All photos by David Greenwald
[Rawkblog @ SXSW 2010: Complete Coverage]
Even at lunchtime, Australian singer-songwriter Sally Seltmann was as charming as you can imagine, especially when she turned her Roland toward song-of-the-year contender “Harmony To My Heartbeat.” Read the rest of this entry »
All photos by David Greenwald
[Rawkblog @ SXSW 2010: Complete Coverage]
Midlake were probably my most anticipated band of SXSW 2010 and, despite 15 minutes of soundcheck delays as the band’s four (!) guitarists struggled to fine-tune the mix (no room at the Central Presbyterian Church for these guys?), they played a soaring, hype-worthy set of guitar epics from The Courage of Others and a handful of classics from The Trials Of Van Occupanther. More after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
A taste of ex-Pipette Rose Elinor Dougall’s new Pretenders-esque sound (and new band, the Distractions) recorded in a living room at Berkman House at SXSW 2010. Without Why, her solo debut, is due later this year.
Previously: SXSW 2010: Rose Elinor Dougall at the Galaxy Room, 3.17.10
Photo by David Greenwald
[Rawkblog @ SXSW 2010: Complete Coverage]
Broken Records played emotive, Once-esque chamber-folk — a fine appetizer to Buffalo Billiards headliners Midlake.
Pepper Rabbit at SXSW / Photo by David Greenwald
Everyone’s favorite new psych-folkies Pepper Rabbit are headlining Futuresound’s The Rumble, with an L.A. date at the 3 of Clubs on April 8. You may have noticed me writing about them.
Pepper Rabbit – “Red Wine”: mp3
Dates after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »
All photos by David Greenwald
[Rawkblog @ SXSW 2010: Complete Coverage]
I stayed at Centro-matic’s set just long enough to assure myself that, yes, the thoughtful heartland rockers are as good live as they are on record. That confirmed, there were Dum Dum Girls to catch. Read the rest of this entry »
L.A.’s own Henry Clay People have signed to TBD, the label that released a little record called In Rainbows a ways back. Congrats, fellas. Their follow-up to 2008′s Autumn Tone-released For Cheap or For Free is due this summer and I can report that it’ll feature a few re-recorded tracks from that album as well as a batch of sweaty new rock ‘n’ roll originals. They’ll open for the Drive By Truckers (!) at the Avalon on May 7.
The Henry Clay People – “Working Part Time”: mp3
Go Sailor / all photos by David Greenwald
Familiarity, someone once said, breds contempt. Guy obviously wasn’t an indie-pop fan. The genre, though as wide-ranging as any musical movement, generally boils down to a few key components: electric guitars with a maxed-out treble knob, strummed with an easy pattern (down-down, up-up, down-up, deep breath!); sincere, untrained-crooner vocals that tend to slip off key; rhythm sections with an almost swinging bounce. Slumberland Records has stood behind this music for 20 years; on Sunday night, the label showed off the fruits of its labors at an anniversary show at the Echo that gathered together bands past (Go Sailor) and present (Pants Yell!). All of ‘em after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
