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The Eight Most Auspicious Musical Debuts of 2009

A few artists still have me kinda giddy like a schoolgirl, even after all these months...  read more

Getting to Know... Micachu & The Shapes

“I've got a really short attention span,” admits 21-year-old Mica Levi, the sprite-like frontwoman of Micachu & The Shapes...  read more

Paste's Top 10 Buzziest Acts of SXSW 2009

Another year, another SXSW on the books. Somehow, amidst the parties, food and general chaos of 6th St., the Paste staff managed to see some music. Here are the 10 acts we were most impressed with:...  read more

SXSW 2009: Micachu & the Shapes Compose a Song for Austin

Micachu & the Shapes' avant pop-sicle compositions were already the toast of SXSW 2009 before spry frontwoman Mica Levi's miniature guitars had even crossed the Texas state line. However, Levi, keyboardist Raisa Khan and drummer Marc Pell seemed far too fascinated and exhausted by their festival experience to let the buzz go to their heads. During our chat at Austin's Driskill Hotel, the precocious singer even showed me a short video capturing the historic hotel's wild west motifs while she whistled The Good, the Bad and the Ugly's theme, and sheepishly asked about the shows I'd seen: "Do you find...  read more

SXSW 2009: The Heartless Bastards, Micachu and more rock SXSW lady-style

Even though dude-y bands are apparently on the rise at SXSW 2009, I've managed not to see a single one of them yet. In fact, the majority of the acts I've been able to take in since arriving in Austin Wednesday have involved totally badass women. Too many for my BBQ'd out brain to write about them all, actually, so here are some of my very favorites....  read more