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Music For Little Green Cars

LITTLE GREEN CARS
littlegreencars.co.uk

New band Little Green Cars heads out on a first U.S. headlining tour this spring and plays the 7th St. Entry on April 1.

This Dublin-based quintet, currently riding high on the single The John Wayne, counts Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol amongst their biggest fans.

Recently signed to Glassnote/Island, they smartly hired producer Markus Dravs (Mumford and Sons, Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Bjork) to helm their first full length, Absolute Zero (out March 26 in the US) and are somewhat road-tested already, after stints opening for The Antlers and Jake Bugg.

These up-and-comers are a live show to catch for any fan of Irish country tinged rock, Band of Horses, The Lumineers, and Band of Horses, and before they blow up after two upcoming weekends at Coachella.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

03/17/13 Atlanta, GA Vinyl/Center 03/18/13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 03/19/13 Norfolk, VA Jewish Mother 03/20/13 Washington, DC DC9 03/21/13 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's 03/22/13 Pawtucket, RI The Met 03/23/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 03/26/13 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall … 03/27/13 Montreal, QC Il Motore 03/28/13 Toronto, ON The Drake Hotel 03/30/13 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Comm.

03/31/13 Chicago, IL Schuba's Tavern 04/01/13 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 04/03/13 Denver, CO Walnut Room 04/05/13 Salt Lake City, UT State Room 04/07/13 Vancouver, BC Media Club 04/08/13 Seattle, WA Neumos Crystal 04/09/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 04/11/13 San Francisco, CA The Chapel 04/14/13 Indio, CA Coachella 2013 04/16/13 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room 04/21/13 Indio, CA Coachella 2013

THE 1975
the1975.com

It's that time of year again: SXSW. Of and around this time of year (March), we get a massive influx of British bands in the States. That's really a benefit to everyone involved because the UK bands usually do a mini-USA tour or side shows. Expect to see more UK bands in the States (and expect us to cover many of them as possible).

Manchester's The 1975 is heading out on the road for their new EP, Music For Cars (out March 4th on Dirty Hit). Expect the band to return to the studios after the US tour to finalize a debut album, co-produced by the band and the award-winning Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Foals).

Tickets can be purchased at artistticket.com.

Tour dates:

02/18/13 - London - Borderline 03/12/13 - Austin, TX - SXSW 03/20/13 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean 03/22/13 - Pittsburgh, PA - 6119 03/23/13 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar 03/25/13 - Albany, NY - WEXQ-Miller Light 03/27/13 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 03/28/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie

03/30/13 - Washington, DC - DC9 03/31/13 - Norfolk, VA - 69X Spring Fling 05/22/13 - Newcastle - Northumbria University 05/23/13 - Sheffield - Queens Social Club 05/27/13 - Glasgow - Oran Mor 05/28/13 - Birmingham - HMV Institute Library 05/29/13 - London - Heaven 05/31/13 - Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms

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Touring around SXSW: Carrie Rodriguez, Darwin Deez, Kosha Dillz, and Whitehorse

Read More Carrie Rodriguez Chip Taylor has been writing and releasing music since 1970, so he's no stranger to country folk music fans. In 2001, after meeting a then-new musician Carrie Rodriguez .....

With SXSW 2013 to be in March, we're already starting to see announcements for showcases. For those that can't afford to travel to SXSW every year, the good news is that really good bands are doing mini-tours of or around the SXSW dates. Chances are your favorite bands will be playing live near you.

CARRIE RODRIGUEZ
carrierodriguez.com

You should know-- we love Carrie Rodriguez here. She's a singer/songwriter, that's more in tuned with country music, than the typical folksy musician. I believe she's still based out of Austin, Texas, and since 2001, she's been performing showcases at SXSW. So, if you're in the Texas area, you should definitely try and make it out to a show.

It's been two years since her mostly covers album, Love and Circumstance, but she's back with a fifth solo release, Give Me All You Got to be out on January 22nd via Ninth Street Opus. In support of the album, she'll be heading out on tour this year.

Her final stop on the three-month long tour will be in Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center. Expect her to perform "Lake Harriet", which I believe is about one of lakes in Minneapolis (great bike trail!). You can grab the song for free at her official website.

All current confirmed tour dates below:

01/23/13 - Dan’s Silverleaf - Denton, TX 01/24/13 - McGonigel’s Mucky Duck - Houston, TX 01/25/13 - Stateside at The Paramount - Austin, TX 01/26/13 - The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX 01/27/13 - The Blue Door - Oklahoma City, OK 01/29/13 - Hi Tone Cafe - Memphis, TN 01/30/13 - 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, TN 01/31/13 - Natasha’s Bistro - Lexington, KY 02/01/13 - Grey Eagle Music Hall - Asheville, NC 02/02/13 - The Evening Muse - Charlotte, NC 02/05/13 - Club Passim - Cambridge, MA 02/06/13 - Rockwood Music Hall - New York, NY 02/07/13 - Avalon Theatre - Easton, MD 02/08/13 - Artisphere/Dome Theatre - Arlington, VA 02/09/13 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA 02/10/13 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA 02/13/13 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO 02/14/13 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO 02/16/13 - L2 Arts & Culture Center - Denver, CO 02/17/13 - Steve’s Guitars - Carbondale, CO 02/19/13 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT 02/21/13 - The Triple Door - Seattle, WA 02/23/13 - Green Frog Cafe - Bellingham, WA 02/24/13 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR 02/26/13 - Arcata Playhouse - Arcata, CA 02/28/13 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA

03/01/13 - Sebastopol Community - Sebastopol, CA 03/02/13 - SLO Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA 03/03/13 - Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA 03/05/13 - Largo @ The Coronet - Los Angeles, CA 03/07/13 - Historic Arts Theatre - Prescott, AZ 03/12/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX 03/13/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX 03/14/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX 03/15/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX 03/16/13 - SXSW 2013 - Austin, TX 03/27/13 - Uncle Slayton’s - Louisville, KY 03/28/13 - Southgate House Revival - Newport, KY 03/29/13 - Natalie’s - Columbus, OH 03/30/13 - Nighttown - Cleveland, OH 04/02/13 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI 04/04/13 - Severson Dells Nature Center - Rockford, IL 04/05/13 - SPACE - Evanston, IL 04/06/13 - Legion Arts - Cedar Rapids, IA 04/07/13 - Flying Mango - Des Moines, IA 04/08/13 - Flying Mango - Des Moines, IA 04/09/13 - Sunday Roadhouse - Omaha, NE 04/11/13 - Bloomington Center - Bloomington, IL 04/12/13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI 04/13/13 - Shoulder to Shoulder - Wausau, WI 04/14/13 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN

DARWIN DEEZ
darwindeez.com

Darwin Deez's forthcoming sophomore album, Songs For Imaginative People will be out February 12th, 2013, on Lucky Number.

As you know, Deez was one of our must-see acts on Australia's Groovin' the Moo 2011 Music Festival.

Are you anxious to check out songs from the new album? You can get a Unicorn Kid's remix of "Free" for, er, free at Pitchfork.



OR, you can watch the "Groundhog Day"-inspired music video for "Free (The Editorial Me)" on YouTube.

Anyway, check out Deez's "idiosyncratic pop" live when he heads out on tour (stopping in Minneapolis on March 20th, just days after his SXSW appearances):

2/28 – Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO 3/01 – Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT 3/03 – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR 3/04 – Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC 3/05 – The Vera Project, Seattle, WA 3/07 – Bottom of The Hill, San Francisco, CA 3/08 – Echo, Los Angeles, CA 3/09 – Casbah, San Diego, CA 3/13 – SXSW, TX 3/14 – SXSW, TX 3/15 – SXSW, TX 3/16 – Prophet Bar, Dallas, TX 3/18 – The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO 3/19 – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA

3/20 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN 3/21 – High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI 3/22 – Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL 3/23 – Russian Recording, Bloomington, IN 3/25 – Ace of Cups, Columbus, OH 3/26 – Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA 3/27 – Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH 3/28 – Soundlab, Buffalo, NY 3/29 – Legendary Horeshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON 3/30 – Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Canada 4/01 – Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, MA 4/02 – Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA 4/03 – Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY 4/04 – First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA 4/05 – Black Cat, Washington DC

KOSHA DILLZ
koshadillz.com

We love Kosha Dillz. Last year, Dillz played one million SXSW shows, and this year he promised to top it! If you want to help him finish his Kosha DIllz is Everywhere: The Hustle to Happiness documentary his Kickstarter just launched last night (January 3rd).

And uh-oh, looks like Dillz is coming to Minneapolis/St Paul! It is really far in advance, but I'm penciling those dates on my calendar. I think Dillz's music will go well with Minnesotans because there is a massive Atmosphere and Rhymesayers audience he can tap in.

Here are some dates that Dillz will appear at:

Jan 19-23 TBD Sundance Film Festival Park City, UT
Jan 24 TBD Los Angeles, CA
Feb 4 Kickstarter Close Off Celebration Street Performance
Feb 16-20 NACA National Convention Nashville, TN
Feb 21/22 Private Gig Atlanta, GA
March 1- 9 Booking midwest run
March 10- 17 SXSW Music Festival x OY VEY SXSW!
March 22-23 NACA Mid-Atlantic Festival
April 4-7 NACA Northwest Conference St. Paul, MN

WHITEHORSE
whitehorsemusic.ca

Just a reminder that Whitehorse's album The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss comes out January 15th, check out my review. At the time of that writing, they were mostly doing Canadian tour dates, but it looks like the band are finalizing on some USA dates. I am told that they "certainly will" be doing SXSW this year, so stay tune for more tour date announcements.

01/16/13 New York, NY: Hill Country Live
01/26/13 Vancouver, BC: Commodore Ballroom
01/27/13 Victoria, BC: Upstairs Cabaret
01/30/13 Lethbridge, AB: Geomatic Attic
01/31/13 Calgary, AB: Knox United Church
02/01/13 Edmonton, AB: Myer Horowitz Theatre
02/03/13 Red Deer, AB: The Hideout
02/06/13 Saskatoon, SK: Broadway Theatre
02/07/13 Regina, SK: The Exchange
02/08/13 Winnipeg, MB: Burton Cummings Theatre
02/13/13 Minneapolis, MN: 7th Street Entry
02/14/13 Milwaukee, WI: Shank Hall
02/16/13 Chicago, IL: Schuba's
02/17/13 East Lansing, MI: Lakehouse Music
02/23/13 South Burlington, VT: Higher Ground
02/24/13 Albany, NY: Valentine's
02/25/13 Buffalo, NY: Ninth Ward
02/27/13 London, ON: Aeolian Hall
02/28/13 Waterloo, ON: Starlight
03/02/13 Toronto, ON: Massey Hall
03/22/13 Montreal, PQ: La Sala Rosa
03/23/13 Ottawa, ON: Nac Theatre
03/24/13 Midland, ON: Midland Cultural Centre
03/26/13 Meaford, ON: Meaford Hall
03/27/13 St Catharine’s: Sean O Sullivan Theatre

BRIEFLY:

HEYERDAHL facebook.com Heyerdahl is a new Norwegian band, which MTV is calling "ambitious experimental electro-tinged pop", while The Line of Best Fit is comparing them to my favorite Japanese director, Takashi Miike. Obviously, they are getting a lot of attention, particularly when Øya Festival booked the band on the strength of their single "Mirage" (even before the band even played live). Their upcoming album, ØEN will be out 28th January 2013 - look for them to play at SXSW 2013.

WEST OF ALDINE facebook.com Minneapolis' groove/pop band West of Aldine will be performing songs from their debut album, Undivided, this February 1st at the Fine Line Café. Also on the bill: American Revival, Bigtree Bonsai, and Lake Avenue. West of Aldine are also quite excited to play SXSW this year - so excited that they'll be doing a warmup/sendoff show at The Kitty Kat Club just prior to Austin. I don't see a definite date on the KKC's calendar, but expect it to be free or marginally priced. If you want to support the band, know that they donate 20% of their merchandise to high school music departments through their "Keep The Music" program.

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W♥M126: SXSW 2012 Review

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Before SXSW, I had to talk about Jane's Addiction and their appearance at the grand opening of Minneapolis' new concert venue, The Brick. You can read about it here.

Brody recaps what went down at SXSW.

Kaiser Chiefs at Cedar Street, one of the major highlight from SXSW

Impressed with Star Slinger, a DJ from the UK

Too many bands that Brody missed at SXSW. Read more SXSW Top List

Song of the show is Django Django's "Default".

BONUS: Carson Daly and Pomegranates.

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Django Django are on tour:

03.25.2012 Norwich - Norwich Arts (SOLD OUT) 04.05.2012 Geneva - Electron Festival - CH 04.21.2012 Rotterdam - Motel Mozaique 04.24.2012 Rouen - Le 106 - FR 04.25.2012 Nanates - Stereolux - FR 04.26.2012 Bordeaux - Rock school barbey - FR 05.11.2012 Brighton - Great Escape - UK 05.22.2012 Tourcoing - Grand mix - FR 05.23.2012 Strasbourg - La laiterie - FR 05.25.2012 Paris - La maroquinerie - FR 05.26.2012 Clermont Ferrand - Europavox 05.31.2012 Southampton - Cellar - UK

06.02.2012 London - Field Day - UK 06.05.2012 Oxford - Academy 2 - UK 06.06.2012 Birmingham - Academy 2 - UK 06.08.2012 nr Sheffield - No Direction Home 06.09.2012 Manchester - Parklife Festival - UK 06.10.2012 Clapham, Yorkshire - Rough Beats - UK 06.11.2012 York - Fibbers - UK 06.13.2012 Dundee - Doghouse - UK 06.14.2012 Leeds - Cockpit - UK 06.15.2012 Cambridge - St Pauls Church - UK 10.31.2012 London - Heaven - UK

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SXSW 2012: Brody's Top Ten

Keane at Cedar Street

Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Below is Brody's report. More photographs on facebook.com.

Zula Winter at Mohawk

Blood Orange at Mohawk

Django Django @ Flat Top Burger Shop

Top 10 Best Performances SXSW 2012!!!!! 1. Django Django @ Flat Top Burger Shop 2. Michael Kiwanuka @ St. David's Church 3. Free Energy ND 4. Jonquil @ Flat Top Burger Shop 5. Lee Mayfield and the Expressions Red 6. Kaiser Chiefs @ Cedar Street Courtyard 7. Pomegranates Beauty Bar 8. Fanfarlo @ club de ville 9. We Were Promised Jet Packs @ Red 7 10. Blood Orange @ Mohawk NOTE: Sydney Wayser would have been on this list if I would have seen her showcase. Seven out the top ten are from England, what a surprise? The Staves, Cults, Tennis, The Twilight Sad, and Keane, were all great shows too. Disappointments 1. Belaire 2. Zula Winter 3. Band of Skulls

The 20 Artists I missed 1. Kasabian* 2. Alabama Shakes 3. Andrew Bird 4. Ben Howard 5. The Envy Corps* 6. Nikki and the Dove 7. Mumford and Sons* 8. Slowdance 9. Zola Jesus 10. Oberhofer 11. The Shins 12. Young Buffalo 13. Fort Lean 14. Housse De Racket 15. The Love Language* 16. Electric Guest 17. Gringo Starr 18. Lake Street Dive 19. Fiction 20. Balthazar * previously already seen

Miike Snow, Edward Sharpe, Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, The Cult, Old Crow Medicine Show, Cage the Elephant, Skrillex, Erykah Badu, were also all there this year.

I leave you with a very memorable video of SXSW! Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs! More videos on youtube.com

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SXSW 2012: March 17

SXSW day four. Continuous updates from Dan. Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Bands we previously covered: Nada Surf, Mumford and Sons, and Laura Marling.

UPDATES:

Nada Surf at Mellow Johnny's KEXP show (03/15/12)

NADA SURF
nadasurf.com

Nada Surf at Waterloo. We are in line for the Third Man Records truck. We can hear some Nada Surf. Sounding good. Heard them at Mellow Johnny's acoustic on Thursday as well. Bike ride earlier today weather has been great. Need a shower and then back to music

Ian McLagan & The Bump Band at Yard Dog Day Party (03/17/12)

IAN MCLAGAN
www.ianmclagan.com

AOL is not working so here hoes an update for day. We saw Ian McLagan from the faces at the Yard Dog Party. It's an art shop with space in back for bands and parties. He doesn't really have a voice, but for 66 years he sings his heart out with a joy that so many others miss. Saw a couple no name bands as well. Not worth any more mention than that.

MUMFORD AND SONS
mumfordandsons.com

Now we are sitting outside the LBJ museum on a beautiful night waiting for Mumford and Sons. There must be 10,000 people inside.

Overall really good shows and they have been able to make the jump from small to large crowds in a short period of time. I'd seen them once before when they were third on the bill at the 400 Bar with Laura Marling.

They brought on a marching band from the local high school at one point. It was quite the scene with at least 40 people jumping down on the stage....

New material sounds great (no info on when it's coming out)....

No picture because sitting behind a fence didn't work well...

Early this afternoon, we tried to get into multiple day parties and had no luck, so we eat BBQ sitting on a curb and then went to Flatstock, a poster show.

Edward Sharpe is finishing up and ended with "Home", which gets a lot of airplay in Minneapolis.

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SXSW 2012: March 16

SXSW day three. Continuous updates from Dan. Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Bands we previously covered: Polica.

UPDATES:

Cold Showers at Brooklyn Vegan Show (03/16/12)

COLD SHOWERS
facebook.com/coldshowersband

Tough to be the first band at an all day event. No crowd to speak of and not enough beer consumed. Reaction was limited at best from the crowd. They were ok nothing special. Lead singer was pretty monotone...

Polica at Brooklyn Vegan Show (03/16/12)

POLIÇA
thisispolica.com

Good crowd, held their attention, which is a good sign. The venue was well over a mile from the main area.

I love the dual drummers. I know Channy [Leaneagh] is the star, but the idea of a lead and rhythm drummer is cool. Ever since I saw Phil Collins and Chester Thompson in Genesis dueling on "Los Endos", I love the idea.

Overall, Poliça will get some good buzz from SXSW.

Squarehead

SQUAREHEAD
myspace.com/squareheadmusic

Really good pop band. Tight three piece and the songs were really good.

General Fiasco at Full Irish Breakfast Show

GENERAL FIASCO
generalfiasco.co.uk

Aggressive pop. Very driving sound. We were way up front for this one. A complete wall of sound coming at us. New song "Sleep" had a good hook to it.

Cashier No.9

CASHIER NO.9
cashierno9.com

Best band so far. Only 20 min set and they struggled with the mix, but I thought they had more variety than any other bands so far. Great harmonies, etc.

Xcerts at Showcasing Scotland

THE XCERTS
myspace.com/thexcerts

Thrash band from Scotland, but underneath a really good voice and a good pop sensibility.

THIRD MAN SHOWCASE
Just got my tricolor Jack White single

Line for the Third Man Showcase is insane. Lined up before 5pm, and badges only.

THE DB'S
thedbsonline.net

Reunions are always a tough gig. Die hards want the old stuff and the band paid to play the new stuff. The DB's were no exception. Set consisted mostly of new, 2 older songs and one cover The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows".

I loved it, especially when they announced the bass player was Mitch Easter (Lets Active, REM producer, etc). For Power Pop fans this was a dream come true.

Let's hope the new LP [Falling Off The Sky] is enough to get them to tour this summer.

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SXSW 2012: March 15

Read More SXSW SXSW 2012 starts on March 9th, but the music portion doesn't actually kick in until March 14th.

SXSW day two. Continuous updates from Dan. Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Artists we previously covered: Blitzen Trapper, Norah Jones, Band of Skulls, Counting Crows, Poliça, Kaiser Chiefs, and Lucero.

waterloorecords.com is live streaming their shows. They are also offering a free 2012 MP3 compilation album, featuring these tracks:

Blitzen Trapper - Love The Way
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Honey Honey - Angel Of Death
Howlin' Rain - Phantom In The Valley
Ruthie Foster - Welcome Home
Shearwater - You As You Were
Spoek Mathambo - Let Them Talk
Tribes - Whenever
Jimmy Cliff - World Upside Down
Truvium - In Waves

Like the live streaming, the free download might be only temporary, so grab them while you can.

Updates:

Lucero at Waterloo Records (03/15/12)

LUCERO
luceromusic.com

We got there really late and only heard about one song. Great crowd and you can tell they have been playing together for a long time.

The Shins at Austin Skyline (03/15/12)

THE SHINS
theshins.com

The Shins. I love James Mercer's hooks. But when it comes to playing to a big crowd, he has work to do. The band is really good, but there is very little interaction with the crowd. The place was reasonably close to full from what I could tell. But the between banter was minimal.

As my sister tells me, Austin loves a cheap show; I guess the Counting Crows will have another big crowd. I know Adam [Duritz] will be more engaging.

Now off to plan for tomorrow... We decided against the wrist bands so we are living off of the free stuff.

Keane at Filter Showcase (03/15/12) KEANE keanemusic.com Keane was a lot like the Kaiser Chiefs. Play the hits and a few new ones. With a 30 min slot it's what you'd expect. The lead singer isn't as good front man as the guy from the Kaiser Chiefs. Now at St Auditorium Shores to hear The Shins. Way to crowded to stand and watch inside. So we are across the street and will hope fully see them on the jumbo screen.

The Little Willies at Waterloo Records (03/15/12) THE LITTLE WILLIES thelittlewillies.net Norah Jones and company playing old country covers: Dolly Patton, Hank Williams, and Loretta Lynne. Sounded great. The lead guitar player is amazing. Version of "Jolene" was a highlight of the day!

KAISER CHIEFS kaiserchiefs.com Great set they know how to work a crowd. I have seen footage from Glastonbury and now live in a courtyard. They played "Ruby", "I Predict a Riot" and were really tight. The lead singer is working the crowd getting them jumping up and down... They rated highest so far for my wife this year.

UPDATES Tried to get into NPR party for Poliça. Hundreds in line, so no chance. Just saw Adam from Counting Crows walking down 4th Street. Listening to the Band of Skulls at the Filter show. Can't get in, line is way too long... New fashion statement here is cut off jeans for guys and some of the guys who man the cyclecabs wear tan colored bodysuits. It's gross.

BLITZEN TRAPPER
www.blitzentrapper.net

Blitzen Trapper, these guys rock. Call it alt country or southern rock, either way they know what they are doing and they do it well.

Great tunes, three part harmonies and a really good lead guitarist. Well worth checking out.

They played three songs that have gotten airplay in Minneapolis so I knew some of the material.

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SXSW 2012: March 14

SXSW is here. I will be updating reports from Dan as I get them. Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Artists we previously covered: La Sera and Howler. Photo album: SXSW 2012.

Showcasing Scotland SHOWCASING SCOTLAND smia.org.uk We made an early night of it. Tango in the Attic. I didn't get them at all. They tried at times to be a band with twin guitar interplaying, and then they would thrash and use samples/loops. At one point the bass player was playing a Tom Tom, which my wife Judy said reminded her of the SNL skit about more cowbells. French Wives - I really liked these guys. They sounded more of a traditional Scottish pop band, really good lead singer; the bass player was the best we had seen all day. The harmonies were great and they were unique enough that you didn't think they were ripping any other band off.

Howler at Waterloo Records HOWLER howlerband.com These guys are pretty tight as a band. For a bunch of 19 year olds, I was impressed. I think the singer sounds better live than on the record. The other thing about the singer is he is a smart ass. He made several remarks that in Hugh school someone might have punched him. So if you like the Strokes then you would like these guys. The crowd was ok not great. They don't get as much buzz here in the States as they have in the UK.

La Sera at Warby Parker Circus Event LA SERA facebook.com/la-sera This is the band with the lead singer is female and a redhead. Good 4 piece pop band from Los Angeles. They play 3 minute pop songs with jangly guitars. Both guitarists can play lead, one tends to favor a surf sound in his solos. Think The Ventures and you get the idea. I'm having a hard time judging her voice. She is buried in the mix. I do like them and will hear most of the set.

Quilt at Warby Parker Circus Event QUILT facebook.com/quiltmusic Quilt is the second band of the day. We found them as we searched for the Third Man Records truck. They sell SXSW exclusives so it's worth searching for. As for the band, Judy thought they sounded like Low. Three piece band with male/female harmonies. They play repetitive dream pop with some 60's organ and twin guitars. It's great to sit in the grass and listen to music that isn't thrashing like the first band we saw.....

Bass Drum of Death at Waterloo

BASS DRUM OF DEATH
bassdrumofdeath.tumblr.com

First band of the day is Bass Drum of Death. Loud three man band. The crowd is much younger than I am. Lots of power chords and thrashing.

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Kosha Dillz at SXSW

This was originally written last week, but there's been a mixup and was never published until now. Go see one of the hardest working man in showbiz!

KOSHA DILLZ
koshadillzworld.com

Our favorite Jewish rapper, Kosha Dillz will play at every SXSW show as humanly possible, which is awesome! There is no excuse not to catch him this year.

He even threaten that he "might rap in line at the airport."

03/12- Formspring Party @ Empire Auto
03/13- Slacker Magazine Secret Show
03/14 -Suburban Noize @ 606
03/15- OY VEY SXSW @ Lipstick 24
03/15- DigSin & Songfreaks Live Music Invasion of Rusty’s
03/15- Secret Showcase (Afterhours)
03/16 - KXLU/ The Smell Showcase 12pm
03/16- Tel Aviv Beach Party @ 5th and Neches
03/17- OY VEY SXSW Party Deux! @ Lipstick 24
03/18- SXSW BYE BYE Boat Party @ Highland Lakes Marina
03/19- Let's Get the Hell Out of Here Party @ San Antonio Airport, TX

Please see his website for set times and locations.

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W♥M125: SXSW 2012

W♥M125 (51 mins) W♥M125

Brody stopped in to talk about SXSW 2012. What's in store for him?

March 13
Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fanfarlo, and Young Man at Fitzgeralds in Houston, Texas

March 14
Sydney Wayser at Betsy’s Bar (12pm)
Sydney Wayser at Rusty’s (1:45pm)
Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center: Michael Kiwanuka (3pm), Alabama Shakes (4pm), Honeyhoney (5pm)
Warehouse: Blondfire (8pm), Tribes (9pm), fun. (10pm), Twin Atlantic (11pm), Neon Trees (12am), Kasabian (1am)
Tennis at Red 7 (10pm)
Pomegranates at Trinity Hall (11:30pm)
The Drums at Stage on Sixth Patio (1am)

March 15
Cedar Street Courtyard: Twiilite (11am), Coldair (11:30am), Paula i Karol (12pm), Zulu Winter (1pm), Reptar (2pm), Band of Skulls (3pm), Kaiser Chiefs (4pm), Keane (5pm)
Club de Ville: Sarah Jaffe (8pm), Hundred Visions (9pm), Fanfarlo (10pm), Tennis (11pm), White Rabbits (12am), Youth Lagoon (1am)
Spectrals at Swan Dive (8pm)
Jonquil at Latitude 30 (10pm)
Miike Snow at Lustre Pearl (12am)

March 16
Flat Top Burger Shop: Education (12pm), The Wedding Present (1pm), Spectrals (2pm), A Classic Education (3pm), Literature (4pm), The Spinto Band (5pm), Treetop Flyers (6pm), Dutch Uncles (7pm)
Fanfarlo at Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (2pm)
Cedar Street: Graffiti6 (4pm), Fanfarlo (5pm)
Easy Tiger Patio: Leftover Cuties (8pm), Sydney Wayser (9pm), D E N A (10pm), Ximena Sarinana (11pm), Alabama Shakes (12am), Girl in a Coma (1am)
Of Monsters and Men at Stubb's (9pm)
Tribes at Maggie Mae's Rooftop (1am)
Treasure Island: The Riff Raff (11pm), All the Young (12am)

March 17
Flat Top Burger Shop: Seapony (12pm), The Brute Chorus (1pm), Django Django (2pm), North Highlands (3pm), Jonquil (4pm), Wild Moccasins (5pm), The Staves (6pm)
Latitude 30: Clock Opera (9pm), Django Django (10pm), Maverick Sabre (11pm), Slow Club (12am), Toddla T (1am)
Sony Club at Red 7: The Twilight Sad (11pm), We Were Promised Jetpacks (12am), Star Slinger (1am)
Lissy Trullie at Clive Bar (12am)

Song of the show is The Cribs' "Come On, Be A No One".

The Cribs are on tour:

04/03 - Portland, OR – Holocene 04/04 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café 04/07 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 04/09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas 04/10 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room 04/11 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace 04/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

04/14 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 05/07 - Nottingham - Rock City 05/08 - London - The Troxy 05/09 - Bristol - O2 Academy 05/11 - Glasgow - Barrowlands 05/12 - Manchester - Academy 05/13 - Eastbourne - Winter Gardens

BONUS: Jordan from Howler dissed the Minneapolis music scene, in particular calling out 4onthefloor as "crap". Howler is the hot-new-buzz band at the moment. Plus, Prissy Clerks.

Also, WHAT??? There's a second part to this show??? An unexpected Sally & Dave appearance:

Their band, still unnamed. Possible names: Phonebook Inspector and All Talk

Australian Idol

Clem Snide's "Don't Stop Believin'" in sad, sad ukulele

2 Broke Girls

Extras

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