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Casiokids played SXSW (pics), playing South Street Seaport

photos by Jacob Blickenstaff

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“There’s plenty of retro, synth-driven pop here at SXSW. We’ve already discussed Little Boots and missed other acts such as Tigercity. Add the Casio Kids to the list, whose afternoon performance was their 10th in the last four days. They didn’t look any worse for the wear, with colorfully light and sweetly infectious dance pop. More live than sampled, the Casio Kids shot vibrant keyboard tones through slicing guitar lines.” [LA Times]

The BrooklynVegan co-sponsored Sweden Does SXSW party one day (afternoon) earlier was probably the Norwegian band’s 8th show. They also handled that one (at Habana Calle) with nothing but smiles (as you can see in the pictures in this post).

It may have snowed yesterday in NYC, but that doesn’t mean summer isn’t fast-approaching. And that means lots of free shows at public places. One such place is South Street Seaport, and that’s where Casiokids will be playing on August 7th. No other US dates scheduled at the moment, but I’m sure they won’t come all the way over here to play just once (or if they do, it will be very unlike them). Stay tuned.

Casiokids were last in NYC right before SXSW, and before that it was for CMJ where, among other places, they played a show put on by the same people that do the shows at the Seaport. More SXSW pics and tour dates below…

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Casiokids – 2009 Tour Dates
Apr 30 – The Fix USF Verftet Bergen
May 1 – Samfunnet Ås
May 2 – Kick (2 shows!) Kristiansand
May 5 – Liberation festival Groningen (NL)
May 6 – 013 Bat cave Tilburg (NL)
May 8 – Rotondes Carré (LU)
May 9 – Paradiso Amsterdam (NL)
May 11 – Buffalo bar Cardiff (UK)
May 12 – Roadmenders 3 Northampton (UK)
May 13 – Start the bus Bristol (UK)
May 14 – Moles Bath (UK)
May 15 – Great escape festival / Ponana / Moshi Moshi party Brighton (UK)
May 16 – Proud galleries w/LO-FI-FNK London (UK)
May 17 – Oakford social club Reading (UK)
May 18 – Liars club Nottingham (UK)
May 19 – The end Newcastle (UK)
May 20 – Magnet Liverpool (UK)
May 21 – Stag and dagger festival London (UK)
May 22 – Stag and dagger festival Leeds (UK)
May 24 – Sixty million postcard Bornemouth (UK)
May 26 – Academy 2 Dublin (IE)
May 27 – Deaf institute Manchester (UK)
May 28 – Siestafestivalen Hässleholm (SE)
May 29 – Showcase club Paris (FR)
May 31 – Europavox festival Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
Jun 6 – Razzmatazz Barcelona (ES)
Jun 7 – Nordre Lindeberg gård Oslo
Jun 24 – Hovefestivalen Arendal
Jul 2 – Arvikafestivalen Arvika (SE)
Jul 11 – Loop festival Brighton (UK)
Aug 2 – Standon calling London (UK)
Aug 7 – South street seaport festival New York (US), New York
Sep 5 – Jersey live Jersey (UK)
Sep 6 – Jersey live Jersey (UK)