The Wave Pictures

“Like last year, everything will be taking place in Williamsburg and Greenpoint because walking long distances is a drag when there are bands to see and beer to drink, we mean seriously…

“…The bands were running late at Club Deville, but I was pleased to hear Centromatic on the stage. They sounded like classic rock and when Steve Miller Band’s “Rock’N Me” came on after their set, it was in the same vein, but Centromatic was above and beyond…

DOWNLOAD: The Crayon Fields – All the Pleasures of the World (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rooftop Vigilantes – Seth No Jump (MP3) DOWNLOAD: You Say Party We Say Die – Laura Palmer’s Prom (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Love Is All – Kungen (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures – Come on Daniel (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono – Internet Warrior (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono – Helplessly Young (MP3) A Sunny Day in Glasgow @ BV/Anso 3/18 day party in Austin (by Tim Griffin) I’m still somewhat recovering from SXSW, so while I am taking it easy, catching up on my DVR queue, hopefully you’re all taking advantage of all the out-of-town bands who’re blowing through New York after their visits to Austin — there’s no shortage of them this week…

As anyone following along on @bvSXSW knows, after some serious transportation issues, Andrew Frisicano eventually made his way down to Monterrey, Mexico from Austin, TX (counting waiting for the bus to show up, it took him something like 18 hours which was 4 hours shorter than it took Ryan Muir) in time for a bit of the 2nd night and all of the third day (aka today, 3/22)…

Last night (3/15) was the Brooklyn Vegan Pre-SXSW party at Knitting Factory which was a whole lot of fun with four great bands and free PBR…

*Friday, March 19, 2010* BrooklynVegan Free Day Party Presented@ Club DeVille – 900 Red River St, Austin, TX (NOON – 6 PM) *free and open to the public, no RSVP necessary Main stage: 12:00 Princeton 12:45 Twin Sister 01:30 Nicole Atkins 02:15 Sondre Lerche 03:00 Holly Miranda 03:45 The Antlers 04:30 Centro-matic 05:15 Lucero DJs: Passion Pit Inside stage: 12:30 – Active Child 01:15 – Pearly Gate Music 02:00 – Tig Notaro (comedian) 02:15 – Katie Stelmanis 03:00 – Joe Mande (comedian) 03:15 – Zola Jesus 04:00 – Abe Vigoda 04:45 – MNDR 05:30 – The Wave Pictures FREE DRINKS COURTESY OF: Magic Hat & Firefly Vodka (while supplies last) FREE VEGAN BREAKFAST TACOS FROM: Izzoz Austin (starting @ noon…

DOWNLOAD: Wave Machines – Keep the Lights On (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures – Strawberry Cable (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures – Avocado Baby (MP3) Is “wave” the new “wolf”…

DOWNLOAD: Casiokids – Fot I Hose (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures – Strawberry Cable (MP3) As just mentioned, BrooklynVegan is throwing a pre-SXSW party on March 15th at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn with three (possibly four) bands on their way to Austin: Let’s Wrestle, Casiokids, and The Wave Pictures…

DOWNLOAD: Let’s Wrestle – We Are the Men You Will Grow to Love Soon (MP3) SXSW is almost exactly a month away and BrooklynVegan is going to be very active there, throwing more than a couple parties (official and unofficial) which we’ll be telling you more about as it gets closer to the actual festival…

SXSWeek 2010: March 12-21 Interactive: March 12-16 Film: March 12-20 Music: March 17-21The intial lineup of bands playing the music portion, below…