If you happen to be one of the many New Yorkers in Austin this week for SXSW, head over to our party! Austinist & Gothamist are proud to announce our day party, taking place on Wednesday, March 12 at the Mohawk (912 Red River, Austin). The party kicks off around 11 a.m., and the day ends at 6 p.m., but not before Shout Out Louds, Shearwater, Liam Finn and Phosphorescent perform.
This year, we'll be joined by Daytrotter, who (for those in New York) will be streaming some of the performances live on the web. We'll also be joined by Annie Ray who will be working hard in her photo booth as well. As usual, the party is free, open to all...
The lineup:
Outdoors
- Shout Out Louds 5:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [SXSW Artist Page]
- Shearwater 4:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [Daytrotter Session] [SXSW Artist Page]
- We Barbarians 3:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
- Jukebox the Ghost 2:15 p.m. [MySpace] [Virb]
- The Forms 1:30 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [SXSW Artist Page]
- Anathallo 12:45 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [SXSW Artist Page]
- Nico Vega 12:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
Indoors
- Liam Finn 4:45 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [SXSW Artist Page]
- Phosphorescent 3:45 p.m. [MySpace] [Daytrotter Session] [SXSW Artist Page]
- Johnny Flynn 2:45 p.m. [MySpace]
- Pattern is Movement 2:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [SXSW Artist Page]
- A Place to Bury Strangers 1:15 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [SXSW Artist Page]
- The Bleedin Bleedins 12:30 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
- DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives 11:45 a.m. [MySpace]
After the jump you'll find some press clippings for each of our bands.
Sponsored by: Daytrotter, BMI, Transmission Entertainment, Steaz Energy Drinks, Soundcheck Magazine, John Mueller BBQ and more
Shout Out Louds
"The sweeping grandeur of Our Ill Wills is infectious, with every song benefiting from just the right amount of orchestral glow." --Filter
Liam Finn: "It's uncanny how much Liam Finn recalls Neil Finn not just vocally, but also lyrically and melodically. Yet while Liam may sound a lot like Neil (and the Beatles, for that matter) on songs like "Energy Spent" or "Music Moves My Feet", he's not exactly aping him. As the tune goes, it's only natural, and besides, Liam's got a few things going for him that even dad doesn't. Dad must be pretty proud, but at the same time, one can only imagine he's keeping a close competitive eye on the kid." --Pitchfork Media
Liam Finn
"Well-versed pop rock from New Zealand's fortunate son. On his full-length debut, the child of Kiwi pop kingpin Neil Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House) is more a descendant of the scattershot aesthetic that Todd Rundgren perfected on his 1972 masterpiece Something/Anything." --Spin
Shearwater: "Palo Santo is one of the year's best indie-rock albums...These 11 flickering - and hummable - songs tell a desperate but not quite decipherable story...this album reveals its secrets slowly, or not at all." --The New York Times
"This is a chilling release, epic in both reach and accomplishment...one of the finest records to be released in recent memory." --PopMatters
"Jonathan Meiburg has written the soundtrack worthy of his own, or anyone's, images." --Pitchfork Media
"Meiburg's voice and narratives are in no danger of being obscured or replaced by the atonal chimings-in of the huddled masses. To listen to Palo Santo is to be in conversation with Meiburg himself; all you can do is watch and listen as he takes you down dark, unfamiliar paths, often running ahead of you, only to bring you out to the hazy light on the other side. In the end you will be disoriented, perhaps a little irritated, and thoroughly in awe." --Austin Chronicle
We Barbarians: "We Barbarians formed from the ashes of The Colour and come fully formed. Each track is based on jagged riffs, reverb heavy drums and anthemic vocals. Atmospheric and ambient, their intensity is tantamount to the Cold War Kids or Arcade Fire. We predict a massive future for We Barbarians." --Rough Trade
Johnny Flynn: "A talented main attraction...Flynn was an inspired choice as headliner. As a rosy-cheeked former Shakespearean actor he has the right breeding, and his calm, traditional folk had an age-old feel to suit the historic surroundings of The Albert Hall." Evening Standard "Flynn and his band The Sussex Wit impress with their unflashy, unsentimental rootsy stylings, which put them closer in spirit to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy or Two Gallants than the boho shenanigans of the antifolk set." --Drowned In Sound
A Place To Bury Strangers: "What matters most is the substance behind the style, and here, even morose falling-out songs are saturated with slender indie-pop melody. A Place to Bury Strangers may not be easy for would-be record buyers to find, but it's worth every effort." --Pitchfork Media
"A Place to Bury Strangers are a precious gift for those of us who will always carry a torch for the delirious rush of pre-1990s Jesus and Mary Chain, and the glistening chill of late Joy Division. Add in a little Cure circa Pornography and this debut is quite a treat." --PopMatters
Jukebox The Ghost: "The trio has a sound that stands out and is known for live shows packed with infectious energy. Two of the most common musical reference points are Ben Folds and Queen, an odd combo, but it makes sense." --Washington Post
"We don't usually associate piano pop with Armageddon, but Three Stars alums Jukebox the Ghost have made the end of the world sound particularly catchy with their debut full-length album" --DCist
The Forms: "The Forms craft wiry, punchy indie pop. The singer's silvery voice soars like the album's namesake. Keep an eye and ear out." --Pitchfork
"4 (out of 5). Angular post-rock with a singer that can actually sing...you'll be hooked." --Alternative Press
"One half hour you will never forget, possibly one that will change you forever." --Heckler Magazine
Phosphorescent: "Stunning, stand-alone album. The love is in Pride's lyrics, which escape the shackles of their occasional poetic flourishes to be unmysterious and self-explanatory, totally broken and totally vulnerable, and therefore unique." --Pitchfork Media
"It's a record certain to provide an instant's getaway, sure—from your desk or your deadlocked car at the hour o' five. But more simply, it's one of 2007's most knee-bucklingly beautiful records." --Stylus
Pattern Is Movement: "Pattern Is Movement deserve your worship if you like unorthodox, polyrhytmic pop music that pushes back...It's clear we've slept on some of the most beautifully weird, shape-shifting music out there." --Stereogum
"Pattern Is Movement more than transcend the math-rock tag, and their senses of songcraft and pop accessibility greatly outpace those of just about any of their peers." --Pitchfork
Anathallo: "Very few bands sound as ecstatic, or receive such an active audience response, as Anathallo ... With Anathallo any reaction is as spontaneous as it is positive. Whilst retaining the wide-eyed infantile joy of previous material, the band now exhibit much more songwriting maturity: every idea is fully realised and combined perfectly with ones familiar." --Drowned In Sound
"Anathallo's Floating World is a convincing rejoinder to the notion that there's nothing new in the rock world. The Mount Pleasant, MI, septet sounds not only, well, refreshingly new, but like little else in rock music."
--Billboard
"The Bleedins sound like a rock band accustomed to filling arenas, though they've only recently hit the Boston club circuit." --PopMatters
Nico Vega:: "Nico Vega incorporates those vintage soul and blues influences into their spiky indie rock tunes, suggesting a musical affinity with the likes of the White Stripes, Black Keys, and Fiery Furnaces." --Billboard
