Y’all remember David Cobb, don’t ya? David’s Houston Calling column was a staple of the Donewaiting site for a few years before it outgrew this site and spun off to it’s own domain (houstoncalling.net). David’s got the advantage of living in the same state as SXSW and while it’s not exactly a short bike ride from Houston to Austin, he’s still a lot closer to the mayhem than the rest of the DW staff. David has spent the last month interviewing bands appearing at SXSW that he likes (for houstoncalling.net) and bands that he was assigned to cover (for spinner.com). In case you missed out on any of these great interviews, here they are:
Category Archives: SXSW Blog
David Cobb’s SXSW band previews
Posted in Interviews, SXSW Blog
Tagged david garza, Midlake, rival schools, scott h. biram, Tacks the Boy Disaster, the damnwells, waco brothers
Friday in Columbus (and SXSW): This Moment in Black History
Here are some things you should know about This Moment in Black History:
They are playing Carabar tonight.
They just released a new record called “Public Square” on Smog Veil Records.
Said record rips.
They played the Donewaiting.com 5-year anniversary show.
Bim Thomas is from Columbus, used to work at Used Kids Records and plays with Gibson Brother, MarkDon Howland in The Bassholes, whose latest record is out on CDR.
This Moment in Black History is playing SXSW.
Sun God(Cleveland), New Creases(Columbus) and Beast in the Field (Loud) open the show.
Did I mention “Public Square” rips?
Video from the anniversary show and SXSW info after the jump.
Come out and buy me a shot! Continue reading
Posted in Columbus, Music, SXSW Blog
Tagged Kirk Kline, Smog Veil Records, SXSW Blog, The Bassholes, This Moment in Black History, Used Kids Records
Sally Seltmann Releasing New Album, Performing at SXSW
You may know Sally Seltmann as New Buffalo. Or maybe you’ve heard this little song she cowrote and Feist sang, “1234.” Now she’s releasing her first album under her own name on Arts & Crafts.
Sally’s got three shows during SXSW. Be sure to make it out to one of her shows if you can. Continue reading
SXSW 2010 Video Countdown: Skybox
Who isn’t a fan of some old-school Sci-Fi footage, chicken suits, Humpty-Dumpty and a giant drag queen? Enjoy this quirky video from Chicago-based Skybox. (You may recognize the song from a 2009 iPod commercial.) They’ll be playing a handful of times in Austin including an official showcase on 3/18 at the Wave Rooftop. More info after the jump. Continue reading
SXSW Open Discussion: Painful Inbox Edition
My inbox wins. I give up. I am selling it on eBay and creating a new account. So many new emails. I’ll try to parse through them for a SXSW update tonight, but in the meantime I figured I’d open up a discussion for people to post info, questions, comments, and other insults.
Posted in SXSW Blog
Stalley Interview or.. Hi Columbus & SXSW meet Stalley
This is a Stalley video for his song S.T.A.L.L.E.Y. off the upcoming Ski Beatz Mixtape, 24 Hour Karate School which also features Mos Def, the Cool Kids, Jay Electronica, Curren$y, Jim Jones,Nicole Wray and more, out March 30th. This video has various people rocking Stalley’s trademark beard.
No he isn’t from Philly.
Stalley is from Massillon. Thinks about that for a second. He has already dropped a jazzhop mixtape called Mad Stalley:The Autobiography that would make Scott Storch beg to rejoin the Organix Roots and not be funny and has a bunch of projects with whose who in modern Low End Theory land on deck.
But he isn’t from Philly or Queens.
Fucking Massillon.
Stalley is performing in Austin for South By Southwest this year:
March 18-SXSW Urb Magazine Showcase Light Bar,
March 19-SXSW Last Rights Showcase Firehouse Lounge .
March 20-SXSW Kenny Dorham’s Backyard.
For this interview, we talked Massillon sports, Hip Hop, Islam, Ohio weather, Jamaica, J-Rawls, and mainly how the fuck someone goes from small-town Ohio to being Dame Dash’s latest discovery. You should read it. He is from Massillon and is in a rap group with Mos Def, Curren$y, and Jay Electronica called Central Edge Territory.
Have you been to Massillon?
ME:We are in Columbus, which is close to Massillon. I know you got you’re thing going on in Cleveland with Terry Urban and them. But I’m going to try to get Columbus up to speed. You grew up in Massilon your whole life?
Stalley:I grew up in Massillon until High School I left Massillon when I went away to college That’s when I left.
So you played for the Massillon basketball team. Sports is big up there uh?
Yeah. Football is huge. As everyone in Ohio usually knows. If they do know about Massillon that’s what they know is football Continue reading
Posted in Columbus, Interviews, SXSW Blog, Wes Flexner
Tagged dame dash, dd172, J. Rawls, jay electronica, Mos Def, stalley
SXSW Update: Comedy Central, Bell House, Kevchino, More
Our site has always been about listing events. It’s up to you to put your schedules together. But checking out the new SCHED* Artist Discovery feature will help you find new music as well as create a schedule during SXSW.
My bro Aaron helped put together the Comedy Central event. Details here.
Looks like Todd P is doing shows in Austin after all.
Time for a bunch of shows. Continue reading
Full Rachael Ray SXSW Party Band List Revealed: She and Him, Jakob Dylan, More
More SXSW updates later, I am home sick and a little out of it.
SXSW Updates: The Black Keys at MOG, Guitartown/Conqueroo, More
The Black Keys have a new album coming out. They are also playing one event during SXSW:
ITEM!
Guitartown/Conqueroo Present Kickoff 2010
Wednesday March 17th 11am-9pm
Joe’s Bar and Grill | 506 West Ave Austin TX 78701
FREE No Wristband Required
Three Olives Vodka Stage (Front)
11am David Olney Nashville, TN
12pm Freedy Johnston Austin, TX
1pm David Faulkner Sydney, AUS
2pm Stonehoney Austin, TX
3pm Emory Quinn San Antonio, TX
4pm The Cardinal Health San Antonio, TX
5pm Steve Poltz San Diego, CA
6pm Wirepony San Diego, CA
7pm Anne McCue Nashville, TN
8pm Triple Cobra San Francisco, CA
Hornito’s Tequila Stage (Back)
11:30am Tom Freund Venice, CA
12:30pm Randy Weeks Austin, TX
1:30pm James McMurtry Austin, TX
2:30pm Jon Dee Graham, Austin, TX
3:30pm The Silo’s New York, NY
4:30 Austin Collins And
The Rainbirds Austin, TX
5:30pm Chip Robinson Raleigh, NC
6:30pm Thundersosa Austin, TX
7:30pm The Band of Heathen’s Austin, TX
8:30pm Raul Malo Nashville, TN
More after the jump. Continue reading