Dart Music International Day Party
On Saturday, March 20 we will be the primary presenter at the Dart Music International House at Mi Casa of a showcase featuring friends and ambassadors from all over the globe. From quirky indie rock to live electronic to latin pop, this is an eclectic mix that reflects the wide variety of styles and countries we support year-round.
DETAILS:
When:
Saturday, March 20 - 1:00PM
Where:
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa
(503 E. 6th Street
Map)
Bands:
1:00PM - Ten Bears (UK)
2:00PM - Telephunken (Spain)
3:00PM - Maika Makovski (Spain)
4:00PM - Longital (Slovakia)
5:00PM - Gustavo Galindo (CA)
Cost: FREE!
The DMI House will be THE destination for top shelf indie bands from Austin and around the world, spanning the entire duration of the SXSW Conferences and Festivals - and all shows are FREE.
Ten Bears
Ten Bears
Ten Bears are fuzzy guitar pop in it's purest form. After successfully blowing Glastonbury festival and Secret Garden Party wide apart last summer
with their Prince come MGMT come White Stripes party tunes, Ten Bears are set to release their debut single 'Braces' with East City records this spring.
Looks like 2010 will be the year of the bear.
From: Manchester, UK
Genre: Danceable Rock
Touchstones: Prince, MGMT, White Stripes
Home page: http://www.tenbearsmusic.com/
Listen: "Braces"
Watch: "TBTV Episode 22 - No Ballads Tour!"
Telephunken
Animated elements of funk, fusion, Latin, jazz, raggamuffin, with a breakbeat background, Telephunken a band with a long career. Performing a live show
with a complete band, and currently presenting their fourth studio album "Que viva el ritmo!!! "
From: Madrid, Spain
Genre: Breakbeat, Funk, Electronica
Touchstones: Mexican Institute of Sound, The Pinker Tones
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/telephunkenband
Listen: "Juguete Roto"
Watch: "Yeah Yeah"
Photo by Xavi Vila
Maika Makovski
In 2009, Maika and her band (David Martínez - drums, JC Luque - bass guitar and percussion, Xarim Pomelo - guitar, banjo, bass and backing vocals)
recorded 12 new songs under the production guidance of John Parish. This new collection forms the eponymously titled Maika Makovski, her first
album to receive an international release and international attention.
From: Barcelona, Spain
Genre: Rock, Melodramatic Pop
Touchstones: Elini Mandell, Cat Power, Bat For Lashes
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/maikamakovski
Listen: "Lava Love"
Watch: "When the Wind Blows"
Longital
There is a psychedelic version of the end of the world, where fish fly over the rivers filled not with water, but with music streaming into the seas.
This is the unexpectedly joyous tale of the title track of Gloria, the new album by Longital, Slovakia's best-loved indie band.
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Genre: Alternative, Electronica, Visual
Touchstones: Camille, Spoon, Animal Collective
Home page: http://www.longital.com/
Listen: "Uz Len Raz / One Last Time"
Watch: "Ani Náhodou / Nothing By Chance"
Gustavo Galindo
''An incredible songwriter - really, really clued into merging Latin music with almost a classic Bruce Springsteen songwriting style."
- Joe Cuello, MTV
From: Sacramento, California
Genre: Latin Pop, Rock
Touchstones: Volumen Cero, Monte Negro, Juanes
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/gustavogalindomusic
Watch: Gustavo Galindo @ MTV Los Premios
