Full disclosure: I’m from Little Rock, Arkansas. Imagine my delight when I randomly discovered American Princes, a local Arkansas band, 600 miles away in Austin playing the Fader Fort during SXSW. Described by Magnet magazine as “dewdrop guitar effects and dead-on Tears For Fears vocal forays,” American Princes “borrows and steals from decades-old college rock.” This seemed like a pretty accurate description to me. Co-frontmen Colins Kilgore and David Slade inject fast-paced pop lyrics on top of former-Evanescene bassist Will Boyd’s catchy bass lines. The band’s most recent album, Other People was released in 2008 by Yep Roc Records.
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I agree that St. Vincent should be scoring a film. She told me in interview that she’s going further into ambient music, which should continue to build her “resume” as a master of moods.
by SFCritic on Tue Feb 9, 2010 at 09.12 pm from the entry: St Vincent + Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR; Feb. 6, 2010)
Well put.
by jarrod on Tue Feb 9, 2010 at 05.14 pm from the entry: Steve Earle - “Townes” - Buy It
love the first pic, ro.
by colin on Tue Feb 9, 2010 at 03.18 pm from the entry: The Album Leaf + Sea Wolf - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR; Feb. 5, 2010)
Awesome pics!
by jarrod on Tue Feb 9, 2010 at 12.02 pm from the entry: The Album Leaf + Sea Wolf - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR; Feb. 5, 2010)
Avey Tare was in attendance, along with Angel from Dirty Projectors.
by David on Mon Feb 8, 2010 at 08.35 pm from the entry: Atlas Sound + Neon Indian - E&L Auditorium (New York, NY; Feb. 4, 2010)
Good catch, oh masked marvel.
by Ari Sommer on Mon Feb 8, 2010 at 02.42 pm from the entry: St Vincent + Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR; Feb. 6, 2010)
St. Sincent...ha.
by anonymous on Mon Feb 8, 2010 at 02.04 pm from the entry: St Vincent + Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR; Feb. 6, 2010)
American princess were amazing. Fort has been stellar this year. Was diggin the music and the cold Buds in the kick-ass old school cans.