South-by-Southwest 2010 kicks off on St. Patrick's Day with your usual grab-bag of daytime shows, but nighttime heats up with some choice label showcases & a killer line-up at Stubb's.
‘Indie’ or ‘alt’ can be prefixed onto any genre of music, but in recent times, one of the most prominent combinations has been ‘indie-classical’, taking the alternative styles of Brooklyn and the classical inspirations of Manhattan. Some venues/festivals in the Big Apple are trying to build upon it, such as Lincoln Center’s ‘American Songbook’ (QRO live review) and Brooklyn Academy of Music’s ‘Sounds Like Brooklyn’ (QRO live review). But last year, it was Knoxville, Tennessee that vaunted to the forefront of the indie-classical movement, with the inaugural Big Ears Music Festival.
2010 looks to be even bigger & better, with in-demand artists that run the gamut of indie-classical, indeed music as a whole, from top-name alternative artists like The National & Vampire Weekend to long-serving, acclaimed musicians such as Terry Riley & Adrian Belew, not to mention venturing into everything from punk (both ‘Spirit of ‘77’ & new), strings quartet, experimental, singer/songwriter, black metal, electronica & more…
8. Loney Dear (Features/Spotlight On)
Author : QRO
QRO catches up on yet another Swedish sensation, putting its spotlight on Mr. Loney Dear himself, Emil Svanängen.
In March, the festival season (QRO Festival Guide) comes in like a lion, at least in the warmer climes of the United States. The warmest clime (in the lower 48, anyway) is Miami, which plays host to the Winter Music Conference (chronologically true, weather-wise, not so much…). And since 1999, WMC has played host to The Ultra Music Festival, a two-day gathering of electronic musicians from around the world.
March 26th & 27th, 2010, Miami’s Bicentennial Park hosts a festival more in line with the massive European outdoor raves than any Woodstock-aping jam-band campout American music festivals usually end up being. Sixteen stages feature over two hundred artists, from solo DJ/producers to full-fledged electronic ensembles – far too many to possibly list all, but here are just some of the highlights:
The new, self-titled Bluetones' album drops in October, and it's another in a fine line of lite Britpop. It features a sound that's held up solidly over the last decade, featuring Mark Morriss' signature, tinny vocals and a cool, mid-tempo swing.
The new, self-titled Bluetones' album drops in October, and it's another in a fine line of lite Britpop. It features a sound that's held up solidly over the last decade, featuring Mark Morriss' signature, tinny vocals and a cool, mid-tempo swing.
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