Yet more Yorkshire talent scheduled for SXSW
check www.sxsw.com for up to date info
Wednesday, March 17
Black Spiders (Doncaster)
www.myspace.com/ theblackspiders
Red Eye Fly
715 Red River Street
Time starts 8.00 pm
Serious Sam Barrett (Leeds)
www.myspace.com/ sambarrett
The Velveeta Room
521, E 6th Street
Time 8.20 pm
In The Nursery (Sheffield)
www.inthenursery.com
Alamo Ritz Theatre
Time 12.00 pm
Thursday, March 18
Kava Kava (Huddersfield)
www.myspace.com/ kavakavamusic
The Bedford - Creekside @ The Hilton Garden Inn
Midnight (11.59 pm)
Friday, March 19
Standard Fare (Sheffield)
www.myspace.com/ standardfare
Mohawk
912 Red River
Time 8.00pm
Saturday, March 20
Alvarez Kings
www.myspace.com/ alvarezkings
BD Riley's
204 East 6th St
8.00 pm
Scars On 45 (Bradford)
www.myspace.com/ scarson45
Chop Shop - Atlantic Records party
East Tent
Brush Square
3.45pm
Register at www.britishmusic.biz. Badgeholders will be prioritised
One Night Only
One Night Only return to live activity with their first visit to the USA. The band have just finished the follow up to their huge top 10 debut “Started A Fire” and are set to kick off what is set to be a massive album in style at this years SXSW festival. Get down to witness a band coming of age!
Grammatics
Grammatics make cultured, artistic pop music. Their debut album (March 09) received widespread critical acclaim, and they went on to play Leeds & Reading in August and support Bloc Party throughout October. They are currently working on their second album.
SLOW CLUB
Sheffield’s Slow Club are defined by a their own distinct and powerful partnership. Charles with bruised vocal, rasping guitar and disarming lightness of touch; Rebecca with her dash of Northern Soul and sharp wit, playing stand up drums amid a wild array of percussive apparatus - wooden chairs, glass bottles, and spoons. These two are more than charming anti-folk troubadours; they are the real thing.
The Crookes
The Crookes’ world is nostalgic, romantic and melodic, telling kitchen-sink inspired stories of life and love to a backdrop of 80s indie classicism and 60s pop beats.
MIDDLEMAN
Leeds based Middleman effortlessly splice infectious song writing with driving guitar riffs, heavy beats and bass-lines and poetry-slammed vocals. Middleman are known for their contagious choruses, carefully crafted lyrics and ability to harness a multitude of influences, yet skilfully mould them into a sizzling sound that is uniquely their own.
Please note that the artists below are not playing the Yorkshire SXSW Party but are appearing at venues all over SXSW
Kava Kava
Huddersfield rock / electronica 6 piece. Played club and festivals all over Europe and China. Has music in US TV shows Dirt, John From Cincinnati, Weeds, Stoked (Xbox), Tap Tap Revenge 3 for iphone. “gorgeous new psychedelic funk” (NME) “party-worthy music combining rock, funk, dance and soul” (Billboard).
Serious Sam Barrett
Serious Sam Barrett plays traditional songs and his own compositions from the Leeds delta on a big 12-string guitar (Rock’n’Reel Magazine) There’s authenticity, there’s soul - someone to get very excited about (Artrocker)
Standard Fare
Standard Fare are an indiepop 3-piece from Sheffield composed of Emma (Bass/Vocals), Dan (Guitar/Vocals) and Andy (Drums). Standard Fare have an album released in March called ‘The Noyelle Beat’.
In The Nursery
Soundtrack specialists In The Nursery perform their live score to the classic silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc, at the Alamo Ritz Cinema on Wed 17th March as a SXSW special event (Film Festival).
Black Spiders
Black Spiders have released one single and an EP. Constantly toured in 2009 with Stone Gods, Wildhearts and the Answer and played Download festival. Currently recording their debut. Touring in April, with Airbourne.
ALVAREZ KINGS
Alvarez Kings play electro-tinged indie pop, driving bass and an upbeat aesthetic,Funk -infused baseline and soulful vocals with cut-throat guitar riffs and Smash-your- face-in drums, a gritty charm form Sheffield. With buckets of raw energy.
LR Rockets
“A rather joyous racket, capturing perfectly the spirit of beer and sweat-soaked flailing on a scummy dancefloor as relentless basslines collide with fast paced-riffs on electro strop-pop nuggets” NME
Scars On 45
Recently signed to Atlantic Records in the States for a multi-album worldwide deal. Album out this year. File next to ... Fleetwood Mac, Death Cab For Cutie, Ryan Adams. Listen to ... Heart on Fire
65 Days of Static
Sheffield’s 65daysofstatic have existed since 2001, making primarily instrumental music, combining live instruments and live programming and synthesizers. To date they have released 3 studio albums and a live album, recorded at MSG and Radio City Hall, whilst touring with The Cure in 2008. They have just finished their 4th studio album with Alex Newport [Mars Volta/ Death Cab For Cutie] in New York, and hope to release in late Spring.
Pulled Apart By Horses
Peddling monstrous riffs with even bigger smiles, this Leeds-based foursome set out in ’08 to play hard and play nightly. Following releases in ‘09 courtesy of Holy Roar and Too Pure (Beggars,) their self-titled debut full-length drops in April. They’re not here for the weekend, they’re just here for the night.
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21/07/10 MERCURY PRIZE:
Congratulations to the lovely Corinne Bailey Rae and of course the Wild Beasts who played our showcase at SXSW in 2009. Both Yorkshire and nominated for a Mercury prize. Best of luck
07/07/10 UKT&I's SXSW 2011 and MIDEM 2011 BRIEFING COMING TO LEEDS 1ST SEPTEMBER, 7.30 PM tbc:
More details and registration infos here soon. Brudenell Social Club, 33 Queen's Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1NY. Check back soon. Footage from last year's here
05/07/10 A FEW MORE LOCAL MUSIC BIZ WORKSHOPS:
University of Hull on Tuesday 13 July (Record labels) and Mercure Hotel, Sheffield Thursday 22 July (A&R and publishing). More details here
15/06/10 NICE BIT OF TV FOOTAGE:
14/06/10 DOMESTIC OPPS:
Plugged In artist management event featuring Cerne Canning (Franz Ferdinand) and Graham Wrench (Richard Hawley, Tom McRae) - 17th June in Leeds: here
14/04/10 BBC RADIO YORK FEATURE ON OUR YORKSHIRE @ SXSW INITIATIVE
Streaming for 2 more days here
14/04/10 SXSW BRIEFING EVENT
Sheffield will hold a SXSW briefing event on the 29th April at the Workstation. More details to be announced here
08/04/10 FEATURE IN TODAY'S YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
08/04/10 BBC RADIO ONE'S BETHAN ELFYN DIGS THE YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY
Read Bethan's views here: here
07/04/10 BRILL ARTICLE IN SHEFFIELD MUSIC SCENE
Page 14 onwards here
05/04/10 MORE PRESS: YORKSHIRE - THE HOTTEST SCENE AT SXSW?
US magazine Twangville goes as far as suggesting this! Read on: here
26/03/10 YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY COVERAGE
Nice feature about Yorkshire's SXSW Party in This Festival Feeling: here
22/03/10 YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY PHOTOS
Receiving some amazing feedback about the Yorkshire SXSW Party. Here are some: photos
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19/03/10 YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY - PACKED!
It may have been an early kick off but Middleman, Slow Club, The Crookes, Grammatics and One Night Only played to packed music industry crowds at the British Music Embassy! Well done to all the bands for top performances and great vibes!18/03/10 YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY! TODAY!
Two and a half hours more promotion to go. If you are in Texas for SXSW get yo' asses down to the British Music Embassy (Latitude 30) 12-3 pm for Middleman, Slow Club, The Crookes, Grammatics and One Night Only05/03/10 BBC LOOK NORTH
Excellent news piece on the Yorkshire Showcase on today's BBC Look North just after the 6 o clock news, with video footage from One Night Only, Middleman, Slow Club and Grammatics! Just before the weather. See it (today only) here05/03/10 BBC RAW TALENT INTERVIEW
33 minutes onwards. Streaming for 5 more days: here04/03/10 LEEDS BANDS PLAY SXSW FUNDRAISER EVENTS
Kava Kava and Middleman play Brudenell Social Club, Hyde Park tonight (Thursday). Grammatics play The Well on the 8th March. Serious Sam Barrett plays Duck and Drake on the 10th
28/02/10 REGISTER FOR THE EVENT
Register now for the Yorkshire SXSW Party here
22/02/10 YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY UPDATE
Ooops the dreaded US visa curse struck us down. We'll not be defeated. Here's the new line up: Thursday 18th March 12-3 pm @ British Music Embassy venue features One Night Only, The Crookes, Grammatics, Slow Club and Middleman
19/02/10 FILM FESTIVAL
Soundtrack specialists In The Nursery (Sheffield) perform their live score to the classic silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc, at the Alamo Ritz Cinema on Wed 17th March as a SXSW special event (Film Festival)
17/02/10 YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY 2010!
Thursday 18th March 12-3 pm @ British Music Embassy venue features One Night Only, Pulled Apart By Horses, Slow Club and Middleman!
10/02/10 OUR YORKSHIRE SXSW PARTY SPONSORS ARE NORTHERNNET:
NorthernNet proves that it's fast up North with its high speed symmetric broadband network (up to 1 Gbps). NorthernNet is available to businesses as a direct connection and, for the first time ever, as pay-as-you-go via 17 Media Access Bureaux. www.northernnet.co.uk
10/01/10 SXSW CD SAMPLER 2010
Yorkshire bands playing this year's SXSW Music Conference, Texas - get in touch asap for some free promotion
01/12/09 SXSW 2010
Working hard to raise the necessary funding and sponsorship needed to ensure we have another quality Yorkshire presence at SXSW in 2010. Good to see that so many Yorkshire acts applied for showcases this year!
01/11/09 JOIN MUSIC YORKSHIRE FACEBOOK GROUP
29/10/09 SXSW DEADLINE IS THE 6TH NOVEMBER
Apply here to Showcase at SXSW
19/9/09 FOOTAGE
Photos from Yorkshire's SXSW briefing - click here
16/9/09 GREAT VIBE LAST NIGHT AT YORKSHIRE'S FIRST SXSW BRIEFING EVENT
Thanks to the venue, screen yorkshire, the panelists and the large crowd of delegates who turned up. We hope it leads to a Yorkshire invasion at SXSW 2010!
20/08/09 ATTENTION ALL BANDS, MANAGERS, LABELS - SXSW COMING TO LEEDS 15TH SEPTEMBER!
Round Foundry Media Centre, Leeds - SXSW briefing explains all on 15th September 6.30 - 8.30 pm
09/08/09 JAPAN!
Great to see the Yorkshire CD snapped up by Japanese Music Industry at the SummerSonic and British Embassy bashes in Tokyo!
06/04/09 Steve Lamacq show - discussing the gig on the Radio
This is great. Steve Lamacq and Alan Raw are talking about the Yorkshire cd AND the showcase gig on BBC Radio 6. Ace. They even plug this website. Thanks guys!
24/03/09 Lordy 20 hours later and back in Yorkshire
Huge relief. We can safely say that Yorkshire made an impact at SXSW 2009!
22/03/09 Wow! Get in!
Yesterday was ace. The venue was capacity throughout, and continued through to Liverpool Sound City's slot. At times "one in - one out" People even loved the mini Yorkshire Puddings! The bands all played very well (well done you). Big up Talk To Angels, Paul Marshall, Rolo Tomassi, Sky Larkin, Wild Beasts ... you did us proud. Hope you get the interest you deserve. Thousands of Yorkshire Cds were snapped up too at the gig and from the stand in the Conference Hall Check out:
A few photos from the FIRST EVER Yorkshire Showcase at SXSW.
20/03/09 Getting psyched! The gig is tomorrow. Doors 11.30 am!!
The promo for our gig is out there. Seen the adverts now, got rid of most of the flyers and handed out a tonne of CDs ... As usual there is a serious amount of competition here. 100s of gigs on all at the same time! Fingers crossed.
We've already made it to excellent sets from Yorkshire acts Slow Club, Ralph Lawson's 2020 Soundsystem, Stoney and Little Boots. Yes Little Boots. Come on, play fair ... we claim her! She's from Leeds dammit.
06/03/09 Greetings from pudding land!
Pretty stoked that SXSW is nearly upon us...
A bit of background info if you’ve never heard of it. SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the United States, with more than 1,400 performers from around the world playing on over eighty stages in downtown Austin, Texas over four days in March. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature.
Running about trying to find Yorkshire pudding recipes that Americans might understand and tekkin tha whippet out for a few last walks down t’ginnel before crossing ova tha pond.
Not just bands there’s a few Yorkshire music, film and interactive types going over too so check out www.y2tx.com
Let’s be ‘avin’ yer! It’s tahm fer a rub-a-dub-dub!
So don’t be shy come down to Latitude 30 on the Saturday. Get there early at 11.30am and make sure you pick up a copy of Independent Sounds of Yorkshire and the Humber 2009. We might even throw in some curd tart and a pickled egg!