SXSW: Scheduling Is Hard To Do

Posted on | March 15, 2009 | No Comments

Soooo many bands and so many many choices.

Long hours went into compiling my SXSW schedule, suffered perhaps some mild
brain damage from all the hard choices I had to make.

It was brutal but I believe i got me a damn fine schedule. Worthy of my second visit to
the live music capital of the world.

A long, fun week ahead for me.

Coming from a cold, depressing Montreal winter to a sunny, hot Texas sun ain’t bad either.

Here’s what I can look forward to:

Tuesday

The Muggabears, True Widow, Ume, Ringo Deathstarr, Gomez.

Wednesday

Ferraby Lionheart, Superdrag, The Drones, The Von Bondies, Plus Minus, Ume
Overcasters, The Aimless Never Miss, The Sleepover Disaster, St. Vincent
Aqualung.

Thursday

Bishop Allen, Ume, Great Northern, Glasvegas, Annuals, Miniature Tigers
Superdrag, The Bridges, Army Navy, Tricky, The Features, The Asteroid #4
Sybris, Two Hours Traffic, Fight Like Apes, Gomez, Rocco Deluca And The Burden.

Friday

Gabriella Cilmi, Superdrag, Alela Diane, The Features, Mark Olson & Gary Louris
The Sonics, Shad, Minipop, Silversun Pickups, Superdrag, Lisa Hannigan,
The Bird And The Bee, Laura Marling, Brother Reade, Jason Lytle, Fight Like Apes,
Dredg.

Saturday

Sky Larkin, The Life And Times, The Bird And The Bee, Asobi Seku, Low Line Caller,
The Knux, Superdrag, Yelle, The Morning After Girls, Dredg, Silversun Pickups,
Glasvegas, Les Handclaps, Superdrag, Fatlip, Explosions In The Sky.

Sunday

Gliss, The Boxing Lesson, Grady, Caspian.

All top choices on each given hours when the festival is in full effect.
Anything can change at any moments. Always have 3 or 4 bands on the backburner.
And that’s not even taking into account the bands I’ll surely discover by accident.

That happens alot.

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A Good Day For Airplay | Episode 95 ( SXSW 2009 )

Posted on | March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

90 Mins : 26 Secs

Superdrag “Everything’ll Be Made Alright” ( thirty tigers records )
Industry Giants [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Sky Larkin “Beeline” ( wichita recordings )
The Golden Spike [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Ume “The Conductor” ( independent release )
Sunshower EP [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Silversun Pickups “Panic Switch” ( dangerbird records )
Swoon [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Les Handclaps “Cacti Are Delicious Fruit” ( independent release )
Les Handclaps [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

All Get Out “Water And God” ( favorite gentlemen recordings )
All Get Out EP [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Fight Like Apes “Do You Karate?” ( model citizen records )
The Mystery Of The Golden Medallion [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Miniature Tigers “Cannibal Queen” ( modern art records )
Tell It To The Volcano [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Dan Auerbach “I Want Some More” ( nonesuch records )
Keep It Hid [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Sonics “Psycho” ( etiquette records, inc. )
Psycho-Sonic [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Asteroid No. 4 “Let It Go” ( rainbow quartz records )
These Flowers of Ours: A Treasury Of Witchcraft & Devil-ry
[ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Overcasters “Way Of The World” ( weather center sensory media )
Overcasters [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Life And Times “Fall Of The Angry Clowns” ( arena rock )
Tragic Boogie [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Sleepover Disaster “Code Breaker” ( devil in the Woods )
Hover [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Aimless Never Miss “Suburban Seas” ( devil in the Woods )
The Aimless Never Miss [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Low Line Caller “Anderson Junction” ( independent release )
Hi Def Soft Core EP [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

St. Vincent “The Strangers” ( 4ad records )
Actor [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

IO Echo “Stalemate” ( independent release )
IO Echo EP [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

True Widow “Minor It Down” ( end. sounds records )
True Widow [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Tricky “Aftermath” ( island records )
Maxinquaye [ insound | amazon ]
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MVs Collection #02 ( SXSW 2009 Edition )

Posted on | March 7, 2009 | 2 Comments

I’ll be posting my annual SXSW podcast on Wednesday but here’s the thing …
had so many choices in what I wanted to feature for this year’s festivities
that I had to cut my playlist way the frak down.

So, why not use those that were left out and present them in a MVs Collection’s
posting.

Hence these picks of bands I’ve played on my show before (some more than once)
and these very picks I plan on seeing when i’m in Austin 9 days from now.

Dredg – “Same ‘Ol Road”

This song is from their 2002 album “El Cielo”.

Their 2005 album “Catch Without Arms” was my favorite of that year so saying that
I’m eagerly anticipating their new album “The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion”
would be an understatement.

It’s coming out May 19 on their own label Ohlone Recordings. They’re doing only
two shows at SXSW both starting at 1am, March 21st @ Buffalo Billiards and the
next day @ Emo’s Jr.

They’ll be on tour till the end of April.

Sadly no Canadian dates.

The bastards.

The Bird And The Bee – “Love Letter To Japan”

They to have two shows set up on March 21st, first one @ Karma Lounge at the
stroke of midnight then at 6pm for an in-store performance @ Waterloo Records
which I’m very excited about since i’ve heard only good things about the place.


Shad – “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home”

The pride and joy of London, Ontario and by far the best hip hopper we got
north of the border today.

This video is Shad’s take on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air‘s opening credits on
a very limited budget and by god he pulled it off quite well.

He’ll be at South By trying to impress the industry big whigs and he’ll blow
them away no doubt. You’ll be able to catch him this summer on the Warped Tour.

March 20th @ Wave at 8pm then @ The Music Gym Patio — 11:55pm.
March 21st @ SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center — 2:30pm.

School Of Seven Bells – “Half Asleep”

Doing 4 shows in 2 days one being in the backlot of a Urban Outfitters store.

March 19th @ Buffalo Billiards — midnight.
March 20th @ Emo’s Jr. — 3pm
March 20th @ Radio Room Patio — 10pm
March 21st @ Urban Outfitters — 5pm

Glasvegas – “Flowers & Football Tops”

Their self-titled debut album is still in heavy rotation in my pod months after it’s release.

Even tough they’ll be in town beginning of April with their own headlining tour,
I will make it my mission to catch all their SXSW showcases which are:

March 18th @ Vice — 11:45pm
March 20th @ The Spin Magazine Party — TBD
March 20th @ La Zona Rosa — 11:30pm

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SXSW: Essential Websites To Help Improve Your SXSW Experience

Posted on | March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments

For all you SXSW virgins outthere, don’t fret.

I too was one last year and let me tell you, this whole week you’re about
to experience of nothing but live music, free food and booze and hobnobbing
with fellow music nerds will change your life for the better.

It may seem overwhelming right now, choosing to see one band over another,
trying to figure out the location to all those venues, finding all the good
places to eat …etc.

To make it easier for you, I’ve compiled a list of essential websites that
will enhance your SXSW experience.

I’ve broke it off into 4 categories:

Show Listings

The one site that should be on top of your list is SCHED*.

sxsw2009.sched.org

Every single official and unoffical showcases will find it’s way there.
The main attraction is of course to customize your own schedule. You can
share said schedule with your friends and keep track of all the shows
your favorite bands will be playing during the week.

Also worth checking out is Paul’s Artist Catalog which gives you a
bio on all the bands/artists coming to SXSW with links to their
Last.fm / Flickr / YouTube pages.

sxsw.tastekeeper.com

Here’s a few more:

SXSW.com
Austin360
Oh My Rockness
Austinist
Showlist Austin
Do512
Ultra8201

Blog Coverage

Where to get the news on all those day parties scheduled outside of
SXSW’s control. There’s really only one place to go and that’s @
DoneWaiting.

www.donewaiting.com/category/sxsw/

They reign supreme in that department. I very addictively check their
site at least 15 times a day just to see their latest updates.

SCHED* gets their blog on aswell.
sxswblog.sched.org

There’s also SXSW Baby! that gives you the skinny on all the SXSW
happenings be it music, films and the Interactive portion of the
festival. they’ve set up a message board aswell where you can
discuss said happenings with fellow attendees.

www.sxswbaby.com
www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/forums/

Another forum to discuss all things SXSW is @ SXSW ’09 Insider’s guide.

sxsw.ning.com/forum

And if you subscribe to mailing lists on YahooGroups, there’s one set up for
the festival.

Unofficial SXSW Info
launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/unofficial_sxsw_info

With 1500+ members, it’s definitely a place that will keep you up to date.

Social networks

They all have their own groups and pages set up specifically for SXSW.

Facebook
My Space
Last.fm
Flickr
Twitter

Couchsurfing.com

If you’re still looking for a place to stay this late in the game, crashing
on a stranger’s couch may be your best bet.

Transportation And Weather

Austin’s Transit system
www.capmetro.org

I haven’t had the pleasure to use it myself but i’ve heard that during
the festival, it does keep late hours so it might be one way to go.

As for taxis, It’s damn near impossible to get one at 2 am when the night’s
festivities comes to a close but try it none the less. You might get lucky.

List of Cab companies

Another option at your disposal are the Bicycle Cabs which will be
everywhere you look. If you wanna give your feet a rest, want an
environmentally-friendly ride but mostly would enjoy having a human
slave pedal it’s heart out for you, give them a chance. Their riders
work for tips only, so don’t be stingy.

www.austinbicyclecabs.com

Seven Day Weather Forecast
weather.ibegin.com

I predict hot and humid weather and possibly a rainless week much
like we enjoyed last year. Expect some gnarly Texas winds aswell.

Finally, if you wanna do SXSW on the cheap, meaning going without
a badge/wristband and just try to hit as many free events as you
can, like I did last year and will do so again this year, check
out this how-to guide:

Out The Other’s Guide To SXSW On The Cheap

That’s it.

I do believe there’s more than enough here to get you going and have a pleasant SXSW experience.

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A Good Day For Airplay | Episode 94

Posted on | February 28, 2009 | No Comments

54 Mins : 02 Secs

Lily Allen “I Could Say” ( parlophone )
It’s Not Me, It’s You [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Mute Math “Spotlight” ( warner bros records )
Spotlight EP [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Thornley “Another Memory” ( 604 records )
Tiny Pictures [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Malajube “Christobald” ( dare to care records )
Labyrinthes [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Office “Nobody Knows You” ( quackmedia )
Mecca [ free album ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Warm Fuzzies “Space Invaders” ( independent release )
The Bubblegum EP [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Damone “Better Than You Let On” ( independent release )
Roll The Dice [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

N.A.S.A. “O Pato” ( anti / epitaph )
The Spirit Of Appolo [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Architecture In Helsinki “That Beep” ( polyvinyl )
That Beep (Single) [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Faded Paper Figures “Metropolis” ( shorthand records )
Dynamo [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Renfro “Half-Life Of Happiness” ( meltwater records )
Mathematics [ insound | amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner “Big Red Machine” ( 4AD )
Dark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation) [ insound | amazon ]
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