Club de Ville

Mohawk They may be young, but they are talented and apparently J. Mascis agrees because the Austin band, who we also caught at Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2012, recently spent some time in Massachusets recording with none other than the Dinosaur Jr...

Austin venues Mohawk and Club DeVille border each other. If there's a loud show at Mohawk, a quiet show at DeVille will suffer. Thus, back on May 27th, as Gruff Rhys was taking the Deville stage he announced, "The idea is to play as many songs as we can...

"...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...

"Not sure about the recorded stuff, but, live, Here We Go Magic's sound made for an enjoyable listen. It was rocky, bouncy, and sometimes outright dancey--but with enough complex time changes thrown in to keep listeners off-guard and from getting too comfortable in one place...

DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - Long Time (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Those Darlins - Wild One (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Loch Lomond - Blue Lead Fences (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - Reasons to Quit (Willie Nelson) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Bell - Echinacea (live on Fair Game) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers - Coward Cracked the Dawn (Radio Edit) (MP3) If you'll be in Austin for SXSW this year, especially if you have a badge, please stopfor the official BrooklynVegan showcase (aka a show aka a concert with six bands that is officially a part of the overall South by Southwest festival)...

Jeffrey Lewis @ Club DeVille (BV SXSW) - March 12, 2008 (michaelhowell) Cribs street team victim @ SXSW - March 14, 2008 (thestreetnetwork) * Musebox Monthly @ 205 * New Model Army are at Southpaw * DJ Never Forget is guest DJ at Upstairs * Living Room's 10th Anniversary continues * Palms Out Sound showcase @ Luna Lounge * Lupe Fiasco & Wyclef are playing Hammerstein Ballroom * The Cribs & Jeffrey Lewis are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg A victim of the Black Keys street team below...

I've gone "official" again. The lineup of the first-ever official BrooklynVegan SXSW showcase is... (in no particular order...):* Shearwater * Martha Wainwright * Kaki King * Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters * Deer Tick * AA BondyI couldn't be more excited for this bill...