On Tuesday, March 16, BTR threw an unofficial day party in Austin, TX, during SXSW at The Liberty, a great East Side bar with a sweet outdoor space. In the first of two videos featuring the bands from that show, we check out explosive blues rock duo Black Pistol Fire who split their time between living in Austin and in their original home-city of Toronoto; Saddle Creek skronk pop band UUVVWWZ from Lincoln, NE; mind-bending Philly noise poppers Bleeding Rainbow; and Antenna Farm Recordings’ Austin-based songwriter, Dana Falconberry.
In the second of two videos featuring the bands from that show, we check out San Francisco buzz band Social Studies; Portland, OR, indie-poppers Radiation City; Montreal minimalist psych-rockers Suuns; and California-based stoner/psych rockers The Blank Tapes. Crack open a Lone Star and get an exclusive look at this massive music festival from some of the bands at the center of it all!
Official website for Black Pistol Fire: http://blackpistolfire.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/blackpistolfire
Twitter: @BlackPistolFire
Official website for UUVVWWZ: http://uuvvwwz.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/uuvvwwz
Bleeding Rainbow on Tumblr: http://bleeding-rainbow.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/rainbowbleeding
Twitter: @RainbowBleeding
Official website for Dana Falconberry: http://danafalconberry.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/danafalconberry
Twitter: @danafalconberry
Official website for Social Studies: http://socialstudies-music.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/SocialStudies101
Twitter: @socialstudiessf
Official website for Radiation City: http://radiationcity.net
Facebook: http://facebook.com/radiationcity
Twitter: @RadiationCity
Suuns on Tumblr: http://suunsband.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/suunsband
Twitter: @suunsband
Official website for The Blank Tapes: http://theblanktapes.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/blanktapes
Twitter: @theblanktapes
Official website for The Liberty: http://thelibertyaustin.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/liberty.austin.9
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