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SXSW Preview (Swedish Style) – Marching Band

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

I hope there are some marching bands at SXSW. Here in Chicago we have a couple of great bands including Mucca Pazza and Black Bear Ensemble. These guys have the name but not the corresponding sound. Instead Marching Band make a type of lush quiet pop. Makes for a nice listen but not sure if it translates live.

You can see for yourself when they play St. David’s Church on Saturday. More info here.

Make No Plans

P.S. For some reason I don’t seem to mention Swedish music enough. It’s not that I don’t write a ton about Swedish music, it’s just that I don’t actually write the words “Swedish music” enough. I did a Google search and Swedeplease doesn’t turn up on any of the first three pages of results. So to improve my Google ranking for the phrase “Swedish music” I intend to write about even more Swedish music in the months to come. There, that should do it!

P.P.S. I won’t be updating this site til Monday but you can follow me on Twitter here during SXSW.

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SXSW Preview (Swedish Style) – Steso Songs

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

The original intention of SXSW was for unsigned bands to find a label, a major if all went well. With the number of crappy bands playing SXSW for the past few years that original intent has shifted over time. For many of the bands making the trip to Austin this year being signed is a pipe dream.

With that said it seems to me (a very amateurish music fan who has never dabbled in A&R) that Steso Songs has a chance of breaking big. Steso Songs is Karolina Stenström from Malmö. She only has an ep under her belt but is young, attractive (don’t downplay the importance of that), and talented. If the right people see her perform her music live I do believe she has a shot at something more.

Check her out here.

The Worse

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SXSW Preview (Swedish Style) – Dmitry Fyodorov

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

I’m not sure if the kids dance at SXSW. But if they do, the Karma Lounge on Saturday will be a good place to find them. Dmitry Fyodorov should hit the stage with his computers and mixers around 1 am. Check out his jarring electronic house mash ups live if you can.

Leisure

Also Dmitry is spinning all afternoon at the Sweden Goes SXSW party, here’s the lineup:

12:00-12:15 Adam Heldring
12:20-12:45 Sofia Talvik
1:00-1:20 Wildbirds and Peacedrums
1:35-2:00 Teresa Andersson
2:15-2:35 The New Wine
2:40-3:00 The Tiny
3:15-3:45 Dag for Dag
4:00-4:30 Ungdomskulen
4:45-5:15 Casiokids
5:30-6:00 Loney, Dear

w/ DJ Dmitry Fyodorov

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