No GFL festival, but still plenty of rock
Friday, February 16, 2007
The wind may not be in the sails for the Gas Food Lodging festival (designed to lure bands traveling to Austin’s massive South By Southwest industry showcase) like it was last time this year.
“My feelings are that GFL isn’t really a festival unless we are a ‘pay one price’ type of set up,” explains MicroMogul talent buyer, Joel Philips.
Still, without the umbrella, area clubs and promoters are making March a stellar month for live music.
“I took it upon myself to have our own GFL fest,” Says Aaron Scruggs, booking agent for the Spanish Moon. “This year’s fest is definitely our best lineup yet.”
Among the highlights:
Monday, March 12: Silversun Pickups & The Rosebuds at Spanish Moon.
L.A.-based Silversun Pickups’ album Carnavas made a tremendous showing on most of the top 10 lists around the country with their distortion-laden, laid back rock. Opening will be the infectious, literate rock of The Rosebuds of Raleigh, N.C., a local favorite from last year.
silversunpickups.com, therosebuds.com
Tuesday, March 13: The Mary Timony Band and Georgie James at Red Star
Mary Timony (formerly of Helium) returns with her intricate guitar work that has one foot in the conservatory and another in the garage. Her show last year at Chelsea’s Café was one of the best of the year. Georgia James is a dream-pop duo of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn.
georgiejames.com, marytimony.com
Friday, March 30: Xiu Xiu and Shearwater at Red Star
Xiu Xiu returns to the city with a breathless, explosive delivery and a mix of experimental percussion and New Wave electropop the band showed last year. Joining them is Shearwater, featuring multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Meiburg (of Okkeril River fame), whose mix of dramatic vocals and strident rock that made Palo Santo one of my favorite albums of 2006.
xiuxiu.org, shearwatermusic.com.
Full schedule:
North Gate Tavern
Saturday, March 10
Goodman County | Polly Panic | Spring Break Shark Attack!
Monday, March 12
Constants | Thou | The Last Name Change
Tuesday, March 13
Carrigan | 60 Cycles of Sound | Melters
Wednesday, March 14
Nothington | Vaeda | No Fuego | Starscream's Revenge
Thursday, March 15
Aces Over Kings | Stranger Than Angels
Friday, March 16
Jodi Hates the Word | Greater Than Pi | Slow Car Crash
Saturday, March 17
Monday, March 19
Wednesday, March 21
Thursday, March 22
Gracer | Epic | The Lazarus Heart
Friday, March 23
Veara | Chris Keegan | Stand Up Citizens
Saturday, March 24
Juan Prophet Organization | Vermillion Lies | Wilderness Pangs
Spanish Moon
Saturday, March 10
Colour Revolt | Terror of the Sea | The Amazing Nuns
Monday, March 12
Silversun Pickups | The Rosebuds
Tuesday, March 13
Pelican | Daughters | Russian Circles | Young Widows
Wednesday, March 14
Friday, March 16
Astronautalis | Club of the Sons
Saturday, March 17
Jason Isbell (of Drive By Truckers) | Cars & Girls
Monday, March 19
Hella | Dirty Projectors | Who's Your Favorite Son God
Tuesday, March 20
Six Parts Seven | Apes | Antelope
Wednesday, March 21
Say Hi To Your Mom | Bishop Allen | +/-
Friday, March 23
VietNam | The Black Angels | Fred Weaver
Red Star
Tuesday, March 13
Mary Timony | Georgie James | Palomar
Thursday, March 15
Chelsea's Cafe
Monday, March 12
Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter | Secret Annexe
Tuesday, March 13
Jim Bianco | Jenny Owen Youngs | Tobias Froberg
Wednesday, March 14
Thursday, March 15
Friday, March 16
Saturday, March 17
Thursday, March 22
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