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Artist Profile: Radiation City
Portland based quartet Radiation City is an up and coming electroacoustic band who has already gained significant recognition in the indie music scene after the release of their first album, The Hands That Take You. Funnily enough the title of the record comes from a shared fixation between band members Cameron Spies and Lizzy Ellison of the flowing movement of a bank teller’s hands when counting money. Ellison, the group’s lead vocalist and keys player, and guitarist Spies also founded a DIY cassette tape label together dubbed Apes Tapes during their formation of Radiation City. The band also includes bassist Matt Rafferty and drummer Randy Bemrose. Influences heard in their music range from 50s and 60s doo-wop and pop to 70s singer/songwriters to modern indie sounds. They describe themselves in three words as a “warm pop dreamcicle.”
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Music Panel Spotlight: War Stories from the Songwriting Battlefield with Paul Williams
What do you do when Barbara Streisand rings your doorbell at 2AM and wants her music? Paul Williams knows firsthand. An Academy Award winning songwriter and current President of ASCAP, Williams has written many enduring classics including Evergreen, We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, and my personal favorite, Rainbow Connection. Join us on Wednesday March 14 for War Stories from the Songwriting Battlefield with Paul Williams when filmmaker Stephen Kessler (Paul Williams Still Alive) sits down with Paul to discuss his successful career… and to find out just exactly what he did when Ms. Streisand showed up on his doorstep. If we're lucky, there may even be a song or two!
Moog, Switched On and Static Tongues at SXSW
SXSW is excited to announce a collaborative showcase, brought to you by Moog synthesizers, Austin-based synth store Switched On, and Alan Palomo's (Neon Indian) Static Tongues imprint. On Thursday, March 15th at Barbarella, Neon Indian performs alongside a lineup, largely curated by Palomo himself, focusing on underground left-field electronic Texas artists who are part of the Switched On/Static Tongues family.
WFUV New York's Radio Day Stage Lineup
Another great radio station has announced another great lineup for the SXSW Radio Day Stage. On Friday, March 16th from 11am to 3pm, New York City's finest - WFUV - proudly presents the Punch Brothers, Shearwater and Gary Clark, Jr.
The Punch Brothers have just released their third album Who's Feeling Young Now? In a review in The Guardian (UK) Robin Denselow wrote, "There are fine, unexpectedly jaunty melodies here, but they come wrapped in complex arrangements, as fiddle, banjo and guitar weave around the remarkable mandolin work and sometimes more fragile vocals of Chris Thile. This is a remarkable band."
SXSW 2012 Music Panelist Spotlight: Adam Ware
1. What will you be talking about on your panel?
K-pop is poised to attempt to break into the mainstream music market in the West, and Mnet CEO Adam Ware is among those leading the charge. His panel Do Music Moguls Know a Secret About K-Pop? will explore the current and future state of the K-Pop world, and examine its viability and cultural crossovers with American music. We asked Adam to answer a couple questions for us. Check them out:
Artist Profile: Galaxy Express
Voted 2011 “Musician of the Year” at the Korean Music Awards as well as “Best Rock Album” in 2009, Korean rock/ K-POP band, Galaxy Express, are on the fast track to success with no sign of that train slowing down. Playing the Seoulsonic showcase last year, the band return with a clear mission in mind, and are hoping that SX will allow them to build their international profile and expose themselves to a more global audience.
Artist Profile: We Were Evergreen
Paris based band We Were Evergreen may seem to embrace the memories of childhood into their band, through their youthful lyrics and toy-like instruments, don’t be fooled, something very mature is being conceived. Performing together since 2008, this indie electro pop band have been gaining great attention along the while. Currently We Were Evergreen is gaining huge buzz in the U.K, playing summer festivals like Wilderness and Lovebox and will be touring all throughout the big island until their SXSW debut. You might also catch their tunes on the new Louis Vuitton online advertisement as well.
Norah Jones Debuts New Songs at SXSW Music
Norah Jones has set a May 1 release date for Little Broken Hearts (Blue Note/EMI), her stunning new album produced by Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). Jones has also revealed the album cover and track listing of the 12-song set, which features original songs co-written by Jones and Burton.
Jones drew the inspiration for the album cover from the vintage movie posters that adorn Burton’s Los Angeles studio. “Brian has this great collection of Russ Meyer posters in his studio,” explains Jones, “and this particular one, called Mudhoney, was right over the couch where I sat every day. I always was looking at it and thinking ‘that’s so cool I want to look like her!’ I remember staring at the poster the whole time we made the record. It’s a great visual."
SXSW Music Panelist Spotlight: Sherry Orson
Ever wonder how cash is generated for songwriters? Or how you find projects that need material? Songwriters, artists, music executives and anyone else interested will discover how the licensing pros work to generate cash for songs on the SXSW 2012 Music panel Cash for Songs: Insider Secrets for Music Placement. Sherry Orson, the owner of MCM Songs USA, will moderate the panel on Thursday, March 15. Sherry was kind enough to take some time out to answer a few questions for us:
