My time at our Eastbound & Found party started with Freelance Whales, a group I’d only been able to familiarize myself with a little bit over the past few months. But even though I only knew two of the songs they played, I still really enjoyed their set. If I hadn’t been at least a [...]

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In a short time I’ll get around to telling you how awesome Les Savy Fav’s show at the Frenchkiss Records showcase was. But for now, I thought I’d share with you this recording I made of Les Savy Fav’s new song they played (debuted?) at the show. It’s a pretty muddled recording, but you couldn’t [...]

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As I said yesterday, I had quite the time traveling back from Austin in time to catch Portugal. The Man in Cincinnati. It was all made worth it by a great live show that included covers of my favorite David Bowie song, MGMT’s “Weekend Warriors,” Harry Nilsson’s “One” and the Kinks’ “Strangers.” I made a [...]

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Going to Jaime’s for Mexican food: pretty good idea. Having a concert there: not the best idea. The Happy Hollows were great, but seeing a band in a Mexican restaurant pretty much sums up how jam-packed SXSW is. By 2014 I expect to walk down the streets of Austin and see bands playing official showcases [...]

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MP3: Portugal. The Man – the Dead Dog Did you just get off a plane from SXSW after having driven 3 hours from Austin to Dallas because your first flight was cancelled? Sounds like a perfect time to hop back in the car and drive to Cincinnati to see Portugal. The Man and Port O’Brien [...]

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If I had a SXSW/Austin bingo card, one of the squares would definitely be “see White Denim.” It seems that I can’t set foot in the city without running into Austin’s garage rock kings — which is fine by me, since they put on a great show. Now, truthfully, White Denim’s show at the Mohawk [...]

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It didn’t take long for me to return to the best bar in America this SXSW trip. After popping around a few venues on Wednesday, I grabbed a good spot at the Mohawk to enjoy the Austinist party. I was a bit later that I’d planned, but still got there in plenty of time to [...]

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I’m getting ready to leave my hotel and go wait all day to see the Black Keys on my last day of SXSW. To celebrate, I get a quick peak at their upcoming record Brothers right before I run out the door. I’ve only been able to spin it once (gotta run!) but it sounds [...]

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MP3: Oh No Ono – Internet Warrior Oh No Ono were the smallest band on my “gotta see” list, but their new album Eggs combined with the fact that I didn’t know when they’d tour the states again to earn them a spot on it. And though I’m sure they had a hell of a [...]

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