Broken Bells
Album: Self-Titled (Due Out March 8th)
Label: Columbia Records
Galactic
Album: Ya-Ka-May (Due Out February 9th)
Label: Anti-Records
MP3: Galactic ft. Irma Thomas – Heart Of Steel
Eels
Album: End Times (Due Out January 19th)
Label: Vagrant Records
MP3: Eels – Little Bird
MP3: Eels – In My Younger Days
South by Southwest funneled $99 million into the local economy last year, according to a comprehensive study released today by Greyhill Advisors. The 2009 South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals was the 23rd time the city threw the several day event. This year’s kicks off March 11.
Though the music portion has long experienced the highest draw, film events posted significant growth last year and SXSW Interactive attendance jumped 30 percent.
The five-nights of music featured more than 1,900 artists from 80 stages last year, while 330 films were cast on eight screens. Greyhill officials said SXSW was directly and indirectly responsible for injecting approximately $99 million into the Austin economy. Operations contributed $20 million to that total and attendance accounted for about $78.8 million.
Considering the combined value of media coverage across television broadcasts, news stories, and sponsor advertising in 2009, this city also benefited from another $21.4 million.
[Via –Austin Business Journal – Via Daily Swarm]
Oh Darling – Photo By Kyle Oddson
Recommended Los Angeles Shows – January 11th – January 17th
Monday, January 11th
The French Semester/ The Monolators / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ The Echo (Free)
Weed Diamond and Tan Dollar @ Synchronicity Space
Tuesday, January 12th
Queen Kwong EP Release Party @ Spaceland
Seven Saturdays / The Parson Red Heads / Go West Young Man @ Bootleg
Olin & The Moon with Eleni Mandell @ The Echo (Free)
Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Cinespace
Pee Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Wednesday, January 13th
Nana Grizol / Pangea / Devon Williams / Moses Campbell @ The Smell
Phenomenal Handclap Band @ The Echo
Oh Darling / The Passports / Mia Maestro / Nadine & Terence @ Bootleg
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Thursday, January 14th
Builders and The Butchers @ Spaceland
Alberta Cross with Hacienda @ Troubadour
Rebirth Brass Band @ Roxy Theatre
Kimya Dawson / Your Heart Breaks / Angelo Spencer @ The Smell
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Friday, January 15th
Asobi Seksu @ Hotel Cafe
Abe Vigoda / Alps Of New South Wales / Signals @ Echo Curio
Dios / Bella Novela / Pterodactyl / Eugene @ Alex’s Bar (Long Beach)
GZA @ The Echoplex
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Saturday, January 16th
AA Bondy @ The Echo
Moses Campbell / Watercolor Paintings / Subtle Selves / Voice On Tape @ The Smell
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Sunday, January 17th
Castanets @ Fold
Adam Franklin and The Bolts of Melody @ Spaceland
Nana Grizol (Mysace)
Hometown: Athens, Georgia
Album: Ruth (Buy)
Label: Orange Twin Record Company, Shake Got the Beets
Los Angeles Show: Wednesday, January 13th @ The Smell (info)
Nana Grizol – Galaxies
Nana Grizol – For Things that Haven’t Come Yet
“Promises” is a track off of The Morning Bender’s forthcoming album Big Echo due out March 9 on Rough Trade. You can download the album digitally tomorrow, January 12th. The album was produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor.
MP3: The Morning Benders – Promises
MP3: The Morning Benders – Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover)
The Morning Benders perform March 25 at the Troubadour (buy tix)
Lowell George
Little Feat
Ultrasonic Studios
Hempstead, New York
September 19, 1974
MP3: Rock n’ Roll Doctor
MP3: Two Trains
MP3: The Fan
MP3: On Your Way Down
MP3: Spanish Moon
MP3: Skin It Back
MP3: Fat Man In The Bathtub
MP3: Oh Atlanta
MP3: Willin’
