SXSW Artist: Sahara Smith
(Austin, Texas)
Sensual and deep. Decadent and unrestrained.
SXSW Artist: The Band of Heathens
(Austin, Texas)
Texas music at its finest. A MoMo favorite. Country. Rock. Soul.
Wolf Gang
(London)
Noteworthy. Positively exuberant when performed live.
SXSW 2011 Re-Cap: Ellie Goulding
(London)
Ever since the initial release of her single “Starry Eyed,” I’ve wanted to see Ellie live. In fact, Friday of Southby I only had one goal: to see this particular performance. I had the suspicion that her original lyrics, hard-hitting beats, and smoky voice would translate well from a digital track to a live audience. I was in no way disappointed.
Jamestown Revival
There is an incredible level of beauty found in local music. The rhythms are pure. The lyrics are raw. The vibe is untouched and real. Any recorded tracks are yet to be tainted by the idea of pleasing the masses. I’m proud that I can say artists like Jamestown Revival are from Austin.
The Naked and Famous
La Zona Rosa - Austin, Texas
April 21st, 2011
Olympic Airways - Foals
absolute favorite.
La Zona Rosa - Austin, Texas
April 21st, 2011
Miami - Foals
La Zona Rosa - Austin, Texas
April 21st, 2011
Spanish Sahara - Foals
April 21st, 2011 at La Zona Rosa - Austin, Texas
I’m the fury in your head. I’m the fury in your bed. I’m the ghost in the back of your head
oh archer you shot too low.
a steady eye, but a shaky bow.
and don’t think i did not feel that blow cause i did and i do and i’m blown away by you.
oh but you don’t have a clue.
Yelle at Mohawk on April 22nd, 2011 - Austin, Texas
I have always associated Suzanna Choffel’s music with my life down here in Austin. Her album was the first one I purchased after I moved to the city. She was the first artist I saw perform at my first SXSW. And I’ve been teased on multiple occasions for knowing the lyrics on “Shudders and Rings” a little too well.
Well now it looks like she is the one making the big move. I hope the rest of the world appreciates her music as much as we do here in Austin.
Good luck Suzanna. Watch out NYC.
”At night before we’d go to sleep…Jack liked to play some records…I’d get out of bed at night and play it for him, when it was so cold getting out of bed…on a Victrola ten years old — and the song he loved most came at the very end of this record, the last side of Camelot, sad Camelot… ‘Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.’ There’ll never be another Camelot again…” - Jacqueline Kennedy
Absolutely Romantic.
Bought this today for $4 at Encore Records, which is going out of business. I was never really a regular there, but every time a record store closes, a little piece of me dies inside.
(Taken with instagram)
MY KICKSTARTER - PLEASE SHARE
“(Beat)en Senseless” - A documentary that explores Austin’s beat music culture.
Until October of last year, I was fully aware that hip-hop was never really my thing. Electronic music never caught my attention, and I (surprisingly) had never heard of a little event called “Low End Theory.” - Little did I know.
Now, I am in the process of filming a documentary about Austin’s underground beat scene. How in the hell did that happen you ask? Two reasons: Austin possesses an intriguing and creative underground environment that instantly ignited a hunger within me for this new genre. And, when it comes to new music, I’m a fast learner.
So please take a look at this Kickstarter project I am working on with three friends.
Donate and share. - Support the underground.
Psychedelic vibes, alive and well in Austin, Texas (2011).
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