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
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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.
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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