IVY LEAGUE VS THE USA
April 22nd, 2009
So back in March, a bunch of Ivy League bands hit the USA to peddle their wares at the annual BBQ + music fest, South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. There was laughter, joy and maybe even a few tears as lives were changed FOREVER. OK, that might be a slight exaggeration, but hey, everyone had fun, played awesome sets + saw some cool bands. Unfortunately we may or may not have left one band behind. Youth Group were last seen in New York City eating pastrami on rye + playing sold-out shows at Pianos. We hope they find their way home at some point…
Here is some photographic evidence, albeit not of the highest photographic quality, of Ivy League at SXSW:
YOUTH GROUP PLAYED A SHOW
Actually, they played quite a few shows, and wow, they played them well. This is them playing at a Chop Shop Music showcase. It was the last night of SXSW so there was much party-time fun after this show, including a killer drunk + disorderly set by And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead at a SPIN mag party. That’s a pic of them below. A very small pic.
JAMES MATHIESON VS TOBY + DANNY
Grizzly Bear played an amazing show in a church. It was a very popular show so there was a very long line to get in. Certain Ivy Leaguers may or may not have jumped said queue to stand in front of James Mathieson. Thanks James. He then did an interview for Nova with Toby + Danny from Youth Group as everyone queued.
Josh Pyke also took a photo of Toby + Danny being interviewed. Pat from Youth Group was mildly amused.
RED RIDERS ROCKED OUT
This was the guys playing at the Aussie BBQ where all the Ivy League bands showcased alongside other excellent Australian bands like The Drones + My Disco. They also played an odd party where hairdressers were on hand to do hair while people watched bands.
JOSH PYKE HAS INTERESTING FANS
Here’s Josh playing a showcase in a slightly swanky hotel bar. There was an old dude up the front singing along to EVERY song. Funny thing was he didn’t actually know the words. We give him a gold star for effort though.
WHEN GOOD SQUIRRELS GO BAD
When we caught up with our friends The Boat People in Austin, we noticed Robin had a funny scratch on his hand. When he told us that a squirrel attacked him, we scoffed + told him he was dreamin’. Then he showed us this pic:
Apparently in LA, he graciously decided to share some pie with the cute, furry lil guy. Alas, that wasn’t enough for the homicidal creature - it wanted flesh, and took a flying leap towards unsuspecting Robin’s outstretched hand. Impressive… and vicious.
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