SXSW '09 Thu Day Parties

Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat video from hours ago via YouTube

Alright, so I pretty much missed most of yesterday since I had to go to San Antonio to get some friends. I did manage to get pack in Austin just in time to zip over to the new Fader Fort just in time for Little Boots. I saw Grizzly Bear there as well as the dudes from No Age. A good time was had by all. So let's focus on today. Obviously tonight is my big break at the Rock the Rabbit party. But there are about 15 parties I want to highlight for y'all and you'll find them after the jump...

Ian McLagan (6pm), Howe Gelb (of Giant Sand, 5pm), Jason Isbell (4pm), Raul Malo
(3pm), Department of Eagles (2pm), Justin Townes Earl at Waterloo Records [free]


Department of Eagles - No One Does it Like You video via YouTube

Birds Barbershop presents Space Camp
Nasa (5pm), Cut Off Your Hands (4pm), King Khan and the Shrines (3pm),
Busdriver (2pm) at Bird’s Barbershop East (1107 E. 6th St.) [outside]
Say Hi (6pm), Magnificent 7 (4pm), Amplive (3pm), Jason Hammel (Mates of State,
2pm), special guest (1pm), Prince Klassen at Bird’s Barbershop East (1107 E. 6th
St.) [DJ sets, inside]


King Khan & the Shrines - Welfare Bread video via YouTube

KVRX presents
Mika Miko, Blank Dogs, Nite Jewel, Manhattan Love Suicides, The Mae Shi,
Garotas Suecas, The Splinters at Okay Mountain Gallery (1312 E. Cesar Chavez,
Ste. B (at Navasota))


Mika Miko - Capricornications video via YouTube

Bull Moose & Covert Curiosity present
HEALTH (Los Angeles), Hacienda (San Antonio), The Strange Boys (Austin), Ume
(Austin), Golden Triangle, Shapes Have Fangs (Austin), Garotas Suecas (Brazil) at
the Aces Lounge (6th and San Jacinto) [21+ free with RSVP, under 21 $10]


HEALTH - Crimewave video via YouTube

Gorilla Vs. Bear presents Gorilla vs Booze III
Vivian Girls, White Denim, Wavves, The Golden Filter, Girls, Here We Go Magic,
Harlem, DJ Sober at the Peacock [free, free beer, 21+]


Here We Go Magic - Fangella video via YouTube

Little Radio presents
Port O’Brien (5:20pm), Loch Lomond (4:50pm), Viva Voce (4:20pm), Runspringa
(3:50pm), Alberta Cross (3:20pm), Adam Freeland (2:50pm), Afternoons (2:20pm),
Imaad Wasif (1:50pm), J Tillman (1:20pm), All Star Austin Super Bloody Mary
Jam hosted by Jack G from Tenlons Fort (12:30pm) at the Red Eyed Fly [free, free
bloody marys and beer]


Viva Voce - We Do Not F*ck Around video via YouTube

Paste Magazine/Brooklyn Vegan party
Passion Pit (5:15pm), The Avett Brothers (4pm), The Wrens (3pm), Daniel Johnston
backed by Hymns (2:15pm), Bishop Allen (1:30pm), The Pains of Being Pure at
Heart (12:45pm), The Donkeys (noon) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [stage 1]


Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End video via YouTube

Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down (4:30pm), Cursive (3:30pm), These
Arms are Snakes (2:45pm), Au Revoir Simone (2pm), New Villager (1:15pm), TBA
(12:30pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [stage 2, RSVP]


Au Revoir Simone - Fallen Snow video via YouTube

Music by the Slice 2009
Dead Confederate (6:45pm), The Morning Benders (6pm), Kenan Bell (5:15pm),
The Spinto Band (4:30pm), Animal Farm ft. Serge Severe and Mic Crenshaw
(3:45pm), Marching Band (3pm), Jeremy Messersmith (2:15pm), Illinois (1:30pm),
The Low Anthem (12:45pm), Mason Proper (noon) at Home Slice Pizza (1415 S.
Congress Ave.) [outside stage, free]


Dead Confederate - The Rat video via YouTube

Hollywood Gossip (12:30, 1:15, 2:00), Snake and Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band (2:45,
3:30, 4:15), Little Stolen Moments (5:00, 5:45, 6:30) at Home Slice Pizza (1415 S.
Congress Ave.) [house stage, free]

NPR Music presents
Blitzen Trapper, Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down, K’NAAN, Dirty
Projectors, BLK JKS, Blind Pilot at the Parish [starts at 12:30pm, free]


Dirty Projectors - Rise Above video via YouTube

Filter Magazine’s Showdown at Cedar Street
Idle Warship (5pm), Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (4pm), Annuals (3:15pm),
Great Northern (2:30pm), Other Lives (1:45pm), Hockey (1pm), Zee Avi (12:15pm)
at Cedar Street (208 W. 4th) [free, free BBQ noon-1pm


Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears - Sugarfoot video via YouTube

The Levi’s/Fader Fort
The Warlocks (8:30pm), Tricky (7:30pm), Lissy Trullie (6:45pm), Late of the Pier
(6pm), Francis & the Lights, (5:15pm), The Hot Melts (4:30pm), Amazing Baby
(3:45pm), Janelle Monae (3pm), Handsome Furs (2:15pm), Natalie Portman’s
Shaved Head (1:30pm), DJs Disco Shawn and Oro 11 (Bersa Discos), Jokers of the
Scene, DJ Diabetic, Egg Foo Young aka Michna at The Levi’s/Fader Fort (1101 E.
5th St.)


Tricky - Council Estate video via YouTube

Rhapsody Rocks
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Glasvegas, School of Seven bells,
Vivian Girls, Wavves, DJ Small Change at the Mohawk [free, 21+]


...and You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Another Morning Stoner video via YouTube

My Old Kentucky Blog and Aquarium Drunkard present Vaya Con Tacos
The Rosebuds (7:30pm), Eli Paperboy Reed and The True Loves (7pm), J. Tillman
(6:30pm), Le Switch (6pm), The Grates (5:30pm), Henry Clay People (5pm),Megafaun (4:30pm), Dark Meat (4pm), Those Darlins (3:30pm), Port O’Brien
(3pm), Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band (2:30pm), Roadside Graves (2pm),
NewVillager (1:30pm), The Bones Royal (1pm) at Peckerheads (402 E. 6th St.)


The Grates - Aw Yeah video via YouTube

NavdøøGo Entertainment/Obscure Magpie Music present a Fourteen Hour Party
Dead Confederate (midnight), The Warlocks (11pm), Transfer (9:45pm), Model UN
(8:15pm), The Shys (7:15pm), Spindrift (6pm), Yearbook Pictures (5pm), Geron
Hoy (4pm), Halloween Town (3pm), Crash Encore (2pm), The Calm Blue Sea (1pm),
Holy Rolling Empire (noon) at The Compound (1300 E. 4th St.) [Stage 1]

Shivers (10:30pm), Apes of Wrath (9pm), Danny Malone (7:45pm), Murdocks
(6:45pm), Golden Bear (4:30pm), The Authors (3:30pm), Tom Schraeder (2:30pm),
The Always Already (1:30pm), Not in the Face (12:30pm) at The Compound (1300
E. 4th St.) [Stage 2]

Found Magazine and Quackmedia Present
The Hold Steady, Lucero, No Age, The Hard Lessons, The Tallest Man on Earth,
Great Lakes Myth Society, Javelins, Human Highway, Adam Stephens (from Two
Gallants) at Red 7


the Hold Steady - Stay Positive video via YouTube

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SXSW Insanity Starts Tomorrow

Buckle up dear reader, for the days of SXSW insanity '09 is nigh. With 500 bands playing...per day there is literally too much to see. My advice is to do some planning, but give yourself some wiggle room. SX is all about discovering the next big thing, what I like to do is talk to people at the parties and ask them who they have seen and who they're excited to see. That's how I first heard about Bon Iver last year.


Bon Iver - The Wolves (Acts I & II) video via YouTube
Find my picks for your day party fun after the jump...


First of all let me just say thank you SO much to Show List Austin for compiling and posting show info for the city of Austin year-round. Specifically this time of year that site is a God-send. The info below was just copied and pasted using the customizable day planner.

* Music Pizza Meltdown
o Best Friends Forever (MN, 10pm), Crime Novels (NY, 9:45pm), Abe Vigoda (CA, 9pm), Evangelicals (OK, 8:15pm), Moth!Fight! (TX, 7:30pm), Psychedelic Horseshit (OH, 6:45pm), Pterodactyl (NY, 6pm), XYX (Mexico, 5:15pm), A Faulty Chromosome (TX, 4:30pm), Treasure Mammal (AZ, 3:45pm), Blank Tapes (CA, 3pm) at Flatbed Press (2832 East M.L.King Dr.) [2pm-10pm, free, free pizza and drinks early on]


Moth!Fight! - Hopscotch 2 video via YouTube

* Paste Magazine Day Party
o M. Ward (5pm), Wild Light (4pm), Loney Dear (3pm), Port O'Brien (2pm), Samantha Crain (1pm), Greg Laswell (noon) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [indoor stage]
o Superdrag (4:30pm), Black Joe Lewis (3:30pm), Heartless Bastards (2:30pm), Amanda Palmer (1:30pm), Anathallo (12:30pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [outdoor stage]


Port O'Brien - Woke Up Today video via YouTube

* Terrorbird/Force Field Day Party
o Vivian Girls (5:20pm), The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (4:35pm), Fol Chen (3:50pm), Yoni Wolf (of Why?, 3:15pm), The Thermals (2:30pm), Loney Dear (1:45pm), Wavves (1pm), Lake (12:15pm) at Red 7 [outside stage]
o Beach House (5:05pm), Rainbow Arabia (4:20pm), Themselves (3:35pm), DMG$ (2:45pm), Max Tundra (2pm), Shout Out Out Out (1:15pm), Larytta (12:30pm) at Red 7 [inside stage, free, all ages, no rsvp]


Beach House - Gila video via YouTube

* Fat Possum presents
o The King Kahn & BBQ Show (5:30pm), Thomas Function (4:45pm), The Strange Boys (4pm), Wavves (3:15pm), Crocodiles (2:30pm), Turbo Fruits (2pm), Old Blood (1:30pm), Willem Maker (1pm) at Emo's [outside stage, free, all ages]


Wavves - So Bored video via YouTube

* IODA's Opening Day Bash
o Easy Star All-Stars (5:15pm), Deer Tick (4:30pm), J. Tillman (4pm), We Were Promised Jetpacks (3:30pm), Blind Pilot (3pm), maus haus (2:30pm), The Phenomenal Handclap Bank (2pm), Deastro (1:30pm), Marching Band (1pm), Theresa Andersson (12:30pm), Y La Bamba (noon) at Emo's Annex (across Red River from Emo's) [hear the bands here]


Deer Tick - These Old Shoes video via YouTube

* The Austinist presents Gonna Gonna Get Down IV
o The Mae Shi (4:40pm), Vetiver (3:30pm), J Tillman (2:30pm), Caitlin Rose (1:45pm), Garotas Suecas (1pm), Kevin Devine (12:15pm), DJ set by Ceeplus Bad Knives (11:30am) at the Mohawk [inside]
o Akron/Family (5pm), Elvis Perkins in Dearland (4pm), Gringo Star (3pm), Young Widows (2pm), TV/TV (1:15pm), Here We Go Magic (12:30pm), Telekinesis (11:45am) at the Mohawk [outside, 11am-6pm, free, 21+]


Akron/Family - Awake video via YouTube

* The Levi's/Fader Fort
o Little Boots (8:15pmpm), B.o.B. (7:30pm), Micachu and the Shapes (6:45pm), Graham Coxon (6pm), Abe Vigoda (5:15pm), Post War Years (4:30pm), Esser (3:45pm), The Strange Boys (3pm), Let's Wrestle (2:15pm), American Princes (1:30pm), DJs Ceeplus Bad Knives, Kayper, Rezound at The Levi's/Fader Fort (1101 E. 5th St.) [RSVP]


Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat video via YouTube

* Affliction/Myspace Records/Ticketweb/Spaceland's SXSW Throw Down!
o Wavves (5:30pm), Nico Vega (4:45pm), Mapei (3:55pm), Vivian Girls (3:05pm), Marnie Stern (2:15pm), Future of the Left (1:25pm), The Mae Shi (12:35pm), Lovvers (11:45am) at Maggie Mae's (6th and Trinity) [deck stage]
o Other Lives (5:20pm), The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (4:30pm), Cut Off Your Hands (3:40pm), Yelle (2:50pm), Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (2pm), Juliette Commagere (1:10pm), The Boxing Lesson (12:20pm), Black Gold (11:30am) at Maggie Mae's (6th and Trinity) [Gibson stage]
o Garotas Suecas (5pm), Titus Andronicus (4:10pm), Harlem Shakes (3:20pm), We Were Promised Jet Packs (2:30pm), Bad Veins (1:40pm), Gavin Castleton with Meiko (12:50pm), Local Natives (noon) at Maggie Mae's (6th and Trinity)


Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir video via YouTube
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Rock the Rumors

I don't think this poster really offers any clues about the line-up for the Rock the Rabbit party Thursday night. But they just Tweeted this poster...so who knows?

Well we know for SURE that Kenan Bell is def in the opening slot for the party and you can hear his re-interpretation of Lily Allen's latest single, The Fear over at Black Book Magazine.

More rumors after the jump...

Austin 360 is Tweeting about the possibility that Kanye West is going to play the Fader Fort?!?

This no longer counts as a rumor, and you probably already know but...Metallica is going to play a show at Stubb's for some reason. Personally I couldn't care less about Metallica if I tried...still kind of pissed at Lars about the OG Napster. Do you think they sell WAY more records now that Napster is dead? Whatever you do, if you see Metallica make sure you don't tell Lars about BitTorrent.

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Transmography House Party

My friend's Transmography just got back from their mini-west-coast tour and now they're playing a few SXSW shows. The poster above is actually for a house party at 5000's house. He's half of Transmography these guys play some bad-ass, mostly, instrumental, electronic-style music. If a house party is a bit too intimate for you, they are also playing the first evening of SXSW at Club 1808 with the Mae Shi among others.

Video after the jump...

I already posted this video awhile back, but I'm pretty sure it's the only official video for Transmography if you want to hear more of them of find out about their other SXSW shows you should head on over to their MySpace page.


Transmography - Calerpa video via YouTube


Transmography - Jolly Rancher video via YouTube

If this video doesn't make you want to see the Mae Shi in concert, then maybe the fact that this was named one of the top 100 songs of '08 by Pitchfork will influence you...


the Mae Shi - Run to Your Graves video via YouTube

I thought the song was quite clever/meme-worthy:


the Mae Shi - RU Professional?!?! video via YouTube

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Fader Fort Re-Dux

So, they re-opened the guest list for the Fader Fort. I suggest, if you haven't done so already, that you RSVP before you do anything else!



I must confess, I'm pretty much biased to love the Fader Fort party because last year during the "Levi's 501 Happy Hour" I won a pretty easy trivia contest earning myself:

Free Levi's 'Lowers' (ie. pants, shorts, skirts etc.)

Free Levi's 'Uppers' (ie. denim meth, cotton crack, diet pills)

Free Ray Bans (<---This was the only thing chosen for me, the other stuff I got to like...pick out myself.)

AND

Free Pumas

SXSW is the time of year when it's ok to take freely from corporate America. I know what you're saying, "Hey, hasn't Corporate America given us so much already this year?" Well dear reader, the answer is yes, yes they have but something tells me there's still going to be an a**load of free shhh at South By this year.

For the record the question was, "Who won the first 'Hip-Hop/Rap' Grammy?"

Here's some free videos from some of the artists you can expect to hear for about 30 minutes at the Fader Fort:


Little Boots - Meddle video via YouTube


the Warlocks - So Paranoid video via YouTube


So, one of the bands featured on Friday Features: Taylor Hanson, James Iha, Adam Schlesinger, and Bun E. Carlos? Check out Tinted Window. I'm intrigued and am willing to withhold judgement, at least I think I am and I'm pretty sure I will. Something to keep in mind on Friday nonetheless.


the Strange Boys - Happily in Disbelief video via YouTube

Major Lazer is a collaboration project with DJ's Diplo and Switch. They are playing a Red Bull party, which you can RSVP to with an e-mail to Rsvp@uk.redbull.com, as well as the Fader Fort and I'm sure many others.


Major Lazer - Zombie? video via YouTube

The answer to the aforementioned trivia contest was DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.


DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand video via YouTube

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Short, Sweet, Semi-Exclusive

Just noticed on the Twitter for Plus One Music that Kenan Bell is confirmed for the Rock the Rabbit party. Well there's one artist we know of so far.

Kenan has a new single you can check out on iTunes now and/or you can check out his remix of Peter, Bjorn, and John, which I pointed to yesterday. Be forewarned though, that mp3 is behind a Zshare barrier, be prepared to be patient/frustrated before you can actually download the track.

So now we know one artist playing the RTR party, but we still don't know where it will be or who else is playing. But stay tuned dear reader, for I will be there, which means you too will be there...in spirit.

Here's a little Playboy related content from Chromeo for you:


Chromeo - Fighting Crappy Music video via YouTube

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Aquarium Drunkard Party Tomorrow

Did I mention that one of my favorite bloggers is coming to town a bit early? Actually like every music blogger is coming to town, but I'm talking about Aquarium Drunkard. Tomorrow night as a way to launch SXSW Interactive you can catch Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears, White Denim and American Princes at Red Eyed Fly all for FREE!

Well free, with an RSVP.

It almost seems unnecessary but find video from these artists after the jump...



American Princes - Never Grow Old video via YouTube

Just for the record Black Joe Lewis is one of my favorite Austin artists and it's hard to find decent video for him, you hear that Lost Highway Records? But man does this song jam!! Buy Black Joe's album...like now.


Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears - Sugarfoot video via YouTube

I'm not sure but I bet White Denim are really sick of playing most of these songs by now. Seems like the Let's Talk About It EP came out like 2 years ago now. But if you STILL haven't seen or heard them live or on record...where have you been?


White Denim - All You Really Have to Do video via YouTube

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Psych Fest and Such

With SXSW underway already and the music part of the festival less than a week away it's easy to forget there is still a TON of other stuff going on between today and Wednesday. So much so, in fact, that I have pretty much given up on the idea of telling you about all the cool shhh you could do. I'll tell you about some stuff, don't worry, but you're pretty much on your own to comb through ShowListAustin and Do512 when next week rolls around.

Free Mp3 courtesy of Transmission Entertainment, thanks.

Free Mp3 ---> the Black Angels - Empire

ANYWAY, back to Psych Fest...



Tickets for Psych Fest are still available, but only at the door...so disregard that link :-). I didn't go last year but I know this year has a lot of the same "Psychedelic(Drony)" artists. So you should probably be on drugs if you truly want to have a good time. Sorry Straight-Edge kids, but seriously what are you doing at Psych Fest anyway?

Just for the record I'm totally lifting the listing for this fest directly from ShowListAustin, hence the Blockquoting/alt format.

Fri:

Psych Fest 2 with The Black Angels (11:30pm), The Golden Dawn (performing their Power Plant album, 10:45pm), Lower Heaven (9:45pm), Woven Bones (9pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.)

Sat:

Psych Fest 2 with Sky Sunlight Saxon of The Seeds (backed by Shapes have Fangs, 12:15am), Dead Meadow (11pm), The Wooden Shjips (10pm), Golden Animals (9pm), Indian Jewelry (8pm), Daughters of the Sun (7pm), Shapes Have Fangs (6pm), The Shine Brothers (5pm), Astronaut Suit (4pm), The Tunnels (3pm), Smoke and Feathers (2pm), PJ and the Bear (1pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.)

Sun(But that's the Lord's Day?):

Psych Fest 2 with A Place to Bury Strangers (11:30pm), The Warlocks (10pm), The Strange Boys (9pm), Asteroid #4 (Philadelphia, 8pm), Forever Changes (Austin, 7pm), The Vandelles (NYC, 6pm), The Upsidedown (Portland, OR, 5pm), Miranda Lee Richards (LA, 4pm), Christian Bland & The Revelators (Austin, 3pm)m, Cavedweller (Austin, 2pm), Cartright (Austin, 1pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.)

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Never Too Late For Adele

Adele - Right as Rain video via YouTube

Adele is so popular in England, you can watch her on the RADIO (see above). She is also playing a SOLD-OUT gig at La Zone Rosa tonight, here in Austin. Bummer that's it's sold-out right? Not necessarily, don't forget that La Zona has the handy-dandy Backstage Bar open 7 nights a week. Sure you're not AT the show but maybe the sound will bleed, or maybe you can buy Adele a shot before she takes the stage. That's always fun right?

More video after the jump...


Adele - Chasing Pavements video via YouTube

Oh yeah did I mention she's a recent Grammy winner? I'm not sure if that makes you more or less credible these days? It's hard to keep track.

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+1 House Party Y'all

The only thing better than a house party is a house party with kick ass music. The only thing better than THAT is a house party with kick ass LIVE music from up-and-coming artists. Well you're in luck dear reader because I have just such a party to tell you all about... and/or you can check out this flyer that has all the deets:



Illinois Mp3's courtesy of Ace Fu Records, thanks.

Free Mp3 ---> Illinois - Alone Again
Free Mp3 ---> Illinois - Screendoor

More info and mad content after the jump...

The Morning Benders recently did a Daytrotter session, which you should check here

You can also check out a brand new track from Kenan Bell over at Urb

Ok, so if you're not super-familiar with Austin you should know that this party is not walkable from downtown. It's on the east-side, just south of the river, relatively close to the airport. If you're staying downtown it's about a 15-20 minute bus ride or a 10 minute cab ride.


The Morning Benders - Waiting For a War video via YouTube

Did I mention the free 40's, BBQ, and fixin's? Come on, you know you're hankering for some fixin's. Or you're at least fixin' to hanker for fixin's next Friday afternoon.


Eulogies - One Man video via YouTube

All of the bands showcasing are part of the +1Music group/collective/label/y'all. Their styles are varied, so no matter what you're into, you're bound to dig at least one of the artists out at Hank Sinatra's.


Trainwreck Riders - Slow Motion Cowboy video via YouTube


Let's Wrestle - I Won't Lie To You video via YouTube


The Postelles - Hey, Little Sister video via YouTube

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