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SXSW SPOTLIGHT: Annuals @ Filter’s Showdown at Cedar Street, 3.19.09
Photos/Text by Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: Well-rounded/ambitious pop from Raleigh, NC. Their Latest Release: Such Fun (Canvasback, 2008) The Set in a Few Sentences: It may have been sunny and sweaty for this mid-afternoon outdoor party, but Annuals remained tightly composed to deliver a poised, sweeping set. Indie pop is seldom more powerful or well-executed, […]
1MM: Bloc Party Nail the First of Two Sold-Out Nights At Terminal 5, Remind Us How Banging “Banquet” Still Is
[Photos by Andrew Parks; slideshow here] While we may never appreciate the identity crises that plague/propel Intimacy–the first Bloc Party full-length with noticeable growing pains–self-titled still isn’t tired of the band’s shows. Maybe that’s because the British quartet never seems to leave the road, seemingly sticking around from a slew of buzz-stoking showcases at SXSW […]
S/T Survived … A Whole Lotta Trying-Too-Hard (And Annihilation Time!) At Vice’s Annual Late-Night SXSW Party
[Photos by Alexander Wagner; scope the complete slideshow here] Some of the best times we’ve ever had at SXSW have been at Vice’s annual closing night party … except for when someone cracked the railing on a roof deck, ensuring that the Black Lips, Les Savy Fav and Fucked Up would not be following Against […]
SXSW, DAY FOUR: PJ Harvey, Beach House, Explosions in the Sky and a Rockabilly Revivalist
[Lead photo by Robert Loerzel] Lizz Kannenberg, self-titled‘s tireless SXSW correspondent, high-tailed it back to Chicago on Saturday night, which left us with one little problem: making sure the fest’s final night was covered. Lucky for us, Kannenberg’s Windy City compatriot, Neph Basedow, was willing to step in and snap shots/write about her three favorite […]
SXSW SPOTLIGHT: Colourmusic @ Oklahoma Film & Music Commission Party, 3.19.09
Photos/Text by Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: Freaky, Oklahoma-based psych-folk quintet creates walls of color-inspired reverb while wearing matching skirts. Their Latest Release: f, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or 13 (World’s Fair, 2008) The Set in a Few Sentences: Colourmusic are known for quirky/just-plain-bizarre live shows, and this bombastic late afternoon set was no […]
SXSW SPOTLIGHT: Passion Pit @ SPIN Day Party, Stubb’s, 3.20.09
The Artist: Effervescent electro-rock … from Boston. Their Latest Release: Chunk of Change (Frenchkiss, 2008) The Set in a Few Sentences: These young go-getters were up and at ‘em early, pushing the SPIN crowd to sweat out their hangovers with undeniably bouncy hooks. Bonus points for a singer who’s not afraid to climb all over […]
SXSW SPOTLIGHT: Tinted Windows (AKA The Worst Supergroup Ever) @ The Fader Fort, 3.20.09
Photos/Text by Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: Hell’s house band. Their Latest Release: Hopefully none, ever : but apparently a self-titled release in April on S-Curve. The Set in a Few Sentences: We may never know how this unholy union of James Iha (A Perfect Circle, The Smashing Pumpkins), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), Bun E. […]
SXSW, DAY THREE: School of Seven Bells, Passion Pit and 90 Minutes of Front-Row Metallica Action
Photos/Text by Lizz Kannenberg Friday is always the Day of Day Parties at SXSW, with heavy hitters like SPIN, Pitchfork and The Onion all hosting their events at the week’s halfway point. SPIN definitely had the best (and most) swag–I didn’t get 10 feet inside the gate at Stubb’s before I had two keychains, a […]