MXTS is Underway!
It’s a gorgeous spring day in Austin and if you haven’t been down yet, here are a few highlights you missed:
Mason Proper kicking off the event with their sunny and soulful pop harmonies.
Low Anthem hauntingly belting it out from their shins at least, big enough to drown out the rock n’ roll band across the street at Gueros.
The contagiously upbeat Marching Band all the way from Sweeden.
Shepard Fairey and the Obey Posse creating an AMAZING mural on the parking lot wall. (See photos… it’s still happening).
Lots of happy music fans eating Home Slice Pizza from our outdoor slice kitchen!
Oh and during the festival so far, these visiting celebs ate our pizza!
- Seth Rogan
- Justin Kirk, who plays Andy Botwin on Weeds
Uh Oh… I hear hip hop… gotta go!
All Songs Considered SXSW 2009 preview
NPR’s All Songs Considered, hosted by Bob Boilen, just broadcasted it’s 2009 SXSW preview show. Bob got together with NPR Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, producer and Second Stage host Robin Hilton, and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson to chat about bands they hadn’t heard of that they were looking forward to seeing this year.
The show discussed a very diverse group of 16 artists. It makes me really excited about music. And what’s so cool is that two of the Music by the Slice artists made the list! Jason Lytle, former frontman of Granddaddy, and The Phenomenal Handclap Band.
Jason Lytle is coming out with his first solo album since Grandaddy broke up in 2006. The Phenomenal Handclap Band are from NYC and has 27 members. Both bands are playing on Saturday. The green room is going to be bumping! Can’t wait to see you there! The rest of out line up for MXTS can be found here.
Joseph’s Top 30 or so songs of 2008
Hi I’m Joseph and I’m one of the owners of Home Slice. Besides trying to make Home Slice the best pizzeria it can possibly be, one of my other obsessions is with music.
For no particular reason I compiled my top 34 songs favorite songs of 2008. I only allowed one song per artist, which is agonizing.
By the time Music by the Slice is over I’m sure I’ll be revising this, but in the meantime thanks for reading and here’s the list:
34. Beach House (Gila)
33. The Uglysuit (Chicago)
32. The 1900s (Collections)
31. The Rural Alberta Advantage (Drain the Blood)
30. Portishead (Magic Doors)
29. The Rosebuds (Life Like)
28. Dead Confederate (All the Angels)
27. Girl Talk (In Step)
26. The Airborne Toxic Event (Happiness is Overrated)
25. City and Color (The Death of Me)
24. My Morning Jacket (Thank You Too)
23. The LK (Tandem Bikes)
22. British Sea Power (Waving Flags)
21. M83 (Graveyard Girl)
20. Okkervil River (Lost Coastlines)
19. The Morning Benders (Damnit Anna)
18. The Cool Kids (What Up Man)
17. Plants and Animals (Bye Bye Bye)
16. Black Kids (I’m Making Eyes at You)
15. Ra Ra Riot (Ghosts Under Rocks)
14. Illinois (Alone Again)
13. Blitzen Trapper (Furr)
12. Passion Pit (Sleepyhead)
11. Frightened Rabbit (Good Arms vs Bad Arms)
10. Jeremy Messersmith (Welcome to Suburbia)
09. The Kills (Last Days of Magic)
08. Crooked Fingers (Your Control)
07. Avett Brothers (Bella Donna)
06. TV on the Radio (Family Tree)
05. I’m From Barcelona (Mingus)
04. Fleet Foxes (He Doesn’t Know Why)
03. The Submarines (You, Me, and the Bourgeoisie)
02. Grand Archives (Index Moon)
01. Bon Iver (Re: Stacks)
Music by the Slice 2009
We have already begun planning our annual Music by the Slice party. We always love seeing you there, and this year is shaping up to be an absolute blast. We love music, I mean really, really love it. Some of us have been accused of being obsessed. I mean, we have spreadsheets. Long, comprehensive spreadsheets. And we are bringing all that passion into researching and wooing bands so that our lineup is full of wonderful, bon fide acts. We’ve had so many great acts in the past and we are grateful for all the fans, neighbors and artists that collectively make it the highlight of our year.
Here is the link to our page that contains info, updates, and line up once we begin booking bands.
