15th

Day Shows:
Austin Convention Center, 4th Floor (500 Cesar Chavez)
the Quebe Sisters (12), Cathy Davey (12:3), Liam Finn (1:3), HEALTH (2), Paul Kelly (2:3)

Waterloo Park (12th and Red River)
MESS WITH TEXAS PARTY
(Stage 1): NOFX (8:5), Lucero (8:05), Dead to Mee (7:25), Municipal Waste (6:45), Fucked Up + special guest (550), Jay Reatard (5:15), Pissed Jeans (4:4), the Night Marchers (3:55), Howlin Rain (3:2), Wooden Shjips (2:4), Annihilation Time (2:05), Moonrats (1:3), the Selmanaries (1)
Stage (2): Breeders (8:4), Islands (7:45), Black Mountain (6:5), Neon Neon (6:1), Atlas Sound (5:25), Two Gallants (4:45), Darker My Love (4:1), Grand ole Party (3:35), Langhorne Slime (3), White Denim (2:25), Shearwater (1:45), Aloha (1:15), Mellowdrone (12:45)
(Stage 3) Simian Mobile Disco (8:45), Matt and Kim (7:55), No Age (7:1), Yeasayer (6:25), Gil Mantrea Party Drea, (5:4), Paul F. Tompkins, Leo Allen, Human Giant, Brian Posehn (4:35), the Fun Bunch, Reggie Watts, Jon Benjamin, Jon Glaser, Eugene Mirman, Hard N Phirm (3:30), Kimya Dawson (3:00), Matt Braunger, Todd Barry, Earles, Jensen, Jonah Ray, Janeane Garofalo (2), Panther (1:3), Monotonix (1), Coathanger (12:25)

Night Shows:
Spiro's (615 Red River) All Ages until 11p
Astronautalis (Between Sets), Baumer (8), Search/Rescue (8:5), the Casting Out (9:4), Tiger Lou (10:3), Pompeii (11:2), Kiss, Kiss (12:1a), An Albatross (1)

Mohawk Patio (912 Red River)
Deer Tick (8), Pig Out (9), Ponytail (10), Knfye Hyts (11), High Places (12a), Matt and Kim (1)

Emo's Annex (600 Red River St.)
Pepi Ginsberg (7), Tulsa (8), the High Strung (9), Ra Ra Riot (10), the Teeth (11), the Spinto Band (12a), Dr. Dog (1)

Emo's Jr. (603 Red River)
Team Robespierre (8), Hanne Hukkelberg (9), James Yuill (10), Shining (11), Videohippos (12a), Bestfwends (1a)

The Thirsty Nickel (325 E. 6th St.) 21+
Power Pill Fist (8), Dreamend (9), Experiemental Aircraft (10), Laura Gibson (11), Kid Dakota (12a), Black Moth Super Rainbow (1)

Lamberts Patio (401 W. 2nd St) 21+
the Teenage Prayers (8), Care Bears on Fire (9), Neimo (10), Tigercity (11), Cassettes Wont Listen (12a), Project Jenny, Project Jan (1)

Volume (614 E. 6th St.) 21+
Nick Catchdubs (8), Jokers of the Scene (8:5), Kid Cudi (9:4), Flosstradamus (10:3), Kid Sister (11:2), A-Trak (12a), Chromeo (1)

Wave Rooftop (408 E. 6th St.) 21+
Hafdis Huld (8), the Ettes (9), Low vs Diamond (10), Look See Proof (11), Crystal Castles (12a), the Virgins (1)

Salvage Vanguard Theater (2803 Manor Rd.)
Diagnols (10), Foreign Islands (11), List Christee (Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal) (12a), Gerard Cosloy (DJ Set) (1), the Octopus Project (2)

Stubb's (801 Red River St.)
Duffy (8), Okkervil River (9), Roky Erikson (10), B.o.B (11:2), DJ Eleven (11:3), NASA (12a), Wale (12:3), GZA (1)


Sunday, March 16th

Day Shows:
Beerland (711 Red River) 21+
Bestfwends (1), the Show is the Rainbow (1:45), the Apes (2:3), An Albatross (3:15), Montonix (4), Mika Miko (4:45), Mae Shi (5:3), Finally Punk (6:15), CPC Gangbangs (7), When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (7:45)

Obama Your Mama?

What's the appeal in the National?
I am apparently the only person in the world who, no matter how many times I've listened to them, cannot get into it.

A good amount of my friends are into them and all have recommended them to me but, oh well. I guess.

Arcade's Fire music video for "Black Mirror" is super tight and interactive.
Black Mirror

Non-music related

Ohio and Texas primary voting tomorrow.
Get pumped:

Obama

Clinton

Clinton

I just got a new noise/concrete comp

an anthology of noise and electronic music / fifth a-chronology 1920 to 2007 (sub rosa records)
(check out that sweet Morphophoneon on the cover from 1951, its a tape loop with multiple playback heads for to create delay)


     I got this comp the other day at Waterloo Records of rare and/or previously unpublished noise and electronic music from the 1920s to present. The album is 2 disk, includes 26 tracks, and also comes with a 56-page booklet (that i have yet to read in its entirety.) The comp was put out by Sub Rosa, an ambient/industrial/noise/electronic label based in Belgium.
     The first disc shows the more electronic side of noise music history. Its purpose seems to be to try to tie the ambient/electronic noise of recent years to experimental and ambient composition of the past. Its includes mostly tracks from the 1960s which to me sound just as avant-garde and show just as much (if not more) progressive artistic insight as the tracks on the cd from the 1990s and 2000s.
      The second disk in my opinion is where teh reel gold is found!!1! This disk seems to highlight the concrete/tape music side of noise. Its star tracks are both amazing tape music pieces from the 1960s, 1- Antithese by Mauricio Kagel and 5- Electro-poeme by Leo Kupper, both which remind my greatly of Lucky Dragon's album Hawks and Sparrows.
     If you like noise but your understanding of it's history doesn't go beyond the 1980s this something you should definitely take the time to check out.


-Greg

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