After a quiet, sit-down dinner we went off to Rainey Street, the classy part of SXSW. Shows take place in upscale bars housed in large family homes instead of dive bars like on 6th Street. First stop was the German House at Lucille, where Vimes, an electronic duo (plus a[…]
This was the day when I wanted to see Ibeyi, my number one must see for this year. I saw them, kind of: there was a 90 minutes line at the Spotify House and most of the show I attended from behind a noisy generator. We made it in for[…]
On top of Elke’s SXSW list is Highly Suspect a Brooklyn alternative rock trio who played The Trophy Club, which features a mechanic bull. They played a intense set at a packed room – we will probably see them again later this week. Capping off the day was the shoegaze[…]
Wednesday turned out to be a perfect day: we could execute our plan with no waiting times. After attending some sessions at the Convention Center, the first live show was Kate Boy at Red 7, a three piece from Sweden, who perform with electronic drums, bass and keyboards. Singer Kate[…]
It feels a little funny to go all the way to Austin to see artists from Brooklyn, but that’s what we did for most of the night. It started with Dreamers, a rock three piece, who were on when we entered The Main II on Red River Street. I know[…]
After all the preparation and listening through some 1,500 bands, we finally arrived in Austin to see some live music. But plans are subject to change at SXSW more than anywhere, so the first show we actually saw was singer-songwriter Malia Grace at a cafe in the airport. It was[…]
It’s the evening before the South By South West music festival in Austin, Texas starts… my suitcase and bag are packed, my desired schedule fixed, my “listening duties” aka checking out roughly 1,500 bands -and that’s not even all- done! And yet, I can’t possibly board Jet Blue tomorrow morning without having put[…]
Recently I find a lot of good music coming from Paris: there’s Ibeyi for once, but also Dead Sea, a four piece who released their first video for the song Keep It High. Their music lays somewhere between Keep Shelly in Athens and Lamb, which means I like it a[…]
What we really want from Grimes is a new album with new songs, but somehow she’s not inclined to give one to us. Instead we get a new video for an old song that didn’t make the cut for Visions. Grimes dances through East Asia and there is some live[…]
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