HGTV/Paste SXSW Preview - Generationals

HGTV has teamed up with Paste for our ninth annual party in Austin, Texas, at SXSW, March 13-16. With 11 bands per day, the lineup includes both some of the festival’s most exciting veteran performers including Billy Bragg, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Josh Ritter and The Zombies, as well as newcomers like Foxygen, The Lone Bellow and GUARDS.

The official four-day party will be held at one of 6th Street’s biggest music venues, The Stage on Sixth (508 E. 6th Street), from noon to 6 p.m. In the days leading up to the event, we’ll post previews on the artists on the lineup.

Generationals
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
Members: Ted Joyner (vocals and guitar) and Grant Widmer (vocals and guitar)
Album: Heza (Due April 2)
For Fans of:Spoon, Phoenix
Formed from the remnants of their previous group, the Baton Rouge, La.-based band The Eames Era, Generationals retains the infectious, hook-filled brand of indie pop that their previous band so elegantly demonstrated. The fact that their songs have been prominently featured on so many films and TV shows speaks volumes about their accessible, catchy nature. Their latest release Heza promises to continue that trend albeit with lead single “Spinoza” demonstrating a more guitar-orientated sound than their recent EP, the electronica-influenced Lucky Numbers.