South by Southwest 2009

The SXSW 2009 music festival, which takes place March 18-22, released its preliminary official lineup (subject to change). i'm not gonna lie... i didn't go through all 1100+ artists on the list but i did skim through it and a few caught my eye. there are some notables like Crystal Method and Peter Bjorn & John. Stereogum even reported that legendary hip hop group Dead Prez would make an appearance although i didn't see them on the list today.

personally, there are two acts i am most excited about. first, my good friends the Afghan Raiders will be taking the stage at this staple music festival and i'm really stoked for them to showcase their talent in front of a great audience. i've never been to SXSW before so i guess this means road trip! check out Afghan Raiders' video for "Future Thinkers" in the full post.

next up is the flavorful sounds of Martina Topley-Bird. i sent an email to the group about her a while back. The Blue God was one of my favorite albums of 2008... definitely top 5, maybe even top 3. it was another fantastic Danger Mouse production. nuff said. i found this awesome video of Martina performing "Baby Blue" acoustic backstage at Glastonbury's stone circle.



Afghan Raiders : "Future Thinkers" [Music Video]


Martina Topley-Bird : "Baby Blue (acoustic)" [Live]

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School of Seven Bells

i mentioned in an email the other day that School of Seven Bells would be performing at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. well the show is tomorrow night Friday January 16, 2009. tickets are only $10 in advance and $14 DOS. i have to warn you.... this is going to be a late show. the doors open at 11pm and i'm guessing SVIIB will go on somewhere around 2AM. at least that was the case when i went to check out The Glitch Mob (awesome group that deserves a post of their own) at LPR last month.

i found the video above on the youtubes and thought it was pretty cool but if you want more, click on the full entry of this post to check out a live video someone shot of SVIIB performing at Irving Plaza (i don't care if its call "The Fillmore" now... that place will forever be IRVING PLAZA). the video clips together a few of their songs from the show and is surprisingly good quality for a digital camera or whatever was used.

i also threw in a video for Prefuse 73's (another artist worth checking out) "The Class of 73 Bells" featuring SVIIB. if you've listened to the first track "Iamundernodisguise" on Alpinisms, you'll recognize it right away on 73 Bells.

School of Seven Bells [Live] @ Irving Plaza


Prefuse 73 w/ School of Seven Bells : "The Class of 73 Bells" [Music Video]



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