Articles by Vincent Pollard

Blondes

Barcelona, Austin TX March 17

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2012

The venue for the XLR8R party at SXSW was a basement bar kitted out just with a DJ booth with decks -- but admittedly some killer bassy spe...

Humans

Maggie Mae's, Austin TX March 17

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2012

Vancouver dance pop duo Humans' energy is infectious. Standing in front of a bank of synths and effects units, they started grooving immedi...

Purity Ring

1100 Warehouse, Austin TX March 16

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2012

The huge industrial space of 1100 Warehouse was eerily dark, just minimally lit by natural light pouring in from a few skylights above. The...

Mr. Gnome

Treasure Island, Austin TX March 16

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2012

The Cleveland duo packed onto the tiny stage at the front of the bar, one of the more makeshift venue spaces at SXSW. Mr. Gnome consists of...

ZZZ's

Elysium, Austin TX March 16

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2012

It took all of about 30 seconds for ZZZ's to win over the crowd for the penultimate band of Japan night at SXSW. Made up of three women --...

J. Cole

Empire Automotive, Austin TX March 15

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2012

J. Cole was led through the side of crowd without much fanfare and onto the stage to cheers from the waiting audience. He started off with...

Miike Snow

Lustre Pearl, Austin TX March 15

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2012

The high level of anticipation was palpable for Miike Snow's SXSW set; some fans had even arrived with their faces painted with white house...

J. Cole Talks 'Cole World' Follow-Up, Bon Iver

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2012

Carolina-raised J. Cole performed a small showcase yesterday (March 15) at SXSW, following a long stint on tour in Europe and to kick off h...