Not sure if you caught this Digital Short on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, but we just can’t get enough. Andy Samberg pretty much saved SNL with these videos and he has recently been teaming up with musicians and getting them involved in silliness. Check out this video “Boombox” with the insanely cool Julian Casablancas. You too will soon be wearing fingerless gloves.
It’s BLEET UP time folks. You can make your way to Whole Foods Market around 7 pm when it gets started. This will be the 4th year the BU has taken place! Just $7 for some cool live music, beer, food samples, and some shopping.
The winners of the Austin Blogger Awards will be announced tonight as well. Make sure to grab a photos session and skate around the ice rink!
Proceeds benefit Art From the Streets, who provide twice-weekly art classes for homeless people and an annual art show where they can sell their work.
To find out more about the Bleet-Up, check out their Facebook page.
We were so incredibly stoked to get to hang out with Keith and Chris of We Are Scientists when they swept through Austin last week at Emo’s. Both of us have been huge fans for many years and have always admired their humorous music videos and party hard lyrics, so we knew we could have a good time talking with them. They are extremely friendly and sarcastic; reminding us of another crazy duo…BC & Merch! Check out our interview because you won’t want to miss out on some of the wild topics that arose, including Will Smith. And yes, they are just as pretty in person. Merch even got to touch Keith’s hair.
Hey Austinites, make sure you do your part in voting for the Austin Blogger Awards presented by our friends over at Republic of Austin. The voting deadline until 5PM on Friday, December 3rd, and will be announced at the Austin Bleet Up Friday 7-midnight. And go!
Our next dance queen rocker, Zayra, has come out with her second music video that is Quentin Tarantino-esque and totally awesome. ”Baby Likes To Bang” is remixed by DJ Escape, and the music video is produced by Merritt Feilds. Follow her on Twitter and check out her site for more info and music.
Our pals at Massive Beacon are putting on a super fun night at Scoot Inn this Friday, November 19th. The “tech-sys” show has a huge and amazing lineup of awesome locals including Butcher Bear and Charlie celebrating their CD release, Neiliyo, Zorch, Freshmillions, Focus Group, Zlam Dunk, Florene, Ghost Mountain and Realness. WHEW! We are ready to dance our pants off and have the night captured in photos by Recspec.
This show is a celebration of the electronic / experimental / instrumental scene that has been building in Austin for the last few years. We are super stoked.
Butcher Bear and Charlie will be releasing their debut album at the show, and the first 100 people through the door get a free copy!
INFO:
Price: $7
Doors: 8pm
Where: Scoot Inn
Rockin’ sponsors: Republic of Austin, iN [sect] Records, Austin Town Hall & Switched On
More info: Facebook Event Page
What can we say about Big Freedia that these videos don’t say for us? She is the fabulous Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, and for those of you who don’t know about New Orleans Bounce, it’s bass-heavy hip hop that gets the ladies booties shakin’! She brought fans on stage and had an intense dance off, and got everyone involved in a wild booty poppin’ extravaganza. Definitely a must see.
For more photos from Fun Fun Fun Fest, check out Merch’s Flickr page.
Announced via Facebook, award-winning freestyle emcee Eyedea of the hip hop duo Eyedea and Abilities passed away on Sunday. BC had the pleasure of interviewing him last year when Eyedea and Abilities were supporting Atmosphere on tour. Though we only spoke briefly, we remember him as being very funny and quick-witted, and an all-around nice guy, not to mention an amazing emcee. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. He will be missed.
It’s that time of year…Austin City Limits Festival it’s tomorrow. Hopefully it won’t rain again. We wanted to give you a few suggestions for what musicians to make a point to see. Considering there are a ton of musicians butting heads each day, here are a few of our tid bits and picks that may help you decide which one to see when schedules clash.
Miike Snow vs Girls
Miike Snow. These guys perform with crazy masks and cast laser beams in sync with their super dancey tracks. If you wanna rock out and have a late afternoon dance party then definitely check these dudes out. They will also be performing at an Official ACL Afterparty at The Belmont Friday night, for more info check the Facebook event page.
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Don’t get me wrong, The Sword are an insanely awesome rock band, but if you’ve never seen Beach House you should check them out. They may have blown up really fast during SXSW, but this chick’s voice is really mesmerizing and it will serve as a nice chill out period during the festival. I mean, check out their performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, so good.
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The Strokes vs Phish
Two words. Julian Casablancas. The Strokes are definitely a band you must see during your lifetime, even if they did piss a ton of people off charging $60 at Stubb’s for their official pre-show. Save your money and snatch a spot on the fest grounds. If you like to jam out like BC does, sway on over to Phish, as they are known to bring some pretty cool people on stage with them. (Bruce took the stage with them at Bonnaroo ’08). They’re pre-show is SOLD OUT but here’s the info if you are going to try and crash it Festival Crashers style.
Other must sees: The Kicks, The Black Keys, Spoon
We have a thing for this neo-soul biznazz, so we definitely think you should check out Mayer Hawthorne, especially to catch our fav song ‘You’re Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’. He is soulful and playful, and will definitely get you dancing and swaying. THEN hop on over to Black Lips because they are bad ass too.
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Gogol Bordello vs LCD Soundsystem
Why’d they do this?! You HAVE to see both. Split your time. Gogol Bordello puts on a wild, gypsy-lovin’, sweaty performance that will make you hold your beer high in the air and wrap your sunscreen covered arms around your buddies and sway side to side. LCD Soundsystem won’t cut you a break either, and will make you toss your backpacks in a pile so you can dance your ass off. We spoke with some friends, and we predict that LCD crew will be hoppin’ over to an afterparty that night…so keep your eyes and ears peeled.
This is another hard one. Muse blew ACL showgoers away in ’07 with their wild light show after filling in for White Stripes, so if you haven’t seen them…head over that way. HOWEVER they did just play during SXSW, so if you wanna get your lady rapper fill, check out miss M.I.A. and bust out your guns (like, motion with your fingers, ACL won’t let you bring real ones in silly).
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Other must sees: Lissie, Lucero, Dan Black, Matt & Kim, Deadmau5
Duh, we are huge Ted Leo fans, and you should be too. He’s extremely charming and talks a lot during his set, but evens it out with their amazing set. He’s not doing press interviews and what not, which strikes us as being odd since he is a chatterbox.
We’ve seen them multiple times, and are definitely checking out the aftershow at Red 7 on Saturday.
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The last time Yeasayer came to town was their back to back shows in Austin that sold out quick. They are known for their powerful live sets and sounding amazing and true to their albums. REK plays like, every year, and at like every country livestock show. He’s cool, but go see Yeasayer no doubt. Their high quality singles and solid performance will surely put a smile on your face.
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The Flaming Lips vs Band of Horses
Two totally different bands…geez…um….you need to see The Flaming Lips front man, Wayne Coyne, float around in a giant transparent ball. Yeah. These phsychedelic rockers know how to party and put on a trippy light show. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, you need to check out a preview of their live set.
If you are not feeling a space rock experience, mosey over to Band of Horses for more of a laid back show. Despite their recent album Infinite Arms that was slightly dull, their past two albums are worth hearing live.
Other must sees: Warpaint, Foals, The Constellations, The National
ACL is here! Well, almost. The pre-parties have arrived. You will catch us over at La Zona Rosa for the Miniature Tigers and Neon Indian for one of the coolest Official ACL Preshow. Miniature Tigers are an indie rock band which formed in Phoenix, and just released their newest album ‘Fortress’. Native Texan, Neon Indian, will be headlining the set and ending the night with a bang.
