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SXSW 2011 - BrooklynVegan official showcase lineup

it’s very white inside new Austin venue Swan Dive
Swan Dive

So it begins. I’m proud and excited to announce the very special lineup of the 2011 BrooklynVegan SXSW official showcase which will take place Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the new and swanky Swan Dive in Austin, TX (conveniently located at 615 Red River St). It looks like this:

08:00 Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
09:00 Olof Arnalds
10:00 Ted Leo (solo)
11:00 Sam Amidon
12:00 Sharon Van Etten
01:00 Evan Voytas

It should be a magical night for both SXSW badgeholders and those who pay admission at the door (details TBA). People have been raving about the new venue which was recently renovated, used to be Barbarella (which has moved next door), is located right at 7th & Red River, and is primarly used as a jazz club.

Ted Leo will be doing his thing solo and early (like he did at one of the BrooklynVegan day parties at Public Assembly this past CMJ), while Sharon Van Etten will be playing with her full band (unlike when she played a BrooklynVegan CMJ day party upstairs at Pianos in 2009).

Evan Voytas played the same BV day party as Ted during CMJ, and will again be showing up with a full band, but this time to close the SXSW night with his smooth and danceable jams.

Swan Dive is white in every direction
Swan Dive

Sam Amidon (who played the very first BrooklynVegan event as part of Doveman’s band with Aziz Ansari, Cloud Cult and Dave Deporis) is also bringing some band members, though I think Olof Arnalds will be playing the Swan Dive show solo (like she did at the BrooklynVegan Northside Festival showcase that Dave Deporis also played).

Lady Lamb the Beekeeper will open the show solo like she did at the BrooklynVegan-presented Rock Shop launch party that Tune-Yards and… Sharon Van Etten also played.

I think this is the first BV show with all BV show veterans on the bill, though none of them ever played a BV-SXSW event before (and Sam has never been billed as himself).

Sharon Van Etten & band are back out on tour soon – catch them on the road or when they get back home and headline Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 16th (exactly a month after the BV-SXSW show) with Little Scream. Tickets are still on sale.

Stay tuned for more BV-SXSW show announcements. An updated set of SVE tour dates, videos of all the artists on the SXSW bill, and more Ted Leo solo dates, below…


Lady Lamb The Beekeeper

Sam Amidon – Wedding Dress

Sam Amidon – The Needle And The Damage Done (Neil Young)

Evan Voytas – TOMORROW NIGHT WE’LL GO ANYWHERE (starring Kate Moss)

‘Innundir Skinni’ – Olof Arnalds

Ólöf Arnalds & Bjork – Surrender

Ted Leo – A Polaroid a Day (Solo Acoustic)

Ted Leo – A Bottle Of Buckie (Solo Acoustic)

Sharon Van Etten – Tell Me (Live on KEXP)

Sharon Van Etten – One Day (Live on KEXP)

Sounds of the south w/ Justin Vernon & Sharon Van Etten

AON Sessions: Sharon Van Etten, “One Day”

AON Sessions: Sharon Van Etten, “One Day” from All Our Noise on Vimeo.

Sharon Van Etten – Tour Dates
February 13, 2011 : Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen : London, – United Kingdom
February 15, 2011 : Forest National : Brussels, – Belgium
February 17, 2011 : Cross-Linx Festival @ Vredenburg : Utrecht, – Netherlands
February 18, 2011 : Cross-Linx Festival @ Muziekgebouw Frits Philips : Eindhoven, – Netherlands
February 19, 2011 : Cross-Linx Festival @ De Oosterpoort : Groningen, – Netherlands
February 20, 2011 : Cross-Linx Festival @ De Doelen : Rotterdam, – Netherlands
February 22, 2011 : Klub Studio : Krakow, – Poland
February 24, 2011 : Klub Stodola : Warsaw, – Poland
February 25, 2011 : C Halle : Berlin, – Germany
February 26, 2011 : SCC : Aarhus, – Denmark
February 28, 2011 : Faers and Fostra : Lund, – Sweden
March 1, 2011 : Cirkus : Stockholm, – Sweden
March 3, 2011 : House of Culture : Helsinki, – Finland
March 3, 2011 : House of Culture : Helsinki, – Finland
March 4, 2011 : House of Culture : Helsinki, – Finland
March 10, 2011 : Metro Gallery : Baltimore, Maryland – United States
March 11, 2011 : Kings Barcade : Raleigh, North Carolina – United States
March 14, 2011 : One Eyed Jacks : New Orleans, Louisiana – United States
March 16, 2011 : Swan Dive (BrooklynVegan SXSW showcase) : Austin, Texas
March 17, 2011 : SXSW : Austin, Texas – United States
March 18, 2011 : SXSW : Austin, Texas – United States
March 19, 2011 : SXSW : Austin, Texas – United States
March 22, 2011 : Solar Culture : Tucson, Arizona – United States
March 23, 2011 : Rhythm Room : Phoenix, Arizona – United States
March 24, 2011 : Soda Bar : San Diego, California – United States
March 25, 2011 : The Satellite : Los Angeles, California – United States
March 26, 2011 : Detroit Bar : Costa Mesa, California – United States
March 27, 2011 : Bottom of the Hill : San Francisco, California – United States
March 29, 2011 : The Media Club : Vancouver, – Canada
March 30, 2011 : Doug Fir : Portland, Oregon – United States
April 1, 2011 : Neurolux : Boise, Idaho – United States
April 2, 2011 : State Room : Salt Lake City, Utah – United States
April 3, 2011 : Walnut Room : Denver, Colorado – United States
April 4, 2011 : Slowdown : Omaha, Nebraska – United States
April 6, 2011 : Cedar Cultural Center : Minneapolis, Minnesota – United States
April 7, 2011 : Pabst Theater : Milwaukee, Wisconsin – United States
April 8, 2011 : University of Wisconsin : Madison, Wisconsin – United States
April 9, 2011 : Lincoln Hall : Chicago, Illinois – United States
April 10, 2011 : Beachland Tavern : Cleveland, Ohio – United States
April 12, 2011 : Drake Hotel Underground : Toronto, – Canada
April 13, 2011 : Casa del Popolo : Montreal, – Canada
April 14, 2011 : Brighton Music Hall : Boston, Massachusetts – United States
April 15, 2011 : Iron Horse Pub : Northampton, Massachusetts – United States
April 16, 2011 : Music Hall of Williamsburg : Brooklyn, New York – United States
April 17, 2011 : Red Palace : Washington, District Of Columbia – United States


Ted Leo – 2011 Tour Dates
02/19/11 Sat Los Angeles, CA Skybar at Mondrian Hotel
02/20/11 Sun Los Angeles, CA Center For the Arts – Eagle Rock TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Paul F Tompkins, Jen Kirkman
02/23/11 Wed Riverside, CA The Barn @ UC Riverside TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Kevin Seconds
02/24/11 Thu San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill TED LEO (SOLO) Noise Pop
02/25/11 Fri Seattle, WA University of Washington TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Gregory and the Hawk
02/26/11 Sat Portland, OR BackSpace Cafe TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Forbidden Friends
03/16/11 Wed Austin, TX Swan Dive TED LEO (SOLO) (BrooklynVegan SXSW showcase)
04/27/11 Wed Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Bill Janovitz
04/28/11 Thu Dover, NH Dover Brickhouse TED LEO (SOLO)
04/29/11 Fri Hamden, CT The Space TED LEO (SOLO)
04/30/11 Sat Scranton, PA The Vintage Theater TED LEO (SOLO)
05/01/11 Sun Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Noun (Marissa Paternoster)
05/03/11 Tue Pittsburgh, PA Andy Warhol Museum TED LEO (SOLO)
05/04/11 Wed Cleveland Heights, OH B-Side Liquor Lounge TED LEO (SOLO)
05/05/11 Thu Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern TED LEO (SOLO)
05/07/11 Sat Iowa City, IA Gabe’s TED LEO (SOLO)
05/08/11 Sun St. Louis, MO Off Broadway TED LEO (SOLO)
05/11/11 Wed Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn TED LEO (SOLO) w/ Gentleman Jesse
05/12/11 Thu Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 TED LEO (SOLO)