SXSW 2011: Austinist + The Windish Agency "Gonna Gonna Get Down VI" (3/16) :: FREE

Austinist + The Windish Agency Present: Gonna Gonna Get Down VI
Wednesday, March 16th (noon - 6pm)
Mohawk (912 Red River St)
FREE


This party is how we always start off our SXSW Wednesday and you should too! Come hangout, have a beer (or 6), watch Twin Shadow and a bunch of other great bands. Check out our friends at the Austinist for more info on the bands.


Lineup:

Outdoor
12:15pm - Mt. Kimble
1:15pm - Twin Shadow
2:15pm - Givers
3:15pm - Cloud Nothings
4:15pm- Royal Bangs
5:15pm- Foster The People
Huw Stevens (DJ Set)

Indoor
1pm - Jamie Woon
2pm - Cloud Control
3pm - The Holidays
4pm - Hanni El Khatib
5pm - The Jezabels

Tonight: Local Music Is Sexy @ Mohawk (FFF Fest 2010 Kickoff Party)

Tonight, it's going down at the Mohawk. Our friends at the Austinist and Knucklerumbler present another installment of their Local Music Is Sexy concert series. Happy starts at 6:30, with the music set to start around 7. Did we mention it's FREE?!

Lineup:
Outdoor
7:00 - 7:30: Hundred Visions (ex-Corto Maltese) / 7:45 - 8:15: Rayon Beach / 8:30 - 9:00: Markov / 9:15 - 9:45: Watch Out for Rockets / 10:00 - 10:30: Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves / 10:45 - 11:30: TV Torso

/ Indoor /
7:30 - 8:00: Amasa Gana (members of Silver Pines and Survive, others) / 8:15 - 8:45: Dana Falconberry / 9:00 - 9:30: Mutual Benefit / 9:45 - 10:15: Sleep Good / 10:30 - 11:00: Botany / 11:30 - 12:15: Weird Weeds / 12:30 - 1:30: Bill Baird
Doors at 6:30pm. FREE!!! ($5 for Minors)

SXSW 2010: Warpaint at Austinist Gonna Gonna Get Down Party @ The Mohawk

Yeasayer | "One" Video, April Austin Shows Relocated to La Zona Rosa

This video is so freaking awesome! By the way, Yeasayer's SOLD OUT two-night stand in April (10th & 11th) at The Parish has been moved to La Zona Rosa due to an overwhelming demand for fans in Austin to be able to catch the band. Tickets ($15) are back on sale, purchase them here for Saturday (4/12) or here for Sunday (4/11). [Via]

SXSW 2010: Austinist presents Local Music Is Sexy (TONIGHT 3/15)

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS SO PLEASE READ via Austinist

Tonight's Austinist Presents Local Music is Sexy party at the Pure Volume House features Ringo Deathstarr, Shapes Have Fangs, Beautiful Supermachines, The Ovenbirds and Dave Madden, and we'd love to see you there.

If you don't have a SXSW badge or wristband, there's a new last-minute policy being enforced at the House this year—presenting a PureVolume badge without an accompanying SXSW credential does not guarantee that you'll get in.

For tonight's private party, we're asking readers to submit an RSVP to us [HERE], or on our Facebook event page. Your RSVP will afford you access for Monday evening.

Pure Volume Lounge

504 Trinity

SXSW 2010: Gonna Gonna Get Down V, Wednesday 3/17 at Mohawk: White Denim, Besnard Lakes, Washed Out & More

Always our traditional kick off spot for SXSW and this years line up is the best yet. Here is the breakdown from the good people at the Austinist+ check out the vid from last year to get an idea!

Austinist, WOXY and BMI are proud to announce our 5th annual day party during SXSW, happening March 17 at the Mohawk on Red River St. in Austin, Texas. This year's event is our best yet, and we're so proud to announce the lineup, featuring: White Denim, Besnard Lakes, Washed Out, Small Black, Royal Bangs, Toro y Moi, Phantogram, Warpaint, Julianna Barwick, Yukon Blonde, First Aid Kit, Body Language, Anni Rossi, MyNameisJohnMichael, All Get Out, and Dan Black.

The show will be between both the indoor and outdoor stages, and we'll have plenty of surprises for you on-site as well. Admission is free, and things get underway at 11am with a special performance by Neon Noodle, the winners of this year's FOX-7 My Teen Rocks Fox competition. Yes, that's early, but hey, it's the first day of SXSW music and you should be ready to roll. We'll see you there.

You can read full bios on all the bands by clicking here:

http://austinist.com/2010/03/01/gonna_gonna_get_down_v_white_denim.php

This Weekend: Casual Victim Pile at Beerland (Day 2 & 3)

As we mentioned yesterday the awesome people at Matador, WOXY, and Austinist have curated a three day extravaganza of music at Beerland to showcase many of the acts on Casual Victim Pile. With Day 1 already in the books, be sure not to miss out on the fun tonight and tomorrow evening. Great music and only a $5 cover.

Friday, Feb. 5

Woven Bones
The Young
Wild America
Flesh Lights
Elvis
The No No No Hopes

Saturday, Feb. 6

Harlem
The Golden Boys
Bad Sports
Love Collector
The Stuffies
Lost Controls

Tonight: Casual Victim Pile at Beerland (Day 1)

Last week Matador released a compilation celebrating the music scene in Austin with a 19-song compilation entitled Casual Victim Pile. The phrase is an anagram calling Austin the "Live Music Capital". As we mentioned earlier this year, Matador has teamed up with WOXY and Austinist to provide three nights of music at Beerland. The first night is tonight and you can check out the lineup down below. With only a meager $5 cover this is can't miss great time!

A few weeks back, Austin Powell of the Austin Chronicle wrote a great article about Gerard Cosloy, A.K.A. the man behind Casual Victim Pile and one of the founders of Matador. Check it here.

Lineup:

Follow That Bird!
Dikes Of Holland
Kingdom Of Suicide Lovers
The Distant Seconds
The Persimmons

Matador, WOXY & Austinist Present Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010 at Beerland

As mentioned in our [previous post] last October, Matatdor Records is set to release a compilation of Austin music on 1/26 and now they just announced a string of live performances. They also teamed up with WOXY and Austinist for the show. Here are the full details from the Facebook announcement:

On January 26, Matador Records will release Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010, a compilation of Austin (and a bit of Denton) music. In February, WOXY and Austinist will join Matador in presenting a three-night showcase at Beerland celebrating the release.

The celebration is slated for February 4-6 at Beerland and includes Follow That Bird!, Dikes Of Holland, Kingdom Of Suicide Lovers, Distant Seconds, The Persimmons, Woven Bones, The Young, Wild America, Flesh Lights, Elvis, The No No No Hopes, Harlem, Golden Boys, Bad Sports, Love Collector, Stuffies and Lost Controls. That’s every band on the comp except Tre Orsi (who will be out of town) and The Teeners (broken up).

With a modest $5 cover for each night, we’re sure you’ll be able to squeeze in some tremendous local talent on all three evenings. Still unsure about whether or not you should show up? WOXY is giving away three-night passes between now and February 4: send us an email to woxycontests @ gmail.com and use the subject line Casual Victim Pile. We’ll let you know if you’ve won by Feb. 4.

Casual Victim Pile is still available for preorders from The Matador Store, double vinyl for the discount price of $15.30, single CD for $8.50.

Tune in to the Tuesday, January 5 episode of Local Lixx Austin, which will feature information about the shows as well as some teasers for the record.

Tentative lineup is after the jump.

2/4
Follow That Bird!
Dikes Of Holland
Kingdom Of Suicide Lovers
Distant Seconds
The Persimmons

2/5
Woven Bones
The Young
Wild America
Flesh Lights
Elvis
The No No No Hopes

2/6
Harlem
Golden Boys
Bad Sports
Love Collector
Stuffies
Lost Controls

Austinist Presents: Summer Extrav-O-Ganza IV | August 27th

Austinist and Transmission Entertainment, along with help from others are throwing a party. It's not just any party, but a BOAT party! The fourth annual "Summer Extrav-O-Ganza" takes place on Thursday, August 27th (1-6pm) at The Ark at Lake Travis and will include performances by Harlem and Peligrosa All-Stars. There will also be DJs spinning throughout the afternoon as well. Tickets are ($27) and are on sale as we write. The price also includes all the beer, burgers, and water you can handle.

For more info, including car pool times and other details, check in with the Austinist.

Austinist and 4AD Present: A Camera Obscura & St. Vincent Listening Evening at The Mohawk (FREE)

Basically the poster says it all...

SXSW 2009: Soundcheck Magazine's 3rd Birthday Party & Sonic Itch Music SXSW Party (3/20) :: RSVP Info

Another one of our awesome blogger friends, Michael over at Sonic Itch Music is throwing a SXSW party this year with a little help from Soundcheck Magazine and the Austinist. Details down below.

Soundcheck Magazine's 3rd Birthday Party & Sonic Itch Music SXSW Party

Friday, March 20th (Noon - 6PM)

Emo's Annex (603 Red River St.) | Austin, TX

[RSVP HERE]

[Soundcheck Magazine]

[Sonic Itch Music]

[Austinist]

Lineup:

Port O'Brien 5:20 - 6:00
Fanfarlo 4:25-4:55
Blind Pilot 3:40-4:10
Pete and the Pirates 2:55-3:25
Harlem Shakes 2:10-2:40
The Antlers 1:35-1:55
Motel Motel 12:55-1:20
Moth!Fight! 12:10-12:40

SXSW 2009: Austinist Presents Gonna Gonna Get Down VI (3/18) :: FREE

Austinist Presents Gonna Gonna Get Down VI

Wednesday, March 18th (11am - 6pm) 21+

Mohawk (912 Red River) | Austin, TX

FREE

Lineup:

In

11:30 a.m.: DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives
12:15 p.m.: Kevin Devine
1:00 p.m.: Garotas Suecas
1:45 p.m.: Caitlin Rose
2:30 p.m.: J Tillman 
3:30 p.m.: Vetiver
4:40 p.m.: The Mae Shi

Out 
11:45 a.m.: Telekinesis
12:30 p.m.: Here We Go Magic
1:15 p.m.: TV/TV
2:00 p.m.: Young Widows
3:00 p.m.: Gringo Star
4:00 p.m.: Elvis Perkins in Dearland
5:00 p.m.: Akron/Family

Dark Was The Night Listening Party (2/17) @ the Mohawk

Last month, we wrote a post telling you about Dark Was The Night, a 2-disc compilation that features a number of great indie artists, including Arcade Fire, Feist w/ Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, Spoon, and Bon Iver to name a few.  Check out the full thirty-one song tracklist here.

The album benefits the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS.  Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease, and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it. 

The double-disc is due out on February 17th via 4AD and in celebration of the release, Austinist has teamed up 4AD, Insound, and AIDS Services of Austin's Viva Las Vegas event (taking place Saturday, February 21st @ Austin Music Hall) to host a listening party and happy hour on the album's release date, February 17th at the Mohawk indoors (FREE, all ages) at 5 pm and listen to the album in its entirety while enjoying $1 Pabst. Donations will be taken for AIDS services of Austin, and they'll be giving out prizes throughout the event.

Austinist is also giving away a copy of the album.  The album will be distributed to the winner at the listening party.

Local Music Is Sexy VI: 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest Edition

We're just a little less than two weeks away from this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest, which takes place the weekend of the 8th and 9th of November at Waterloo Park. Better get them tickets! The Austinist (one of the sponsors of Fx3 Fest) have decided to kick off the party that Friday night (11/7) at the Mohawk (912 Red River). Local Music Is Sexy VI starts at 8pm and the lineup includes: The Eastern Sea, Leatherbag, The Lovely Sparrows (who were just at this year's CMJ), Brothers & Sisters, and Foot Patrol. And the best part is, it's absolutely FREE.

The Lovely Sparrows - Year of the Dog (mp3)

Progress Coffee will be on hand, serving hot toddies and espresso shots all night, and there will also be a variety of special treats (think pizza, kabobs, and tacos) from other local vendors as well. In addition, Annie Ray will be at the Mohawk with her always-alluring photo booth.

For more info, (including videos of each band) check with the Austinist.

[The Eastern Sea Myspace]
[Leatherbag Myspace]
[The Lovely Sparrows Myspace]
[Brothers & Sisters Myspace]
[Foot Patrol Myspace]

Video - Local Music Is Sexy V / March 9th

A quick walk through the venue leads up to a great performance from local faves Zykos (there you go Aaron). The free vodka was more than we could all handle. Much thanks to Pure Volume and the Austinist for putting together such a great night.

Gonna Gonna Get Down 3 SXSW Party @ The Mohawk

The good people at the Austinist and Gothamist are throwing a SXSW day party at the Mohawk (912 Red River) on Wednesday, March 12th from 11am to 6pm. They'll be joined by Daytrotter, who will be streaming some of the performances live on the web. As usual, the party is free, open to all. For more info check out the Austinist.

The lineup:
Outdoors
Shout Out Louds 5:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
Shearwater 4:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official] [Daytrotter Session]
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]
Anathallo 12:45 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
Nico Vega 12:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]

Indoors
Liam Finn 4:45 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
Phosphorescent 3:45 p.m. [MySpace] [Daytrotter Session]
Johnny Flynn 2:45 p.m. [MySpace]
Pattern is Movement 2:00 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
A Place to Bury Strangers 1:15 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
The Bleedin Bleedins 12:30 p.m. [MySpace] [Official]
DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives 11:45 a.m. [MySpace]

• Liam Finn-Second Chance(mp3)
• The Forms-Knowledge In Hand(mp3)
• Pattern is Movement-Right Away(mp3)
• A Place to Bury Stranger-Never Going Down(mp3)