Cincy’s Bad Veins – on paper – appear to be a bedroom/studio project for Benjamin Davis (vox/gtrs/keys) and Sebastien Schultz (drums), but the duo has been wowing audiences live with the help of a 1973 reel-to-reel tape player named Irene that augments the sound and fills in where other band members are missing. Their self-titled debut (released in July) is an experimental indie pop album that sounds a bit like Brandon Flowers (Killers) fronting a Sparklehorse/Apples in Stereo/Longwave mash-up.

MP3: Bad Veins – “Gold and Warm”

Division Day, meanwhile, is a veteran of the first (and, to date, only) Donewaiting SXSW day party, performing in 2008 alongside El Jesus de Magico, Catfish Haven, Goes Cube, AA Bondy, Joseph Arthur, Midgetmen, and Spinto Band. Much like the Chicago-by-way-of-Columbus band the Loyal Divide, Division Day’s music has made a pretty significant transformation from a Granddaddy/Silversun Pickups-style indie-rock to something darker and more synthetic sounding (think: Radiohead + Nine Inch Nails – Trent Reznor’s anger).

Show info:
Division Day/Bad Veins/Afortiori
Skully’s Music Diner
September 16
$8 in advance / $10 at door

I was just wondering what Division Day was up to when I got a MySpace bulletin from them (see, MySpace still has value!)

The band is recording a new album, which is great news. They’ve also put out a cover by Japan which we’ve linked up here in the popular MP3 format. It was recorded for Buffet Libre, and if you head over to their site you’ll find tons more downloads.

MP3: Ghosts (Japan Cover)

And we finally have details for the Mess with Texas 2 event featuring The Breeders. As far as I know, this is the only event that The Breeders are playing. Keep reading for details.

Mess With Texas 2
Saturday, March 15th
Waterloo Park
Entrance at 15th and Trinity
Austin, TX
Free / All Ages / Open to the Public
Doors open at Noon

Music:

The Breeders
NOFX
Simian Mobile Disco + Islands + Kimya Dawson + Black Mountain + Yeasayer + F*cked Up + Lucero + Jay Reatard + No Age + Neon Neon + Pissed Jeans + Atlas Sound + Two Gallants + White Denim + Matt & Kim
Municipal Waste + The Night Marchers (featuring John Reis) + Howlin’ Rain + Dead to Me + Langhorne Slim + Shearwater + Gil Mantera’s Party Dream + Grand Ole Party + Darker My Love + Moonrats + Annihilation Time + The Coathangers + Abe Vigoda + + Mellowdrone + Monotonix + Aloha + Selmanaires

Comedy:

Janeane Garofalo
Human Giant
Brian Posehn
Todd Barry + Eugene Mirman + Paul F. Tompkins + Jon Glaser + Jon Benjamin + Earles & Jensen + Leo Allen + Hard n Phirm + Scott Aukerman + BJ Porter + Reggie Watts + Jonah Ray + Matt Brunger

WATERLOO RECORDS
THURSDAY 3/13

2pm Sara Bareilles
3pm The Ruby Suns
4pm Ingrid Michaelson
5pm Cadence Weapon
6pm Die! Die! Die!

FRIDAY 3/14

2pm Shelby Lynne
3pm Sea Wolf
4pm Division Day
5pm Elf Power
6pm Kimya Dawson

SATURDAY 3/15

2pm Saviours
3pm Times New Viking
4pm Ola Podrida
5pm Carbon/Silicon
6pm Half Japanese