1. Duchess Says – Hands down the most electric in-your-face performance of SXSW. Vocalist, Annie-Claude, assaulted the crowd by forcing faces into her bosom, instructing everyone get down on the ground, and flat out scaring people with her puckish humor and Quebecois-laced rage. These Montreal punks converted fans by baptism of fire. 2. Pines – Australian…
Day 3 The New Pornographers @ Radio Day Stage Pvris @ The MTV Woodies Awards Pines @ The Iron Bear Chinah @ Sidewinder Young MA @ The Gatsby Future Islands @ The Gatsby Day 4 Hockey Dad @ Sidewinder Maggie Rogers @ St. Davids Church Weezer @ Brazos Hall C/ontry Day 5 Thunder…
Day One Quiet Company @ Cheer Up Charlies (Made Austin Proud) Deep Cuts @ Cheer Up Charlies (Meh, terrible stage presence) Ofeliadorme @ BD Rileys (Best Overall) Girlpool @ Empire Garage (Meh, overhyped and underwhelming) Anna Wise @ Empire Garage (Most Talent) Be Charlotte @ Swan Dive (Biggest Surprise) Mich @ Swan Dive (Meh, a trainwreck) Octopus Project @…
While SXSW features exotic music like throat-singers from the steppes of Mongolia or flute bands from the peaks of the Andes, we must not forget that some of most exhilarating music comes from our own backyard. Here are 11 bands that will be slaying at SXSW this week. 1. Mobley (Post-Genre Pop) Cutting vocals in the woods behind…