SXSW Bands Play @ Vinyl! Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win Tickets to All 5 Shows @ Vinyl!

[ 0 ] March 13, 2013 | Katie Caccavale +

Always wanted to go to SXSW, but couldn’t make it out to Austin, TX? We’ve got exciting news! You can now catch some of your favorite bands playing SXSW HERE in Atlanta! The best part about it? You can get up close and personal with the bands playing in an intimate setting at Vinyl! Think about it. No expensive flights or accommodations, no Texas heat and NO sunburns! It’s the best of both worlds! Make sure you register at the bottom of the page to win your way into all of these awesome shows!

Little Green Cars- 3/17
Dublin folk rock quintet Little Green Cars are on tour promoting their debut album Absolute Zero. The album is a desperate, under-pillow diary; a painstakingly lettered love note dropped in a locker; a collective, yet very personal, dissertation. Absolute Zero’s 48 minutes, crafted in unabashed earnestness with the aid of seasoned epic-producer Markus Dravs (Mumford and Sons’ Sigh No More and Babel, Arcade Fire’sNeon Bible and The Suburbs, Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto), act as a soul-bearing report, as guileless as the young quintet themselves, on the act of simply growing up: a process that requires, at once, so little and so much effort it could explode you from the inside at any moment.

St. Lucia- 3/19
Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, aka St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, St. Lucia grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School. When the choir wasn’t traveling – they toured Japan, Australia, Europe and more – they stayed in an enclave tucked in the South African mountains, learning everything from Bach to minimalist opera. Eventually, he left the creative “small pond” of South Africa for England, where he spent three years studying music in Liverpool. St. Lucia’s journey ended – as so many journeys do -in New York City, where he started working on the tracks that would ultimately turn into his self titled debut release on Neon Gold. The atmospheric quality of St. Lucia’s electronic pop is powerful, with the musician’s global travels and history of secret hideaways effortlessly passed onto the audience through his dreamy, shimmering synths.

Dessa- 3/20
Dessa’s first full-length record, A Badly Broken Code, introduced her to a national audience as a rapper, a singer, and a potent, imaginative lyricist. On her second and most recent album, Dessa uses vibraphone, piano, viola, and stand-up bass to give the record a classical, sometimes orchestral sound for a beautiful and somber effect. The album is immediately identifiable as an intimate recording of live players, with fingers sliding on frets and raw, expressive vocals. The organic instrumentation pushes Dessa’s lyrics forward, showcasing the imagery and narratives that define her as a songwriter and an emcee.

Hey Marseilles- 3/22
World-weary in spirit if not in practice: Hey Marseilles first won hearts across the US with its 2010 debut, To Travels and Trunks, an album that reveled in the education and inspiration only globe-trotting exploration can provide. With Matt Bishop’s lyrical wayfaring abutting an instrumental palette that embraced folk tradition—accordion, strings, and horns; gypsy, Gallic, and classical—To Travels and Trunks gave musical voice to the universal longing for unfettered freedom. NPR called the record “sublime and heartfelt.” Their newest album, Lines We Trace, is not about going out and searching. It’s about finding you’re already where you need to be.

The Apache Relay- 3/29
The four-piece released their debut LP titled 1988 in 2009. Produced by Doug Williams, (renowned for his authentically raw approach with the Avett Brothers) the record was lauded by Paste Magazine as one of “The Eight Most Auspicious Musical Debuts of 2009”. The band’s ability to effortlessly blend acoustic sounds with ferocious rock anthem elements only hinted at the band’s capabilities. Capitalizing on the initial success of their debut with relentless touring, The Apache Relay honed their sound and released their sophomore album American Nomad in April 2011, in the US, via indie stalwart Thirty Tigers. Since the release of American Nomad, The Apache Relay have continued their regiment of non-stop touring, amassing a fervent fan base and performing over 100 dates in 2011 alone, including coveted spots opening for Grammy-nominated Mumford & Sons, and a breakout performance at Bonnaroo Music Festival.

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