SXSW 2011 has posted it’s third announcement of showcasing artists. This time around highlights include The Joy Formidable, Violens, Zoroaster, Sondre Lerche, Das Racist and Corrosion of Conformity.
Check out the full list from the third band announcement after the jump.
After many years of eliminating Pinkerton songs from their set list Weezer finally decided to jump on the album show bandwagon to perform album shows for both Pinkerton and The Blue Album. I opted to go to the Pinkerton show as Blue tracks have always been sprinkled throughout their set lists. Even after seeing album shows for The Pixies and Jimmy Eat World among others, I would hands down say this was my favorite. The band started the night starting with their current album Hurly and going backward through their career. Though the newer songs are a not their finest moment, I think you would find even the most elitist classic Weezer hipster purist hard pressed not to smile as Rivers jumped off trampolines and ran around the VIP area belting out the tracks like “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived.”
A surprise and highlight of the night came when Rivers shouted “1995 – B-sides!” and they broke into the Angus soundtrack jam “You Gave Your Love To Me Softly” into “Susanne” and “Jaime.” It was a rare treat to hear these songs played right into “Only In Dreams” before an intermission in which longtime roadie, webmaster etc. Karl…
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SXSW has announced the second round of 2011 artists performing. Our picks to look out for include Ty Segall, La Sera, JEFF the Brotherhood, Colleen Green, DeVotchka, J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.), Maps and Atlases and Shuttle.
Read on for the complete list of performers announced.
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Book your hotels in Austin Now! SXSW 2011 is already announcing a preliminary line-up of “accepted artists.” So far the list highlights include A Place To Bury Strangers, The Appleseed Cast, Braids, Coliseum, Cloud Nothings, Iron Age, MSTRKRFT, PS I Love You and Parts and Labor.
Check out the whole listing below.
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OFF! (new project from Keith Morris of Circle Jerks) have released a limited edition shirt featuring art by the legendary Raymond Pettibon and produced by RVCA. You can buy one of the 300 shirts over at OFF!’s website.
The band will be in NYC next week playing a CMJ at Europa on Thursday, October 21st and they will be playing an in-store at Generation Records on Friday, October 22nd. Read on for the flyer and details for the Generation show.
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Free Scion Garage Show at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on October 28th with Strange Boys and Natural Child. Visit the RSVP page for all the details
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Insound will open a pop-store design store for one weekend only featuring silk-screened concert posters, the best band t-shirts from our extensive collection, turntables and headphones, and a selection of our favorite vinyl albums. Plus free booze and guest DJ’s.
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The Nixon Art Mosh
New York City Friday, September 17
548 West 22nd Street 8pm-11pm
Featured artists for The Art Mosh, New York City will include works by Michael Halsband, Craig Wetherby, Dustin Ortiz, Mark Cunningham, Patrick Trefz, Agnes Montgomery, Mike Blabac, Grant Ellis, Loser Machine, Chivo, Cognito, Ellen Stagg, David Shull, Grant Brittain, Taylor Dunfee, Kassia Meador and appearances by Nixon Team Riders.
The Nixon Art Mosh was made possible with additional support from Mountain Dew and Vice.
[ Read More → ]Tee-pee Records CMJ showcase lineup is pretty rad featuring a reunited Strife, Iron Age, Earthless, Disembodied, Priestess and Naam will all hit the stage on October 20th at the Mercury Lounge. Show is free, just email rsvp@teepeerecords.com and check out the show page here.
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Our friends at Generation Records in NYC have some great in-stores coming up:
9/18 – Street Dogs (Acoustic) – 2PM
9/29 – Walter Schreifels (Rival Schools, Quicksand) and Fake Problems – 7PM
Bad Religion has announced that they will perform 3 decade spanning sets at NYC’s Irving plaza with h Off With Their Heads and The Aggrolites supporting dubbed “A Celebration of 30 Years”.
October 20th (The 80′s): How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Suffer and No Control
October 26th (The 90′s): Against the Grain, Generator, Recipe For Hate, Stranger Than Fiction, The Gray Race and No Substance
October 27th (The 00′s): The New America, The Process of Belief, The Empire Strikes First, New Maps of Hell and The Dissent of Man
All Tomorrow’s parties and The Blackened Music Series will be bringing the first New York City performance of Sun O))) and Boris present Alter. ALTAR is a collaboration between Sunn 0))) and Boris that is a result of both bands conceptualizing, writing and recording together as one entity. There are elements of each group’s trademark sound but true to each group’s progressive and experimental aspects, ALTAR moves into a completely new dimension.
If that wasn’t enough, BXI, a collaboration between Boris and Ian Astbury will be direct support. It will be there first US performance. Look out for a record from them via Southern Lord in August. Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hearafter will open the show.
Tickets are on sale now on Ticket Web, click here.
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Voyager and Monolith have announced a NYC record release show for their upcoming split LP on Science of Silence records. The show will take place on June 5th at the Cake Shop with Seraphim and Altered State supporting. This is the first release on Science of Silence and you can check out an mp3 of a new Voyager song on BrooklynVegan.com.
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The Big Four’s European tour is coming to theaters worldwide. Not sure how watching Metallica and Slayer in a movie theater will compare in person besides that either way you will be sitting near smelly dudes drinking heavily. Tickets are $20 and most of each bands set will be shown.
Here’s a listing of the screenings happening in the New York City / New Jersey Area
[ Read More → ]The pre-sale password for the Alice In Chains, Deftones and Mastodon at Madison Square Garden in New York City is HESKYE. The show is still far off, taking place on September 24th.
Buy them at Ticketmaster.com starting Thursday 5/20/2010 at 10 AM.
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