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SXSW Review: The Boxer Rebellion, Maggie Mae’s Rooftop, March 19

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Alli in Everything, South By Southwest | 1 Comment

Austin – Don’t mind me if I get a little too real here for a sec, but a couple days into SXSW I developed a pretty nasty cold. I spent all day Friday in the hotel room trying to recuperate just so that I could go out that night to see The Boxer Rebellion. They were basically the main reason I wanted to come along for the ride, as they released one of my favorite albums of last year. I … →

SXSW Review: Dum Dum Girls & The XX, French Legation Museum, March 18

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Alli in Everything, South By Southwest | 1 Comment

Austin – It seemed like everyone attending SXSW came to this particular show. The XX are easily the most hyped band here at the fest this year; I’d heard quite a bit about Dum Dum Girls too. LA’s Dum Dum Girls are self-described as their own genre, “blissed-out buzzsaw”.. basically to me it translated as a cross between the Ramones and just about any shoegaze band you can think of. It’s something I’d want to listen to on a chill … →

SXSW Review: We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Parish, March 17

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Alli in Everything, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

The final band (that I saw, anyway) from Wednesday’s Showcasing Scotland gig just so happens be one of my favorite bands of last year. Their album “These Four Walls” was in my top five and I didn’t get to see them last year so I was pretty excited. The first thing you realize upon seeing this band live is that the reach of singer Adam Thompson’s voice knows no bounds. He’d step a few feet back from his microphone and … →

SXSW Review: Codeine Velvet Club, The Parish, March 17

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Alli in South By Southwest | 1 Comment

Continuing the evening of Scottish music at the Parish was Codeine Velvet Club, a group formed by singer Jon Lawler aka Jon Fratelli of .. wait for it.. The Fratellis. Their self-titled album came out in December 2008 in the UK and is slated for release next month on Dangerbird here in the states. This band is pretty well put together; all male members in classy suits, and the group contains a horn section. Their sound would easily fit in … →