The Grates w/ Zoo Animal @ 7th St. Entry

What an amazing night. Above is a video of The Grates in L.A. and below is a song from their set in Minneapolis.
For a full review of the show check out Vu's review at WeHeartMusic.com
For More photos from the show check out My Flickr Page


Pictured above and lead singer below, Holly Newsom opened the night with her band Zoo Animal.

The Grates coming back to Minneapolis Nov. 3rd!

Starsailor, Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, The Grates, and many more announce SXSW shows

James Walsh of Starsailor, originally uploaded by jordanstraussphotography.com.

Other notable bands/artists I'll be checking out in Austin, most of the them just announced.

Florence and the Machine (UK)
Noah and the Whale (UK)
Mumford and Sons (UK)
Wallis Bird (Ireland)
Ed Harcourt (UK)
The Black Hollies (Jersey)
The Bloodsugars (NYC)
Gabriella Cilmi (Australia)
Come On Gang! (Scotland)
White Lies (UK)
Cut Off Your Hands (New Zealand)
The Dead Trees (Portland)
Esser (England)
Explosions in the sky (Austin)
Fanfarlo (UK)
Handsome Furs (Montreal)
Head Automatica (NYC)
Alessi's Ark (UK)
The Little Ones (LA)
Longwave (NYC)
Malajube (Montreal)
Ida Maria (Norway)
Metronomy (UK)
Micachu (UK)
Operahouse (UK)
The Courteeners (UK)
Passion Pit (Boston)
Ra Ra Riot (NYC)
Peter Bjorn and John (Sweden)
St. Vincent (Dallas)
Sandi Thom (UK)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (Springfield)
Thecocknbullkid (UK)

For All the UK bands/artists check out Showburner http://www.showburner.com/sxsw

For Every confirmed artist according to SXSW visit
http://sxsw.com/music/shows/bands

*More bands will be added to a great lineup at SXSW 2009. Stay Tuned.

3 videos from 3 bands you should check out!

Noah and the Whale (England)
song title - 5 years time



The Grates (Australia)
song title - burning bridges



Now, Now Every Children (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
song title - friends with my sister