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Sneak Peek of The Current at South By Southwest!
Posted at 4:19 PM on February 20, 2007
by Melanie Walker
(3 Comments)
Do you find yourself reading all the upcoming reviews of 2007's SXSW and wish you could go too? Fear not! The Current is bringing SXSW to you Minneapolis, with it's live broadcast direct from Buffalo Billiards on the famed 6th Street Thursday 3/15 and Friday 3/16 from 11am-7pm. We've been slaving away to bring you the hottest new acts direct from Austin, TX!
We're still booking the broadcast but right now we've got some fairly well loved folks coming to talk and play for us! Andrew Bird will be droping by and playing from his new album Armchair Apocrypha with Minneapolis's own Dosh who is touring with him at his gigs in Austin. Sondre Lerche is playing selections from his new album The Phantom Punch with a full band. Brother Ali is representing Minneapolis's Rhymesayers in Austin and will be showcasing selections from his forthcoming release The Undisputed Truth. Money Mark will be playing with his band and giving us sneak peeks of his new release Brand New By Tomorrow. Definative Jux Records mastermind, EL-P, will be showcasing with a live band in what's shaping up to be 2007's most highly anticipated underground hip hop album titled I'll Sleep When You're Dead. RJD2 is going in a completely diffrent direction playing songs with a four peice band from his new release The Third Hand.
SXSW is a great festival to go see some of your favorite artists, but really you could go to Coachella, Lollapalooza or Bonnaroo to see the same favorites. One of the most complelling things that draws us to SXSW is all the new music! Who's going to be the next big thing for 2007?
We're rolling the dice and booking some of the new artists that are buzzing around the festival. Literally exploding onto the music scene with their new album Writer's Block, Peter Bjorn & John from Sweden will be at our live broadcast. Fujiya & Miyagi are one band that are too catchy for their own good. Traveling from Brighton, England they'll be performing songs for us from their new album Transparent Things [Deaf, Dumb and Blind]. You might be familiar with this name, Tom Morello. Ring a bell? Ding ding...that's right...Tom Morello is the master guitarist from Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine. If you're a fan you might know he also performs as a solo acoustic artist under the pseudonym The Nightwatchman. Tom will be playing selections from his forth coming release One Man Revolution. Afrobeat outfit Antibalas will be dropping by the broadcast with their 11 piece outfit playing music from their new release Security. Fresh off the boat from across the pond are the UK's The Young Knives. This three piece band packs a punch and will be playing songs for us from their new release Voices Of Animals And Men. Also, traveling from afar for us is one of Diplo's side projects, Bonde Do Role from Brazil. Named one of Rolling Stone's 10 artists to watch, they have a new album coming in 2007 called Bonde do Role With Lasers.
And this isn't even the end of the list! We've got some other great acts we're trying to nail down for our SXSW broadcast. So please, cross your fingers and say a little prayer that we'll make them offers they can't refuse.
If you could go to SXSW who would you like to see? Who do you think is the next big artist
of 2007? Here's the list of the artists showcasing this year at the festival...
Comments (3)
Thanks to the Current for keeping it local again and focusing on the small acts!
Did you know Desdamona is coming out with a new CD very soon? There will be a big release party in April. You might want to get in on this!
I love the new song "Hold On", by Ill Chemistry (Desdamona & Carnage) , which is on the CD, "For New Orleans." This CD was to benefit the people of New Orleans. I think this song is a stand out.
Becky Ross
You know we're all about suporting our local scene as they venture across the plains to Texas!
Agreed Becky... Can't wait to hear the new Desdamona CD...and I've heard the New Orleans compilation...fabulous tracks on there as well from Dan Wilson and The Jayhawks!
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