GIMME TINNITUS

So, I am not going to SXSW this year, but if I was here is a selection of mp3s from bands I would want to see. I was able to whittle down the list to 40 songs. No easy task. Listen.

Downloadables:

Mossy (mp3) by Aa

Raindrops in the River (mp3) by Autumn Owls

And It Goes (mp3) by Bad Sports

Big Weapons Anthem (mp3) by Bird Peterson

“kinda sorta” (mp3) by The Black Watch

Jimmy Dove (mp3) by Blind Man’s Colour

Wise Mr. Owl (mp3) by The Blind Shake

Bronzage (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

One More Workout Shawty (mp3) by DJ Car Stereo (Wars)

HELM (mp3) by Eagle Claw

50 Lashes (mp3) by Floating Action

The Ghosts That Wake You (mp3) by Follow That Bird!

Bluest Sky (mp3) by Goes Cube

Lulu’s Lips (mp3) by Grass Widow

Shutterbug (mp3) by Hammer No More The Fingers

High Wire (mp3) by The Happy Hollows

Witchgreens (mp3) by Harlem

The Lost White Brother (mp3) by Headdress

Cold Hands/Chapped Lips (mp3) by Hot Panda

Seasick (mp3) by Jazzus Lizard

Salto Alto (mp3) by Julia Says

Cloudbank (mp3) by Julianna Barwick

Wash on By (mp3) by La Strada

STRANGERS (mp3) by Lovvers

jmos revenge (mp3) by Migas

Skyling Slip (mp3) by Naam

The Sun is Out (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

hypermode (mp3) by A Shoreline Dream

Moon Guen Young (mp3) by So Cow

Summer Cats (mp3) by Summer Cats

On My Honor (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain

Feel so good (mp3) by Thee Vicars

Buffalo (mp3) by Throttlerod

Take A Hike (mp3) by Thunder Power

Crime Wave (mp3) by Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!

Dig (mp3) by Trash Talk

“GRASSROOTS!” Campaign (mp3) by truth universal

the Black Mask (mp3) by TV Torso

The Scalphunters (mp3) by U.S. Christmas

They Know What Ghost Know (mp3) by Yppah

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should think about installing the DownThemAll! Firefox extension.

These mp3s (and 606 more) can be found on the Unofficial SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists Part 1 torrent. (Note: Part 2 is now online and I will do my best to go through it).

Oh, and if you aren’t totally sick of Austin, TX check out the excellent Casual Victim Pile comp on Matador.

Here are the results of my visit to the nyctaper showcase at Bruar Falls.

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: on my way to nyctaper showcase, but first need coffee :: I wonder if I missed anything good

[Note] damn, I missed unicycle loves you

[Downloadable] Highway Robbery (mp3) by Unicycle Loves You

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: crowd is kind of thin at nyctaper :: didn’t catch the name of the band :: they are from omaha :: indiepop goodness!

[Thin Crowd Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: more people showing up, but you can still see the stage from the bar :: female singer drinking a pint w/ both hands… very cute

[T_____ P____ Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the name of the band is thunder power :: up next is the loom :: set times as posted –> http://twitpic.com/mhnlc

[Downloadable] Take A Hike (mp3) by Thunder Power

[Set Times Twitpic]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: psyched to see a whole blood warrior set :: might have to leave before kittens ablaze (or is it aflame shit can’t remember)

[Downloadable] Gloom Doom Buttercups (mp3) by Kittens Ablaze

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the $3 Falls Amber isn’t half bad :: the loom is setting up :: built to spill on the soundsystem :: french horn in the house!

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: dig the extra percussion! :: chamberpop w/o the chamber? :: trumpet and banjo together at last :: woah, took a while to kick in

[Downloadable] Song For The Winter Sun (mp3) by The Loom

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the loom has one more song :: need some food to soak up the beer, but where to go? :: checking out foodswings vegan fastfood

[Loomish Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior bringing their gear into bruar :: peasant playing + making jokes about pennsylvania :: veggie burger sittin pretty

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: outside at bruar falls –> http://twitpic.com/mi1f3

[Twitpic Of A Beautiful Day]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior almost ready :: seem to be waiting for something :: here we go blood warrior :: q – how is everybody? a – we suck

[A Blood Warrior Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior is a little less foot stompin than o’death, but not much :: wow rock guitar :: feel like singing along

[Downloadable] Darling Eyes (Live At After The Jump Fest 2009) by Blood Warrior (props to nyctaper)

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: best percussion since zaza –> http://twitpic.com/mi4l1

[Blood Warrior Twitpic]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior finishing up :: ack… FEEDBACK :: awesome set from blood warrior :: taking off — may be it for the day, we’ll see