We last saw The Kills in the spring of 2005 when they stopped in to our Cincinnati studios to play some tunes from their “No Wow” release. Flash forward to three years later: we met up with Jamie and Allison in Austin, Texas during SXSW.
The UK duo were on a whirlwind trip, over just to play at the festival, and were headed almost immediately back overseas to begin a European tour by the end of the week. This appearance happened just a week in advance of the domestic release of their new album Midnight Boom and they were in fine form as they rocked through 6 tracks off the disc.
For our second consecutive sojourn to SXSW, we set up once again at Austin’s EAR Studios. Owned and operated by James Stevens, we thought it fitting that his band, Moonlight Towers, would kick off our weeks’ worth of live Lounge Act sessions.
Veterans of the fertile Austin scene, the band has released two CD’s and are hard at work on a third. James’ gruff vocals atop the Towers’ guitar-driven swagger recalls bands like The Replacements and The Smithereens, both of whom had plenty of classically melodic chops.
The band’s setlist includes four unreleased songs, along with “I Sleep Alone” from their 2005 release Like You Were Never There.
A great day to post another great video from our stay in Austin last week today. The Kills are releasing their third studio album today, Midnight Boom, on Domino Records here in the US and we were fortunate enough to have them in on Day 1 of our SXSW experience last week. Enjoy this great video of the band performing “Tape Song” from the new album.
Last week we brought you tons of great material from EAR Studios in Austin, Texas during SXSW. In addition to the sounds you heard, you have already been treated to alot of the images that made up last week on WOXY.com as we have you some of the photos to whet your appetite.
With more material than we hardly know what to do with, I bring you the first of many Lounge session recaps from the SXSW 2008, in video form, from our friends at Soft City Lights and PROJECTMILL.
Enjoy this video of Zykos, captured live in the lounge last week in Austin…..
Day 2 of SXSW 2008 is in the books and we have another great selection of photos from the performances to share. Look for audio for each of these performances, along with some bonus video as well, early next week right here on The Futurist.
Peter Moren Lightspeed Champion The Whip Birdmonster Ed Harcourt & Band
More pictures after the jump….. (more…)
We hope you are enjoying the broadcasts from Austin this week. Have a look at some of our favorite photos from Day 1 of SXSW as WOXY.com broadcasts from EAR Studios in Austin, Texas. Bryan Jay has been getting some great shots….
Day two of our extensive SXSW 2008 broadcasts begins bright and early again tomorrow. But not only will Mike kick off the broadcast with music at 9am, our sessions start earlier and end later on a very full day. Here is what to look forward to…..
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