We’re hosting a SXSW party!
We’re hosting a day party opening day of the music portion of South By Southwest this year.
WHEN: Wed, March 16th noon – 7pm
WHERE: Jackalope 404 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78701
WHAT: A huge freakin’ party to celebrate indie music. Sign up to be the first able to remix the songs you hear.
RSVP via Plancast
Oh and (knock on wood) we’re going to try and get some stems from the artists that perform, load them into Scratch Audio and make it so you guys can remix their tunes. Good stuff. Here’s the flyer and band bios:
| 1:00 PM |
Candy Claws
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| 2:00 PM |
Kinch
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| 3:00 PM |
Gospel Claws
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| 4:00 PM |
Fake Problems
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| 6:00 PM |
The Gay Blades
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Ryan Hover and Kay Bertholf, composers, arrangers, and principle songwriters of Candy Claws, wrote Hidden Lands on keyboard because they don’t know how to play keyboard. They had to rely completely on what sounded right, rather than rely on techniques they had learned. Strange chords and melodies arose that might sound “wrong” to the trained musician, but sound mysterious and exciting to them.
Kinch, an indie-pop band from Phoenix, AZ, who for the past few years have felt at home writing sharp, angular rock songs that burrow into the listener’s ear and refuse to leave, while at the same time penning songs full of warmth, maybe a little bit of naiveté, and — dare we say? — even a touch of earnestness. Advances, Kinch’s self-released 2008 debut, was named best Arizona Record of 2008 by the Phoenix New Times, a Village Voice alt-weekly. They have officially showcased at New York’s CMJ Music Marathon, Austin’s SXSW, Milwaukee’s Summerfest, San Francisco’s NoisePop, and dates on Van’s Warped Tour.
Gospel Claws are an American rock band based in Tempe, Arizona. Their music has been described as “rambling desert-pop”, “uber-catchy indie pop”, and even “Jan & Dean on cough syrup”. But no matter how one chooses to describe this band, the fact is that singer “Joel Marquard…always delivers.” Admittedly, that last quote is simultaneously referencing Marquard’s music and his day job as a FedEx driver. After leaving Dear and the Headlights in 2007, he hooked up with longtime friend Sloan Walters. The two songwriters eventually recruited some other friends, John Mulhern and Scott Hall, for a rhythm section. Wesley Hilsabeck, who Marquard hooked up with via his delivery route one day, rounds out the lineup on second guitar.
There’s nothing predictable about Fake Problems sonic journey from underground heroes to indie rock trailblazers. Since forming in Naples, Florida, five years ago the group have released two critically acclaimed full-lengths, won over countless fans all over the world and toured and played shows with everyone from The Hold Steady to Frank Turner. However with their sophomore release on Side One Dummy Records, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape, Fake Problems have exceeded even their own lofty expectations by creating a cerebral masterpiece that sees the band fully reconciling all of their seemingly disparate influences and proving it’s finally their time to step into the spotlight.
The Gay Blades are a two piece from New York City who play an acerbic brand of Trash Pop. What is Trash Pop, you ask? Trash pop is what happens when two keenly observant wanna-be hipsters write and record songs the same pair couldn’t possibly pull off live, and make up for their missing bass player with consistently explosive performances and a heaping spoonful of swagger. Clark Westfield plays the guitar and Puppy Mills plays the drums. They met while volunteering in a traveling sideshow, Clark juggling and Puppy taking tickets. Afterwards, back in NYC, the duo formed The Gay Blades.
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