Forest Family x Transparent SXSW 2011

The production company I work for www.pegstar.net has a major role in putting on the Free Press Summer Fest. This year we are teaming up with Forest Family Records, Transparent Records/blog, Gorilla vs Bear and Weekly Tape Deck to put on a Free Press Summer Fest SXSW party hosting some of the respective labels artists and friends. It is going to be a killer time and it really is only a preview of what is to come with the Festival in June.

I am a personal fan of all of the bands we are hosting. Here is a mix to get you up to speed if a few of these bands are still under your radar. Click here to download

otouto

OTOUTO - W.HILLIER (Dir. Alice Glenn) from two bright lakes on Vimeo.

These girls are adorable. I have slowed down with blog posts because I started an internship with Pegstar.net The other night Otouto played as support for Cocorosie. I really enjoyed the whole show but I was more than surprised with what the tall, pencil skirt wearing, aussi girls were doing and can't wait to put their album on repeat.

Bro. Steven

Bro. Steven is a side project from Scott Kirkpatrick of the band Chemic. In my opinion it shouldn't be his side project but who really knows where it will go. He recently released an EP on the ambitious 24-disc co-release with Crossroads of America Records and Flannelgraph Records titled the Laminar Excursion Monthly. They send you 3" compact disks. I hope Bro. Steven releases these tracks on another format but if not starting a 3" collection might be fun.

Two previous tracks:

mp3 Bro. Steven - GGM
mp3 Bro. Steven - The Front Room

The birD day

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Buffalo boys, The birD day, bringing some party jams Collect Vibrations.

mp3: The birD day - Feel The Wave

White Hinterland

I have been aware of White Hinterland for a few years. I first picked up her Philactory Factory album and thought that it was pretty fun. It didn't end up getting a ton of plays but I wasn't dissuaded from checking out her new LP. Kairos is a giant leap in the direction that I would have chosen for Casey Dienel's music. I loved the whispery swoonfulness on her previous album but I would trade it without question for the swanky seductress on these new tracks. This came out a few months back but I think this is just about the time to be listening to this one.



White Hinterland - Icarus

End Of Summer '10

End of summer mix

Sonny & the Sunsets Bad Vibes & Evil Thoughts
Soft Healer Movie Light
eternal summers pure affection
Squarehead Fake Blood
guards crystal truth
Big Troubles Bat Bomb
Grimes Rosa
BEACH COMBERS The Things That I Would Do to You
Tennis Marathon
Big Surr Gone
The Love Language Summer Dust
My Friend Wallis ON A VACATION
Dent May That Feeling
Sore Eros In My Heart
Craft Spells & Emily Reo Love Well Spent
Family Trees Dream Talkin
Weekends A Defining Love
Teen Inc. Friend of the Night
Beach House Norway (iTunes Session)
Memoryhouse To The Light House (Millionyoung Remix)

Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band

While being educated on some of my roommates favorite music it was brought to my attention that Bill Cosby used to be a mega hip dude. I can't tell if it's supposed to be funny or for real, that hat in the first vid is definitely for real. Here is one more jam from that era:

Bill Cosby - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band