Tonight: Up The Antics @ Club Deville (FFF Fest 2010 Kickoff Party)

Toyota Antics Present FFF 2010 Kickoff Party
Club Deville | Tonight
FREE with [RSVP here]
8PM - 2AM (21+)

Lineup:
The Helio Sequence
Til We're Blue or Destroy
The Great Nostalgic

The Helio Sequence Return to Austin on June 4th :: Mohawk

The Helio Sequence are currently on tour with Keane and Matt Kearney but the duo will be making a solo stop here in Austin, TX this summer. They will be taking to the outside stage at the Mohawk on June 4th, almost a year to the day they were here last (they played on June 8th last year).

In addition to being one of our favorite bands to see live, we've helped convert many of our friends into huge fans as well. Tickets are only $12, buy them here.

The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead (mp3)
The Helio Sequence - Everyone Knows Everyone (mp3)

[The Helio Sequence Myspace]

(Photo Cred: Chona Kasinger)

The Helio Sequence Announce Tour Dates

The Helio Sequence were here during SXSW and now they are headed back to Austin this June. Gotta say I'm excited for this one. Tickets aren't onsale yet but we'll be sure to keep an eye out.

**Update** Tickets are $12 and you can buy them here.

Buy their newest album, Keep Your Eyes Ahead.

The Helio Sequence - Everyone Knows Everyone (mp3)
The Helio Sequence - Blood Bleeds (mp3)

The Helio Sequence Tour Dates:
05/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
05/15 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
05/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Philadelphia Book Festival
05/18 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells
05/20 - Washington DC @ Black Cat
05/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
05/22 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
05/23 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
05/24 - Montreal, Canada @ Zoobizarre
05/25 - Buffalo, NY @ Big Orbit's Soundlab
05/26 - Toronto, CA @ Horseshoe Tavern
05/27 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
05/29 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
05/30 - Mt. Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
05/31 - Orlando, FL @ Social
06/01 - St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven
06/02 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
06/04 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
06/05 - Norman, OK @ Opalis Productions
06/06 - Dallas, TX @ Loft
06/07 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (outdoor stage) [Tickets] $12
06/10 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
06/11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
06/12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
06/13 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club
06/14 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
06/16 - Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
06/17 - San Francisco @ Slims



[Photo by peterl]

**SXSW Spotlight** The Helio Sequence

Photo by http://briantamborello.com/

I've always had a special place in my heart for The Helio Sequence. If you've seen them live, you know what I'm talking about. I caught them most recently, last October when they opened for Minus The Bear. Looking around Emo's, you could tell not a lot of people were familiar with them. By the end of their set, people for cheering for them to play a little longer. If you not familiar with the band, here's where I come in. Brandon Summers (guitars/vocals/harmonica) and Benjamin Weikel (drums/keyboards) make up the band up this Oregon band. Yup, that's right, two guys make all that sound. They have toured with Blonde Redhead, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, and Secret Machines.

All that sound was almost lost in 2004, when Brandon lost his voice while they were on tour. he was bummed but made the best of it [enter the whiskey]. Halfway through, though, he could hardly speak—let alone sing—and literally had to stop talking during daylight hours. To kill the boredom of forced silence during the day and the frustration of dissatisfying performances at night, he polished off 60 books in about as many days, beginning with Bob Dylan’s Chronicles. Upon returning to Portland, Brandon’s doctor forbade him from singing for almost two months. “I really hit the wall,” he recalls, “Going into 2005 I actually had to think, ‘If I lose my voice, what will I do?’” Off the whiskey and with a new appreciation for music, he taught himself vocal excercises and mic technique. He began jogging and devoted himself to not being a lazy. His voice came back and they began work on Keep Your Eyes Ahead, which by the way, came out last month via Sub Pop.

• Keep Your Eyes Ahead-mp3
• Lately-mp3
• Shed Your Love-mp3

SXSW Tourdates:

Friday, March 14 - Sub Pop SXSW showcase @ Bourbon Rocks (11:30pm)
Saturday, March 15 - Sub Pop Showcase @ TBA

[Myspace] The Helio Sequence

"Everyone Knows Everyone"

**SXSW Spotlight** Grand Archives

Grand Archives is an talented indie rock band, formed in Seattle. The band, originally called Archives, is led by Mat Brooke, former guitarist and vocalist for Carissa's Wierd and former guitarist for Band of Horses. Brooke left Band of Horses in July 2006 to form Grand Archives. Their debut album, The Grand Archives, will be released this Tuesday (2/19) via Sub Pop. Lots of four-part vocal harmonies create a Beach Boys feel to many of the songs. Without a doubt, it is much more upbeat that Brooke's previous work.

• Torn Blue Foam Couch-mp3
• Sleepdriving-mp3

SXSW Tourdates: (On their Myspace they are listed as playing March 12-14, we'll keep our eyes on it)

March 13 - Little Radio/Noisepop 2008 (The Raveonettes, The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers, Grand Archives, The Big Sleep, Minipop, The Pity Party, Spindrift, Yellow Fever, Peel @ Red Eyed Fly [free, starts at 11am]

March 14 - Sub Pop Showcase @ Bourbon Rocks (Blitzen Trapper, Sera Cahoone, Fleet Foxes, Grand Archives, Handsome Furs, The Helio Sequence, No Age, Pissed Jeans, The Ruby Sons, and Kelley Stoltz) [they play at 10pm]**Awesome showcase**

[Myspace] Grand Archives (you can stream their album on their myspace, there are 11 songs)