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ARTISTS
Antoine Reverb Antoine Reverb is a psychedelic dream pop band from Guadalajara, Mexico. They have released two LPs, including their latest, Everything Is a Foreign Language to Me, one of the most acclaimed records of the Mexican music scene in 2011.
Friday March 16
512 Bar (Upstairs) :: Arts & Crafts Showcase
8:00pm
Bam Bam The Monterrey-based band, Bam Bam, is a strange mixture of diverse influences inspired by sci-fi and psychedelic sounds. In 2011 they joined A&C Mexico with their second album Futura Vía, record that was named Best Album by Club Fonograma and Panamerika among other media in Mexico and Latin America.
Wednesday March 14
Red Eyed Fly
1:30pm
Thursday March 15
Flamingo Cantina
10:00pm
Friday March 16
Soular Garden
4:00pm
Friday March 16
512 Bar (Downstairs) :: Arts & Crafts Showcase
10:30pm
Bishop Morocco Bishop Morocco is the musical vision of James Sayce and Jake Fairly. The Toronto-based duo recorded its 2008 self-titled debut at a homemade studio inside their shared in Groningen, Netherlands, earning international attention from the likes of Parisian tastemaker Collette and helping develop a strong following at home in Canada. Two years later, Bishop Morocco arrives on Arts & Crafts with Old Boys, a six-track EP on which the band strays from its original new wave influences towards a thicker, more contemplative sound, aided by the addition of Ian Worang on guitar and Jon McCann on drums.
Thursday March 15
BrewXchange
5:30pm
Friday March 16
512 Bar (Upstairs) :: Arts & Crafts Showcase
9:00pm
Cold Specks Cold Specks is 23-year-old Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada. Already making critical waves in the U.K., with television performances on Later With Jools Holland and British media such as The Guardian, The Times, NME and more weighing in on the recent U.K. release of "Holland", Cold Specks is now ready to release her music here at home.
Thursday March 15
Brooklyn Vegan Day Party
1:30pm
Thursday March 15
2406 Guadalupe St.
12:00pm
Friday March 16
Antones
12:10am
Dan Mangan Once a mere fresh faced folk singer from Vancouver, Canada, Dan Mangan now stands at the world’s doorstep. The evolution of Mangan’s music is instinctively in line with its breadth and sincerity. As his art has developed, so has the story behind its constant and exponential proliferation.
The proof is in countless European jaunts, U.S. tours with The Walkmen, Decemberists and Okkervil River, two performances at Glastonbury, multiple trips to Australia, NPR features and endless critical acclaim.
Wednesday March 14
Red Eyed Fly
1:30pm
Thursday March 15
San Jose Hotel
2:00pm
Friday March 16
Home Slice South Congress
6:00pm
Friday March 16
512 Bar (Upstairs) :: Arts & Crafts Showcase
1:00am
Saturday March 17
SirusXM Session
12:30pm
Saturday March 17
211 E. 6th Street
2:00pm
Saturday March 17
Maggie Mae's
9:00pm
Eight and a Half Justin Peroff of Broken Social Scene + Dave Hamelin and Liam O'Neil of The Stills = Eight and a Half. With this pedigree, the band has wasted no time earning endorsements from tastemakers like SPIN, MTV, The Fader and Brooklyn Vegan, following buzzy singles "Scissors" and "Go Ego" with its self-titled debut out April 10.
Monday March 12
DJ Set @ AMOA Arthouse
TBD
Thursday March 15
1101 E. 5th St.
1:30pm
Friday March 16
Hotel Vegas
3:00pm
Friday March 16
Arts & Crafts Showcase :: 512 Bar (Upstairs)
12:00am
Saturday March 17
Firehouse
9:00pm
Gold & Youth Formed in Victoria BC, Canada, in the fall of 2008 and settled now in Vancouver,
GOLD & YOUTH (formerly known as The Racoons, and for a second Jakarta)
has developed their craft on a considerable number of stages. Musically, they
blend synthetic and organic textures. Sequenced bass and programmed drum
loops are layered against the sound of a live band, creating a density one might
not expect from a three-piece. Danceable, but you could a rock out if you want to.
Also: they write a lot of hooks!
Friday March 16
Arts & Crafts Showcase :: 512 Bar (Downstairs)
11:30pm
Molly Rankin Molly Rankin is the girl next door. But she's smoking in the basement, writing gruff pop songs with irresistible hooks.
At 22, the youngest member of one of Canada's most famous musical families, a songwriter with her tongue firmly planted in her own cheek, simultaneously honouring and transcending her own pedigree.
Friday March 16
The Vortex
2:00pm
Friday March 16
Trinity Hall
3:45pm
Friday March 16
512 Bar (Downstairs) :: Arts & Crafts Showcase
8:30pm
Saturday March 17
Baby Blue Recording Studio
2:20pm
Saturday March 17
The Spill
9:00pm
Parlovr Incubated in a Mile End loft during 2006-07 by Alex Cooper (keys/vocals), Louis David Jackson (guitar/vocals) and Jeremy MacCuish (drums), Parlovr emerged in late 2008 with its self-titled debut, featuring a collection of raw, dynamic tracks as odd as they were infectious. Quirky, catchy and full of familiar and unknowable elements, the album garnered rave reviews and blog buzz surrounding Parlovr's salacious sounds, with Stereogum and Brooklyn Vegan taking notice and Spin Magazine trumping the band as one of five to watch from Montreal.
Thursday March 15
Hotel Vegas
515pm
Friday March 16
Arts & Crafts Showcase :: 512 Bar (Downstairs)
9:30pm
Saturday March 17
Spill Bar
1:30pm
Saturday March 17
Club Deville
9:50pm
The Darcys THE DARCYS are an art rock band from Toronto. Their self-titled Arts & Crafts debut was produced by Murray Lightburn of The Dears and released on October 25, 2011 as a free download and on limited edition vinyl. It is the first in a trio of planned full-length records. Second in the trilogy is AJA, an interpretation of Steely Dan's 1977 studio masterpiece that was produced, arranged and recorded by the band. It was released January 24, 2012 also on limited edition vinyl and as a free download. A third original studio album is planned for late 2012.
Wednesday March 14
the Do512 Lounge
1:00pm
Wednesday March 14
Lambert's BBQ
4:20pm
Thursday March 15
The Georgia Theatre
6:00pm
Friday March 16
Home Slice Pizza
12:45pm
Friday March 16
Spider House (Ballroom Stage)
2:30pm
Friday March 16
512 Bar (Upstairs) :: Arts & Crafts Showcase
11:00pm
Saturday March 17
BrewXchange
1:00pm
Trust Trust is Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski. Formed in 2009, the Toronto-based duo released its first singles, "Candy Walls" and "Bulbform," on Brooklyn-based Sacred Bones Records in 2011 before signing with Arts & Crafts for the 2012 release of their forthcoming debut full length, TRST.
In the last year they've performed with DFA1979, Crystal Castles, Austra, Balam Acab, Glass Candy, and Hercules and Love Affair.
Tales of lust, wax, and erotomania carry along on a dense black vapor of speed, space and tears. Trust is a pop hit factory buried deep in the mud.
Tuesday March 13
The Mohawk
TBD
Wednesday March 14
Flamingo Cantina
12:45pm
Thursday March 15
Club Deville
2:00pm
Thursday March 15
The Spill
5:20pm
Friday March 16
Hotel Vegas
3:45pm
Friday March 16
Arts & Crafts Showcase :: 512 Bar (Downstairs)
12:30am
SaturdayMarch 17
Beauty Ballroom
TBD
Uncle Bad Touch Mikey from Priestess with his girlfriend, Kathryn, and their drummer-friend, Shawn spent two weeks in the summer jamming and recording in Mikey's kitchen. As they finished each song, they put them up on. FacebookThere was an amazing reaction to their, fuzzy, catchy, hooky tunes recorded on Garageband. They spent the rest of the summer playing sweaty loft parties and bbqs and have become one of the new breakout bands from Montreal this coming year. Their super lo-fi, fun, fuzzy, garagy sound and loveable live show is infectious. Mikey and Kathryn are such a cool, loveable couple to see up front and center.
Friday March 16
The Spill
1:00am
Saturday March 17
Club Deville
8:00pm
Zeus Few bands can be simultaneously timeless and relevant, but that's exactly the hi-wire act Zeus has become as a new millennium hit factory set for a triumphant return with the release of sophomore full-length Busting Visions.
The album follows 2010 Polaris Prize-nominated debut Say Us, which topped CBC charts, won XM The Verge's award for Album of the Year, garnered stellar reviews from top rock mags like Q and Uncut and led to shows with Broken Social Scene, Metric, Sam Roberts Band, Bright Eyes and Belle & Sebastian.
Wednesday March 14
Brush Square Park
4:45pm
Thursday March 15
Dizzy Rooster
3:00pm
Friday March 16
Hotel Vegas
3:15pm
Friday March 16
Arts & Crafts Showcase :: 512 Bar (Upstairs)
10:00pm
Saturday March 17
SiriusXM Session
1:30pm
Saturday March 17
Lustre Pearl
10:00pm
Zulu Winter Twelve years after their first practice as a band, Oxfordshire, England quartet Zulu Winter gears up to release Language, a debut album inspired by everything from 19th century literature to obscure '60s electronica. Language will be released in North America on June 19 via Arts & Crafts.
The record is a collection of multi-dimensional songs that bleed with sentiment and syncopated dance beats. The album opens with "Key To My Heart," a sincere message of love that showcases the depth and richness of the band's sound with layers of swirling instrumentation. The upbeat "Silver Tongue" is driven by an energetic bass line that leads to a danceable chorus. "Bitter Moon" is an emotionally charged track hinged on a powerful chorus, inviting listeners to experience a vulnerable side of the band. "We Should Be Swimming" is a melancholic pop-song running over a compelling rhythm.
Sea Now! Presented by Popantipop Sea Sheppard Society
BrewXchange
w/ The Darcys (1:00pm)
IODA Showcase
Red Eyed Fly
w/ Bam Bam (1:30pm Inside Stage), Dan Mangan (1:30pm)
South By San Jose
San Jose Hotel
w/ Dan Mangan (2:00pm)
A&C Showcase
512 Bar (Upstairs)
w/ Antoine Reverb (8:00pm), Bishop Morocco (9:00pm), Zeus (10:00pm) The Darcys (11:00pm), Eight and a Half (12:00am), Dan Mangan (1:00am)
clashmusic.com/Ben Sherman
211 E. 6th Street
w/ Dan Mangan (1:30pm)
Do512 Lounge Session
the Do512 Lounge
w/ The Darcys (1:00pm)
Insound showcase
Club Deville
w/ Trust (2:00pm)
WNYU day party
Baby Blue Recording Studio
w/ Molly Rankin (2:20pm)
C3 Presents
Lambert's BBQ
w/ The Darcys (4:20pm)
Indie Week / Red Gorilla
Dizzy Rooster
w/ Zeus (3:00pm)
Music By the Slice
Home Slice Pizza
w/ The Darcys (12:45pm), Dan Mangan (6:00pm)
Iceland airwaves/M for Montreal
The Spill
w/ Molly Rankin (9:00pm)
Canadian Blast BBQ
Brush Square Park
w/ Zeus (4:45pm)
Double Denim/Luv Luv Luv
Tiniest Bar
w/ Zulu Winter (5:00pm)
yelp.com
The Vortex
w/ Parlovr (2:00pm)
Beatroute/Winnicooper.net
Maggie Mae's
w/ Dan Mangan (9:00pm)
Eat your own Ears/Laneway
The Mohawk
w/ Zulu Winter (TBD)
Pop Montreal showcase The Spill
w/ Trust (5:20pm)
And So...SXSW Party Showcase
Spider House (Ballroom Stage)
w/ The Darcys (2:30pm)
IHEARTCOMIX
Beauty Ballroom
w/ Trust (TBD)
Sea Now! Presented by Popantipop Sea Sheppard Society
BrewXchange
w/ Bishop Morocco (5:30pm)
NXNE showcase
Club Deville
w/ Uncle Bad Touch (8:00pm), Parlovr (9:50pm)
Classic Weird Party Presented by Past/Futures Records, Georgia Theatre, Turnip Blood Mgmt
Liberty
w/ The Darcys (6:00pm)
