SXSW 2009 Recap : DEVO (Intro to the show)

We wanted to put this video up of DEVO from SXSW. This is the first few minutes of the show and if you missed out hopefully this gives an idea of the type of show they put on that night. After the show I went on and on to friends about the bands drummer and how amazing I thought he was. I did a little research and was surprised and a little embarrassed when I found it is Josh Freese from NIN, A Perfect Circle. Wow.

White Lies :: "Fairwell To The Fairground" (Live From SXSW 2009)

We posted our SXSW Recap of White Lies a few days ago, but we'd like to show you another video we recorded from their show. Here's "Fairwell To The Fairground".

White Lies are currently on tour with a couple of other amazing bands, Friendly Fires and The Soft Pack. White Lies will also be at Coachella as well.

[White Lies Myspace]
[White Lies Official Site]

SXSW Hangover, Random Thought's and Interesting Links....

Just a couple of thoughts from this past week.

R.I.P =The Famousish :: Seems the guys decided to call it quits this week and wow are we going to miss them. Our first encounter with the blog led us to a Hot Chip after party at somebodies house during ACL weekend. We don't remember many of the details from that night but I know we had a good time and I will always thank them for that. Check out the archives and drop a comment begging them to reconsider.

Yeah Yeah Yeah's in Tornillo {Photo-Nick Zinner}

El Paso,TX Is the New Brooklyn? :: Vanity Fair just put the best article up about how El Paso has become ground zero for a "new' musical movement with artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeah's (pictured above) recording in the West Texas city and Beck playing secret shows there. Being from El Paso it's good to see that people are starting take notice.

Bun B performs at Fader Fort {Photo Credit: Robert Castro}

SXSW Recaps will be done by this weekend :: Hope everyone is enjoying all the videos and pictures we were able to put together from last weeks SXSW. We have a few more and will be wrapping up our recap over the weekend. Then move on to the upcoming tours rolling through town as well as coverage of the Coachella and Sasquatch Festivals.

Nites' Hate Mail :: Videographer and fellow Austin blogger Nites' received the funniest hate mail today. So funny in fact that he dedicated and entire post to it. Check out the entire post by clicking on the link above. I didn't know Built By Snow had such dedicated fans! Oh and if anyone from Built By Snow sees this we would love to know your thoughts on this letter. Please.

Our show :: We are putting together a show right now that will be happening on April 10th. Mark your calendars and we will have details next week. We are pretty much putting all of our favorite bands on one bill. Keep checking back for that and clear your calendars....

SXSW 2009 Recap : Bell at the I Guess I'm Floating Party :: Scholz's Garten

We've been wanting see Bell since last March when we first wrote about her. She grabbed our attention because she performed a cover of Björk's "It's Oh So Quiet" for Stereogum's Björk tribute album, Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk's Post.

It was a little trek to Scholz's Garten, but definitely well worth it for her incredible voice and the great brisket at the I Guess I'm Floating Day Party. Check out a video we recorded of one of her new songs entitled, "Suerte Loca".

SXSW 2009 Recap : The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Terrorbird/ForceField Party :: Red 7

Having written about The Pains of Being Pure at Heart right before SXSW, we knew they were playing ten shows and would probably get to see them (eventually), but we managed to sneak them in on the first day. They took the outside stage at Red 7 before Beach House was set to perform inside and sounded great! Also be sure to check out the AMAZING pictures You Ain't No Picasso has too. Check out the video we recorded of "Come Saturday".

SXSW 2009 Recap : Hockey at Filter's Cedar Street Showdown

I think Hockey was one of new bands Richard was most excited to see. He was right, cause these guys definitely brought it. After watching them, he dubbed them a more upbeat Walkmen. We should be hearing more and more from these guys in the near future. Their debut should be dropping sometime in the Summer and we can't wait to get our hands on it. We recorded a video for their catchy, soon-to-be-everywhere song, "Too Fake". Enjoy.

SXSW 2009 Recap : Chairlift at Under The Radar Party :: Flamingo Cantina

Chairlift was a band we've had on our radar for a little while now and we finally got to see their set last Friday at Flamingo Cantina. Although the venue isn't known for its sound (Caroline looked a little perturbed while setting up), that didn't scare off too many people, as it was pretty packed. We had a nice spot on the right front part of the stage and we shot a video of their first song they played, "Planet Health".

SXSW 2009 Recap : Beach House at Terrorbird/Forcefield Party :: Red 7

With all that was going on, I didn't think we were going to get an opportunity to see Beach House during SXSW, but everything worked out perfectly. They took a little longer to set up and in the process we missed Vivian Girls on the outside stage, but it was well worth it in the end. You couldn't have torn me away from Victoria and Alex's set inside Red 7. They absolutely blew me away! We took a video of one of their new songs so you can see what we mean.

(Photo Credit: Robert Castro)

SXSW 2009 Recap : The Golden Filter at the Lose Control Party :: Canvas

[The Golden Filter Myspace]

[The Golden Filter Official Site]

[The Golden Filter Photo Blog]

[The Golden Filter Youtube]

{Photo Credit :: Robert Castro}

SXSW 2009 Recap : Jane's Addiction at Playboy's "Rock The Rabbit"

Our videos from the show (thanks to Stereogum for putting them up)

"Mountain Song"


And the Perry grabs my camera video (again)


Big Boi From Outkast!

{Photo Credits : James Trevenen}

SXSW 2009 Recap : White Lies at Filter's Cedar Street Showdown

White Lies proved to live up to the hype and were one of our (and all our friends) favorite performances during SXSW. Check out their set list that we managed to snag down below and video we shot for "Death".

SXSW 2009 Recap : DEVO at Austin Music Hall

DEVO absolutely blew my mind during their performance at SXSW.

SXSW 2009 Recap : Little Boots at Perez Hilton's "One Night In Austin"

Little Boots was easily one of our favorite's this week. She has been covering Kid Cudi's "Day N Nite" track for a minute and when he came out to do an impromptu performance of the song with her you could tell they were both pretty nervous. Check out our video of it..

{Photo Credit: Robert Castro with more pics at A Walking Disaster.net}

SXSW 2009 Recap : Kanye West at The Fader Fort ( Common, Erykah Badu, Kid Cudi and more)

[Photo Credit: Robert Castro with more pics at A Walking Disaster.net]