SXSW 2009: It's a Wrap!!
Damn. What a total jam. We are amazed at all the folks who were able to put SXSW writeups and photo albums together without a week of detox, but I guess we're just laggers! But really, what is there to report? We drank some yellow beer with death metal pizza. Hooked up with friends from cool labels like Hometapes, EJRC, and Friendly Fire, and partied with our dear friends at Team Clermont. Ate a few TX tacos, which are different than what you get here in CA. And we wore about an inch off our shoe soles running around. But really, what we did was see some amazing shows.
Obviously I gotta call out the killer sets from the 5 AF acts that made it out to Austin, namely The Dry Spells, The Botticellis, Sugar & Gold, Bart Davenport and Still Flyin' as well as AF alumni like The Donkeys and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Hott to say the least, and the only complaint on our showcase was that at a certain point it got too crowded to get good photos and there was still a line out the door! What's up with that?!?
Of course we also saw great sets from friends like The Blank Tapes, Fools Gold, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Excalibrah, Gravy Train!!!! and too many more to mention. And no, we did not care to go see that over hyped Kanyetallica noise, too busy dancing at the Still Flyin' after hours van jam thank you very much!
All in all it was much as it always is, overwhelming and raucous, a total rager. But words don't really cut it, so here are some photos, I'm told they each have a word count of about a thousand. To see the entire stream, hit up the flickr! http://www.flickr.com/photos/antennafarm/
The Dry Spells at the Antenna Farm/Uncle Showcase
See you next year Austin!!!
March 12, 2009Antenna Farm at SXSW!!!
It's that time of year again! A million music lovers descend on Austin, Texas for the yearly ritual of cramming as much BBQ, booze, day parties, and of course, great live music into 4 days as humanly possible. Yes, SXSW. An hour spent sleeping off the Lone Star means an hour lost and countless incredible performances missed.
We here at Antenna Farm are pleased to present our own entry into the debauchery with a little showcase we've put together with our friends over at the mighty Uncle Booking agency. If you're going to be in Austin, and you like having a good time, this is one you won't want to miss!
Antenna Farm Records and Uncle Booking Present a straight up Cluster Buster!
Saturday, March 21
1am - Pterodactyl (Uncle Booking)
12am -Gravy Train!!!! (Uncle Booking)
11pm - Sugar & Gold (Antenna Farm)
10pm - Bart Davenport (Antenna Farm/Uncle Booking)
9pm - The Botticellis (Antenna Farm)
8pm - The Dry Spells (Antenna Farm)
@ The Radio Room, 506 E. 6th, Austin, TX.
For updates and more info, check our facebook event page!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=53428198005&ref=ts
But of course, the official showcase is just part of the story. Antenna Farm bands are going to be all over Austin during these 4 days and nights, and we've got the guide you need to keep you on your feet. So get your google calendar handy and set phasers to rage!
The Botticellis at SXSW
3/20 - SFxSXSW Party at the Wave (2pm)
3/20 - Wiretap Party at the Art Project (11pm)
3/21 - Whoopsy Magazine Party at Trophy's (3pm)
3/21 - Antenna Farm/Uncle Booking Showcase at the Radio Room (9pm)
Bart Davenport at SXSW
3/20 - SFxSXSW Party at the Wave (1pm)
3/21 - Antenna Farm/Uncle Booking Showcase at the Radio Room (10pm)
Plus, catch Bart singing with the Phenomenal Handclap Band!
Sugar & Gold at SXSW
3/20 - The Music Gym (3pm)
3/20 - Cream Vintage (6pm)
3/21 - Antenna Farm/Uncle Booking Showcase at the Radio Room (11pm)
The Dry Spells at SXSW
3/20 - Rancho Relaxo party at Treasure Island Vintage (TBA)
3/21 - Antenna Farm/Uncle Booking Showcase at the Radio Room (8pm)
Still Flyin' at SXSW
3/18 - NY Noise Party at Ms. Beas (3pm)
3/18 - Moshi Moshi party at Club 1808 (11:30pm)
3/19 - Music for Listeners party at Red House Pizzeria (5:30pm)
3/20 - Homeslice Pizza (2:45pm)
3/20 - Ernest Jennings showcase at The Independent (1am)
3/21 - 40 Watt Athens party at The Sidebar (1:10pm)
3/21 - Scruffy Bird presents at Lambert's (3:15pm)
See you there rockers!!!
March 2, 2009
Antenna Farm Presents The Botticellis, Sugar & Gold, and Bart Davenport on Tour
They said it couldn't happen, but we're proving them wrong! Antenna Farm presents a mini-tour with three of our favorite artists: The Botticellis, Bart Davenport, and Sugar & Gold, all on their way down to the AF/Uncle Booking SXSW 2009 showcase (more on that later).
Here are the dates:
Antenna Farm Presents:
The Botticellis, Bart Davenport, and Sugar & Gold on tour
3/12/09 - Salt Lake City, UT- Urban Lounge
3/13/09 - Denver, CO
- Hi-Dive
3/14/09 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
3/15/09 - Denton, TX - Andy's Bar (part of NX35 Fest)
3/17/09 - Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington
3/18/09 - Austin, TX SXSW
3/19/09 - Austin, TX SXSW
3/20/09 - Austin, TX SXSW
3/21/09 - Austin, TX - Radio Room (Antenna Farm and Uncle Booking SXSW Showcase)*
3/23/09 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture (part of WXSW Fest)
3/24/09 - Los Angeles - Silverlake Lounge
* with AF artist The Dry Spells
February 6, 2009
Bart Davenport updates: Daytrotter Session, 4 stars in MOJO, plus Palaces vinyl in the AF Store!!
Antenna Farm Records is pleased to announce a whole parcel of news about our favorite west coast pop troubadour, Bart Davenport. His fourth solo album, Palaces, released on CD late last year, continues to pull in the critical acclaim, including a great review in the February issue of one our favorite music mags, Mojo.
Serendiptious, you might say, that it coincides with Bart's Daytrotter session going live this week. For those of you not in the know, Daytrotter is one of AF's favorite web entities. Operating out of Rock Island, Il, Daytrotter records high quality live-in-the-studio sessions from touring bands when they come through town and offers them free to visitors, along with great commentary and artwork. It's no wonder that they've had over 5 million downloads in their short history. Past DT sessions have featured AF artists like The Botticellis, The Donkeys and The Papercuts, and this is Bart Davenport's first time, with a session recorded during his fall tour.
Check it here:
http://daytrotter.com/article/1595/bart-davenport
Finally, after what seemed like a thousand delays, complications, and downright WTFs, Palaces is at long last available on vinyl! 140 gram, limited edition with a free MP3 download card, this was a long time coming but is well worth the wait. In stores within the next few days, or get your copy at the Antenna Farm Store.
January 12, 2009The Botticellis rack up their "Best of 2008 lists", then celebrate with Whitesnake cover
The Botticellis have been racking up the year-end lists with their debut album, Old Home Movies, released on Antenna Farm Records back in May of 2008. The album earned placements in the top 10s from bloggers at All Music Guide, Tiny Mix Tapes, Future Sounds, Rose Noise, the Thoroughfare, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow, the McCovey Chronicles, Traveler's Diagram....and honorable mentions from Paste, Now Hear This, The Passion of Indie Music, Indie Rock Cafe, and more.
To celebrate, we're sharing the Botticellis version of the perennial Whitesnake classic "Here I Go Again On My Own". Taking a break from the recording sessions for their upcoming sophomore effort, the Botts cranked this out on the fly and we are all the better for it. Find it and other great covers by Au Revoir Simone, Bonde Do Role, Headlights and more on an 80s covers compilation called Rewind 2.0, released by Spanish online label/weblog Buffet Libre.
You might remember this nugget from the glory days of 80s hair metal, but the Botticellis have given it a mighty melancholy twist, imagine it as a lost cut from the "All Things Must Pass" recording sessions. Writhing around on the hood of a Jaguar is recommended, but not required.
Here I Go Again On My Own - The Botticellis MP3
http://www.buffetlibredjs.net/botticellis.mp3
Buffet Libre DJ's Rewind 2.0 compilation
http://www.buffetlibredjs.net/index.php
Enjoy!
December 13, 2008
Bart Davenport California Shows This Week
Bart Davenport (with full electric band) plays a series of California shows this week starting Wednesday the 17th in Santa Cruz. Joining him along the way will be Antenna Farm's newest signing The Dry Spells, AF alums The Donkeys, and friends Franklin For Short. Check it:
12-17 - Santa Cruz - The Crepe Place
12-18 - San Francisco - The Bottom of the Hill w/ Brian Glaze and the Dry Spells
12-19 - Santa Barbara - Mercury Lounge w/ Franklin for Short
12-20 - San Diego - Kensington Club w/ The Donkeys
What better way to prepare for the holidays than to party with the Bart Davenport band?! Enjoy!!
December 3, 2008
Bart Davenport Interview on WNYC today!
Bart Davenport will be doing an interview today on WNYC, New York public radio. The show is Soundcheck, NYC's daily talk show about music, and they will be discussing Music In Airports, specifically Bart's participation in the "You Are Hear" live music series at San Francisco International. Click to listen here: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2008/12/03
For a look at Aidin Vaziri's great article on Bart and the "You Are Hear" series, click here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/28/DD4014D8BN.DTL
November 17, 2008
New Still Flyin' Video for "Good Thing It's A Ghost Town Around Here"!
Still Flyin' have unveiled their first video from their upcoming album Never Gonna Touch The Ground, out in spring 2009 courtesy of our friends Ernest Jenning Record Co. in the US, Moshi Moshi in Europe, and Lost & Lonesome in Australia. Worldwide vinyl will be handled us here at Antenna Farm, stay tuned!
To tide you over until the album is released and because we love posting videos, here is a live clip of Dead Memory Man, also from NGTTG, recorded labor day weekend at the Gray Eagle in Asheville, NC.