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Music and film worlds will be overlapping in more ways than one at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, and we’ve got the exclusive poster debut of The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s feature film “Los Chidos,” which will be making its debut in the narrative feature competion. Surprise surprise, this is the fifth film he’s directed, but only the second one to be seen on the fest circuit. His previous effort, “The Sentimental Engine Slayer” played numerous festivals around the world, and was financed by Red Hot Chili Peppers axeman John Frusciante.

The official synopsis reads: Set amid the noisy outskirts of some unnamed Mexican metropolis, “Los Chidos” tells the story of the Gonzales Family. Proprietors of a tire repair junkyard sandwiched between two busy freeways, the Gonzales clan’s days are spent wallowing in lazy, mindless routine. When a confused American industrialist happens into the shop with a flat tire, the family’s place in the shame-free food chain is called into question. Family secrets begin emerging as love blossoms in Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s satirical dark comedy.

The satirical dark comedy was shot with a micro-budget and micro-crew in a Guadalajaran whorehouse and we’ve heard it bears a bit of an early John Waters-esque edge. It’s got a serious bent to it though, as in his director’s statement, Rodriguez Lopez says the film “served as a meditation that exposes the unfortunate size of our otherwise beautiful and unique culture. Namely, the inherent machismo, misogyny, classism and homophobic values passed down by our grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.” He adds, “God is a black lesbian” at the end. Rad. We can’t wait to check this one out. SXSW Film runs from March 9-17.

Sargent House and 1656 Music presents our official SXSW show lineup for Friday, March 16th at Bat Bar - 218 E. 6th Street with the following bands.

Deafheaven - 1:00am
Zechs Marquise - 12:05am
Chelsea Wolfe - 11:10pm
And So I Watch You From Afar - 10:15pm
Indian Handcrafts - 9:20pm
Marriages - 8:25pm
Gypsyblood - 7:30pm

W/ special guest sets from Eureka The Butcher between bands

Stay tuned, we will be posting FULL band schedules for all their shows soon.

45 Sound caught up with Rory Friers of And So I Watch You From Afar just after they played at The Music Show in Dublin’s RDS. Here he talks about how their recent tour of Russia, Ukraine & Belarus went, and also how the band are looking forward to traveling to Texas in two weeks for South By Southwest. We can’t wait to have the lads on our official Sargent House / 1656 Music show on Friday 3/16 at the Bat Bar. They kick so much ass live. Below is their entire SXSW schedule and they will be playing BroFest in Dallas before heading back to Belfast.

And So I Watch You From Afar - USA March 2012 
3/12 - Northern Ireland Show at UK Music Embassy
3/15 - Live4Ever Show at ND Studios - Free Day Show
3/16 - Day Show the Irish Breakfast at BD Reilly’s
3/16 - Sargent House / 1656 Music Official SXSW at Bat Bar
3/17 - Music From Ireland Official SXSW show at Friends
3/18 - Brofest in Dallas, TX at Club Dada

CLICK HERE FOR ALL SHOWS AND DETAILS

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Deafheaven, currently selling out their first headline European tour have just announced they will be heading back there with an additional 6 weeks of European touring in April and May with Russian Circles. But first they will be playing shows down to SXSW with new Red Sparowes off shoot band Marriages and Nick Bassett ( the touring Guitar player in Deafheaven’s) main band Whirr. While in Austin they will be playing a Day show for Brooklyn Vegan & Power of The Riff at Scoot In on March 16th, then they will play that same night the official Sargent House / 1656 Music showcase with : Chelsea Wolfe, Zechs Marquise, Indian Handcrafts, And So I Watch You From Afar, Marriages and Gypsyblood. Immediately following they will  join up for US tour dates with Alcest through March 31st. Making their last US stop a special guest appearance on April 1st, with Deathwish, Inc family bands Converge and Loma Prieta at The Met in Pawtucket, RI. From there they get right on a plane back to Europe…..

DEAFHEAVEN/HEIROPHANT
02/22 – London, UK @ 02 Academy Islington
02/23 – Bristol, UK  @ The Croft
02/24 – Paris, France  @ La Miroiterie  w/ Celeste

DEAFHEAVEN/WHIRR/MARRIAGES/SXSW
03/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell w/ DNF, Whirr & Marriages
03/10 -  Phoenix, AZ @ The Trunk Space w/ Whirr & Marriages
03/11 – El Paso, TX @ Low Brow w/ Whirr & Marriages
03/13 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Whirr & Marriages
03/14 - Austin, TX @ Pitchfork Show No Mercy Day Party at ND Studios
03/16 -  Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn (Bklyn Vegan & Power of the Riff) *
03/16 – Austin, TX @ Sargent House Official Show SXSW - NIGHT

ALCEST / DEAFHEAVEN
03/20 - New Orleans, LA @ Big Top w/ Alcest
03/21 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar w/ Alcest
03/22 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub w/ Alcest
03/23 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ Alcest
03/24 - Johnson City – The Hideaway w/ Alcest
03/26 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings w/ Alcest
03/27 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Alcest
03/28 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West w/ Alcest
03/29 - Washington DC – DC9 w/ Alcest
03/30 - Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar w/ Alcest
03/31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Assembly w/ Alcest
04/01 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met w/ Converge, Loma Prieta, Git Some

RUSSIAN CIRCLES/ DEAFHEAVEN EUROPE 2012
Apr 05 - Prague, CZ @ Matrix
Apr 06 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
Apr 07 - Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
Apr 08 - Dresden, DE @ Beatpol
Apr 09 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Apr 10 - Warsaw, PL @ Hydrozagadka
Apr 11 - Vilnius, LT @ Propaganda
Apr 12 - Riga, LV @ Gertrudes 101 
Apr 13 - Tallinn, ES @ Electric Storm Festival at Tapper
Apr 14 - Helsinki, FI @ Virgin Oil Company
Apr 16 - Stockholm, SE @ Strand
Apr 17 - Oslo, NO @ Revolver
Apr 18 - Gothenberg, SE @ Truckstop Alaska
Apr 19 - Copenhagen, DK @ KB 18 
Apr 20 - Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
Apr 21 - Utrecht, NI @ Tivoli
Apr 22 - Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4 
Apr 23 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal
Apr 25 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
Apr 26 - Belfast, IE @ Speakeasy
Apr 27 - Limerick, IE @ Dolan’s Warehouse
Apr 28 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
Apr 29 - Manchester, UK @ The Ruby Lounge
Apr 30 - London, UK @ Scala Theater
May 02 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
May 03 - Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
May 04 - Koln, DE @ Gebaeude 9 
May 05 - Karlsruhe, DE @ Die Stadtmitte
May 06 - Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
May 07 - Geneva, CH @ Le Kab
May 08 - Milan, IT @ Magnolia
May 09 - Lyon, FR @ Le Clacson
May 11 - Bilbao, ES @ Azkena
May 12 - Porto, PT @ Hard Club
May 13 - Lisbon, PT @ Musicbox
May 14 - Madrid, ES @ Ritmo & Compas
May 15 - Barcelona, ES @ Apolo 2

DEAFHEAVEN SHOW DETAILS & UPDATES

San Francisco, CA’s Deafheaven are gearing up to start their first European headlining tour on February 3rd with Hierophant.  The tour is set to run through February 25th, and will hit Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Belgium, France, the UK,  and more.  Upon their return home, Deafheaven will head out on tour in North America, starting in LA on a string of dates with Whirr and Marriages (feat. members of Red Sparowes), making their way down to play at this year’s SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX.  They will then meet up with black metal/shoegaze masters Alcest – all dates are below.

DEAFHEAVEN – INTERNATIONAL FEBRUARY 2012 
02/3 – Antwerp, Belgium @ JH Kavka
02/4 – Essen, Germany  @ Cafe Nova
02/5 – Hamburg, Germany  @ Astra Stube
02/7 – Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island Kafe
02/8 – Berlin, Germany @ Cassiopeia
02/9 – München, Germany @ Feierwerk
02/10 – Linz, Austria @ Ann and Pat
02/11 – Budapest, Hungary  @ Trafik Klub
02/12 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena, 3 Raum
02/13 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Orto Bar
02/14 – Rimini, Italy @ Grotta Rossa s.p.a.
02/15 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Juha West
02/16 – Trier, Germany @ Ex Haus, Balkensaal
02/17 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Winston
02/18 – Leper, Belgium  @ Ieper Winter Festival
02/19 – Brighton,UK @ The Haunt w/ Kylesa, Circle Takes Square, Ken Mode
02/20 – Manchester, UK  @ The Star And Garter
02/21 – Margate, UK  @ Westcoast Bar
02/22 – London, UK @ 02 Academy Islington
02/23 – Bristol, UK  @ The Croft
02/24 – Paris, France  @ La Miroiterie  w/ Celeste
all shows w/ Hierophant

DEAFHEAVEN USA 2012
03/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell w/ DNF, Whirr & Marriages
03/10 -  Phoenix, AZ @ The Trunk Space w/ Whirr & Marriages
03/11 – El Paso, TX @ Low Brow w/ Whirr & Marriages
03/13 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Whirr & Marriages
03/14 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/15 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/16 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/17 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 - New Orleans, LA @ Big Top w/ Alcest
03/21 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar w/ Alcest
03/22 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub w/ Alcest
03/23 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ Alcest
03/24 - Johnson City – The Hideaway w/ Alcest
03/26 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings w/ Alcest
03/27 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Alcest
03/28 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West w/ Alcest
03/29 - Washington DC – DC9 w/ Alcest
03/30 - Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar w/ Alcest
03/31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Assembly w/ Alcest
04/01 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met w/ Converge, Loma Preita, Git Some

SHOW UPDATES

Well it’s that time of year again and so far seven of our bands have been invited to play this years SXSW in Austin. So looks like Sargent House will have to have our own show again this year! So who are the players coming this year? Check them out below, In alphabetical order :

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR
DEAFHEAVEN
GOOD OLD WAR
GYPSYBLOOD
INDIAN HANDCRAFTS
MARRIAGES
ZECHS MARQUISE

Maps & Atlases playing the song ‘Pigeon’ for the Take Away Shows. Filmed at SxSw festival, for Invisible Children’s Silver Series. 

Filmed by Derrick Belcham
Produced by Sarah Schutzki for la Blogothèque
and Nada Alix, Kenny Labbacher et Alex Collins for Invisible Children

Another band we kept hearing about during last month’s South by Southwest festival was Chicago’s Gypsyblood. The bandformed in 2009 and just released their debut full-length, Cold in the Guestway, which spans a range of sounds—all raw, all rough, and all undeniably appealing. One of our favorite tracks from the album, ”In Our Blood,” is this week’s Song of the Week. Gypsyblood’s Adam James took a few minutes recently to sit down and talk with us about their sound, why Chi-town’s awesome, and getting crapped on at shows. 

Kindness of Ravens: So, alright, first thing’s first: Really awesome record. Original sound too—very raw and rough but still surprisingly melodic and catchy. Though there are seemingly some definite nods to a few bands I adored in my high school years, Jesus and Mary Chain prime among them. Were you two looking for a particular sound or is it just something that was born organically?

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The hype surrounding Le Butcherettes leading into SXSW was enough to make them one of my most anticipated bands to catch. Sure, I’ve only been listening to them for about a month, but let’s start with the facts. The latest band to sign to Sargent House &  Rodriguez Lopez Productions (with Omar Rodriguez Lopez producing their record) has been garnering astounding praise for their live shows with the press, and the technical garage punks are going out as main support for Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan this Spring. On top of that, the band is comprised of the magnificent Teri Gender Bender on vocals/guitar/keys, Jonathan Hischke (Hella,Broken Bells) on bass, and the incredible Gabe Serbian (The Locust) on drums. 

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If you are going to make a Best & Worst list and have something in the Worst category, be glad it was for the Line to get in being too long !

WORST LINE: OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ GROUP
When Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s solo show turned into a Mars Volta gig with the addition of singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala onstage, the crowds amassed — and nowhere are the Mars Volta and their predecessor, hardcore legends At the Drive-In, more revered than in their homestate. The lines wrapped the blocks, and some fans even climbed the trees for a peek in. Inside, it was the spastic, Spanish-flavored prog meltdown synonymous with their names: Rodriguez-Lopez summoned mind-bending sounds from his axe, while Bixler-Zavala held the mic stand like a boa constrictor, delivering his socio-political screeds about the parental system and not supporting children’s aspirations, in song. — WILLIAM GOODMAN

Have you ever been cornered in the restroom and barked at with questions? No? Well, Chicago’s Gypsyblood has – at least when Cluster 1 and the fantastic duo decided to knock heads in the stall. Well, not literally. Or even metaphorically. Ack! ANYWAY, check out this adventurous interview which has Cluster 1 pestering Adam James and Kyle Victor with questions about their time at SXSW, recording in a structure built by Frank Lloyd Wright, signing with Sargent House, and the band’s upcoming debut, Cold In The Guestway, due out April 12th. Check it out…and then wash your hands, please.

damn, our boys have dirty mouths.

Adebisi Shank is the bastard son of Stephen Hawking and Andrew W.K. That’s honestly the closest I’m going to get to capturing a sound that is so awesomely and chaotically this band’s own. The Irish trio melds seamlessly math, experimental rock, some serious rhythmic concoctions and tasteful electronics, all on display in would-be theme song (battle cry) “Genki Shank”. The aptly named This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank is released in the US tomorrow on Sargent House and has been making the rounds abroad on Ireland’s quickly up and coming Richter Collective. Catch the energy that is surely equaled live later this week at SXSW. I always was a sucker for a man in uniform.

Adebisi Shank - Genki Shank

SXSW will be awesome this year. But two bands that will never be present there again and who bring back such fond memories to me about seeing truly great live music are These Arms Are Snakes above and Daughters below. I miss those fuckers so much.