Thursday At SXSW 2011

MARCH 17TH

AGALLOCH   

Nanotear Booking Showcase @ Barbarella Patio, set time 11:45 PM       

AMBER ASYLUM   
Nanotear Booking Showcase @ Barbarella Patio, set time 9:00 PM   

BATHS
Friends of Friends Showcase @ Barcelona, set time 3:00 PM
Prefix Magazine Party @ ND (501 IH-35), set time 5:00 PM
I Guess I'm Floating & Flying Dog Party @ Lovejoys, set time 7:15 PM   
Bond Music Group/Self Titled Magazine Showcase @ Karma Lounge, set time 9:15 PM
 KVRXplosion Showcase @ Cheer Up Charlies, set time 1:15 AM

BLACK LIPS   

Vice Showcase @ Club De Ville, set time 11:00 PM

SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB   
Panache Booking Showcase @ Red 7 - inside, set time 12:10 AM

CHEAP TIME
SiiickXSW Party @ 1218 W. Holly St. - new address!

CHRISTIAN MISTRESS   

Kemado Showcase @ Valhalla, set time 11:00 PM

JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN   

 Certified PR Records Party @ Tailer Space, set time 11:30 PM

DASH RIP ROCK   

Music Fog Marathon Party @ Threadgills, set time 2:20 PM       
   
DAVILA 666   
Oops Baby Records    Party @ Jackalope
Volar Records/I Hate Rock n Roll/The Colone Party @ Trailer Space, set time 5:00 PM       
Vice Showcase @ Club De Ville, set time 9:00 PM

JAD FAIR   

SXSW Showcase @ The Hideout, set time 11:00 PM
       

FEROCIOUS FEW
 BAMM TV/Pop Montreal Party @ Beauty Bar - inside, set time 3:00 PM       
Roxy's AustinRox Showcase @ Black & Tan, set time 9:30 PM

FRESH & ONLYS   

Pitchfork Party @ East Side Drive In - stage #1, set time 2:45 PM
           

HUMAN EYE    

Happenin House SXSW Party   
Stereogrum/Sacred Bones/Chaos In Tejas Party @ Beerland   
Blackout Booking Showcase @ Headhunters, set time 1:05 AM
   

LITURGY   
Stereogrum/Sacred Bones/Chaos In Tejas Party @ Beerland
Thrasher Magazine @ Scoot Inn - Outside, set time 2:00 PM
         

LOWER DENS   
Pitchfork Party @ East Side Drive In - stage #2, set time 12:45 PM
Urban Outfitters in-store, set time 3:00 PM
   
MOON DUO   
Stereogrum/Sacred Bones/Chaos In Tejas Party @ Beerland
Impose Magazine Party @ Longbranch Inn, set time 10:45 PM
       

THEE OH SEES   
SiiickXSW Party @ 1218 W. Holly St. - new address!
Panache Booking Showcase @ Red 7 - inside, set time 1:00 AM
   

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART  
Waterloo Records (Inside) in-store, set time 3:30 PM
Insound Party @ Club Deville, set time 5:00 PM
   

PAPERCUTS   
Other Music/Dig For Fire Party @ French Legation Museum, set time 1:00 PM

PURLING HISS   

Volar Records/I Hate Rock n Roll/The Colonel Party @ Trailer Space, set time 3:45 PM

QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT
SiiickXSW Party @ 1218 W. Holly St. - new address!

RATAS DEL VATICANO   

Night of Rage III Party @ Baby Blue Studios
   

SHIT ROBOT   
508 Live Stage SXSW Party

STILL GOING   

Bond Music Group Showcase @ Malverde, set time 10:15 PM

STRANGE BOYS  

SiiickXSW Party @ 1218 W. Holly St. - new address!
SESAC Showcase @ Bat Bar, set time 1:00 AM

SUN ARAW   

Impose Magazine Party @ Longbranch Inn, set time 10:00 PM
   

TIME NEW VIKING   
Pitchfork Party @ East Side Drive In - stage #1, set time 4:15 PM
  

SHARON VAN ETTEN   
Other Music/Dig For Fire Party @ French Legation Museum, set time 4:00 PM
 

VETIVER   
South by San Jose Party @ Jo's Coffee, set time 6:00 PM
   

WEEDEATER   
Thrasher Magazine Party @Scoot Inn, set time 4:00 PM
   

WEEKEND   
Pitchfork Party @ East Side Drive In - stage #1, set time 1:15 PM           
 Insound Party @ Club Deville, set time 3:00 PM   
TOD Showcase @ Beauty Bar/Palm Door, set time 11:00 PM   
   
WILLIAMS, DEVON   
I Hate Rock n' Roll Party @ Trailer Spac, set time 1:15-1:45 PM
The Smell Party @ Domy Books, set time 4:00 PM
   

WOOLFY   
Bond Music Group Showcase @ Malverde, set time 10:45 PM
   

WORM OUROBOROS   
Nanotear Booking Showcase @ Barbarella Patio, set time 10:00 PM
       

WOUNDED LION   
SXSW Party @ 2908 Cole St.

 

YOB

Brooklyn Vegan/1000 knives @ Emo's, set time 5:00 PM  
 Nanotear Booking Showcase @ Barbarella Patio, set time 1:00 AM

Revolver Podcast #18

Somehow Revolver Podcast #18 (from waaay back in August) was overlooked. In this session Uli single handedly tackles 17 releases in 25 minutes! A crash course in: Kevin Blechdom, Capracara, Distance, Eat Skull, Fire On Fire, Juan Maclean, Papercuts, Altar Of Plagues, Amesoeurs, Harvestman, Chord, Mia Doi Todd, Oh Sees, Themselves, Wooden Shjips, Remano Eszildn, and Venetian Snares. You can stream or download an AAC file of this podcast and all other Revolver podcasts at the Revolver pod-page: http://www.midheaven.com/audio/podcast/

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Papercuts, Wooden Shjips & Others Mentioned In Guardian Article.

Photos From The Papercuts In-Store At Amoeba SF On 06/13/09.

Papercuts Live Performance Captured In Full Grandeur.

While on tour earlier this month the Papercuts stopped by The Space in Hamden CT for a live to tape session for The Needle Drop.com. Preformed in front of a small audience the songs from the recent You Can Have What You Want album have never sounded better. Stream the whole session or download MP3s of individual tracks HERE.

If you like what you hear you can catch the band live this June co-headlining with Port O' Brien:

06/19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/20 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
06/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
06/27 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company

Papercuts' Sci-Fi Video For "Future Primitive".

Papercuts 'You Can Have What You Want' NPR's Song Of The Day.

Papercuts: A Pop Throwback, Oozing Heartache
By Michael Katzif

NPR.org, April 9, 2009 - Papercuts' Jason Robert Quever has a thing for the music of the '60s: His focused pop nuggets exude feel-good charm and a touch of sadness, channeling the spirit of The Zombies and The Byrds along the way. Or at least they used to. If 2007's Can't Go Back was the singer-songwriter's nod to the jangly pop of the early '60s, then its new follow-up, You Can Have What You Want, represents a step toward the looser, more psychedelic rock that came later in the decade..... read full post here.

Papercuts on NBC's First Look.

The Papercuts were featured on NBC's "First Look" which aired after Saturday Night Live on March 21st. If you missed it or didn't happen to be up that late you can watch the segment HERE.

Upcoming Papercuts shows:
04/24 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Record Release w/Finches & Cryptacize)
05/02 Arlington, VA @ IOTA (w/ Vetiver)
05/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Vetiver)
05/04 Peterborough, NH @ The Glass Musuem (w/ Vetiver)
05/05 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House (w/ Vetiver)
05/06 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry (w/ Vetiver)
05/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (w/ Vetiver)
05/10 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Vetiver)
05/11 Athens, OH @ Union Bar & Grille (w/ Vetiver)
05/12 Chicago, IL @ AV-Aerie (w/ Vetiver)
05/13 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Vetiver)
05/14 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Vetiver)
05/15 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Vetiver)
05/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Vetiver)
05/17 Pittsfield, MA @ Copperworks (w/ Vetiver)

iTunes NEW digital titles from Vivian Girls, Papercuts, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Papercuts' new CD/LP "You Can Have What You Want" (Gnomonsong) will ship on April 6th, but you can download it now exclusively on iTunes with a bonus digital-only track.

Vivian Girls' "Surf's Up" single is also now available digitally - only on iTunes through April 21st.

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart's "Young Adult Friction" single is also now available on iTunes, as is Crystal Stilts' "Love Is a Wave" 7".

For a complete listing of Revolver USA exclusive titles available for download from the iTunes Music Service, emusic, and AmazonMP3, please visit our Downloadables page.

Papercuts Four Star Review In Mojo.

Pitchfork Takes First Crack At New Papercuts Album.

On the band-name wince-o-meter, the Papercuts rank just below the Leapfrogging a Parking Meter and Hitting Your Balls on Its and the Digging Too Deep in Your Nose and Getting a Nosebleeds. But that hasn't stopped the reverbed-out San Francisco sad-pop project. You Can Have What You Want, the third album from Jason Quever's band, will be out on April 14. In the US, Gnomonsong will release the album, and it'll be on Memphis Industries in Europe. The record will feature collaborations with Alex Scally of frequent Papercuts tourmates Beach House.

And here's the tracklist:
01 Once We Walked In The Sunlight
02 A Dictator's Lament
03 The Machine Will Tell Us So
04 A Peculiar Hallelujah
05 Jet Plane
06 Dead Love
07 Future Primitive
08 You Can Have What You Want
09 The Void
10 The Wolf

Posted by Tom Breihan on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:45pm

Papercuts On NPR

The Papercuts gem "Unavailable" scored song of the day on NPR.org today.

Song of the Day
By Michael Katzif

Burying Romantic Angst in Sweetly Retro Pop
NPR.org, March 28, 2007 · Youthful angst, romantic insecurity and naive innocence pervade virtually every moment of The Papercuts' Can't Go Back. Like the best pop groups with nostalgia for the '60s, Bay Area singer-songwriter Jason Quever disguises his songs' weighty themes in lush delicacy. By injecting overtly somber contemplation into summery, feel-good pop instrumentation, Quever wears his West Coast influences — not to mention his heart — on his sleeve.

Shimmering like a Summer of Love history lesson, the disc sweeps between the sprightly jangle of Buffalo Springfield or The Turtles and the cooing vocal harmonies of The Mamas & The Papas. Without the right atmospheric touches, it could easily come across as a transparent genre exercise. And, while the Dylan homage "Take the 227th Exit" borrows noticeably from "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35," the Byrds-inspired "Unavailable" sounds considerably more inventive.

The clean guitar arpeggios and airy vocals that open the song recall the familiar Byrds hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!" But rather than call for social change, the song speaks from a more intimate voice, as Quever confesses to an unrequited love, in the process conveying luminous gloom. "I don't know, baby, if I can provide like he do," he sings. "But I do know one thing's for sure: I'll be around while you wait." Turning friendship into something more is a common desire, but the sentimental flourishes of light humming organ and acoustic guitar add an understated, vaguely cinematic quality. The result is as relatable as it is lovely.

Papercuts 8.3 Review On Pitchfork Today!

Papercuts
Can't Go Back
[Gnomonsong; 2007]
Rating: 8.3
Online review here.

Papercuts (the lacerations) fall somewhere between painful and annoying on the irritation scale. They're one of life's great certainties, unavoidable no matter how much care you take in sorting sheaves or stuffing envelopes. It takes a few seconds after that first, fateful slice before the sting sets in, a throbbing, sometimes bloody reminder of the fragility of our fleshy frames.

Papercuts (the band) fall somewhere between pleasant and beautiful on the listening scale. They're self-consciously mysterious, no matter how much effort you put into making sense of the decidedly low-key yet somehow stirring songs. It takes a few seconds of Papercuts' second album, Can't Go Back, to think that maybe you've stumbled upon something special, a delicate mood piece made to slice through the din and chaos of modern life.

Or maybe it's just another gently indulgent bedroom production featuring a guy cribbing from a great record collection, cooing sweet nothings and coming off like some late 1960s summer-into-fall semi-obscurity sprinkled with a healthy dose of indie-dust. But like Papercuts' namesake, there's a nagging sensation there's more going on than first appears, and that the band's modesty can't disguise a gift for melody equal to its knack for channeling a host of half-familiar influences.

Perhaps that should be "his" knack for channeling, as Papercuts is essentially Bay Area songwriter Jason Quever, whose last name almost perfectly describes his high, thin singing voice. That voice is frequently double-tracked and cloaked with touches of ghostly reverb, the last refuge of the painfully insecure and a surefire way to hide yourself while imparting an otherworldly vibe. But the shy act-- "I'm always on the outside looking in," Quever sings on "Outside Looking In"-- may be just that, as no wallflower could accumulate the fans this guy has. Devendra Banhart and Vetiver's Andy Cabic are releasing the disc via their Gnomonsong imprint, and Grizzly Bear tapped Papercuts for their current tour. Quever's also collaborated, crossed paths, or intersected with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Cass McCombs.

He's also breathed deep from the stylish post-Summer of Love haze, when dope-smoking folkies traded tokes for euphoric doses, and when the VU started sharing (select) shelf space with Dylan albums and dreamy L.A. singer-songwriter projects. Not that you'd necessarily glean that from the first song, "Dear Employee", an anomalous chamber-pop kiss off that's got more in common with the Hidden Cameras (minus the "gay church" thing).

Halfway through second song, "John Brown", however, after a dramatic pause gives way to a double-time detour, the disc's trippy heritage kicks in. "Summer Long" channels prime girl-group pop for the coffee-house set, sounding like Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited players subbing for a Phil Spector session, while humming organ and airy harmonies underscore the deceptively bright "Unavailable".

With the shaggy, shambling "Take the 227th Exit", the fashionable psych and Basement Tapes touches really begin to meld and manifest themselves, and over the disc's latter half the shape and spirit of the songs such as the droning "Sandy" and the sepia-toned sunset of a eulogy "Just Another Thing to Dust" grow more and more diffuse, even if the winsome tunes keep them from floating off into the ether. The songs seem to proceed on a narcotic lag, with the subtle, shimmering backing instrumentation shifting ever so slightly in unexpected ways.

By "Found Bird", Quever's on another plane, his voice processed to an abstract warble that sounds like he's singing from the heavens, looking down, amused at the world he's left behind. The disc's extended denouement, with its protracted and seemingly improvised piano solo, achieves a certain transcendence before giving way to the statelier "The World I Love", a sign that Quever's still with us and not off counting butterflies or something.

Not that he sounds like he would embrace subjects so hippie-banal. Quever might run with the hairy-and-happy crowd, but "Can't Go Back" avoids unicorns and fanciful imagery for something simpler and more affecting. West Coast to the core, it's music for the journey, not for the arrival, the soundtrack to getting somewhere else rather than music to get lost to. Or maybe both.

-Joshua Klein, February 22, 2007

Paperucts are currently on tour with Grizzly Bear

02/23 Tucson, AZ @ Plush
02/24 Marfa, TX @ Ballroom Marfa
02/26 Norman, OK @ Opolis
02/27 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
02/28 Austin, TX @ Emo's Jr
03/01 Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's
03/02 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
03/03 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
03/04 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/06 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom