Our favorite band of SXSW, fun and energetic.. The Ting Tings.

We'll be doing a lot SXSW posts because it's always such a good time. There are so many bands and shows that we saw, we must give cred.

The Ting Tings are cool because they only started in 2006 as a party band. She, Katie White, had a pop bubblegum thing going and Jules Katie White and Jules De Martino a very dark, serious production. The two put their styles together discovered through their mutual respect for Portishead and came up with The Ting Tings sound.

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We just got back to our hotel from the Perezhilton SXSW party. It was fun. N.E.R.D. closed the show. Robyn opened with her vag showing through her pantyhose.

Perez was a nervous wreck. I don't know why, I guess all these music folk make him nervous. Lots of free rum if you like rum, which I havn't had in years.

Yikes!

Tomorrow we go to Salt Lick and SXSW will be officially over!

Good Night.

I missed Liam Finn on Letterman the other day and perhaps you did too. If so, I think you'll enjoy!

You gotta stay till the end.

The 24-year-old New Zealander just spent a year touring both as a guitarist for Crowded House and promoting his new self-produced and performed, Yep Roc album I'll Be Lightning. He is currently on tour with Pela.

SXSW dates
March 12-15
Various Venues (Austin)
Austinist Party (3/12), Billions Showcase (3/13), Yep Roc Party and Showcase (3/14), Paste Party (3/14), and Convention Center Day Stage (3/15)

Noise Pop @ SXSW: Elliott Smith Photo Exhibit by Autumn de Wilde


Elliott Smith’s intensely personal music has left a deep mark on a generation of fans and musicians. Autumn de Wilde worked closely with Smith as a friend and photographer for several years before the singer’s untimely death. This showcase of startling and rare images captures an intimate and unseen side of his personality. In addition to showcasing de Wilde’s work during this year’s Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco, we bringing this special show to the 4 Walls Fine Art Gallery in Austin TX to coincide with this year’s South By Southwest Conference. Limited edition prints will be available to purchase.

Chronicle Books recently published the book Elliott Smith by de Wilde including her remarkable photographs and conversations with Elliott Smith’s close friends, family, and musicians he inspired. Complementing de Wilde's riveting, personal images are ephemera, handwritten lyrics, and revealing talks with Smith's inner circle, many speaking here for the first time. Also included are a foreword by Beck Hansen and Chris Walla, and a live CD of unreleased solo acoustic performances. Find more information here.

Elliott Smith Photo Exhibit by Autumn de Wilde
4 Walls Fine Art
115 East 5th Street, #1
Austin, TX 78701
512-472-2007

Opening - Thursday March 13, 2008 4-7pm

Gallery Hours - Fri March 14 –Saturday March 22 (closed Monday, March 17) 11-5pm

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