By the light of the moon: PJ Harvey and John Parrish at Stubb’s.
South by Southwest peters out with… Peter, Bjorn and John. Actually, not really - I dig those Scandinavian whistle-bait popsters and they were playing multiple shows - but there were other less familiar artists and rare diversions to seek out on Saturday, March 21, in Austin, Texas.
The sweet ‘n’ sunny Saturday morn started with (more…)
NORTH MIAMI, FL - March 12, 2009 - DJ software developer Mixvibes announces the release of Cross, a new digital vinyl software for Windows and MAC platforms. MixVibes drew from its experience in audio engine and vinyl control design to deliver a new professional DJ product that brings more efficiency and simplicity to the mix. Cross is built around a a high-end audio engine to deliver high quality industry-standard features, (more…)
Funky love: Brazil’s Garotas Suecas seduces at Emo’s.
SXSW memories - fading now, but hey, it’s only Friday. Among the highlights yesterday, March 18: Brazil’s Garotas Suecas - the bright-eyed, fun ‘n’ funky heirs to Booker T. or at least Sharon Jones. My Portuguese is a bit nonexistent, but we got the picture loud and clear, thanks to the ensemble’s hyper-expressive vocalist.
Even more mind-blowing: (more…)
More Mochi: 215 the Freshest Kids hurl some words at Daly City Records’ Pre-SXSW/St. Patrick’s Day Party at Beso Cantina March 17. All photos by Kimberly Chun.
Or is a whimper more accurate. Yes, the signs are in the air and in the program, as we scan the pages of the official guide and the unofficial day party lists. Welcome to South by Southwest on the downlow, rocked by the turbulent winds blowing off a (more…)
NORTH MIAMI, FL - March 12, 2009 - DJ software developer Mixvibes announces the release of Cross, a new digital vinyl software for Windows and MAC platforms. MixVibes drew from its experience in audio engine and vinyl control design to deliver a new professional DJ product that brings more efficiency and simplicity to the mix. Cross is built around a a high-end audio engine to deliver high quality industry-standard features, (more…)
By L.C. Mason
Manifest Destiny: the belief that divine forces lay in the vast American West before 19th-century settlers arrived to explore and conquer. The West meant progress, raw living, and the flourishing of the American dream. The edge of the continent has been a magnet for the brave, weird, and fringe-dwelling since the East’s puritanical purging sessions, and California continues to be viewed (more…)
By Danica Li
For the past decade and a half, Matthew J. Tow has had a slew of musical projects bubbling on the back burner. Aussie rock outfit Drop City, formed by Tow in 1993, is probably the band for which Tow is most widely known for fronting. A series of solo forays followed. Under the moniker Colorsound, Tow produced a half dozen albums over a decade before the psychedelic rockers of the Brian Jonestown (more…)
Dippin’ dots: Thao at Swedish American Hall. All photos by Ariel Soto.
By Ariel Soto
Her dress was pink with black polka dots, and she got it just for us. Thao Nguyen only had one dress, and she had already worn that one on the cover of the Guardian last week and figured we’d all remember it, so Nguyen went out and got a new dress for her sold-out show on Feb. 26 at the Swedish American Music Hall. (more…)
There’s a lot more to Thao Nguyen of Thao with the Get Down Stay Down than meets the eye: watermelons, missing cowboy boots, wash-and-fold duties, and missing mini-vans. Here’s more of a talk with her; for the rest of this interview, go here. Nguyen performs as part of Noise Pop ‘09 on Feb. 26.
SFBG: You just got back from Portland? How’s the recording of the new album going?