Voodoo Cowboy Welcome Party
On Friday, March 12 Austin's own Voodoo Cowboy Entertainment invited our festival guests to the Dart Music International House at Mi Casa for some local hospitality and fantastic music from local and international artists. For folks in town for the SXSW Film conference and festival, what could be better than to get your bearings from the local entertainment experts?
DETAILS:
When:
Friday, March 12 - 8:00PM
Where:
Dart Music International House at Mi Casa
(503 E. 6th Street
Map)
Bands:
9:15PM - Porifera (Austin)
10:00PM - AV Okubo (China)
11:00PM - L.Stadt (Poland)
12:00AM - The Lemurs (Austin)
1:00AM - Casino (Chile)
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.
Casino en Vivo
Casino
"In a world where national rock appears more scattered than ever, Casino is definitely an exception. It has a clean, deep, dense and sonic sound and an
atmosphere that feels like lava. Surely one of the best records of the year."
- Alejandro Alalui, Rolling Stone
From: Santiago, Chile
Genre: Psychedelic, Shoegaze, Rock, New Wave
Touchstones: Radiohead, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Go
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/casinoscl
Listen: "Cura"
Watch: "En Tus Manos"
The Lemurs
"The Lemurs expertly alternate between guitar driven synth-rock and memorable power pop ditties....An enterprising Austin band as equally fitting
on a bill with The Smiths as with Bloc Party"
- The Austinist
From: Austin, Texas
Genre: Indie rock, Power pop, New wave
Touchstones: Futureheads, Flaming Lips, Led Zeppelin
Home page: http://thelemurs.com
Listen: "Nina"
Watch: "They Do What They Like" (Live at METV)
L.Stadt on the 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 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)
Live at Red Eyed Fly
Porifera
In the 2009th year of our Lord, when the cosmos aligned and the gods danced, Porifera was forged in the heart of Texas. Some say it would never
happen and others laughed. But after many weeks of trials and tribulations and many miles traversing the deepest parts of the ocean pillaging the
land of the golden sponges, we prospered. And oh, did we prosper.
From: Austin, Texas
Genre: Rock, Metal, Blues
Touchstones: Live, The Toadies
Home page: http://www.myspace.com/poriferatx
