Back from my annual pilgrimage to Austin. SXSW seemed to get back to its roots this year – lack of huge names and more emerging performers. Armed with my camera, here’s how I’ve summed up a few of this year’s artists … Best New Find – Natalie Prass (made a point of seeing her twice) […]
New Politics, the entirely fabulous trio from Denmark, excited a massive/sold-out audience back in November, 2014. This is one of my favorite groups, and it was wonderful to see so many people going wild over them. With breakdancing moves from singer David Boyd, maniacal antics from guitarist Søren Hansen, and hazardous (yet solid) drumming from […]
London-based sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow, known as 2:54, headlined at Barboza in support of their recent album, The Other I. They were joined by Joel Porter (bass) and Alex Robins (drums). The Scottish duo Honeyblood – Stina Marie Claire Tweeddale and Cat Myers – opened. I caught them again at SXSW last week. 2:54 […]
Rarely do I see an opener get this much attention from the audience, but Rachel Platten had the crowd yelling for more after every song in her 20-minute set. Accompanied by Craig Meyer on drums, the Showbox at the Market performance was the first stop of the 30+ city US tour with Andy Grammer and […]
Jacksonville, Florida’s Black Kids headlined Barboza on the summer night of August 19th, 2014. Their debut, Partie Traumatic, turned out the awesome “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You,” which was a big hit in Britain. We’re waiting for more from them. Sundries a quartet from Seattle, opened the show. All […]