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John’s SXSW ’09 Showcase Highlights: The Shys

Friday, April 10, 2009 By John Anderson

I first heard Los Angeles-based garage rockers the Shys on Little Steven’s Underground Garage, where they were featured as the purveyors of The Coolest Song in the World with their insta-garage classic, “Never Gonna Die.” That fuel-injected selection was the second song of their Saturday night set at Prague, their final South-by performance this year, […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Highlights, SXSW, sxsw09, The Shys

John’s SXSW ’09 Highlights: I Wanna Be Where the Bands Are

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 By John Anderson

The South-by countdown clock reset around 2 a.m. on the morning of Monday, March 23, as the last chords of Alejandro Escovedo’s traditional closing night South-by show at the Continental Club rang out. The wake concluded with a typically majestic reading of “Sway” (a song that Al stole from the Rolling Stones many years ago […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, Cut Off Your Hands, Glasvegas, Highlights, Jaguar Love, Riverboat Gamblers, SXSW, sxsw09, Takeover UK, The Hold Steady, The Shys, The Wrens, Totally Michael, Wild Light

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What is your favorite new release for week of May 2?

  • Webb Wilder – Hillbilly Speedball (52%, 13 Votes)
  • Esther Rose – Want (36%, 9 Votes)
  • Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Missy Raines & Allegheny – Love & Trouble (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Jedd Hughes – Nightshades (0%, 0 Votes)

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