SXSW.com BLOG Post for GET HIP SHOWCASE:
Pittsburgh’s legendary garage label, Get Hip Recordings, is back at SXSW with an outstanding 7-band lineup showcase on Saturday the 17th on the Easy Tiger patio, anchored by the Paul Collins Beat featuring Peter Case. These two power-pop legends first played together in the mid-70′s band The Nerves. Paul later formed The Beat and Peter started The Plimsouls. Their set list will include The Beat songs – a few from the recently reissued on Get Hip The Kids are the Same- plus Nerve and Plimsouls tracks!
From Dallas, legendary punk-rock band Nervebreakers, most popular for the anthemic “My Girlfriend Is A Rock,” featuring their original lineup! The band’s latest album on Get Hip Hijack The Radio will be out this Spring. Another veteran band with its original lineup: The Authorities, the legendary California punk-rock of Killed by Death fame! . In their brand new album on Get Hip Kung Pao A Go Go they prove they have not lost an ounce of the fire that made them stand out in the first place.
Adding to the fun on this night, The Ugly Beats, Austin’s undisputable kings of Garage Rock. Their 3rd album for Get Hip -Motor!- is out now. Two bands with debut albums to preview: The Ripe from Austin and Toronto’s Pow Wows. Featuring members of The Embrooks and Mytreated, the British Garage-psych quartet The Higher State presents their latest and greatest album on 13 O’clock Records.
It all adds up to a rockin’ night of fun March 17th out on the patio at Easy Tiger. Register now to discover a world of music at SXSW 2012.
BLURT declares: Best Reason to Go to SXSW: Get Hip!
Best Reason* to Go to SXSW: Get Hip!
By Fred Mills
One Austin tradition we observe every year is closing SXSW with the annual showcase from our friends at Get Hip Records. I mean, seriously – what better way to blow out the remaining synapses prior to hopping a flight home than with some kickass garage and psych? (Check out our 2011 coverage of SXSW - the Get Hip bash is reviewed at the end.)
This year looks to be no different – glom onto the poster above and the roster below, and then see if you can come up with a better option for Saturday night. And if you do, don’t bother telling me, ‘cos I’m already queued up outside the Easy Tiger patio and won’t be able to year ya!
Pittsburgh legendary garage label is back to SXSW with an outstanding 7-band lineup showcase that features an unbelievable range of artists. Here’s the scoop:
Nervebreakers (Dallas, TX) Legendary Texas punk-rock band, most popular for their tremendous punk anthem “My Girlfriend Is A Rock”. Featuring original lineup! The band’s new collection of hits “Hijack The Radio” will be out on Get Hip this Spring.
The Ripe (Austin, TX) “Into Your Ears” is The Ripe’s debut full-length album; a record which is colorful in sound and blends into many shades of power pop, folk, and psychedelic rock. The recordings were actualized at Circo Perrotti studios in Gijon, Spain with vintage Abbey Road/BBC gear where the band indulged in free musical fantasy and wild expression. Please turn it up!
Pow Wows (Toronto, Canada) Killer punk-rock/garage-psych quartet! Their acclaimed Debut album “Nightmare Soda” is out now on Get Hip!
The Higher State (Kent, UK) Featuring members of The Embrooks and Mytreated, this British Garage-psych quartet presents their latest and greatest album, out now on 13 O’clock Records.
The Ugly Beats (Austin, TX) Austin’s undisputable kings of Garage Rock! Their 3rd (and best album to date) for Get Hip, “Motor!”, is out now!
Paul Collins Beat feat. Peter Case (NYC, NY / L.A., CA) two power-pop legends playing together again! Set list will include songs from The Beat – a few from the recently reissued “The Kids are the Same” on Get Hip- plus favorite tracks from The Nerves and The Plimsouls!
The Authorities (Vancouver, Canada / Stockton, CA) Legendary California punk-rock of Killed by Death fame! Their fast and furious songs always have really great lyrics and unforgettable melodies. In their brand new album on Get Hip “Kung Pao A Go Go” they prove they have not lost an ounce of the fire that made them stand out in the first place. Featuring Original lineup!
POW WOWS NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO!
POW WOWS “Killing Me/No. Thirteen” (GH-255) NEW 7″ Single Out soon on Get Hip!
Check the amazing new video:
A-side to the new Pow Wows single coming out March 2012 on Get Hip Recordings http://www.gethip.com/ Recorded by Cameron Harding Mastered by Jon Drew Pow Wows.
PAUL COLLINS BEAT “The Kids Are The Same” Reissue on Get Hip!
180-gram LP / CD Out February 2012 on Get Hip-Columbia:
“As easy to like as Baby Sitters’ Breasts.” – CREEM Magazine, 1982
Now some 30 years later, those titties are getting ready to show themselves again!
Paul Collins Beat’s second album followed in the footsteps of his brilliant debut to rave reviews, an apathetic record company and a clueless public.
Despite featuring some of his greatest songs – “The Kids are the Same,” “On The Highway,” “Dreaming,” “I Will Say No” – Columbia Records dropped the band as they toured relentlessly while “On The Highway” poured out of FM radio airwaves across the country and the newly launched MTV channel aired the videos for “The Kids Are The Same” and “On The Highway.”
Finally the weight of the business crushed their spirit, the band faded away as corporate rock devoured everything in its path, and this gem of a record was relegated to cutout bins and relative obscurity for years. But wait! What’s that sound? THEY ARE BACK! Yes it is true kids! After being banished to another planet, The Paul Collins Beat is back and better than ever, touring constantly in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan! We are very proud to present after some 32 years in the bargain basement bins….The Kids Are The Same! Now re-mastered and reissued for the first time on 180 gram vinyl, “The Kids are the Same” makes the perfect complement to The Beat “The Beat” (Sony-Get Hip, 2010). The King of Powerpop rides again!
*PAUL COLLINS BEAT feat. PETER CASE will be playing GET HIP’S SXSW Showcase on Saturday March 17th
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