SXSW Recap March 19, 2008

Posted by Nicole at March 19, 2008 2:14 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 7 ) | TrackBack

Hello all! So last week Lara and I spent our time in the ultra relaxing Austin, Texas, for the super low-key and laid-back SXSW festival. Sense a bit of sarcasm there, folks? Wow what a crazy week...what a crazy week indeed!

We co-hosted a party with our good friends over at Victory Records and I was able to catch up with The Audition and Between The Buried And Me, who both played the party.

I also got to meet up with the darling Shawn, from The Matches, for a scrumptious little vegan dinner. The Matches have just released a brand new album, A Band In Hope, so be sure to check it out!



I also got to catch up with the sweetie Pouyan from SKSK, this year's winner of the "Best Newcomer" Libby Award. Wow do those guys put on one of hell of a live show!



So that, m'dears, is just a brief recap of some of the brouhaha that went down in Austin. Oh wait, there is one more pic I want to share:



Cheers!
nicole

P.S. Shawn was sweet enough to sign a copy of A Band In Hope for one of you lucky little devils. So comment below with an oh-so-clever caption for my pic with Oscar Mayer for your chance to win the signed CD! The contest ends April 4 and a winner will be notified by April 11.

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BTBAM CD Giveaway September 18, 2007

Posted by Nicole at September 18, 2007 1:48 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 16 ) | TrackBack Three vegans in one band...what more could a person ask for? Well how about if that aforementioned band, named Between the Buried and Me, was releasing a new album and peta2 and Victory Records were giving you ten chances to nab a copy? Agreed that most certainly does sweeten the pot.

So the three vegan boys I mentioned above go by the names of Tommy Rogers, Dan Briggs, and Paul Waggoner, all of who posed for an adorable peta2 vegetarian ad, which you folks can check out here. Our friends Tommy, Dan, Paul, and the rest of BTBAM, are releasing their fifth album, Colors, and did I mention that you guys have ten chances to win a copy...holy hell, yes, I said ten!

Whenever I talk of these hardcore North Carolinians—and I can't forget to highlight that Dan helps to represent my home state of PA—I feel the need to share that BTBAM succeeded at one of the most difficult tasks in music—covering a Queen song. In BTBAM's 2006 release, The Anatomy Of, the guys covered "Bicycle Race". Tommy succeeded at the unthinkable by following in the footsteps of arguably the best voice of all-time, the late-great Freddie Mercury. I must admit that I was skeptical at first, but when I heard it, I was literally blown away! That is my story about BTBAM. Did everyone enjoy?


Photo credit: C. Johnson

Okay, now back to the present. Just comment below for your chance to win one of ten copies of BTBAM's just released album, Colors. Contest ends October 9, 2007, and winners will be notified by October 16, 2007.

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Best of luck, my lovelies!
nicole

**Currently listening to:
BTBAM's The Anatomy Of