This post sponsored by Doritos Jacked . Doritos Jacked: So good you'll wish you were adopted. I went to SXSW again. I got to hang out with comedians. I saw some bands play music. Here are some pictures and some videos I took at the We Listen For You day show. Surprise guests arrived. It was fun. There was a giant vending machine. I had free Taco Bell. Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =tUld7EiSft0 [...]
Photo by Rob Hakimian While at SXSW last week, we had the privilege to attend a showcase put on by We Listen For You (full review here ). While every band that played was special, the big name act is the one that will probably live in the memory of most in attendance, and that was singer of of Montreal, Kevin Barnes. Barnes played an acoustic set that featured "Everyday Feels Like Sunday" from The Sunlandic Twins , a couple of interestingly reworked songs from Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? [...]
About six months ago I started thinking about how to throw a unique SXSW showcase that would squarely place all attention on the music and give adventurous music fans an experience unlike any other. In order to accomplish this, I decided several guidelines would have to be in place. First, to fend off the buzz related nature of the festival that none of the bands/artists would be announced. This gives the unknown bands we champion and the acts that have a huge following the same value. Secondly, no signage or sponsors would be allowed, to act as [...]
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