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Monday, 19 March 2012

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

brody ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ podcast.weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com/weheartmusic ♥ +W♥M

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