Dart Music International Welcome Party
On Thursday, March 11, the first event at the Dart Music International House at Mi Casa will be the Dart Music International Welcome Party. Before all the madness of the SXSW Film, Interactive, and Music begins, come on out and meet some of the most compelling bands from China, Poland, and Chile - for FREE.
DETAILS:
When:
Thursday, March 11 - 9:00PM
Where:
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa
(503 E. 6th Street
Map)
Bands:
10:00PM - P.K.14 (China)
11:00PM - L.Stadt (Poland)
12:00AM - The Ganjas (Chile)
1:00AM - AV Okubo (China)
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.
Photo by Shi Xiaofan
P.K.14
"P.K. 14's thrashing chords, dark bass lines and frenetic beats resonate with echoes of Sonic Youth, the Pixies, Fugazi and the New York Dolls. But the
Beijing band's charismatic vocalist, Yang Haisong, 34, says he takes his lead from songwriters such as Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and a
whole generation of protest musicians. Think of P.K. 14, in other words, as neither punk nor postpunk but postfolk."
- Lara Day, "Asia's Best Bands", Time Magazine
From: Beijing, China
Genre: Chinese Rock, Post-Punk
Touchstones: Talking Heads, Television, Woodie Guthrie
Home page: http://maybemars.org/index.php/artists/pk-14/
Listen: "Some Surprises Come Too Soon"
Watch: "How Majestic Is The Night"
Debut Album Cover
L.Stadt
"Great pop songs. Hang on a second! - Is this actually Pop? But what is the definition of Pop? If it's melodic music which is easy on the ear, presented in
an accessible, short format - then it can be described as Pop... Intentionally rough around the edges, reminiscent of a demo CD sound. Hats off to the band
for this decision. On the L.Stadt album every song sounds different."
- Debut album review, Don't Panic We Are From Poland
From: Lodz, Poland
Genre: Indie, Alternative
Touchstones: Sonic Youth, Ryan Adams, Air
Home page: http://www.lstadt.com/
Listen: "Superstar"
Watch: "March"
Photo by Daniela Argandoña
The Ganjas
"Within the stream of rock bands around, there is certainly one that stands out for their sound exploration and having a unique concept that has
converted them in to the ultimate reference of 'independent rock': The Ganjas. The band even surprised British rock band Oasis."
- EMOL Staff, El Mercurio On Line Magazine
From: Santiago, Chile
Genre: Alternative Rock, Dub, Psychedelic
Touchstones: Jesus and Mary Chain, Sublime, Capsula
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/theganjas
Listen: "Heart Of A Velvet Stone"
Watch: "Dark Side"
Photo by Maybe Mars
AV Okubo
"Hong Kong experimental cinema, 80's Kungfu movies, triad gangsters, Chinese and Japanese cartoons, Qian Xuesen and China's early space program
all collide together in AV Okubo's sound to create a weird kaleidoscope of modern Chinese sensibilities." AV Okubo's debut album is produced by
Martin Atkins.
- Maybe Mars
From: Beijing, China
Genre: New wave, experimental noise, disco punk
Touchstones: Ratatat, Battles, These Are Powers, Orange
Home page: http://maybemars.org/index.php/artists/av-okubo/
Listen: "AV Terminator"
Watch: "To Hell With Poverty" (Gang of Four Cover)
