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SXSW Review: Jain, March 15, Coppertank

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Ricky in South By Southwest | Leave a comment

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One of the most notable international acts playing SXSW, French singer Jain wasted little time getting the liquored up crowd at the Youtube Coppertank dancing and jumping up and down on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. Taking the stage solo, Jain layered and looped her music to produce a set of vibrant, fun, and danceable tunes.

Sensing that crowd participation would be a good idea, Jain spent a good chunk of the set getting the crowd involved in her blend of electronic and tropical pop. The crowd was willing – maybe it was the French accent, maybe it was the charming personality, I don’t know. The best part of the set was during her hit song “Come,” in which she had the crowd sing the chorus into the microphone before looping their voices into the backing supporting tracks. It was a great use of that technology and everyone was having a ball.

Jain is playing a few more shows at SXSW, I suggest you check her out.

SXSW Review: Dave, March 14, Latitude 30

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Ricky in South By Southwest | Leave a comment

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Welcome to the stage……DAVE!

What a artist name. Impossible to Google but man, you must be hot shit if you just simply go by Dave. A London hip hop artist who is only 18, Dave played the BBC Showcase Tuesday night. It’s probably not the most hip thing to say, but Dave played a very comprehensive set. “You’ll get some up tempo songs, you’ll get some slower songs, I’m going to rap and also, I’m going to sing” Dave told us during his set. The man does it all. In between songs, he would tell us about his upbringing and how he became popular “Waaaaaay back in 2015, I was free-styling…” It’s then you realized that this kid is 18 and that 2 years ago must be quite a long time.

Stories aside, Dave put on a stellar set that showcase his talents not only as a rapper, but also as a pianist and an arranger. Among his songs include ones that sampled his own piano arrangements and also some Spanish guitar, a nice departure from other songs. At only 18, the future is bright for this one.

SXSW Review: Sofi Tukker, March 14, Empire Control Room

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Ricky in South By Southwest | Leave a comment

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Sofi Tukker is a duo from New York who put on a devastatingly fun show. Sophie Hawley-Weld, one part of the duo, seemed like she was born to perform. Whether she’s singing, dancing or wielding a guitar, she has an energy to her that is incredibly infectious and is irrestible. The duo play what is essentially electro dance pop , and they have this odd contraption set up in the middle of stage that they hit with drum sticks that makes different sounds. Also, I’m pretty sure some of their songs are in Portuguese, however none of that really matters as their music puts a smile on your face and get’s you moving.

Go check them out.

SXSW Song Of The Day: Lift To Experience – Just As Was Told

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Paul in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

Denton, Texas-based band Lift To Experience has had a bit of an interesting history. After playing the 2000 edition of SXSW, the trio signed to London-based label Bella Union and went on to release only one album. That album, 2001’s The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads, would go on to attain a certain cult status, although the band seems to have gained more of a following in the UK than they ever did stateside.

Now, all these years later, the band is back with a reissued, remastered version of the album and playing a couple of shows for SXSW 2017, including one in a church, which seems somewhat fitting for a band that made a post-rock/shoegaze concept album about the second coming of Jesus Christ in Texas.

Check out “Just As Was Told,” the Slint-esque opening track from that album below:

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