SXSW 2010: Can Suckers Put Out An Album Already?
We’ve had our eyes on Suckers for a minute. In October, we named the Brooklyn group one of The 10 Best Bands We Discovered at CMJ 2009, comparing them to Talking Heads and saying, “There’s something wonderfully off about this quartet’s soaring three-part harmonies and manic rhythms.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusLou Barlow, Black Prairie, Shearwater Play Paste's SXSW 2010 Thursday Party
Today, at the Galaxy Room in Austin, Texas, Paste is bringing you another day’s worth of music. Lou Barlow will be there, as will The Middle East, along with Decemberists’ side project Black Prairie and a whole host of acts, from Fanfarlo to Shearwater to The Living Sisters, all brought to you by Bay Area Tone, To Write Love On Her Arms, Izze, Sierra Nevada, Busted Tees, 5-Hour Energy, UV Vodka and Limelight. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., which is when the free beer and Izze start flowing. We’ll have the latter all day, but the beer is first come,... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSXSW 2010: Carolina Chocolate Drops
Things were bumping at the Paste party today at Galaxy Room—Assistant Editor Michael Saba even heard the phrase “Paste is where the hawtness is!” While acts like Roky Erikson with Okkervil River and Frightened Rabbit drew a packed house, one band that deserved a much fuller audience was the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Fresh off of their first Nonesuch release, Genuine Negro Jig, the Chocolate Drops played classic old-timey string blues inspired by the likes of Josh White and the Mississippi Mud Steppers. Picking at their fiddle and banjo strings with the frantic speed of a seismograph, the trio moved between... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusRoky Erickson and Okkervil River, Frightened Rabbit, Free Energy Play Paste's Wednesday SXSW 2010 Party
Today, at the Galaxy Room in Austin, Paste celebrates the first official day of music at SXSW 2010 with some of our favorite acts, brought to you by Bay Area Tone, To Write Love On Her Arms, Izze, Sierra Nevada, Busted Tees, 5-Hour Energy, UV Vodka and Limelight. Free beer starts flowing when the doors open at 11:30 a.m., but make sure to come early as it’s first come, first serve. There will also be free Izze soda all day. RSVP at PasteMagazine.com/SXSW2010.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPaste's Hour-by-Hour Guide to SXSW 2010
With more than 2,000 bands, official or otherwise, at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, it can be tough to know where to start... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Surfer Blood Talk Rock Stars, Florida and Zombies
A few weeks ago, Paste sat down at Soul Vegetarian in Atlanta with one of our new favorite bands, Surfer Blood, before they played a sold-out show at the Drunken Unicorn. The Florida five-piece’s debut album Astro Coast, is full of a melodic, breezy brand of rock ‘n’ roll that is perfect for summertime listening. And it’s getting all kinds of buzz right now. The boys are on tour through the end of May, and will be playing this year’s SXSW festival more than a few times.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJakob Dylan, Neko Case, Eisley Headline Paste's SXSW 2010 Kickoff Party Tonight
Tonight at 504 Trinity St., Paste kicks off SXSW 2010’s five days of music with the help of PureVolume, Taco Bell’s Feed the Beat, Mozes, Sennheiser and VTech. Headlined by Jakob Dylan with Three Legs (including Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Jon Rauhouse and more!) and Eisley, the event is open to anyone age 21 and up. RSVP to PureVolume.com/TheHouse.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen Up: Battling Belligerent Newness at SXSW
You have never done enough... read more
Found in: ColumnsSXSW 2010: Shorts, Docs, Dicks and Very Large Numbers
Documentaries got my attention the first couple days at SXSW. Except for the Midnight Shorts with its more-than-average number of references to male genitalia. Hubble 3DUsually, if I say I appreciate the brevity of a film it's not a good thing. But in the case of Hubble 3D 43 minutes was just right to whet our appetites for the continuation of space exploration. Wow. And Wow. See this film at an iMax theater if you can. Watching the Shuttle astronauts repair the Hubble Telescope as the Hawaiian Islands flow by in the background is an indelible image. But it gets better when... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusEight Things to Remember for SXSW 2010
Dear Future Self, Remember last year when it was 2 AM and you'd just returned from SXSW 2009 and... read more
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