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Botany @ SXSW 2011, March 19th.
Botany @ Lamberts, SXSW 2011 March 19th. Botany is electronic whiz Spencer Stephenson from Weatherford, Texas. We’ve seen a few electronic (generally samplers / laptops / synth) performers of late and it’s hard to make for a continuously engaging show but Botany happily buck the trend. Spencer enlisted the help of a friend and kick ass drummer which went a long way to adding weight to their sound. Quite introspective, Animal Collective influenced electronica is the order of the day including songs from his glorious ‘Feeling Today EP’ out now on Western Vinyl.
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Mystery Jets @ SXSW 2011, March 19th.
Mystery Jets @ Klub Krucial, SXSW 2011 March 19th. So Mystery Jets have been in Austin for a couple of months according to their frontman – doing what we’re not sure but they dragged a nice combo of British and American followers along to their ‘Mystery Guests’ (see what they’ve done there!) performance on the final day proper of SXSW on Saturday. It was to be their only gig and they tore it up with newbies ‘Serotonin’ and ‘Show Me The Light’ slipping in seamlessly alongside older gems like ‘Two Doors Down’. Perfect sun drenched pop.
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Grouplove @ SXSW 2011, March 19th.
Grouplove @ Klub Krucial, SXSW 2011 March 19th. These guys were one of only three bands that we clocked up multiple views for (Clock Opera & Geographer the others). The songs are vibrant and frankly huge sounding live and there’s a real chemistry between the vocalists Christian Zucconi and Hannah Hooper that’s a joy to watch. Everyone buy their debut EP now and go see them on the NME Radar tour in May if you can.
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Young Buffalo @ SXSW 2011, March 19th.
Young Buffalo @ Klub Krucial, SXSW 2011 March 19th. We love it when a complete lack of a plan comes together. We’d RSVP’d for the New Waves (Neon Gold, Chess Club, Communion NYC, MCT Management and Plugged In) party ages back but only actually stumbled upon it by chance and right at the start of awesome Young Buffalo’s (Oxford, Mississippi) set. Singles ‘Three Deep’ and ‘Catapilah’ were delivered with suitable gusto and talent far beyond their years and far beyond that of Brother playing inside.
