Austinist Presents Local Music Is Sexy 7 this Saturday @ the Pure Volume House
Saturday, March 14th
PureVolume Indoor (E 2nd and Trinity St)
9 p.m. | 21+ | RSVP | Complimentary Drinks
This year, enjoy the blues-garage psychedelia of The Golden Boys (1 a.m.), melodious guitar-rock courtesy of Electric Touch (midnight) and The Steps (11 p.m.), but not before The Calm Blue Sea furnishes the PV House with stirring atmospheric rock starting at 10 p.m. We caught up with The Calm Blue Sea recently for a quick status check -- the interview continues after the jump!
See you this Saturday at the Pure Volume House!
[PureVolume]
[The Golden Boys MySpace]
[Electric Touch MySpace]
[The Steps MySpace]
[The Calm Blue Sea MySpace]
When did the Calm Blue Sea form & how did you guys meet each other?
The Calm Blue Sea: Spring 2007. Some of us have been friends since childhood, some of us met playing in various bands here in town, and some of us came from Craigslist.
Is Local Music Sexy in Austin in the year 2009?
Having ventured out of town for several shows already in 2009, we can safely say that local music is sexier in Austin than anywhere in this country.
What other Austin bands do you guys like?
We're obligated to list the other bands that we play in: Sea Legs, Murdocks, Hard Proof Afrobeat, and Frank Smith. Beyond that we tend to enjoy The Frontier Brothers, This Will Destroy You, The Boxing Lesson, The Great Nostalgic, The Eastern Sea, The Midgetmen, Black Before Red, The Lemurs, Balmorhea...the list goes on. Plus all of the many side bands that have been started by members of Zykos, The Black Angels, and Sound Team. And although everyone compares us to Explosions in the Sky, we're not afraid to admit that we like them too.
What is the band's plan for the week of SXSW 2009?
1) Play shows. 2) See bands. 3) Drink free drinks. 4) Get noticed by a major label and get tons of money. (That still happens at SXSW right?)
Top 5 must see bands at SXSW 2009?
1) Caspian, 2) Tallest Man on Earth, 3) Department of Eagles, 4) We Were Promised Jetpacks, 5) Frodus.
Favorite bars or eateries you would suggest tourists to visit during SXSW 2009?
The Mohawk is our favorite place to drink. Chief’s BBQ is our favorite place to eat (specifically their sandwich called “The Homer”). Our drummer Steve Bidwell has visited every establishment in this town, so if any out of towners need a better guide find us online, and he will write you a book. But there's no time for that here.
Thank you for speaking with Austinist.
