SXSW 2010 Day 1 in 18 Videos

So, yesterday was the first official day of SXSW. I started my day trying to see Broken Bells inside a parking structure but alas I was stuck in line while they were performing. I did get to hear them from the outside though. Up next was Emo's for the Brooklyn Vegan party. After that I went to Beauty Bar followed by the evening at Malverde. All in all I was downtown from 1pm until 2:40am, needless to say I'm tired but it was worth it.

Now, I tried to capture a song on video from all of the artists I saw yesterday. Pre-apologies for the varying visual and sound quality of these videos. I did my best to stay steady and get a clear shot. For a lot of these artists I am not familiar enough with their music to know the song titles, so if you know them feel free to include them in the comments section. Also, I tried to keep this in the order I saw the artists.


Morning Benders - Excuses video via YouTube



Japandroids - (Song Clip) video via YouTube


Yes Giantess - Live at Beauty Bar video via YouTube


Bad Rabbit - Live at Beauty Bar video via YouTube


Ninjasonik - Live at Beauty Bar video via YouTube


Yelawolf - Live at Beauty Bar video via YouTube


Kid Sister - Live at Beauty Bar video via YouTube


Kid Sister - Live at Beauty Bar video via YouTube


We Are the World - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


We Are the World - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


Suckers - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


Suckers - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


Fools Gold - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


Men - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


JJ - My Life video via YouTube


jj - 2 songs Live at Malverde video via YouTube


Sleigh Bells - Live at Malverde video via YouTube


Sleigh Bells - Live at Malverde video via YouTube

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Four Tet Video + jj Mini-Preview

I really had no idea what to expect from a Four Tet show but last night at the Mohawk was pretty much superb. The show was sold-out and we were packed in there tightly. I checked out sight lines from all over the venue but all of the best spots to see were jam packed. I was pleased to see that most of the people were at the show to hear the music although there were people talking over the music in certain crowd pockets but that's to be expected. When I arrived around 10pm Nathan Fake was already on and had the crowd moving, but he was done by 10:15 or 10:20. Four Tet was on by 10:45 and played till at least 12:15am but the set didn't seem long to me. I managed to get a good point of view for video during the encore.


Four Tet - Smile Around the Face video via YouTube

In a totally un-related note, I'm excited that mysterious Swedes, and recent Secretly Canadian signees, jj will be here in Austin for SXSW this year. I was kind of late to the party on their, hard-to--find, 2009 release, jj n° 2 but since I've acquired it I can't get enough. Be forewarned there really aren't any official videos but I want you to hear some of the songs from the LP, so here's a non-video or two for your enjoyment.


jj - From Africa to Málaga video via YouTube

Personally, I don't have a badge or wristband for the official SXSW events, nor do I plan on purchasing one. So, this means I'll be restricted to catching jj at a free event outside the festival, but something tells me that won't be a problem given the tsunami of hype they'll be riding in on. My brethren in blogging over at Do512 have put together a great SXSW section and if you create a profile and tag jj you'll have their complete SXSW schedule as it's revealed/modified.

This song is from their third album and first on Secretly Canadian to be released on March 9th, just a few weeks before SXSW.


jj - Let Go video via YouTube

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