Posts Tagged ‘SxSW’

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangShilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Harmonium-led blues-rock outfit whose debut album is A Fish Hook An Open Eye
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– interview at Indian Express

Photos: Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers @ The Mohawk – March 21, 2009
MP3: Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers – “Coward Cracked The Dawn”
Video: Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers – “Filthy & Free”
MySpace: Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Harlem

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangHarlem
Austin, Texas, USA

Transplanted Arizonan garage-rock trio who released their debut Free Drugs in 2008
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– interview at Vice

Photos: Harlem @ The Mohawk Patio – March 21, 2009
Video: Harlem – “Witch Greens”
Video: Harlem – “Think I’m Thinkin’ ‘Bout”
MySpace: Harlem

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – The Bird & The Bee

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangThe Bird & The Bee
Los Angeles, California, USA

Retro-futuristic lounge-pop duo have just released their sophomore effort Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
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Photos: The Bird & The Bee @ Karma Lounge – March 20, 2009
Video: The Bird & The Bee – “Love Letter To Japan”
Video: The Bird & The Bee – “Polite Dance Song”
Video: The Bird & The Bee – “Again & Again”
Video: The Bird & The Bee – “La La La”
MySpace: The Bird & The Bee

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Wheat

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangWheat
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Indie rock veterans return from hiatus by reissuing their first two albums and releasing a new one in White Ink, Black Ink later this Spring
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Photos: Wheat @ Maggie Mae’s – March 20, 2009
MP3: Wheat – “El Sincero”
MP3: Wheat – “Move = Move”
Mp3: Wheat – “What Everyone Keeps Telling Me”
MP3: Wheat – “World United Already”
Video: Wheat – “Don’t I Hold You”
Video: Wheat – “I Met A Girl”
MySpace: Wheat

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

SxSW 2009 A/V – Mumford & Sons

Photo By Frank YangFrank YangMumford & Sons
London, England, United Kingdom

Folk-bluegrass revivalists who sometimes double as Laura Marling’s band, they have two EPs to their name and are working on their debut album
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Photos: Mumford & Sons @ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop – March 20, 2009
Video: Mumford & Sons – “Roll Away Your Stone” (live)
MySpace: Mumford & Sons