Archive for March, 2009

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Wintersleep

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangWintersleep
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Successful Haligonian rock band whose last release was 2007’s Welcome To The Night Sky
Show review
– interviews at The Gauntlet and LAist

Photos: Wintersleep @ Rusty Spurs – March 21, 2009
MP3: Wintersleep – “Weighty Ghost”
Video: Wintersleep – “Weighty Ghost”
Video: Wintersleep – “Oblivion”
Video: Wintersleep – “Jaws Of Life”
Video: Wintersleep – “Lipstick”
Video: Wintersleep – “Fog”
Video: Wintersleep – “Insomnia”
Video: Wintersleep – “Faithful Guide”
Video: Wintersleep – “Sore”
Video: Wintersleep – “Danse Macabre”
Video: Wintersleep – “Caliber”
MySpace: Wintersleep

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Theoretical Girl

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangTheoretical Girl
London, England, United Kingdom

Nom du plume of English pop artist Amy Turrnidge, who sometimes performs solo and sometimes with her band the Equations. Her debut is due out in August of 2009
Show review

Photos: Theoretical Girl @ Latitude 30 – March 21, 2009
MP3: Theoretical Girl – “Rivals”
Video: Theoretical Girl – “The Boy I Left Behind”
Video: Theoretical Girl – “The Hypocrite”
MySpace: Theoretical Girl
MySpace: Theoretical Girl (acoustic)

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Beach House

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangBeach House
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Hazy dreampop duo released their second album Devotion last year
Show review

Photos: Beach House @ Auditorium Shores – March 21, 2009
MP3: Beach House – “Gila”
MP3: Beach House – “Heart Of Chamber”
MP3: Beach House – “Master Of None”
Video: Beach House – “Used To Be”
Video: Beach House – “You Came To Me”
Video: Beach House – “Heart Of Chambers”
MySpace: Beach House

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Camera Obscura

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangCamera Obscura
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Pop band returns for with their first album in three years with My Maudlin Career, out April 21. Their North American tour kicks off in late May and hits Lee’s Palace in Toronto on June 27
Show review

Photos: Camera Obscura @ The Mohawk Patio – March 21, 2009
MP3: Camera Obscura – “My Maudlin Career”
MP3: Camera Obscura – “Let’s Get Out Of This Country”
MP3: Camera Obscura – “If Looks Could Kill”
Video: Camera Obscura – “French Navy”
Video: Camera Obscura – “Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken”
Video: Camera Obscura – “If Looks Could Kill”
Video: Camera Obscura – “Let’s Get Out Of This Country”
Video: Camera Obscura – “Tears For Affairs”
Video: Camera Obscura – “Teenager”
Video: Camera Obscura – “Keep It Clean”
Video: Camera Obscura – “Eighties Fan”
MySpace: Camera Obscura

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Peelander-Z

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangPeelander-Z
New York, New York, USA

Self-proclaimed “Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander” will release their fifth album P-Pop-High School on April 14
Show review

Photos: Peelander-Z @ The Mohawk Patio – March 21, 2009
MP3: Peelander-Z – “Ninja High Schooool”
MP3: Peelander-Z – “Me Gusta Lucha Libre”
MP3: Peelander-Z – “S.T.E.A.K.”
MP3: Peelander-Z – “Champion”
Video: Peelander-Z – “Ninja High Schooool”
Video: Peelander-Z – “S.T.E.A.K.”
Video: Peelander-Z – “Mad Tiger”
MySpace: Peelander-Z