Royal Canoe - Bathtubs sticky icon

Filmed during SXSW in Austin's House + Earth, Winnipeg's Royal Canoe filled the shop's workspace with their rich harmonies and incredible percussion.   

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Peter Wolf Crier - Haunt You

Set in a local Austin tire shop, Peter Wolf Crier gave us an incredible rendition of "Haunt You," a great track off their equally fantastic "Garden of Arms" LP. 

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Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune

Filmed in Austin's historic downtown O. Henry House, Dan Mangan performed the title track off his excellent new album "Oh Fortune". His voice brought to life the pictures lining this 1800's home. Thanks to the city staff that stayed open just a bit late to let us film this session.

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Nurses - New Feelings

During a quick stop in Austin, Nurses chanced getting run over by a train to film this session. The Oregon band remained in good spirits despite us changing location in the last minute. Please pick up their wonderful new LP "Dracula".

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Love Inks - Blackeye

 

Filmed at Florence's Comfort House in Austin, where bejeweled guitars and eclectic art line the walls, the video offers an intimate rendition of Love Inks' stand-out track "Blackeye," as well as a brief but insightful discussion with singer Sherry LeBlanc about the song's origin. If you have not done so already, please pick their excellent LP, "E.S.P."

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The Sour Notes - Psychological Thriller

Austin's The Sour Notes met us on West 10th and Baylor Street to do a performance of their standout track "Psychological Thriller." We were blessed to have one of the local "residents" of the area show us a bit of his own art as you will see in the opening shots of the session. The location is part of the largest outdoor gallery in Austin and supports the HOPE campaign. 

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Chikita Violenta - Laydown

 

Mexico City’s Chikita Violenta escaped the crazy commotion that is SXSW to film an intimate performance of “Laydown”. This is the second session filmed at the Jerri Kunz Interior Design studio during the festival. The band's Tre3s album is easily one of the best releases to date this year.

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Forest City Lovers - If I Were a Tree

We were lucky to get Forest City Lovers in for a quick session during SXSW. We were also very fortunate to get the fine folks at Jerri Kunz Interior Design to allow us to invade their incredible space to film this and two other sessions. Please take a little time and enjoy this great song. And if you like what you hear, please pick up the band's latest album "Carriage".

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Balmorhea - Truth

Austin's Balmorhea was kind enough to let us crash one of their rehearsals to shoot this session.The featured track "Truth" is off their excellent "All is Wild, All is Silent" album.   

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Upcoming must-see shows

4/28 Eleanor Friedberger / Hospitality - Franks

4/28 Black Lips - Emos East

4/29 Jeff Mangum - ACL Live

5/1 Allo Darlin' - Mohawk

5/4 Sarah Jaffe - The Parish

5/8 Tennis - The Parish

5/9 Lambchop - Cactus Cafe

5/10 Washed Out - Mohawk

5/16 The Donkeys - ND @ 501Studios