Roxwel, is proud to present the Summer Southern Burn Tour featuring ZOROASTER, BLACK TUSK, AND DARK CASTLE!
We're stoked to be a part of such a totally face-melting tour; these three bands are ridiculously good live. See above for dates/locations.
We will be giving away tickets and merch here on Roxwel very shortly - til then, check out Zoroaster's latest video for "White Dwarf" below.
Tea Leaf Green - Exclusive Interview & Live Performance Watch Music Videos at www.roxwel.com
San Francisco's Tea Leaf Green made a March 12, 2010 tour stop in Austin to play the inside stage at Stubb's, and the four members - Josh Clark, Scott Rager, Trevor Garrod and Reed Mathis - kicked it with Roxwel before the show for an interview...if you can call it that. Honestly, if it weren't for the mics in their hands, you would think we were just flies on the wall of a reality show (a hilarious one at that) where the most/best impromptu singing, dancing and jesting wins the band stage time that night.
And, well, these guys won, killing it at Stubb's for a packed house. What's more is that Roxwel filmed the first six songs of the show: "Reservoir," "Germinatin' Seed," "One Reason," "My Bastard Brother," "Cottonwood Tree," and "This Is Real."
Check out the interview and live performance and watch these mayhemists, who referred to themselves as "blind chimpanzees that are just lead on a rock 'n' roll chain gang from town to town," in action.
Hopefully they're hitting a town near you, but if not, don't fret because Mathis said, "I heard there was a really good tour like five years from now that you guys are not going to want to miss."
So be sure to mark your calendars for that and also be looking for three new albums - the LP Looking West, an EP close on its heels and a double album - all due out this year from a band that describes its musical style as "one part folk, two parts jazz, three parts mayhem...and nine parts farming." No, really, they're harvesting okra on stage.
@crunchyMunckin
Phoenix - Live at Stubb's Watch Music Videos at www.roxwel.com
France's Grammy-winning indie pop/rock phenoms Phoenix put on a stellar show at Stubb's in Austin, TX, and Roxwel shot the first three songs from their 4/29/10 set: "Lisztomania," "Long Distance Call," and "Lasso." Selling out in a matter of minutes, the show was quite the spectacle - from the lighting and visual effects to the band's sheer talent, overall stage presence and the crowd's energy vibing on all that. Something was definitely in the air that night...see it for yourself!
Roxwel & Relapse Records Announce 2010 SXSW Showcase f/ VOIVOD!
Roxwel is stoked to announce the details for its 2010 South By Southwest (SXSW) official showcase!
This showcase, presented in part with Relapse Records, will be held at Red 7 (611 E. 7th St., Austin, TX) on Wednesday, March 17th. This all ages event will be open to the public as well as SXSW badge and wristband holders.
This year’s line-up includes the legendary VOIVOD (Quebec, Canada) in their first Texas show in over six years, comedian BRIAN POSEHN (Los Angeles, CA), TOMBS (Brooklyn, NY), GRAVES OF VALOR (Florence, SC), HOWL (Providence, RI), MAMMOTH GRINDER (Austin, TX) and KILL THE CLIENT (Dallas, TX). Additional details, including set times, will be announced shortly.
Updated artist news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com.
***ROXWEL/RELAPSE RECORDS 2010 SXSW SHOWCASE***
Wednesday, March 17th 2010 @ 7:00 pm Red 7 (611 E. 7th Street)
Featuring:
VOIVOD (MySpace.com/Voivod)
BRIAN POSEHN (MySpace.com/BrianPosehn)
TOMBS (MySpace.com/TombsBKLYN)
GRAVES OF VALOR (MySpace.com/FromGravesOfValor)
HOWL (MySpace.com/HowlHeavyMetal)
MAMMOTH GRINDER (MySpace.com/MammothGrinder)
KILL THE CLIENT (MySpace.com/KillTheClient)
All Ages welcome. $10 to the public, free for SXSW badge / wristband holders.
Additional information on SXSW can be found at the official SXSW website: www.SXSW.com
Top 10 Live Performances of 2009 …That I Saw
1. Phoenix @ La Zona Rosa, 12.17.09 – This is most definitely “the show of the year” for me. I just can’t stop gushing about and crushing on these talented and humble musicians that make up Phoenix, hailing from France. I got to meet them before this show too, which was pretty cool.
2. The Disco Biscuits @ Crystal Bay Club, 4.4.09 – My favorite band playing my favorite venue in Tahoe (where I used to live for a couple ski seasons) that’s not only super intimate but is also a casino. What’s not to like about that? Oh yeah, and they encored with the song I was dying to hear that night. Perfect.
3. The Black Angels @ The Mohawk, 10.30.09 – I really can’t get enough of these local Austinites, and since no one else can either – evident from their constant national and international touring – I don’t get to see them all that much, unfortunately. But this show was a blast. If drony, psychedelic rock peaks your interest, check ‘em out!
4. Ghostland Observatory @ ACL Music Festival, 10.3.09 – Having been in Austin for two solid years now, I somehow did not see Ghostland until ACL ’09. After nearly a full day of rain, the gloom lifted right before this show. The energy was just flat-out amazing, as was the light show.
5. Nico Vega @ Emo’s, 5.13.09 – Aja Volkman has the most commanding stage presence of any female I’ve ever seen perform. Explosive live performance, soulful vocals…just can’t get enough of her.
6. The Disco Biscuits @ Stubb’s, 9.19.09 – My interview with the band that began in a port-a-pottie and ended right after the show is probably what made this night so special…and bizarre. Of course, the fact that they killed it doesn’t hurt either.
7. K’naan @ ACL Music Festival, 10.2.09 – I was surprised by several ACL performers, but this was the surprise highlight of ACL for me. Having been completely unfamiliar with K’naan, I had the luck to happen upon this show and found his lyrics to be powerful and his background awe-inspiring.
8. Lotus @ Ace’s Lounge (post ACL), 10.3.09 – This show was after my favorite day of ACL, which also happened to be the rainy one, and I definitely dried out at this show and then immediately worked up a sweat from all the dancing. They had to shut down early (at about 3:15am versus 4), but the band did some crowd-surfing, and I scored the setlist.
9. SOJA @ Flamingo Cantina, 10.14.09 – Another surprise here. I really had no idea who these kids were but was feeling up for a Wednesday night reggae show at one of the chilliest venues in Austin. Good thing because it was irie, mon.
10. Eyedea & Abilities @ Habana, SXSW, 3.19.09 – Two white dudes from Minnesota aren’t what come to my mind when I think of hip-hop, at least until I saw these guys. Think slam poetry combined with some sick nasty beats, and you get Eyedea & Abilities.
I’ve got 6 videos in my Top 10 playlist since the bands I typically like don’t really do the whole music video thing: http://www.roxwel.com/player/playlist_52215.html.
-Ferrin Schriner
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