Kiss Me I'm Foreign
They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. So we are taking it to a new level on Wednesday, March 17 at the Dart Music International House at Mi Casa. We're offering a twist on the old Paddy's Day greeting with "Kiss me I'm Foreign." Wear something green and come shake your sheleighly with bands from China, France, New Zealand, and Spain.
DETAILS:
When:
Wednesday, March 17 - 1:30PM
Where:
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa
(503 E. 6th Street
Map)
Bands:
1:30PM - Maika Makovski (Spain)
2:30PM - Bang Bang Eche (New Zealand)
3:30PM - Telephunken (Spain)
4:30PM - The Bewitched Hands On The Top Of Our Heads (France)
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 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"
Bang Bang Eche
Bang Bang Eche
"With two EPs yielding a vast number of hits as well as several notable overseas gigs to their name, people seem fond of
terming Bang Bang Eche 'dance punk'. Which is all very well and good, but might be better understood as the imperative their live performance
implies: 'DANCE, PUNK!'"
- music.net.nz.
From: Christchurch, New Zealand
Genre: Danceable Punk, Electro-clash
Touchstones: Har Mar Superstar, P.I.L., Die! Die! Die!
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/bangbangeche
Listen: "4 To The Floor"
Watch: "(You + Me) Thick As Thieves"
Telephunken Live
Telephunken
Animated elements of funk, fusion, Latin, jazz, raggamuffin, with a breakbeat background, are a band with a long career. Performing a live show
with a complete band, and currently presenting his 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"
TBHOTTOOH!
The Bewitched Hands On The Top Of Our Heads
Like a gang of free wheeling beatniks on a rampage through the musical history books the strangely named ensemble sprinkle magic psych pop pixie
dust on the Sugarhill Gang's 70s classic 'Rappers Delight' making it sound like their own concoction.
From: Reims, France
Genre: Psychedelic, Pop
Touchstones: Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/handsbewitched
Listen: "Work (Raw Version)"
Watch: "Happy With You"
