Get ready for a night of way out sounds when the avant/experimental German label Tomlab, teams up with the U.S.A.’s hip-hop deconstructionist crew Anticon for an exclusive showcase of new sounds and way out beats.

The Anticon crew are no strangers to SXSW, we’ve been hosting showcases by the creams of their crops for years. You might say that we’ve watched them grow from young, brash weirdos into full fledged, highly respected musicians who have taken hip-hop in more directions than the New York subway system. The legendary Why? have released music on both labels and are widely lauded as one of Anticon’s most innovative collectives, while the classically trained newcomer Son Lux is set to unleash his lethal combination of downtown New York free jazz, true school hip-hop and Midwest industrial waste on an unsuspecting public.

The Taipei cum New York duo Misha will perform songs from their debut full-length Teardrop Sweetheart, while psychedelic folk rockers Thee Oh Sees will premier tracks from their latest Tomlab release, The Masters Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In.

San Francisco’s Hey Willpower and Vancouver’s No Kids round off the bill.

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Posted: January 28th, 2008 under Latest News.
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The last networking mixer for the month of January occurs on Monday evening at Solo Bar in Seattle (200 Roy Street). Scheduled from 7:00-9:00 pm, tonight’s event will bring together SXSW organizers and Pacific Northwest digital creatives. We provide the tunes and the free drinks — you provide the questions. Please RSVP as soon as possible so that we can get your name on the guest list. After Seattle, SXSW Interactive mixers are scheduled in Dallas (Monday, February 4) and Austin (Monday, February 11). These networking events are co-presented by Porter-Novelli, the official PR agency of the SXSW Interactive Festival.

Photo courtesy of Allison McDonald.

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Posted: January 28th, 2008 under Interactive News.
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Jeff Plankenhorn, or Plank, as he’s known to friends and fans, has performed with the best of the best: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eliza Gylkison, Slaid Cleaves, Ruthie Foster and many more. This time, he brings his special blend of rock and Americana to a show he’s headlining tonight at Momo’s on West 6th Street.

Jeff PlankenhornMonday, January 28Momo’s618 W. 6th St.

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Posted: January 28th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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