Blitzen Trapper Meet Carrie Brownstein, Play The Stereogum Party

Of all the bands at our SXSW party, Blitzen Trapper seemed most likely to collapse the Volume stage. Yes, more so than HEALTH -- there are more people, you see. The six Portlanders crowded onto the riser and proceeded to... CONTINUE READING BLITZEN TRAPPER MEET CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, PLAY THE STEREOGUM PARTY»

Posted on March 20, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | Carrie Brownstein | Sleater-Kinney | SXSW

HEALTH Tear Up The Volume Stage At Stereogum's SXSW Party

Most everyone that was lucky enough to be standing in the vicinity of HEALTH's frighteningly awesomely set this past Saturday were equally dumbstruck, sweaty. The HEALTH set easily landed at the top of our list of favorite sets of the... CONTINUE READING HEALTH TEAR UP THE VOLUME STAGE AT STEREOGUM'S SXSW PARTY»

Posted on March 20, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | HEALTH | Peter Bjorn And John | Super Bowl | SXSW

Fuck Buttons Live From Stereogum's SXSW Party

One of the most inspired SXSW sets occurred at high noon on Saturday at our party with PASTE. The slow-build brilliance of Bristol duo Fuck Buttons' psychedelic, sometimes straight-up noise-pop Prurient-isms is what made us label Andrew Hung and Benjamin... CONTINUE READING FUCK BUTTONS LIVE FROM STEREOGUM'S SXSW PARTY»

Posted on March 19, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (33 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Fuck Buttons | Peter Bjorn And John | Super Bowl | SXSW

Stereogum's Texas Music Trivia - Round 2

In addition to shooting a ton of performances in Austin last week, we subjected many of our favorite acts to Texas music trivia. You saw part one. In this follow-up, we test the smarts of Islands, My Brightest Diamond, Peter... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S TEXAS MUSIC TRIVIA - ROUND 2»

Lou Reed & Moby Perform "Walk On The Wild Side"

At different times and for different reasons, everybody in Austin seemed to be talking about Lou Reed and Moby this year: It was Lou's year to be honored with keynote speaker status, and the FADER Fort hosted its own version... CONTINUE READING LOU REED & MOBY PERFORM "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE"»

Posted on March 18, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Lou Reed | Moby | SXSW

SXSW: Saturday In Photos

This is it everybody, the last photo post of SXSW '08. That means it's time for our superlatives, so welcome to our list of the SXSW 2008 Top Five. These are the bands who delivered sets we could not stop... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

Hear New MMJ And R.E.M. Tunes, Plus Stereogum's Friday Party, At NPR

Between all the video we're posting and every other site's A/V archives, this year's trip to Austin's easily and obviously the most archived South By yet. As mentioned, we'll have the rest of our video clips throughout this week, but... CONTINUE READING HEAR NEW MMJ AND R.E.M. TUNES, PLUS STEREOGUM'S FRIDAY PARTY, AT NPR»

SXSW: Kaki King Performs At PASTE/Stereogum Party

Indie rock has collectively returned from its annual pilgrimage to Austin which, lucky for your eyes, means seeing the letters S, X, and W a whole lot less. But as you may have noticed over the past few days, we... CONTINUE READING SXSW: KAKI KING PERFORMS AT PASTE/STEREOGUM PARTY»

Posted on March 17, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
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SXSW: Stereogum's Texas Music Trivia - Round 1

The people of Austin are nice enough to welcome thousands (and thousands) of vagabond music fans into their city for a few days each year, so we decided to pay their stomping ground homage with a friendly game of Texas... CONTINUE READING SXSW: STEREOGUM'S TEXAS MUSIC TRIVIA - ROUND 1»

SXSW: Nada Surf's Acoustic "Happy Kid" At PASTE/Stereogum Party

Popular Brooklynites and Pete pals Nada Surf buzzed our day party on Thursday with a three-man acoustical jam. We showed you images earlier ... now we bring you the sounds. Here's Let Go's "Happy Kid" and its "I'm just a... PASTE/Stereogum Party'">CONTINUE READING SXSW: NADA SURF'S ACOUSTIC "HAPPY KID" AT PASTE/STEREOGUM PARTY»

Posted on March 16, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
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SXSW: Peter Morén Performs At PASTE/Stereogum Party

As previously mentioned, Peter Morén brought a blissful, mellow close to the opening day of our Volume party. Tunes from his prematurely enjoyed Last Tycoon sounded great live, especially with the addition of local strings players. (Probably cheaper than bringing... CONTINUE READING SXSW: PETER MORéN PERFORMS AT PASTE/STEREOGUM PARTY»

Posted on March 16, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
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SXSW: Friday In Photos

The original plan on Friday was to see Zooey and Matt Ward (the she and him of She & Him) at Merge's 12AM showcase at the Parish, because she's got a good voice and he's cute. And vice versa. But... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW: Wye Oak Perform "I Don't Feel Young" In A Yaris

Miles from their beloved Baltimore, Wye Oak's Andy Stack and Jenn Waster gamely jumped into an air-conditioned Yaris outside a Merge Showcase and played us an intimate, stripped-down and strummed "I Don't Feel Young" from their forthcoming debut If Children.... CONTINUE READING SXSW: WYE OAK PERFORM "I DON'T FEEL YOUNG" IN A YARIS»

Posted on March 16, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
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SXSW: Saturday Featured Showcases

We may be running on fumes, but we do still need to run, so we're busy marking up our "to do" lists for the night. Fittingly, for a finale, we're aiming for a dance-y night, with folks like Kid Sister... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY FEATURED SHOWCASES»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in MP3 (9 comments)
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SXSW: Man Man Do An Outdoors "Mister Jung Stuffed" & "Hurly / Burly"

This South By, Man Man were good good (last time we make that joke). We caught the face-painted Philly boys twice this week -- both outdoors -- once at Cedar Street Courtyard as part of the Anti- showcase (great), then... CONTINUE READING SXSW: MAN MAN DO AN OUTDOORS "MISTER JUNG STUFFED" & "HURLY / BURLY"»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in Concert, Video (5 comments)
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SXSW: Breakfast Tacos With El Guincho And The Mae Shi

Bands can't survive on nachos and Fuze alone, so we sent our friend Shea Hess to procure delicious local cuisine for some of our fave new artists playing SXSW. Stereogum Artist To Watch El Guincho was excited but scared to... CONTINUE READING SXSW: BREAKFAST TACOS WITH EL GUINCHO AND THE MAE SHI»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
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SXSW: Islands Are Awesome

It's in the blogger code to toss out superlatives with reckless abandon, but really -- we weren't lying when called Islands set at Cedar St. the best of this fest. (OK, maybe Fuck Buttons @ Volume today is a contender.)... CONTINUE READING SXSW: ISLANDS ARE AWESOME»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in Concert, MP3, Video (17 comments)
Tags: Islands | Subtitle | SXSW

SXSW: Thursday In Photos

Interested in filling a rock club to the rafters? Simple: Just have Nada Surf and Destroyer play back to back sometime. People were stuffed asses to elbows at Volume night club for the first day of the Stereogum/PASTE party, although... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW: Saturday Party Picks

As far as we can tell, there are two must-see parties today. Not to be too shameless, but one of them is ours. We're not just saying that -- we've been waiting for this for months now. This afternoon Fuck... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY PARTY PICKS»

SXSW: Rock Star Or Porn Star?

Age old question, we know. Stereogum scammed an invite to last night's party at the 301 in Austin, featuring an awkward mélange of musicians (MGMT, Moby, and the sexy Frenchies of Justice), Playmates (Miss May '08! Miss Feb '01!), and... CONTINUE READING SXSW: ROCK STAR OR PORN STAR?»

Posted on March 14, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
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SXSW: Friday Featured Showcases

The Austin sun's especially strong today -- so much so, it's difficult imagining it setting enough to usher in the nighttime showcases. But it will eventually go away, so if you're here and looking for something to see, we have... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY FEATURED SHOWCASES»

Posted on March 14, 2008 in MP3 (2 comments)
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SXSW: Friday Party Picks

We saw a lot yesterday, but more on that later. (For now: Islands, you rule.) Shaking off the cobwebs and the Shiners, we're getting ready to head back outside, so here are suggestions for what to catch today. Of course,... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY PARTY PICKS»

SXSW: My Brightest Diamond Covers Roy Orbison

It turns out Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond, was the perfect choice to play the first slot of our three-day Stereogum/PASTE party. Armed with only her voice and guitar, the karaoke star and major rock 'n' roll supporter eased... CONTINUE READING SXSW: MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND COVERS ROY ORBISON»

Posted on March 14, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
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SXSW: These New Puritans Do "Elvis" @ Antone's

Hours before this performance, we met with Jack Barnett and his New Puritans on Red River St. Video camera on, mic in hand, we asked about TNP's first trip to the States (because we care). Actually they didn't give the... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THESE NEW PURITANS DO "ELVIS" @ ANTONE'S»

Posted on March 13, 2008 in MP3, Video (9 comments)
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SXSW: Thursday Featured Showcases

Dinner time in Austin, time to munch tacos and figure the night sched. As the picture suggests, tonight's the night for Jens Lekman fans: y'all have two chances to catch the Swedish troubadour (Emo's at 8PM, Mohawk at midnight). For... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY FEATURED SHOWCASES»