9:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Spiderwood Studios Party
54 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
event::about
Come celebrate SXSW 2011 by joining Spiderwood for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live music entertainment by the award winning Austin band SPEAK!, and the soulful sounds of Sahara Smith.
9:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Party Like It's 1986 hosted by Google and the ACLUs of N California and Texas
178 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Party, Interactive
event::about
It’s the opposite of awesome for electronic privacy law to be older than the web. Break out those legwarmers/high tops and Party Like It’s 1986- Demand Privacy Like It’s 2011. Totally awesome – drinks, live 80s tunes, retro games, and more.
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
SXSW Film Closing/Music Opening Party presented by YouTube
209 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
event::about Kick up your heels at the bash that officially closes the 2011 SXSW Film Conference and kicks off the 2011 SXSW Music Conference. Good company and complimentary food and beverages are sure to make this an unforgettable event.
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
Withered Hand
36 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Withered Hand
event::about A depraved Caledonian-tinged Neil Young for the Facebook generation, Withered Hand's maverick folk-inflected songs, diamond-sharp lyrics and howling lo-fi style have won hearts at shows across Scotland, the UK and Europe. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and tinkering with guitars since childhood, Withered Hand did not start performing his songs in public until 2006, after the death of a close friend. A Withered Hand show is essentially a solo affair but the line-up occasionally expands to include as many as six musical friends. Withered Hand's acclaimed debut album Good News is set for US release on Absolutely Kosher Records on March 1st 2011. Good News was mixed and mastered in 2010 by Kramer (Galaxie500, Low, Daniel Johnston etc).
event::tags 21+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Kid Canaveral
37 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Kid Canaveral
event::about Kid Canaveral are a two-boy/two-girl group from Edinburgh. They write indiepop tunes you can move around and flail your limbs to. In true indie spirit, they have self-released four 7" singles and their debut album, Shouting At Wildlife, on their own label, Straight To Video Records. Formed in 2005 in St Andrews, Fife whilst the band were at university, this Scottish four-piece have been steadily growing in confidence over the past few years, attracting a loyal fan-base with consistently engaging live performances up and down the UK. They have completed 4 successful UK tours, as well a number of high profile support slots for artists such as KT Tunstall, Frightened Rabbit, Glasvegas, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), King Creosote and The Phantom Band. Kid Canaveral released their long awaited debut album, Shouting at Wildife, in July 2010. Across twelve tracks, the band showcase the breadth of their indie-rock and DIY-pop songwriting skills. The album has been met with wide critical acclaim from both the national press and the online blogosphere – with universal 4* reviews from the major Scottish music press, it has also featured in numerous end of year polls and was made album of the month by BBC Radio 1’s Scotland Introducing show. "Kid Canaveral showcase a sound too big to be Scotland's secret for much longer" The Fly “Our new favourite Scottish band who echo the power-pop days of the Undertones and XTC ” The Herald “Shouting At Wildlife is a thrilling, uplifting and generally all-round spiffing combination of indie-pop skills, lyrical wit, and choruses sung through smiles.” THE SKINNY **** (4 stars) “This debut is packed with singalong melodies, frisky jangles and a real sense of purpose. A jubilant and skilful racket.” THE LIST **** (4 stars)
event::tags 21+
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Errors
45 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Errors
event::about Errors is a 4 piece band from Glasgow, Scotland. Originally formed in 2004 by Simon Ward, Stephen Livingstone and Greg Paterson on the back of a 3 track demo recorded in Simonʼs bedroom the band quickly set about making a name for themselves in their hometown with their unique take on dance music. The band were soon taken under the wing of Mogwai who signed them to their Rock Action label alongside the likes of Part Chimp and James Orr Complex. To date they have released a series of 7” singles, EPs and their debut album ʻItʼs Not Something But It Is Like Whatever” through Rock Action and these releases have brought them to the attention of the mainstream media with support and acclaim for the band coming across the board from MTV, DJʼs like Zane Lowe, John Kennedy and Vic Galloway along with sessions at Maida Vale for Mary Anne Hobbs, Rob Da Bank and Huw Stephens, magazines such as NME, Dazed and Confused and Rock Sound as well as tours and live dates with bands as varied as Underworld, Franz Ferdinand, Explosions In The Sky, Gary Numan and Mogwai. 2009 marked the recording of Errorsʼ sophomore release; “Come Down With Me”. Recorded and produced by the band in their customised studio “The Freezer” based in Glasgowʼs East End. The record builds on the merged sound of electronic and analogue that has become Errors signature. Angular, spiraling guitars, underpinned by truly mesmerising beats combined with euphoric synths and pop hooks. ʻCome Down With Meʼ was released to critical acclaim in 2010 described in a 4 star review in Q as “a thrilling invitation” while NME hailed them as “one of the most interesting bands in the country”. The band are about to release a remix album of their sophmore release entitled ʻCelebrity Come Down With Meʼ featuring contributions from the likes of The Field, Gold Panda, Mogwai and Wax Stag as well as embarking on a co-headline UK tour with fellow Scots The Twilight Sad.
event::tags 21+
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Twin Atlantic
36 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Twin Atlantic
event::about When Glasgow's Twin Atlantic released their 2009 mini-album, Vivarium, it immediately found an awestruck audience. The reviews were uniformly ecstatic. Grand, sweeping and eloquent, it was a collection of songs with a heart and soul, crafted by passion and informed by staunch lyrical and musical frankness. It set Twin Atlantic on a rollercoaster  one that has led, now, to the release of their full debut, Free, on Red Bull Records, an inspiring collection of songs full of ambition, pain, belief and soul. In a world of music dominated by talent show winners, mass-marketed bands and meaningless music, here, finally, is a band in which to invest your heart. Formed in 2007 in Glasgow, and infusing their music with their Scottish heritage, Twin Atlantic found themselves caught in a whirlwind in the months that followed Vivarium's release. Support slots with the great and the good  from blink-182 to My Chemical Romance and The Gaslight Anthem  followed tours the length and breadth of Britain, Europe and America. Interviews, photo-shoots, magazine articles and newspaper pieces amounted to a blur of excitement and hype. 'We had three years where we've had this barrage of dream scenarios which we grasped with two hands,' says frontman Sam McTrusty. But, in the grasping, Twin Atlantic worried they had strayed from the ethos and ideals with which they had started their band. 'We suddenly thought, 'What are we doing?'' adds McTrusty. In that moment of realisation, Twin Atlantic did what only the best bands do. They rediscovered their love for music and for pouring themselves, their feelings, fears, hopes and dreams into it. The results are their brilliant new album. 'This band was meant to be based on integrity,' says McTrusty. 'We wanted there to be a brutal honesty in the lyrics. I think we've done that.' The quest to deliver authenticity in their music led them to the influential producer Gil Norton ('a fucking dude-and-a-half,' according to guitarist and cellist Barry McKenna) with who they teamed up in the Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, California at the end of 2010. 'We really trusted that he could help us make an honest record because he's already achieved that with other bands like Pixies and Foo Fighters early in their careers. You can hear the genuineness in the bands he's worked with.' And with Norton, they set about crafting an exceptional album. 'I was unbelievably excited to be working with Gil  he's been at the helm of a handful of my favourite records, including The Colour And The Shape which single-handedly made me decide that I needed to play in a band,' says drummer Craig Kneale. 'When we got in the studio with him, it was just a complete dream. We're so confident in each of the songs, and there must have been about 100 points in the studio where we would listen back to something and all get goosebumps.' And throughout, that all-important sincerity was there. 'We can hold our heads high and say we did exactly what we wanted, and exactly how we wanted. At no point have we compromised as a band, as musicians or as people,' says McKenna. 'I think all great music has to be truthful and we have certainly achieved that, to one another and collectively outwards.' Free is an album of experiences. Having had their horizons broadened by touring the UK, Europe and America, McTrusty, in particular, spent time gazing from aeroplane and van windows fearing the world he was seeing was becoming a more uniform place. 'We haven't written a political record,' he says, 'but there are issues in there like globalisation because that's something that freaks me out. Perhaps that's come from touring and feeling that everything sometimes seems the same.' It was a train of thought that unfurls masterfully throughout the record. 'There are songs about how the media and big corporations manipulate and mould your opinions,' he says. 'You end up becoming a lesser version of yourself as a result.' But if this is a record that takes a more worldly view than before, it is still one that remains steadfastly personal too  yet it's one that could be personal to all their fans. 'Sam discusses a lot of issues not only personal to him, or even the four of us, but to the modern generation,' says McKenna. 'Many people will be able to relate to these songs, and hopefully they will.' 'Lyrically these are not my stories,' adds bassist Ross McNae, 'but I do feel more of an attachment to some of the messages within certain songs. I can personally associate more with the lyrical content of these songs.' Musically, too, they were ambitious. Forging on from Vivarium's expressiveness, Twin Atlantic wanted to make an album that was both vast and encompassing. 'There are love songs and relationship songs, there are some with a party vibe, there are some that are weird, heavy and grungey pop songs,' says McTrusty. Hence Free's stunning vision, one built on intricate songwriting aimed at the emotional core of its listeners. In each track, in each guitar line or beat, each lyric or phrase, it's an album in which the band's hearts beat and their souls shimmer. You can hear such personality in even the simplest things: the fact that McTrusty's Scottish accent shines through is just one. 'Why,' asks McTrusty, 'would you tell a personal story in anyone else's voice but your own?' But, most of all, the album has an emotional honesty that speaks straight from the heart. In all its twists and turns it embodies its creators. 'I don't know if we could live with ourselves if we were to make a song that didn't have the four of us in the music,' says McTrusty, before McKenna adds: 'Personally the only thing I wanted to achieve from this whole process is an album the four of us could stand by and invest ourselves in. We have done that.' And it's because of music like this that the sense of expectation around Twin Atlantic is developing rapidly. This brilliant record, one of the most anticipated of the year, has been tipped by tastemakers and fans alike. If Vivarium left the band poised for greatness, 2011 will be the year in which they attain it. 'Music's been dumbed down and homogenised. There are lots of people who don't believe in it anymore. But we've made a record with substance,' says McTrusty finally. 'We're giving people something to believe in again.'
event::tags 21+
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
Admiral Fallow
120 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Admiral Fallow
event::about ADMIRAL FALLOW www.admiralfallow.com ALBUM “BOOTS MET MY FACE” UK WIDE RELEASE 28 MARCH 2011 SINGLE “SQUEALING PIGS” 28 MARCH 2011 SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST MARCH 2011 FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF “DELIVERED – ALT VERSION” AVAIL NOW UK HEADLINE CLUB TOUR MARCH 2011 BIOGRAPHY Admiral Fallow is the latest stunning artist whose March 21st 2011 released album Boots Met My Face has been produced by award winning engineer Paul Savage; former Delgados drummer and winner of the 2010 UK Producers’ Guild “Breakthrough Producer of the Year” award. “Boots” was recorded at Savage’s renowned Glasgow studio Chem 19, a studio that in 2009 / 2010 / 2011 alone gave us wonderful albums from Phantom Band, Twilight Sad, King Creosote, The Unwinding Hours, Emma Pollock, Idlewild, Mogwai and The Burns Unit. Paul Savage also recorded the latest Franz Ferdinand album. Admiral Fallow comprises:- Louis Abbott – singing, guitars Sarah Hayes – flute, keyboards, singing Joe Rattray - stand up double bass Kevin Brolly – clarinet, keyboards Philip Hague – drums Craig Grant – guitars, singing Lead singer and main writer Louis Abbott gives an idea of what fans can expect of the album when he says, “All of the songs document the first chapter of my life, be it memories from school or kicking a ball about with my childhood chums. All of the songs are taken from real life events. There's no fiction. I'm not into making up stories or characters for the sake of trying to stir emotions. They are songs about friends and family as well as a fair bit of self-evaluation.” Their sets go from simple voice and guitar compositions (‘Four Bulbs’), through stomping Wilco-esque tunes to riotous cacophonies of white noise; their songs about alienation within relationships and experiences of “youth” itself are sung and screamed with utter abandon while the band work themselves into a furious frenzy… “A thrilling, cathartic experience” Sub City Radio. “……could just be the start of something massive….” The Fly review of 26.07.10 King Tuts gig Here’s the story so far………. Admiral Fallow is a stunning new group, formerly known as Brother Louis Collective, born in 2007 and gathered round the precocious talent of the young foot-stamping, faintly maniacal singer/song-writer Louis Abbott. Citing influences including Tom Waits, Elbow, Low, Midlake, King Creosote, and Springsteen, Admiral Fallow adds clarinet, flute, stand up double bass and four jaw-dropping voices to the usual indie line-up to smash through their joyous, heart-filled, orchestral-tinged and beautifully well crafted songs. Louis is proud to be Scottish and his accent is to the fore in his singing, contrasting magically with the Northumbrian tones of Sarah Hayes, the second vocalist. Their live show has lead to quotes such as “…….one of the best shows I have seen at King Tuts in the last few years…..” Geoff Ellis, MD, DF Concerts of the King Tuts show 26.07.10 Fyfe Dangerfield of the Guillemots has supported and lauded this exceptional band since their formation, personally asking for them to open for the Guillemots in Glasgow and Edinburgh on their 2007 Scottish tours - and it's easy to see why. The band’s reputation quickly spread amongst Scottish promoters in 2008, culminating in their receiving the King Tut’s “Your Sound” artist of the month award and making their second appearance at the Connect Festival that summer. Headline slots at Nice and Sleazys and Oran Mor in Glasgow and The Caves in Edinburgh followed. A 5 star gig review in The Sunday Mail, a single on Euphonios Records, still using the name “Brother Louis Collective”, and Gideon Coe airplay on BBC 6Music were soon under their belts. 2008 was a year of quiet, confident progression for the band. In July 2009 the band headlined the Sunday night T Break stage at T in the Park and later that month recorded “Boots Met My Face” at Chem 19, with the UK Music Producers’ Guild “Breakthrough Producer of the Year 2010” Paul Savage at the controls, supported by The Scottish Arts Council and under the guidance of Robin and Jim at Lo-Five Management (Trashcan Sinatras, Jo Mango). They were also crowned the Scotsman’s Under The Radar band of 2009. 2010 brought the new name Admiral Fallow and the birth of the new album “Boots Met My Face”. This was self released in Scotland in partnership with the band’s management on 26 April 2010 on Lo-Five Records. (album of the week in Daily Record and Sunday Mail, **** in The List). Various Scottish bloggers’ Scottish album of the year 2010 The band decided to build up the Scottish press and general awareness in 2010, followed by a planned assault on the wider UK market later in the year and beyond to 2011, then overseas. This strategy has borne fruit so far following the BBC Introducing stage headline slot at T in the Park July 2010 and the Frightened Rabbit 13 date UK and Ireland tour December 2010 support . “Boots” gets its UK wide release on Monday 21 March 2011. On live shows in 2010, Admiral Fallow played with King Creosote at the Fence Collective’s Homegame Festival in March, toured the UK in the first 2 weeks of April and supported the Futureheads in Glasgow on 29 April. Summer festivals were good to the band who opened for King Creosote at the Glasgow West End Festival and rocked out at the Wee Chill, Rockness, the Insider festivals and, famously, on the BBC Introducing Stage at T in the Park, from where they got BBC 2 and BBC 3 TV exposure, a live Radio 1 interview with Edith Bowman and a Radio 1 daytime playlisting for “Taste The Coast”. “Absolutely beautiful…great new talent….” Edith Bowman Radio 1 “That is dreamy…really, really nice….” Fearne Cotton Radio 1 On their August 2010 Scottish tour, on consecutive nights, the band played Hometown gigs with King Creosote, Adem and Silver Columns in Anstruther and then in Paisley with Paolo Nutini, the latter broadcast for live transmission on BBC Radio2’s In Concert series. They also filmed a performance of “Subbuteo” on BBC Switch’s “The Cut” Music special, broadcast on BBC Two in August. A small UK tour in September, including 3 dates supporting the Felice Brothers, culminated in a triumphant London show at the Lexington on September 15 attended by the great and the good of the London music industry as well as an ever increasingly swelling fanbase. “The award for the best of the new acts we have seen perform recently goes to Admiral Fallow. Their excellent set at the Lexington had publishers and A&R out in force. We expect them to be huge. Led by the engaging and captivating future star that is frontman Louis Abbott the 6 piece band will soon have the world at their footballing feet” Paul Kramer, The Hit Sheet, September 2010. To round off September the band played an intimate gig at the lovely Loopallu Festival. The first single was “Subbuteo.” On BBC Radio 1’s The Review Show with Edith Bowman on 13 July 2010, guest reviewer Daniel P Carter said of “Subbuteo”……..” I bought this and listened to it 7 times in a row on the underground on my way here….its so good, so dark, so beautiful…there’s a Nick Drake feel to the guitar playing, the lyrics are really real – really amazing… ” “I really love this band. I think they’re great” Guy Garvey, Elbow, BBC 6Music With the renowned Blair McDonald of Nettwerk Publishing joining booking agent Ross Morrison of Primary Talent International aboard the good ship, and with PR from Devil PR and Radio representation from Rob Lynch at Airplayer hoving in to view, Admiral Fallow are ready to move their development to the next stage. The Frightened Rabbit support shows over the13 date tour of UK and Ireland had sold out shows in December at London, Dublin and the Glasgow Barrowlands (twice). Following this, in 2011 Admiral Fallow will undertake a headline tour of the UK in February and March 28-Feb-11 SCO EDINBURGH SNEAKY PETES 01-Mar-11 SCO ABERDEEN LEMON TREE 02-Mar-11 SCO GLASGOW ARCHES 03-Mar-11 04-Mar-11 05-Mar-11 UK LEEDS NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS 06-Mar-11 UK NEWCASTLE THE CLUNY 0…
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
The Twilight Sad
119 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists The Twilight Sad
event::about The Twilight Sad comprises James Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane, (guitar) and Mark Devine (drums). They are influenced by a diverse range of music from Van Dyke Parks to Phil Spector, Daniel Johnston, and beyond, although the band are as influenced by their immediate geography (the sticks just outside Glasgow), as they are any particular musical reference points. January 2011 sees the band back in the studio recording their third full length to be released on FatCat Records in May. The band quickly get back into action after recording, when they head out on a UK tour with friends and fellow Scots Mogwai. A headline tour of UK & Europe will follow and the band will also be playing some summer festivals. America wont be neglected, with the band heading to SXSW in Texas and touring extensively later in the year.
event::tags 21+
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
Thousands
9 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Thousands
event::about Thousands is a two-piece acoustic band from Seattle. Kristian Garrard and Luke Bergman play guitars and harmonize together on complex and beautiful songs. They have been playing together for about 4 years. Thousands' first record record, titled "The Sound Of Everything" is being released by Bella Union in March of 2011.
event::tags 21+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Sondre Lerche
182 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Sondre Lerche
event::about Sondre Lerche is an internationally acclaimed Norwegian-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who has released six albums, including the hit-soundtrack for the major motion picture Dan In Real Life. Signed to Virgin Records at 16, Lerche has explored a variety of musical genres without forsaking his own, truly unique indie-pop sound. His seventh, eagerly anticipated album is expected in Spring 2011.
event::tags 21+
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Darren Hanlon
25 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Darren Hanlon
event::about Darren Hanlon – I Will Love You At All Sydney, Australia-based Darren Hanlon’s I Will Love You At All, written in a variety of exotic locations from Paris to Coonabarabran, Australia and recorded at Portland, Oregon’s famed Type Foundry studio, speaks a language born of wanderlust. The record, recorded by Adam Selzer (M Ward, She & Him, The Decemberists), features Rachel Blumberg (Bright Eyes, M Ward, She & Him, The Decemberists) on drums, as well as longtime Portland-based collaborator Cory Gray (Carcrashlander, Norfolk and Western) on keys, was created away from Hanlon’s native home, and was partially written in the studio—a departure for the artist. Reinforcing the album’s sweet nature are more of Portland’s finest—dual female vocalists Shelley Short and Alia Farah. With an EP, four studio albums, and a CD collection’s worth of B-sides and rarities to his name, Darren has built a loyal Australian fan base, but will be new to many in the ‘States. Hanlon has toured with Billy Bragg, Violent Femmes, and Evan Dando, and completed five tours at home and abroad with his friends The Magnetic Fields. Darren is also responsible for bringing Jeffrey Lewis, David Dondero and Jens Lekman to Australia for their first visits in support of his own sold out shows. As always, Darren’s eye for life’s smaller details are played out with charm and joyful abandon on I Will Love You At All. From the light-fingered bounce of ‘Butterfly Bones’ to the evocative and plaintive ‘Modern History’, these songs mainline to the heart. There’s Darren’s first stab at an epic - ‘House’ clocks in at 7.39 minutes - and his most down-home country shuffle yet, ‘If Only My Heart Were Made Of Stone’, followed by the haunting closer of ‘What Can We Say?’. This full-length is Hanlon creating at his most relaxed, with a more heightened folk sensibility—they are tales of being, as Hanlon puts it, “cut adrift from the world.” They are songs about houses he’s lived in, his hometown, memories both crisp and faded, all created on the other side of the globe. At each intimate turn, I Will Love You At All is an album rich with the open spirit in which it was created.
“Hanlon revels in the mundane with the childish exuberance of Jonathan Richman.”
- Marc Hogan, Pitchfork
"The man who inspires “I wish I could have said that” syndrome.” -Bronwyn Thompson, Rolling Stone
event::tags 21+
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Jukebox the Ghost
91 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
Liam Finn
108 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Liam Finn
event::about Liam Finn has confirmed his first ever North American tour with a full band. Kicking off at SXSW Finn will play the Yep Roc and New Zealand showcases as well as the Dickies Sounds day party among other sets. From Austin, he'll head to Los Angeles March 23 to begin a month of headlining shows in the U.S. and Canada. See below for full dates. Finn has spent much of the past year working on the follow-up to his debut 'I'll Be Lightning,' which will be released this spring on Yep Roc. A New Zealand-native, Finn burst onto the American scene in 2008 with the release of 'I'll Be Lightning,' which earned him Artist to Watch accolades from The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Stereogum and more. Spin called it "a remarkable solo debut album of bittersweet indie pop," while Entertainment Weekly praised his "effervescent choruses [and] swooning harmonies."
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
Erland & The Carnival
44 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Erland & The Carnival
event::about A Brief History Erland is Erland Cooper, guitarist, singer and former resident of remote Orkney. The Carnival are guitarist Simon Tong (The Verve, Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad, The Queen) and drummer David Nock (Paul McCartney’s The Fireman). Together, as Erland & The Carnival, they make a pastoral, psychedelic sound described by Tong as “Pentangle meets Ennio Morricone meets Love meets 13th Floor Elevators meets Joe Meek.” In other words: folk-tinged, psyched up, fuzzed-out brilliance. Erland grew up on the remote Orkney Islands of Scotland, where passing musicians and troubadours were a common sight. In his early teens, The Verve and Bert Jansch inspired him to swap the fiddle for the guitar. Later, having moved to London, Erland sang at Tong’s What The Folk club night on Portobello Road, where the producer Youth introduced him to the former Verve member. “It wasn’t a regular folk night where people are quiet and stroke their chin,” says Tong. “It was a more raucous affair where the acts – as many as 15 a night – had to quieten a noisy baying audience by being good. Erland definitely got people to shut up and listen.” Resolving to form a band, Nock, Tong and Cooper took their name from Jackson C Frank’s My Name Is Carnival, a cover of which appears on the EP. The band’s progression since has been fairly unorthodox: they’ve played gigs at miniature railway stations and their debut EP was individually re-recorded for each of its limited run, meaning no two copies are the same. All the while, they’ve been developing that bewitching sound. “The Carnival sound developed dramatically over a year of playing and demo-ing,” says Tong. “Originally we were more acoustic but gradually have got darker and more electric and psychedelic. There is a 1930’s book called The Circus of Dr Lao where a wild, fantastical travelling circus comes to a fictional small American mid west town causing social chaos and upsetting the usual way of life of the towns inhabitants, then eventually it leaves and moves on with the town in tatters. I see that as a good metaphor for us as a band to aim for.”
event::tags 21+
11:30 AM
to 5:30 PM
Sonicbids Party
235 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
event::about
Come celebrate 10 years of helping empower emerging musicians at Sonicbids¹ Official SXSW Party. Sonicbids partnered with Planetary Group and JanSport to bring you eleven hot bands that will rock the stage throughout the day, featuring The Jezabels, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Black Atlantic and more. So come on down to Maggie Mae's for free drinks, free food, sweet giveaways and great music.
11:30 AM
to 12:00 PM
Gold Motel
25 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
12:00 PM
to 12:30 PM
Sacred Animals
17 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
12:30 PM
to 1:00 PM
The Seedy Seeds
24 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
1:00 PM
to 1:30 PM
For a Minor Reflection
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
1:30 PM
to 2:00 PM
Dikta
1 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
2:00 PM
to 2:30 PM
The Black Atlantic
25 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
2:30 PM
to 3:00 PM
Filligar
5 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
3:00 PM
to 3:30 PM
Eastern Conference Champions
18 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
3:30 PM
to 4:00 PM
Hungary Kids of Hungary
22 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
4:00 PM
to 4:30 PM
Said The Whale
22 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
4:30 PM
to 5:00 PM
Little Red
13 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
5:00 PM
to 5:30 PM
The Jezabels
47 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Unofficial Music
event::about
Part of the Sonicbids SXSW 2011 Party
7:30 PM
to 8:30 PM
The Burning of Rome
10 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists The Burning of Rome
event::about the Burning of Rome has managed to cut a stylistic niche into the heart of California's avant-garde music scene. Deriving influence from such artists as Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle), Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo), and Phil Spector, the mixture of orchestral pop with dark rock has led the San Diego based seven-piece to the release of their second album: DEATH-POP. -- With the circulation of DEATH-POP, the group has continued their momentum on the music circuit with another set of tours throughout the western states - this being done independently, and with the support of fans rather than a label.
event::tags 21+
8:20 PM
to 9:20 PM
Endless Hallway
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Endless Hallway
event::about Endless Hallway is a five piece Los Angeles rock band formed in 2005. The band's individualistic style pulls from a variety of sources, drawing from soundtracks, visuals & film as inspiration.
event::tags 21+
9:10 PM
to 10:10 PM
The Black Cloud Collective
2 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
10:10 PM
to 11:10 PM
Nick 13
14 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Nick 13
event::about Nick 13 is best known as the singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band Tiger Army. For several years, the frontman has planned to do an album based in the country music styles he first explored in the Tiger Army songs "Outlaw Heart" (1999), "In The Orchard" (2001), "The Long Road" (2004) and "Where The Moss Slowly Grows" (2007). In 2008 during a tour stop in Nashville, 13 decided that he would make his longtime dream of recording an album and playing live with a roots-based solo project a reality. "Tiger Army isn't going away. But while roots music has always been an element of Tiger Army's sound, a whole album in the style of 'Outlaw Heart' or 'In the Orchard' would be a different thing, so I'm just going to call it Nick 13." The vintage American sounds of 1930s-1960s hillbilly, honky-tonk and bluegrass have been a longtime love of 13's, an extension of his exploration of American rockabilly music as a youth. "When I wrote 'Outlaw Heart' for the first Tiger Army album, I figured people would hate it as a lot of our audience came from the world of punk rock. I released it anyway because it was a song I loved and it meant a lot to me. People were more open-minded than I thought, and it became not only one of my favorites, but one of the favorites of our fans. It was conceived as one song, but it was just the beginning." Much of 2009 was spent writing & gathering inspiration for the new project, including a return to Nashville. Nick 13 made his live debut as a solo country artist in 2009 as part of Tiger Army’s 2nd annual “Octoberflame” festival, playing two songs a night, including the brand new tracks “When They Carry My Body Down,” “Gambler’s Life” (co-written with Alain Whyte) and a honky-tonk version of the Tiger Army classic “Cupid’s Victim.” The songs were played as a guest appearance during Tiger Army’s set, which necessitated a changeover to a five-piece lineup with different players from Tiger Army’s longtime three-piece setup. "I've been asked about doing a recording or project that was entirely country-based since the first album was released. It was an intriguing idea to me that I kept coming back to over the years, but I was always too busy with Tiger Army,” 13 says. But while emphasizing that Tiger Army has NOT broken up, 13 notes that the country solo project has taken precedence for 2010 -- “This is where my passion lies right now, I’m excited to see where the future leads.”
event::tags 21+
11:10 PM
to 12:10 AM
Skrillex
120 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Skrillex
event::about 'I've been deep into electronic music my entire life. The first records I ever owned were 'Fat of Land' by the Prodigy and 'Come To Daddy' by Aphex Twin,' raves Sonny Moore, better known as emerging electronic visionary SKRILLEX. 'Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails were also early influences. I've been dabbling in making electronic tracks on programs like Fruity Loops since I was 14 years old.' SKRILLEX is part of a new generation of artists that refuse to be restricted by preconceived notions or outside expectations. 'Genre has never been important to me,' he insists. 'I've never thought about music that way.' Describing his current sound as 'a mix of dubstep, electro and glitch all thrown together,' new SKRILLEX release 'SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES' reflects all of the above and beyond. The uplifting post-trance synth melodies of 'ALL I ASK OF YOU' (featuring the soaring vocals of Penny) stands in stark contrast to the face-melting electro bass blasts of the massive electro-dubstep hybrid 'ROCK N' ROLL (WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MOUNTAIN).' 'I've listened to so much music for so long, it's more about instinct than influence,' Moore explains about his sonic inspirations. 'Coming up, I was into a lot of artists on the Warp record label like Autechre, Squarepusher, and Aphex Twin, so SKRILLEX tracks are inclined to have more changes than most dance tracks normally have. I can draw influences from almost anything. I just like to mess around and create cool new sounds and noises. I just go where the music takes me.' After just one hugely successful independent release, 'SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES' is the first SKRILLEX release on Big Beat Records, in conjunction with fellow electronic revolutionary Deadmau5's freshly minted Mau5trap record label. 'For years, the artists needed the record labels. I don't feel that way at all,' Moore stresses. 'SKRILLEX has been 100% independent until now. I think it's so important to be self-sufficient as artist. Working with Atlantic / Big Beat, and cooperating with Mau5trap, allows us all to work as a team and expand on what's already been built.' Following its release on Beatport, the 9-song EP dominated the charts on the site, with the title track claiming the site's #1 slot (the first time a dubstep track has ever done so), 8 songs breaking into the top 10, and multiple tracks claiming the #1 slots on several of the site's subgenre charts, including Dubstep, Electro House, Progressive House. Aside from the immediate success of 'SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES,' SKRILLEX has also made a name for himself as a highly sought-after remixer. He's already produced officially commissioned remixes for such A-list artists as the Black Eyed Peas ('Rock That Body'), Lady Gaga ('Bad Romance' and 'Alejandro'), and La Roux ('In For The Kill'). SKRILLEX stands not only at the vanguard of electronic dance music, but the perpetually evolving new music industry as a whole. 'For me, it's important to believe in and love the music you're making. I gave away my first EP on my manager's website, just so people could hear the music,' he enthuses. 'It was downloaded by the thousands in just a couple of months, and it hasn't let up since. That's all the inspiration I need to keep making music. 'SKRILLEX can be anything I want it to be,' he continues hopefully. 'There are so many different avenues for music now. Video games, movie scores - the possibilities are endless, and I'm excited to be a part of it.' November 2010
event::tags 21+
11:45 PM
to 12:45 AM
12:55 AM
to 1:55 AM
The Juggernaut
6 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
8:00 PM
to 9:00 PM
Inverness
4 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Inverness
event::about Inverness are an alternative rock band hailing from Chile. Formed in 2007 and coming from cities like Punta Arenas, Curicó and Santiago, the band members are: Rodrigo Jarque (vocals, guitar and piano), Washinton Abrigo (guitar, sampler), Ángelo Agurto (bass) y Rodrigo Soto (drums, glockenspiel). Inverness released their first single 'Escarabajo' in 2009. Aired on radiostations like Rock & Pop, Sonar, Horizonte and Radio Uno, the song and the video helped the band find a place in the small alternative chilean music scene. Starting with their lead singer's solo album Monstruos bajo la cama (2006), the band continued developing the sound experimentation on their 2009 album Illuminaciones. Their sonic pursuit has been acclaimed by specialised magazines like Rolling Stone, Rockaxis, Emol and Extravaganza! Journalists have described it as "a music that mixes ethereal guitars, electronics, noise and a powerful narrative atmosphere" stating that Illuminaciones contained "unrecognisable textures that support a stylistic originality only rarely seen in Chile" It wouldn't be until 2010 that the movie 'The life of Fish' (by reknown director Matías Bize) allowed them to gather a wider attention from the press and the audience by including two tracks from Illuminaciones on it: 'Nubes' and 'Illuminaciones'. The film features them on screen performing an acoustic version of 'Nubes' that would be included in the film's original soundtrack album, launched by LeRockPsicophonique on july 2010. The film is now running for the selection of the Oscars 2011, representing Chile. Inverness' work has been largely commented and reviewed both by critics and listeners in Chile and overseas. Thier music has inspired film and theatre directors and choreographers and because of Rodrigo Jarque's previous work on humanitarian issues, their music has served in radio and TV commercials for the United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Chile, promoting awareness about the condition of refugees that arrive to their country. Inverness are about to release their latest album called 'Fuegos Distantes' (Distant Fires) and are embarking on a small summer tour in the south of Chile from december on.
event::tags 21+
9:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Fernando Milagros
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Fernando Milagros, !!!
event::about Fernando Milagros // Biography A wooden guitar would settle Fernando Milagros proposal, a.k.a the theatrical designer Fernando Briones. After trying electric guitars with his previous band, María Milagros (2003-2005), the singer finally reached acoustic sounds almost casually in the loneliness of homemade composition. Thanks to this experiment his first record was created under the name of “Vacaciones En El Patio de Mi Casa” (Holiday in my backyard) this album picks the whole anecdote of the title to explain the way that Milagros gave life to his debut. After its release, the album became a huge local success. At the same time, the local press applauded Milagros imagination and succeeded strings melodies. That way, Fernando Milagros began a distinctive soloist career that has crossed the country boundaries. Conceived as a handcrafted creation and folk sound, “Vacaciones en el Patio de mi Casa” turned to be Fernando Milagros presentation card under the eaves of Neurotyka Records. Along with this showcase he feed a healthy tour through local bars standing out from the incipient litter of new local song writers and performers such as Gepe, Javier Barría and Manuel García. Songs like “Cumpleaños” and “Reina Japonesa” were transformed in little classics from the singer’s repertory. Because of his constant work over the stages, he captured the attention of French Jane’s Birkin organizers during her visit in Chile. In March 2008, Milagros opened Jane’s concert impressing a lot of people who attended. In that time, Fernando assisted the concert with his colleagues “The Falsos”. After this participation, Fernando once more had the chance to impress the public during the opening of Bill Callahan’s show (Smog) in Chile on September, 2008. During the show, Milagro’s sang some of the new songs that we’re part of his pretty much anticipated second album. With the production of Cristóbal Carvajal, bassist from the French band “Holden”, the singer entered the studio along with the help of The Falsos to record “Por Su Atención Gracias”. This disc represented the challenge of gathering Milagro’s guitar to the sounds of his brand new band with the fixes of the cello player Isidora O’Ryan. Thanks to Carvajal contributions plus mastering from prestigious Gonzalo González they delivered new waves to Fernando’s proposal. “Por Su Atención Gracias” marked a mature sound from Fernando Milagros, who declared his interest to bring close folkloric sounds from his compositions to the popular song format. The record had support from Armonica Discos along with the local distribution from Oveja Negra The album release took place on Cerro San Cristóbal at Tudor Salon in Chile in April 2009; this event actually moved local capital people to fill the place. During the next months, “Por Su Atención Gracias” received pretty good feedback and commentaries from national criticism becoming one of the press favorite’s albums according to annual revision of Musica Popular (www.musicapopular.cl). During 2009, Fernando Milagros held a tight agenda in the capital and also in some boundary regions. In August he participated on ‘Segundo Festival en Solitario’, event in which he shared stage with Manuel García, Camila Moreno, Leo Quinteros and the Argentinean singer Diosque in Art Cinema Normandia. In November, same year, Milagros went back to that same stage in company of Pedropiedra celebrating the huge success of Fernando’s second debut album. Later, Milagros traveled to Antofagasta as special guest of North Catholic University The first week of year 2009, Fernando began an extensive tour in Mexico City; he participated in the third edition of Festival Neutral organized by the Chilean label Quemasucabeza which gathered a big amount of public in a place known as Multiforo Alicia. The musician visited many Mexican locations as well, having a presentation at Centro Cultural España and also at the sixth edition of Festival Diego Rivera. During this period; Fernando’s songs reached the big screen thanks to the release of two movies in which Fernando contributed. The first case corresponds to the documental “El Poder de la Palabra” where the singer composed the whole soundtrack. Later the Chilean- Mexican production called “All- Inclusive” released with great success in Mexico City. During the early 2010's Milagros was contacted by the famous filmmaker Vincent Moon, head of the cult blog La Blogotheque who has recorded performances of bands like REM, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, among many others (http://www.blogotheque . net). He invited Fernando to shoot a "Take Away Show" in the city of Valparaiso, becoming the only Chilean artist that have a participation of its kind in the French blog.
event::tags 21+
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Francisca Valenzuela
10 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Francisca Valenzuela
event::about 23 years old. Singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. California-born and raised until moving to her current hometown of Santiago, Chile at age 13. She is currently launching her second album called Buen Soldado ("Good Soldier"/ Independent, March 2011) which she produced with Vicente Sanfuentes (Sr.Coconut, Gepe, Matias Aguayo) and Mocky (Feist, Jamie Lidell). Her songs range from piano pop rock, to some more jazzy, or even folkly tunes. In them she talks of everything –from social critique and political commentary to girlie angst or intimate reflections. Her first album, Muérdete la Lengua ["Bite Your Tongue"] (Independent, November 2007) contains 10 songs in spanish and 2 songs in English. It was written and composed by Francisca and produced by Mauricio and Francisco Durán of Los Bunkers. The album went Gold in her country Chile, and allowed her to tour all over the country and the globe -from the World Expo Shanghai 2010 and 2008 LAMC Festival in NYC to a Homage to Chile in Pompeii to Vive Latino Mexico 2010- and was highly praised all over Latin America. Rolling Stone Chile named it 16 in it's 50 best albums of 2007, Alter Latino awarded Francisca the 2009 "Favorite Latino TV Newcomer Award", her 5 singles rotated on MTV and she was selected in the 2009 "15 x 15: artists to Watch" campaign. Buen Soldado [ "Good Soldier" ] (Independent, March 2011) contains 12 songs in spanish. All composed and written by Francisca Valenzuela. Produced by Vicente Sanfuentes (Sr.Coconut, Gepe, Matias Aguayo), Mocky (Feist, Jamie Lidell) and Francisca Valenzuela. In January 2011 the first single "Quiero Verte Más" ("I want to see you more") hit radios in all Latin America. National Public Radio (NPR) in the US highlighted the "lovely chilean songstress" Francisca and her song as an "ain't too proud to beg ballad". Club Fonograma called her the "most glamorous pop artiste in Latin America". The album will be released in March 2011. She has collaborated and performed with numerous artists such as Latin Bitman, Beto Cuevas, Inti Illimani, Los Bunkers, Los Jaivas, and Café Tacuba among others. She has also made music for cinema and theatre and participated in international tribute albums for Violeta Parra, Inti Illimani, 31 minutos and Joan Manuel Serrat.
event::tags 21+
11:00 PM
to 12:00 AM
Intimate Stranger
12 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Intimate Stranger
event::about We've got Anglo-Chilean avant-pop phenomenon Intimate Stranger who recently moved to Austin from Santiago. Their album 'Under' is getting extensive radio play, (including Austin's 101 X, BBC Radio 6, Horizonte, Radio Zero and Rock and Pop) and was voted amongst the top national albums of 2010 by 6 of Chile's major music critics. Leading music magazine Extravaganza highlighted them as one of the best live acts in the capital stating: "Live, this quartet is a killer unit that overwhelms the audience with waves of noise and electricity, and has become by far one of the best shows in the capital. Their performance is flawless." After their January 2011 show at the Knitting Factory, New York, Spinner's Annie Reuter, wrote 'Frontwoman Tessie Stranger has been named one of the 'Leading Ladies of Rock' by Rolling Stone Chile and last Friday she demonstrated just why. With powerful stage presence, her vocals immediately grab the listener. Her singing combined with atmospheric guitar effects, soaring synth melodies and solid drum rhythm had concertgoers energized and dancing along.' In the same month The Austin Chronicle chose them as one of Austin's best new acts and among the top ten to watch out for in 2011.
event::tags 21+
12:00 AM
to 1:00 AM
Gepe
8 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Gepe
event::about The designer Daniel Riveros baptized his musical project as Gepe inspired by the name of a red box for photographic inputs at his house in San Miguel’s commune. This name transformed him into one of the most important voices of his generation raising excellent critics from specialized press due to the combination of folklore with elements of popular Chilean music and electronic music as well. Since 1999, his name began to sound as a distinctive soloist and instrumentalist thanks to his role as drummer and singer of the duet Taller Dejao. The bassist, Javier Cruz; Daniel’s schoolmate completed this duet. They both gave life to a very particular sound marked by the five strings of Cruz and the folkloric drumming from Gepe. The work of the couple remains immortalized on the album “El Brillo que Tienes es lo Humano que Queda”, this work was really praised by local press and also, nowadays, is really hard to catch a copy from this album. Parallel to the popular shows with Taller Dejao, Gepe figured as bassist of the known singer Chilean singer: Javiera Mena and joined her in the choirs of “Sol de Invierno” song. At the same time, Gepe maintained a pretty much active work with Jacobino Discos, an independent showcase bounded to experimental music. Under this collective-label he edited and released his first album as soloist in 2005 under the name of “5x5”. This mythic blue EP of handcrafted production compound by 7 songs had the collaboration of Pablo Flores and Sebastian Sampieri, some part of the band that accompanied Gepe in his first shows. Gepinto Since the “5x5” release, Gepe appeared as a composer and soloist performer of must-go shows. Songs as “La Enfermedad De Tus Ojos”, “Namás” or “Multiplicación” where transformed into really known pieces from his repertory, all of them remain registered in the album Gepinto from 2005 edited by Quemasucabeza. During those months, his presentations with Taller Dejao were growing in public but every time where turning more and more sporadic, ending in the disappearance of this project. “Gepinto” launched him as a young promise from Chilean music. The disc explored folk sounds but also added some pop shades and a little dose of experimental. Since its release in a full Master room from the Radio of the University of Chile, the album began to grow from mouth to mouth backed up by applause of Chilean press; also the album was causing attention in countries like Argentina and Spain. In early 2006, Gepe participated with Icalma, Holden, Javiera Mena and Vicente Sanfuentes (a.k.a Original Hamster). The relationship with Sanfuentes began to grow almost instantly consolidating a new duet for the birth of Gepe’s second album: “Hungría” by middle 2007. In this plate Gepe counted with the technical advice from Vicente Sanfuentes as producer, thanks to all his musical knowledge and his know-how in electronic music, he guided Gepe to the new sound he was looking for. Hungría “Celosia” was the first single from this album. The song maintained Gepe’s vocal and lyrical richness and also amazed with some electronic touches bounded to indietronic. The single maintained a constant rotation in local radio raising high expectations about the whole album. In a full Normandie Cinema Art, Gepe released “Hungría” accompanied by Milton Mahan (Denver) in the bass and Danae Morales (Golden Baba and World Music) in the choirs. The show mixed some old songs with the new album’s repertory: “Esgrima”, “Gracia”,” No te mueras tanto” o “Hebra Prima”, this mixture amazed the audience because of the presence of keyboard and programming’s and also because of acoustic guitars with the folkloric touch that was held on Gepe’s compositions. In May 2008, the singer participated on the first edition of ‘Festival de Solistas en Solitario’, where he highlighted between the new litter of Argentinean and Chilean soloist performers- songwriters invited. By these days, Gepe was celebrating the publication in Japan of a recompilation of his two albums: “17 Minerales” under the sign of Art Union. A year later the singer edited for free the EP “Las Piedras” available at www.quemasucabeza.com. In this mini disc, Gepe continued exploring the pop shades from “Hungría”, this time stranded out the song that gave name to the album and also “Victoria Roma”, ballade which video was recorded in Santiago and New York. The work from Christopher Murray and Ignacio Rojas, the makers of Victoria Roma’s music video obtained the first place in the Festival del Video clip 2009. After the success of Hungría and Las Piedras EP, Gepe turned into one of the most wanted Chilean musicians by Argentinean and Mexican producers, while in early 2009 Daniel participated in three concerts in New York City: in the America’s Society, Piano’s and The Dumbo General Store. In a growing process of Internationalization of his career, Gepe has delighted Argentinean audience in numerous and well-attended shows, from the popular Compass parties to the Ciudad Emergente Festival organized by Buenos Aire’s government. Parallel, Gepe has visited Mexico for many show presentations in different locations, getting to be the special guest of Carpa Intolerante in the Festival Vive Latino in 2009. During his last visit to Mexico City, he edited the compilation of Hungría + Las Piedras EP which was distributed by Intolerancia Records. Also for Mexican audience, Gepe made a successful tour in December 2009 having presentations at Teatro de la Ciudad and Museo de la Ciudad de México Back in Chile, Gepe managed to amaze the audience once more during 2009 due to his participation in Ciclo de Musica Movistar of channel 13, where he fulfilled the SCD de Bellavista Room. At the same time, the singer began a good musical relationship with Manuel García and Chinoy. Together they filled Victor Jara’s stadium making a show mixing their repertories. This same experience was repeated in other capital shows; as a result they gathered pretty good critics and the backup from all age audience. Later, on December 2009 Gepe performed in Concierto Expo Shanghai scenario which gathered the main characters from Chilean music scene in a show that took place at Cerro San Cristóbal. By end of 2009, the musician also participated in the Take Away Show by the French documentary maker Vicent Moon (known for his work with La Blogoteque) made in Valparaiso, Chile. In other activities and invited by Philippe Boisier (leader from the Chilean- French band Icalma) Gepe recorded a cover from Los Bloops called “Los Momentos”, main song from the Chilean movie “Turistas” by Alicia Scherson. This new version performed by Gepe really captivated the audience for its intimate and modern lecture of one of the most popular classics from Chilean culture. The music video maintained a constant rotation thought the metro lines of the capital thought 2009. Audiovision Restless, Gepe worked during 2009 in the mix and postproduction of “Audivision”, his third album with Quemasucabeza. “Por La Ventana” was the first single of this album. The song has rotated with full success in Chile and Mexico-thanks to the good sponsorship brought by local radio station, Radio Ibero at Mexico City. Digitally released in May 2010 in www.portaldisc.con, “Audiovision” shows Gepe’s evolution to organic pop, where the use of different instruments overcomes electronic details. At the same time, Audivision stands out for the presence of special guests such as Jorge González from Los Prisioneros who adds his voice to “Salon Nacional de Tecnologías”; Javiera Mena again collaborated with Gepe in “Lienza; Danae and Felicia Morales recorded French horn and cello, respectively; Pedro Subercaseaux (known as Pedropiedra) recorded electric bass and electroacustic guitar for “12 Minerales”, Cristian Heyne, the disc producer, manager of programming’s and choirs in “Alfabeto”, plus Pamela Sepúlveda (Fakuta) and Valeria Jara (Gordi) incorporated their voices in different moments of the album. In less than six months, Gepe has rele…
event::tags 21+
1:00 AM
to 2:00 AM
Chico Trujillo
2 schedule::attendees
Location
Maggie Mae's
eventtype Music
Artists Chico Trujillo
event::about CHICO TRUJILLO Cumbia Chilombiana The superheroes of cumbia have a name. And that name is Chico Trujillo. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the band is at the peak of its powers. They play parties. They play stadiums. They play festivals. They play all over the world. And they can’t be stopped. While the outfit’s contagious, recklessly danceable sound is rich in drive and colorful instrumentation, it’s not like the cumbia from Argentina or Peru or any other place you can think of. It’s not a social expression of proletarian vigor or some regional or ethnic identity. Instead, it’s a pure cultural phenomenon. Its fans are not the Southern Hemisphere equivalent of folk revivalists; they’re rock and rollers. ------- Born as a “side-project” from the legendary punk-ska band La Floripondio, Chico Trujillo has quickly vaulted in popularity to become the most talked about band in the southern cone, taking over stages across their native Chile and around the world. And it’s all due to their live shows--in which they use all the energy and chaos of their punk predecessors, mixed with more tropical and Latin sounds from Chile and beyond--that keeps fans young and old dancing from the first horn solo to the third encore… It all started after La Floripondio returned from a tour through Germany at the turn of the century, and lead singer and guitarist Macha decided to try a few new ideas out. Mixing traditional cumbias and boleros with renewed and inspired texts and emotions, the group quickly caught on in Chile in a powerful way. Young rockers flocked to their music, as they loved the re-interpretation of their parents’ songs with a modern twist. But it wasn’t only the hip youth that was going to see Chico Trujillo play. As their new sound slowly spread, the whole country was realizing that the band was also good. Perhaps they still dressed like punks (although now sporting more guayaberas in a nod to the tropical bandas that inspired them) and kept their fiercely independent streak, but something in their energy and re-working of the classics, as well as banging new original songs, began appealing to Chilenos of all ages, and soon to the world abroad. Producers in Chile caught on to the underground, popular buzz, and they were invited to the most prestigious and popular festivals around the country, alongside the legends of Chilean cumbia, as well to play at rock festivals in front of tens of thousands of youngsters. And then their music was carried to Germany, where they have taken-up residence every summer for the past 5 years at the infamous Café Zapata, playing for Latino immigrants but as well a growing hip German youth. Soon Spain was calling, and Switzerland, and Sweden wasn’t far behind. Whether they were making thousands dance in Berlin’s public squares during World Cup 2006 soccer games, in packed basement clubs in Montreax, or in stadiums in Chile, the spin-off band from the tiny town of Villa Aleman was taking an extraordinary course to spread a little Chilean cumbia across the globe. Your parent’s cumbia this definitely isn’t. “Cumbia Chilombiana” – a mix of Chilean and Colombian cumbia -- is one way the band has described it, in the title of their 2007 album. By taking the traditional cumbia base, infusing it with punk energy, ska horns, and a bit of Chilean folk, Chico Trujillo has created an urban mix of the popular Latin classic that seemingly everyone loves. And as cumbia—the real musica popular uniting all of Latin America, the one sound you hear from the Rio Grande all the way to the Straits of Magellan—is seeing a worldwide renaissance, it is mostly on the back of slick DJ remixes, electric flourishes, or more traditional re-creations of the oldies. Chico Trujillo forgoes all those fashions and of-the-moment creations, and just does what has always been the true essence of a great live cumbia band: they rock, and the people dance and dance and dance.
event::tags 21+
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