SXSW 2015 Preview: Swervedriver, Ibeyi, Avan Lava

SXSW 2015 is taking place March 17–22, 2015 (music portion). We love this time of the year, as many bands heading down to Austin will likely stop in Minneapolis before or after the event. Keep up with more SXSW coverage at sxsw.weheartmusic.com.

Read More NXNE NXNE is coming, June 13-19, 2011, in Toronto, Canada. I am flying in on the 12th, and I guess will be doing touristy things in the city. If you want to hang out, send me a note. The music portion ....

SWERVEDRIVER
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This is a true story, we tried to see Swervedriver at NXNE 2011. Even though we had tickets to the venue, we were actually turned away because by the time we showed up, the Great Hall in Toronto was already over capacity! Fans had shown up way too early on that date. (We were already covering a ton of other bands that date, so it wasn't such a loss).

So maybe this March, when the London band tour the USA around SXSW 2015, will we finally get to see the band. Incidentally, Swervedriver's upcoming album I Wasn't Born To Lose You, their first in 17 years, will be out March 3rd, 2015, on Cobraside.

Tour Dates:

03/04 San Diego, CA - Casbah
03/05 Los Angeles, CA - Roxy Theatre
03/06 SF, CA - Great American Music Hall
03/08 Seattle, WA - Neumo's Crystal Ball
03/09 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03/12 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
03/13 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
03/14 Chicago, IL - TBA
03/15 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
03/16 Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theater
03/17 St. Louis, MO - The Duck Room
03/19 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
03/20-21 Austin, TX - SXSW
03/23 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
03/24 Durham, NC - Motorco
03/25 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
03/27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/28 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
03/29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer

Read More SXSW Every year SXSW and Coachella (who just recently announced their worst lineup ever) draws in thousands of bands fly in from overseas to play in March and April. Count Carl Barât & The Jackals as one of the many bands to ....

IBEYI
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French Cuban twins, Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz (daughters of the late Cuban percussion Anga Díaz), are known on stage as Ibeyi. They announced their first ever North American tour, kicking it all off at this year's SXSW.

Ibeyi's self-titled album is coming out February 17th, 2015, via XL Recordings.

Ibeyi North American tour dates:

March 17-22 Austin, TX SXSW
March 24 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall
March 25 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 26 Montreal, QC Fairmount Theatre
March 27 Toronto, ON The Drake
March 29 Chicago, IL Schubas
March 30 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
April 1 Los Angeles, CA The Masonic Temple
April 2 San Francisco, CA The Independent
April 4 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
April 5 Seattle, WA Neumos
April 6 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club

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AVAN LAVA
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New York dance pop trio Avan Lava (producer/drummer Ian Pai, producer/keyboard/guitar Le Chev, and lead singer TC Milan) announced their upcoming Make It Real EP, set for release on February 24th via Atlas Chair. The label is co-founded by JD Samson (MEN, Le Tigre). Currently only "Last Night" preview single is available for purchase.

Make It Real Tour 2015

Feb 28 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig
Mar 1 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Louie's Trophy Room
Mar 2 - Columbia, MO @ Mojo's
Mar 3 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Mar 5 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's
Mar 6 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs
Mar 7 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
Mar 9 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Mar 10 - Tuscon, AZ @ Club Congress
Mar 11 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Mar 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
Mar 13 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Mar 14 - San Francisco, CA @
Mar 17-22 SXSW, Austin TX

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Trivia: Drew Citron (of Beverly) was a former member of Avan Lava. Beverly's Careers album was one of Emily's album of 2014.

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