Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 - Recap Video

Austin Concerts This Week | 11/29 - 12/5

11/29

• Satin Peaches, The Fledglings at the Beauty Bar
• English Teeth, The Memphis Strange at Ruta Maya

11/30

• Carnivores, TV Torso at the Mohawk [inside, 9pm]
• Mike & the Moonpies at the Mohawk [inside, 5pm, free]
• EZ Action with DJ Scorpio at the Beauty Bar

12/1

• Blonde Redhead, Olof Arnalds at La Zona Rosa
• Tame Impala, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Kuroma at Emo's [inside]
• Birds & Batteries, Sunset, The Authors at the Mohawk [inside, 9pm]
• Sneak Attack One Year Anniversary With Theophilus London, DJ Mel, DJ Hero_D at the Beauty Bar
• The Hearts & The Minds, Children of the Feather, Oikos at the Ghost Room

12/2

• Moonlight Towers, Watch Out for Rockets at the Mohawk [inside, 10pm]
• White White Lights, English Teeth at Club Deville

Fri. 12/3

• The Austin Bleet-Up on the Whole Foods Terrace featuring Politics, The Lennings, MoTel Aviv and 23 Positions [RSVP]
• The Octopus Project performing Hexadecagon at East Side Drive-In (1001 E. 6th St.)
• Zlam Dunk (CD release), Freshmillions, Markov, For Hours & Ours at Emo's [inside]
• 101X Homegrown Live and The Morning X presents The 2nd Day of Christmas with The Lemurs, Royal Forest (formerly Loxsly) at the Lucky Lounge (209 W. 5th St.) [9:30pm, free, 21+]
• Neil Young Night with Smoke & Feathers, La Snacks, The Gary, The Midgetmen, Sour Notes, The Pons, Whiskey Priest, When In Rome (members of East Cameron Folkcore/Oh No Oh My/The Bread/Burgess Meredith/Mike and The Moonpies), Through The Trees, Blue Kabuki, Distant Seconds at the Parish [8pm]
• The B Scene with Mother Falcon at the Blanton Museum of Art (UT Campus, MLK at Congress) [8:30pm]

12/4

• Big Boi, Peligrosa All-Stars, Table Manners Crew at East Side Drive-In (1001 E. 6th St.) [Tickets]
• Supa Duda Purple Haze | Missy Elliot vs Jimi Hendrix at The Scoot Inn [RSVP]
• Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose at the Parish
• Slideluck Potshow at ND at 501 Studios

12/5

• Birds & Batteries at the Mohawk [inside, 10pm]
• The Whiskey Priest, Monahans at the Salvage Vanguard Theater
• The Paul Green School of Rock at Red 7 [ [early show]
• DJ Orion at the Beauty Bar

Video: Memoryhouse - "Heirloom"

I pretty much fell in love with director Jamie Harley after first seeing the video for Twin Shadow's "Castles In The Snow" and I have been obsessing every since. The latest video comes from the Memoryhouse track "Heirloom" and features footage from the 1969 documentary shot on the set of a Philippe Garrel movie, Le lit de la Vierge.

Memoryhouse will be releasing their second 7" single, entitled "Caregiver" on December 7 through Suicide Squeeze, with a digital release of November 9. The b-side will be the new song "Heirloom."

[Memoryhouse - Official]
[Jamie Harley on Vimeo]

And just in case you missed it here is the video for "Castles In The Snow".

The Bleet-Up Is Coming....

[RSVP NOW]

If you spend most of your day checking out blogs, tweeting and checking into Gowalla hot spots then this is the party for you. This is the party where you get meet all these people you admire from your computer and actually meet them face to face.

We had such a huge turn out last year that this time around we thought we would give ourselves a little more breathing room so we are taking over the rooftop terrace at Whole Foods HQ downtown. Everything thing you need in one place. Samples of both food and drinks, pop up shops for you fashionistas and a full size skating rink.

Music provided by Politics, The Lennings and MoTel Aviv all performing live along with special guests 23 Positions covering all of Princes classics. uLovei will do DJ sets throughout the night. Here is your guide:

THE BLEET UP SURVIVAL TIPS:

1. Get There Early - It's going to fill up early and you don't want to be left out. There is a capacity and once we reach it it's one in one out.
2. Bring Cash - The cover is $7 and there are a lot of samples to try. Make sure you have your cover ready and plenty of tip money.
3. Tweet It - This is a social networking party after all. Make sure to tweet all night and use the hash tag #bleetup.

THE MUSIC:

MoTel Aviv

MoTel Aviv are an Austin foursome with a particularly potent brand of poppy rock and roll. Their major strength is in the songwriting. When all systems are firing 100 percent, it’s hard to find fault in MoTel Aviv’s assembly of the moving parts or their delivery of a hook. If the jangling, ringing guitar work doesn’t get you, you ignore the stomping beat and you’re somehow impervious to a chorus that easily gets lodged auditory canal like an earwig, then, who knows, you might be allergic to fun. - Austinist

The Lennings

“The Lennings, vocally and musically, continue to brilliantly manipulate an impossible thread of continuity that links folk to rock to Americana to indie pop.” -Amanda Warr, Best of Texas.com

Politics

This Austin alt-indie group can be found regularly at some of Austin’s favorite rock haunts like Mohawk and The Parish performing with other local acts such as The Authors, MoTel Aviv and Whitman. The music of Politics is thankfully much less complicated and messy than the practice of politics. Layered guitars pinging and fuzzed out are in league with the blended pulse of the rhythm section and the echo of haunting vocals. “Light In Your Eyes” is a great place to start - Austinist

23 Positions

Something like this.....

uLovei

Miguel Angel's style would best be described as a mix between Radioclit and New Order with a little touch of Roy Orbison. He also has a bit of a punk-rock back ground, so dont be surprised if you here a some The Clash dropped with a little cumbia. - Art Disaster.com

THE DETAILS:

Food/Drink:
-Green Cart
-Kohana Coffee
-Batter Blaster
-Buddha's Brew Kombucha Tea
-Honest Tea
-Live Oak Brewery

Boutique pop-up shops:
-Magnolia Family Vintage
-Rene Geneva
-Wonder Craft

Plus:
-Photo booth by Cory Ryan, for lasting FB memories!
-Yard Farm Austin, who will be giving you seeds for your garden!
-Make-n-take Christmas ornament-making table from The Wonder Craft!
-The afore-mentioned Whole Foods' ice skating rink!! We may or may not be ridiculously excited about this detail!

The first-ever Austin Blogger Awards, hosted by Republic of Austin, will also be honoring their winners at the Austin Bleet-Up!
Voting has been extended for the next few days so get your votes in now!

[http://austinbloggerawards.com/nomination-form/]

All this and yours for - wait for it - $7 door cover. What? YES! Believe it!

We take space capacity seriously so we will close up shop once we hit it. RSVP here: http://www.eavesdropper-pr.com/rsvp/

See you Friday!!!

THE LINKS:

RSVP: http://www.eavesdropper-pr.com/rsvp/

Do512 page: http://do512.com/event/2010/12/03/the-austin-bleet-up
Yelp!: http://www.yelp.com/events/austin-the-austin-bleet-up
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/AustinBleetUp#!/event.php?eid=106487512757154
Facebook Fan Page for Bleet-Up: http://www.facebook.com/AustinBleetUp

SXSW 2011 Announces Second List of Performers

(Summer Camp)

At the beginning of November, SXSW announced its first batch of performers for next year's fest. These past few days while we've been watching football, eating tons of turkey and getting the flu, they've announced the second round of bands performing here in Austin in March.

[SXSW Official Music Site]

Alberta Cross (Brooklyn NY)
AM (New Orleans LA)
Asking Alexandria (York UK-ENGLAND)
Bajzel (Poznan POLAND)
Bare Wires (San Francisco CA)
The Bellrays (Los Angeles CA)
Benjamin Francis Leftwich (York UK-ENGLAND)
Beta Wolf (Los Angeles CA)
Bituaya (Caracas VENEZUEL)
Black Gandhi (Barcelona SPAIN)
Bleu Edmondson (New Braunfels TX)
Blue King Brown (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
Bowling For Soup (Denton TX)
Carter Twins (Nashville TN)
Casiokids (Bergen NORWAY)
Chetes (Monterrey MEXICO)
City and Colour (Toronto ON)
Colleen Green (Los Angeles CA)
Curry & Coco (Lille FRANCE)
Dame 55 (Los Angeles CA)
Dawn of Ashes (Los Angeles CA)
Dax Riggs (Austin TX)
The Dears (Montreal QC)
Demon's Claws (Montreal CANADA)
DeVotchKa (Denver CO)
Eliza Doolittle (London UK-ENGLAND)
Elizabeth & the Catapult (Brooklyn NY)
Endless Hallway (Los Angeles CA)
Fergus & Geronimo (Brooklyn NY)
Francis and the Lights (New York NY)
Frazey Ford (Vancouver BC)
Gary Wilson (San Diego CA)
Gepe (Santiago CHILE)
Grass Widow (San Francisco CA)
Grieves with Budo (Seattle WA)
The Happy Hollows (Los Angeles CA)
Harrys Gym (Oslo NORWAY)
Heavy Cream (Nashville TN)
Hell & Lula (Los Angeles CA)
Hey Rosetta! (St John's NL)
HORSE the band (Los Angeles CA)
Ice Black Birds (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
J Mascis (Amherst MA)
Janka Nabay (SIERRA LEONE)
JEFF The Brotherhood (Nashville TN)
Joan of Arc (Chicago IL)
Jukebox the Ghost (Washington DC)
Kina Grannis (Mission Viejo CA)
Kopecky Family Band (Nashville TN)
La Sera (Los Angeles CA)
Locos Por Juana (Miami COLOMBIA)
Maps & Atlases (Chicago IL)
Mexican Institute of Sound (Distrito Federal MEXICO)
Middle Class Rut (Sacramento CA)
Morning Teleportation (Portland OR)
Murfila (Barcelona SPAIN)
MURS (Los Angeles CA)
NOAH AND THE WHALE (London UK-ENGLAND)
North Mississippi Allstars (Hernando CO)
O'Death (New York NY)
Onra (Paris FRANCE)
Parlor Mob (Red Bank NJ)
Paul Cary (Chicago IL)
Pedropiedra (Santiago CHILE)
Pernett (Cali COLOMBIA)
Prince Rama (Brooklyn NY)
Professor Green (London UK-ENGLAND)
Protistas (Santiago CHILE)
Pterodactyl (Brooklyn NY)
Pujol (Nashville TN)
Quintron and Miss Pussycat (New Orleans LA)
Rey Pila (Distrito Federal MEXICO)
Rosie and Me (Curitiba BRAZIL)
The Secret Handshake (Dallas TX)
Shuttle (Boston MA)
Skrillex (Los Angeles CA)
Slim Cessna's Auto Club (Denver CO)
Some Community (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (Springfield MO)
Sounds Under Radio (Austin TX)
The Strange Boys (Austin TX)
Stephen Kellogg (Northampton MA)
Summer Camp (London UK-ENGLAND)
Suzanna Choffel (Austin TX)
Teen Daze (Vancouver CANADA)
Thee Oh Sees (San Francisco CA)
Tôg (Stavanger NORWAY)
Turbo Fruits (Nashville TN)
Ty Segall (San Francisco CA)
The Vaccines (London UK-ENGLAND)
Voxhaul Broadcast (Los Angeles CA)
Wagons (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
War From A Harlots Mouth (Berlin GERMANY)
Whitechapel (Knoxville TN)
The Woggles (Atlanta GA)

(Photo Cred: The Line of Best Fit)

The Walkmen Announce A Few U.S. Shows Next March :: w/ Austin date (Stubb's)

(The Walkmen @ Monolith 2009)

The Walkmen have announced a handful of tour dates early next year in March. As luck would have it, they'll be performing at Stubb's here in Austin on Friday, March 4th. We know of one friend in particular who I'm sure will be roadtripping it just to be here for this show. Tickets (only $18) are already on sale, purchase them here.

The band will also be performing in New Orleans (One Eyed Jacks) on March 2nd, Houston (Fitzgeralds) on March 3rd, and Dallas (Granada Theater) on March 5th.

[The Walkmen Twitter]
[The Walkmen Facebook Page]
[The Walkmen Official Site]

The Golden Filter Remix The Morning Benders' "Excuses"

We twittered about this a few days ago, but figured we'd give it a proper post. Recently, The Golden Filter remixed one of our favorite songs ("Excuses") off one of favorite albums (The Morning Benders' Big Echo) of 2010.

The Morning Benders 'Excuses' (The Golden Filter Remix) by TheGoldenFilter

Gorillaz Performing a Cover of The xx's "Crystalised" (Live on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)

Gorillaz appeared on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge recently and performed a fantastic cover of The xx's "Crystalised". Watch for yourself down below. (via)

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

The new Arcade Fire video for "The Suburbs" came out today. The video was shot locally by Spike Jonze.

Show Spotlight: Tech_Sys at Scoot Inn Tomorrow Night (11/19)

Massive Beacon presents... tech_sys (get it? Texas! Clever)

This show is a celebration of the electronic / experimental / instrumental scene that has been building in Austin for the last few years. Butcher Bear and Charlie will be releasing their debut album at the show, and the first 100 people through the door get a free copy

Outside

9:00 - Ghost Mountain
10:00 - Zlam Dunk
11:00 - Neiliyo
11:30 - Butcher Bear and Charlie
12:15 - Realness DJ set

Inside

9:30 - Florene
10:30 - Focus Group
12:00 - Zorch
1:00 - Fresh Millions

Photo booth by RECSPEC
sponsored by Switched On, republicofaustin.com, austintownhall.com, and [iN]SECT Records

$7

Wu-Tang Clan Announce "The Rebirth Tour" (w/ Austin Date)

The entire group (minus only ODB if we are lucky) are back on the road and will be making their way to Austin on December 11th. Tickets are the outrageous price of $40 and can be purchased [HERE]. The rest of the bands tour dates are posted below.

Wu-Tang Clan 2010/2011 Tour Dates:

12/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
12/04 – San Diego, CA @ 4th & B
12/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
12/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity
12/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater

12/11 - Austin, TX @ Emo's [Tickets]
12/12 – Houston, TX @ Numbers
12/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Theatre
12/17 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva
12/18 – Falls Church, VA @ The State
12/19 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
12/20 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
12/21 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
12/22 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater
12/23 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
12/26 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
12/27 – Albany NY @ Northern Lights
12/28 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
12/29 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
12/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
12/31 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater
01/01 – Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman
01/05 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Center
01/08 – Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
01/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ Epic

Girl Talk | Download His New Album (All Day) + 2010/2011 Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Austin Music Hall)

New Girl Talk just came out today!

[Download]

Girl Talk 2010/2011 Tour Dates:
11/12/10 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
11/19/10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Hot Festival
11/20/10 – Sao Paulo, Brasil @ Planeta Terra Festival
12/03/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12/04/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
01/05/11 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
01/06/11 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavillion
01/07/11 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
01/08/11 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
01/10/11 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
01/13/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
01/14/11 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall [Purchase Tickets] $25
01/15/11 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
01/17/11 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
01/18/11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
01/20/11 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
01/21/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
01/22/11 – Charleston, SC @ Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
01/24/11 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
01/25/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
01/27/11 – Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
01/28/11 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
01/29/11 – Richmond, VA @ The National
01/31/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
02/01/11 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
02/04/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
02/05/11 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
02/24/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
02/25/11 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
02/26/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
02/28/11 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
03/01/11 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
03/03/11 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
03/04/11 – Chicago, IL @ Congress
03/07/11 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum
03/08/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
03/11/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03/14/11 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
03/15/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
03/17/11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
03/18/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03/19/11 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
03/21/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
03/22/11 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
03/23/11 – Tempe, AX @ Marquee

Lykke Li | "Get Some" Video + 2010/2011 Tour Dates

Not only has Lykke Li dropped a video for her new single ("Get Some"), she's announced one last stop in 2010 and a bunch more tour dates for 2011 (cannot believe Austin isn't included on the list).

Lykke Li 2010/2011 Tour Dates: (via COS)
12/01 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
03/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
04/04 – Hamburg, DE @ Astra Kuluturhaus
04/06 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
04/08 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
04/11 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria
04/12 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity
04/14 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
04/15 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
04/16 – Dublin, IE @ Tripod
04/18 – Glasgow, UK @ Arches
04/19 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
04/21 – Paris, FR @ Le Cigale
04/25 – Rennes, FR @ L’Antipode
04/29 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
04/30 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
05/02 – Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus
05/15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
05/17 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/20 – Boson, MA @ Paradise
05/22 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
05/23 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/26 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
05/27 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/28 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
05/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Center

Ten Years Gone

Checking out some of the "best of" lists of years past reminded me what a seminal year 2000 was in music. It's hard to believe so many keystone albums turned 10 this year. Here's a little nostalgic mix from a decade ago:

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Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 - Sunday

Here's all the best from Sunday at the fest. With almost 99% of the photograph credit going to the talented uLovei. Visit him, follow him, celebrate him.

[uLovei.com]

[@ulovei]

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 - Saturday

We spent all day yesterday trying to get our lives in order after a crazy weekend. Seeing that we saw most of you there this weekend we can only assume you did the same. Now that we everything is back in order here are some shots from Saturday at Fun Fun Fun Fest. We also took some of our favorite pictures from uLovei so a huge thanks to him for sharing some of his photographs with us.

You can see more pics at uLovei.com as well as on the uLovei Flickr page. Links below.

[uLovei.com]

[uLovei on Flickr]

[twitter.com/ulovei]

Last Night: Of Montreal and Janelle Monae at East Side Drive In