Sunday Bloody Sunday
Wind down with us and our friends Hill 16 Management on Sunday, March 21 at the Dart Music International House at Mi Casa. We will be swapping SXSW stories and enjoying the Bloody Mary specials and tamales along with some outstanding music all afternoon.
DETAILS:
When:
Sunday, March 21 - 12:00PM
Where:
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa
(503 E. 6th Street
Map)
Bands:
12:00PM - Xiao He (China)
1:00PM - Miho Wada (New Zealand)
2:00PM - Polly Mackey & the Pleasure Principle (UK)
3:00PM - The Butterfly Explosion (Ireland)
4:00PM - The Minutes (Ireland)
5:00PM - The Last Tycoons (Ireland)
6:00PM - L.Stadt (Poland)
7:00PM - The Mighty Stef (Ireland)
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.
Xiao He
"Most of Beijing's underground bands still look to the West for inspiration; Mr. Zhang, for example, draws from minimalist composers Steve Reich
and Philip Glass and the legendary 1960s band Velvet Underground. Yet like everything else in China, this is changing. Carsick Cars, Xiao He and
others have planted the seeds for an organic music scene in Beijing, and younger bands are beginning to look locally for inspiration."
- Janis Foo, "Rocking Beijing", The Wall Street Journal
From: Beijing, China
Genre: Experimental, Free Folk, Avant Garde
Touchstones: Mongolian music, minimalism, Yoko Ono
Home page: http://maybemars.org/index.php/artists/xiao-he/
Listen: "MTV Play"
Miho Wada
"The tiny-yet-energetic Miho Wada, who sneers words confidently above the fray of music about "getting lost in pleasure" or "drinking vino and
playing Nintendo", creates bizarre, ska-influenced jazz punk with her international mash-up of a band."
- Lazarus, "Lucky 12: Our Favorite Tracks by Up and Coming Bands", SPINearth
From: Christchurch, New Zealand
Genre: Japanese Punk Jazz
Touchstones: Ska Cubano, Jo Hisaishi, Petty Booka
Home page: http://www.mihowada.com/
Listen: "Piss Off (Such A Loser)"
Watch: "Call Girl"
Polly Mackey & the Pleasure Principle
"After watching Polly MacKey's sound check it was apparent to me that she must have the word "talent" written through her like a stick of rock, the
sheer quality of her song writing and her amazing voice are the first thing that strike you about this girl... I have to admit if this is the sort of quality
song writing she is able to produce at 18, it's frightening to think just how good she may become."
- Andy Von Pip, Alt Sounds
From: Liverpool, UK
Genre: Indie, Alternative
Touchstones: Chan Marshall, Beth Orton, The Kills
Home page: http://www.pollymackey.com/
Listen: "Leave Me Out"
Watch: "Silent Film" (Acoustic on BBC)
The Butterfly Explosion
(The) Butterfly Explosion are a band from Ireland that blend powerful spiraling music with delicate vocals to form rich soundscapes of beautiful
melodies, gliding between moments of ethereal dreampop and explosive sonic bliss.
"A sort of alt pop fantasy that is built from rather familiar parts but manages to be just a bit better than the bulk of the bunch... What comes out of this
seemingly simple arrangement is something to behold."
- staticmultimedia.com
From: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Shoegaze, Indie, Pop
Touchstones: Ride, Swervedriver, Lush
Home page: http://www.butterflyexplosion.com/
Listen: "Closer"
Watch: "Sophia"
The Minutes
The Minutes
After becoming one of Dublin's must see live acts, the time came to record their debut album and in October of 2009 the three-piece headed to Marcata
Recordings in upstate New York. Together with producer Kevin McMahon the band have crafted a ten track album that bottles the energy of their
live sets. The record blasts through one foot stomper after another, from the two minute undiluted rawness of Secret History, to the crashing drum
solo on Believer, right up to live favorite In My Time Of Dying.
From: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Rock, Garage, Blues
Touchstones: Led Zeppelin, Supergrass, The Von Bondies
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/theminutesireland
Listen: "Ukraine"
Watch: "Ukraine"
The Last Tycoons
They became The Last Tycoons in 2007 after a change of personnel, attitude, and clothes, and released the single 'Loving Arms', again to a positive
response with the band being described as 'a refreshing alternative to the raft of copycat, post-punk pretenders doing the rounds.' Since then they
have been touring in Ireland and the UK, gaining a reputation for their often raucous live shows...
From: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Rock, R&B, Country
Touchstones: The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, The Pogues
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/thelasttycoons
Listen: "Speed"
Watch: "The Dry Law"
L.Stadt 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"
The Mighty Stef
"The Mighty Stef is something of an anomaly on the current indie-wasteland that is the Irish music scene. His Dublin roots are ever prevalent in his
songs' subject matter, and his gravel-raked twang, so reminiscent of Luke Kelly or Shane MacGowan, belies his tender youth. His last album, The Sins
of Sainte Catherine, saw Stef channelling his inner seaman with swashbuckling pirate-punk ballads that stirred up excitement in the soul and made
you want to take to the open seas with your wench in tow..."
- Totally Dublin Magazine
From: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Punk, Country, Soul
Touchstones: Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash
Home page: http://www.themightystef.com/
Listen: "Downtown"
Watch: "Sing To Me"
