Weekend Music Preview: LMIS 7 @ Pure Volume House + White Denim @ Red Eyed Fly
Saturday, March 14th
Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River)
9 p.m. | RSVP
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White Denim headlines this free show (RSVP) on Saturday presented by Aquarium Drunkard, in conjunction with Standard Answer; American Princes and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears support.
What has White Denim been up to since the US release of Exposion last year?
James Petralli: We toured Europe for a month and recorded a new record called Fits over the holidays. We have also been working independently and together on various studio projects that may or may not see the light of day. We needed to revive our creativity and restore our enthusiasm for living together. I think we have mega effectively done so. The new tunes are coming together nicely in rehearsals and there is a ton of laughter in our heartsongs.
We are not sure when the new record will come out in the States. Actually, I am not sure if the last one ever came out here. Fits will be out in Europe in June though. Hopefully we can put the record out here around the same time.
What is the band’s discography?
The band has released two EP’s (Let’s Talk About It and the “RCRD LBL EP”) and Exposion. The U.K. full length (Workout Holiday) was culled from Exposion and our first EP Let’s Talk About It. We have released about twenty songs in our whole entire career at this point.
Follow the jump for the rest of the interview and more weekend show recommendations. And keep checking our big post with SXSW related party information regularly for updates on events in town this weekend and beyond!
How did you get involved with Saturday's show presented by Aquarium Drunkard and Standard Answer?
Justin Gage, the man behind the blog Aquarium Drunkard, which I believe is a reference to a song by the band Wilco, has offered us a ton of support in the Californias of the world by blogging on us hard, so we wanted to do this show to keep those posts and clicks rolling in. And he is a super dude who sent us an invitation to play via email.
Top 5 must see bands at SXSW 2009?
1) Vampire Hands, 2) Dirty Projectors, 3) Grizzly Bear, 4) Eli Reed and The Trueloves, 5) Solange Knowles.
Favorite bars or eateries you would suggest tourists to visit during SXSW 2009?
Polvo's, Salt Lick, Longbranch Inn, Starbucks in the Marriot lobby, SoCo, Toy Joy, "Funky" Austin Boutique.
Thank you for speaking with Austinist.
Saturday, March 14th
PureVolume Indoor (E 2nd and Trinity St)
9 p.m. | 21+ | RSVP | Complimentary Drinks
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Friday:
- Sad Wings (Judas Priest tribute), Drifter (Iron Maiden tribute), Suicide Solution (Ozzy Osbourne tribute) (Late); Tia Carrera (Early) at Room 710
- AMODA Digital Showcase with Learning Secrets, Phranchyze, ZEALE at The Mohawk (9 p.m. / Free with SXSWi Badge; $5 AMODA members; $9 General )
- Pink Nasty, La Snacks, Ethan Ezarian at Hole in the Wall (10 p.m.)
- Lucy Magazine Launch Party with Shapes Have Fangs, Agent Ribbons, The Bubbles, Sheboygan, DJ Sue at Stubb’s (Inside / 9 p.m. / All Ages / Free with SXSW Badge; $8 Regular)
Saturday:
- Austinist presents Local Music Is Sexy 7 with The Golden Boys, Electric Touch, The Steps, The Calm Blue Sea, DJ Markus with a K, Ian Orth (Learning Secrets) at Pure Volume House (9 p.m. / 21+ / RSVP)
- Scott H. Biram, The In & Outlaws, The Beaumonts at Room 710 (9 p.m.)
- The Black (CD Release) @ Antone’s Records (2 p.m.)
- Birds DJ Night with Michael Byers (Inside); Punk Rock Karaoke (Outside) @ Red 7 (9 p.m.)
Sunday:
- ConceptArt.org, Massive Black, & SXSW present IMAGINATIONS! A Spectacular Multi-Media Performance at The Mohawk (9 p.m. / Free / Live Music; DJs; Live Digital Painting; Fashion Show)
