2008-09 Austin M usic Aw Ards - The Austin Chronicle

THURSDAYSLEEPERSALL SHOWCASES SUBJECT TO CHANGEGIRLS7pm, Central Presbyterian Church Thoughtheir debut album won’t be released untillater this year on True Panther Sounds, SanFrancisco’s Girls have already won over thebloggerati with the indie snarl of their “Lustfor Life.” Alternating playful and youthful, thequartet bounces California pop off the familiarmalaise of slacker restlessness.– Doug FreemanTHE CARROTS8pm, Emo’s Jr. Have you heard the oneabout the girl group that moonlights asa punk rock band? Half the Carrots turnto power chords in Finally Punk when notdecked out in matching taffeta and sequins,but this end of the Austin sixpiece’s sophomore7-inch, “Beverly” (Elefant), shortenedhemlines last year like it was 1962.– Darcie StevensTHE BLUE AEROPLANES8pm, Elysium Seemingly lost in time amongthe grunge and Britpop of the early 1990s,the Blue Aeroplanes released severalalbums of poetic post-punk mingled withfolk-rock jangle that drew comparisons toLou Reed and R.E.M. Led by vocalist GerardLangley, the Bristol-based group has beenon and off since 1995 but is readying WhenThings Are Good for release this spring.– Jim CaligiuriECSTATIC SUNSHINE8pm, Volume Not quite indie rock and notquite experimental, Baltimore’s EcstaticSunshine applies the principles of minimalismto the guitar manipulations of SonicYouth and Glenn Branca, folding bits of candiedinstrumental pop into twisting mirrormazes on last year’s Way. – Daniel MeeMICACHU8pm, Emo’s Annex Twenty-one-year-oldMica Levi screws and chops traditional popon her debut LP, Jewellery (Rough Trade).A few of the UK singer-songwriter’s jamscould be considered glitch-hop or dance onthe level of M.I.A., but much of Jewelleryconjures visions of an entirely new genre,especially when she incorporates a vacuumcleaner into her music. – Audra SchroederDUBB SICKS8:30pm, Karma Lounge Dubb Sicks isa nasty motherfucker. The local rhymeCONTINUED ON P.38Women2nd annual showcaseshows start @ 6pmFri. March 20thrick trevinoSat. March 21stejovallejwillie alvaradolive dvd shoot!shoot!Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian8pm, Mohawk/Mohawk Patio Bloomington, Ind.’s finest purveyors of indie rock returnfor another Red River blowout, merging the one-two punch of Secretly Canadian andJagjaguwar with Austin expat Dead Oceans. The night begins with all-American balladeerRichard Swift’s upcoming ode to doo-wop, The Atlantic Ocean, and walks inside with DeadOceans Seattle quintet Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band. Brooklyn indie poppers BishopAllen bring new album Grrr … outside before Jagjag Canadian chanteuse Julie Doironand her new I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day. Now-Brooklynite Matthew Houck’sPhosphorescent writes a love letter To Willie Nelson; Secretly’s newest, Foreign Born,goes big with the L.A. quartet’s upcoming Person to Person; and South African quartet BlkJks work debut EP Mystery outside, highly recommended. Dead Oceans’ eclectic Brooklyn/Chicago trio These Are Powers take a creepy turn inside, while hirsute label favoritesAkron/Family ready Set ’Em Wild, Set ’Em Free outside. Lo-fi noise-pop fans Women finishup the night indoors with the quartet’s self-titled debut, and a special guest headlines thepatio. Antony is in Europe, but Dinosaur Jr. did just sign to Jagjaguwar … – Darcie Stevenswith:MariachiRelampagomax bacbaa and davicavid faFREE!!fariaswithlos Texmaniacshers anththemmotherwith:The VettesDerrick Davis BandJeffery David@ SerranosSymphony Square(11th & Red River)myspace.com/cafeserranosmingofishtrapa u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m MARCH 20, 2009 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE SXSW MUSIC SUPPLEMENT 37