Friday, March 19, 2010 12:30PM - By Seraphina L.
SXSW continued for day 2 as I woke up on Thursday ready to see some more great music. Although Austin isn’t that huge, SXSW, itself, is quite large as there can be shows happening right in the middle of 6th street, beyond the freeway or a bus ride away. Thursday morning was the day I took the initiative to take a bus and see a show further away, and it turned out that it was very well worth it.
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Friday, March 19, 2010 12:13PM - By Seraphina L.
So, it’s the second to last day of our stay at SXSW Music 2010 and we’ve got more exclusive reviews and photos coming your way, but let’s back it up a bit and go back to our trip out here with Vanaprasta. As you’ve seen in our video log (vlog) #1, the band seemed to having a great time out on the long ride out to Austin. However, as the event drew closer, we all grew excited, anxious, and even a little nervous.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:00AM - By Seraphina L.
SXSW‘s music festival officially started yesterday and the streets of Austin definitely showed it. Not only was it the official kick off to the week’s event, but it was also St. Patrick’s Day. Industry folk, bands and their instruments, along with people dressed in green – who were ready to have a good time – piled out onto 5th, 6th, and 7th Street in Downtown Austin to catch some great live acts.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:49AM - By Seraphina L.
Whether you’ve already attended SXSW‘s annual music festival or not, there is no doubt that it’s an exciting time. It’s especially exciting for everyone who experiences it for his or her first time and I was lucky enough to tag along with a band who was going through this moment during their career.
As promised, BeatCrave has been on the road with Los Angeles band Vanaprasta and we have caught some pretty memorable experiences on video for you. However, we couldn’t catch everything on a camera so check a quick recap out of what all went down on the ride down to Las Cruces, New Mexico so far!
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Monday, March 15, 2010 8:30AM - By Seraphina L.
SXSW doesn’t officially start until Wednesday, March 17 but we here at BeatCrave just wanted to give you a heads up on what’s coming your way! As one of the biggest music festivals for industry folk and bands getting their sounds, images and brands out there, SXSW is a massive conglomeration of ear candy for everyone who attends. If you’re feeling a bit down because you can’t make this year’s festivities – No worries! BeatCrave will be there covering the event for you with photos, reviews, and interviews!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:00PM - By Seraphina L.
Lanterns won our BeatCrave Fav poll for February 2010, so here is our exclusive interview with the San Diego-based punk band as promised! We talk with lead vocalist and guitarist, Lowell Heflin, about the start of Lanterns, what punk really is, and a bit about what makes the San Diego music scene so great.
Check Lanterns out in our BeatCrave Exclusive interview below!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:30PM - By Lindsey Darden
Being that we are only in the month of March, we are probably a bit premature in saying that Via Audio‘s latest album, Animalore, should hold one of the coveted spots for the best album of the year. We’re known tend to cast bets early around here; it’s a confident one, to be sure. The East-Coast-based band’s sophomore album dabbles in most everything they have proved to love best – modern and classic rock, varied electronic influences, and a nostalgic sixties/seventies sensibility. It’s theme is as energetic as much as it is sultry (“Hello”), mellow as much as it is quirky (“Lizard Song”), and on all fronts it is mm nom nom delish (a real definition; we looked it up). For purposes of comparison, if Oingo Boingo had come out with an album somewhere in between Only A Lad and Boi-Ngo, it probably would have aspired to scoot this one off the charts.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:00PM - By Seraphina L.
She Keeps Bees isn’t a new name to us at BeatCrave. We were lucky enough to interview the duo for our Know Your NYC Bands series back in 2009, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to share the wealth. As you may have noticed, She Keeps Bees is not just a she but a two-person band that consists of Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant.
The duo first caught our attention when they first released “Gimme” as a single. There’s something about the smokey vocals Larrabee provides on that song when she sings the lyrics, “Work me like my back ain’t got no bone.” We’ve mentioned that before but it’s great lines like that and simple guitar chords that puts She Keeps Bees in the same category as the Black Keys. There is a whole lot of soul that makes a simple song sound much bigger than the chords written down on paper. Get to know She Keeps Bees a bit more in our BeatCrave Fav series below!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:54PM - By Seraphina L.
It was another night at Bardot for their Lo-Fi series, but of course BeatCrave doesn’t go out to see “just another band.” Following Manifest Equality on Saturday night, we went right over to catch a set by New Jersey’s rock band, Steel Train. As a band who has traveled on the road for most of their existence, Steel Train turned a small show at a small Hollywood club into a night much bigger than expected.
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