Surfer Blood closed out our Back Lot Performances with an at-capacity crowd (watch video here) and we were left with some band graffiti in the green room, and lots of good memories. We'll post more photos this coming week, but for now, time to catch a flight back to reality.
Some bands step on stage and you know immediately that it is going to be a good show. Japandroids is one such band. Guitarist Brian King introduced himself and drummer David Prowse and said that since they didn't have much time, they weren't going to waste it by talking. They then launched into one of the most enthusiastic shows we've seen all week.
Surfer Blood and Japandroids share a bottle of Root between their sets. Hey, it's cold out and these boys have a lot of shows to play...
The Back Lot hit capacity for Local Natives, and several fans had to gather in the parking lot next door to see the show.
Three Austin UO employees—singers Britani and Stephani Kagan and guitarist Justin Buschardt—are in Petals, who play the Texas Rockfest outdoor stage today at 12:30pm.
They warned us they were ramblers. Hilarious. If Sassy were still around, they would definitely be worthy of a 'Cute Band Alert.'
Thomas Mailaender photographed policemen in Paris practicing acrobatics for his series, Acrobatic Squad. The images are currently featured in the International Biennial of Photography and Visual Art, suitably themed (Out of) Control.
Instead of using canvases, Alexa Meade paints on people. If you don't believe it, check it out in person at her next show opening, on April 2nd from 6 to 8pm at NYC's Postmasters Gallery.
"The Art of Chess" is an exhibit featuring chess sets made by art-world bigwigs like Damien Hirst and Barbara Kruger. The show opens next month at the Project B Gallery in Milan. We give it a check plus. (Via designboom.)
We made it to Austin! And though the past two days have been rainy and cold, everything is underway to kick off tomorrow. We can't wait! Make sure to stay updated via Twitter and Facebook, too, so you won't miss anything.
Don't miss this Saturday, our last day of Back Lot Performances until 2011. Catch Acrylics, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Local Natives, Japandroids, Cymbals Eat Guitars and Surfer Blood, all before the sun goes down.
It's only Monday, but we're already looking forward to Friday, when we've got Real Estate, Surf City, Happy Birthday, Dum Dum Girls, Let's Wrestle and Here We Go Magic playing our Back Lot Performances. Be there! Or be really, really sorry...
Seriously, folks—the second day of our Back Lot Performances in Austin is just as bang-up as the first, with Toro Y Moi, Warpaint, Bachelorette, The Golden Filter, Free Energy, Memory Tapes and Washed Out. See you there!
MGMT's next album, Congratulations, will be released on April 13, but we're giving you a teaser. Click here to download the first single, "Flash Delirium", for free!
Nourish your inner hippie with this homemade NyQuil substitute brewed from ginger, green chile, citric acid, and a few secret ingredients (aka booze). If you've gotta sweat out the germs, you might as well do it naturally, right?
-Molly
Just in case you missed it, our Back Lot Performances kick off next Wednesday with Jookabox, Wake Up Lucid, Villagers, Scanners, Jeremy Jay and DâM-FunK. We can't wait. Hope to see you there!
All hail the British! Those kooky geniuses across the pond have actually invented a vehicle fueled by roasted coffee granules. It's called the Carpuccino, and it runs on an impressive 56 espressos per mile. Sort of like us.
-Molly
Amanda Wachob's background as a fine-artist influences her tattoo work. It's hard to believe these were rendered with ink and a gun, and not paint and a brush.
