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I had no idea Editors already have such a big following. Webster Hall was packed!

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Editors - video: "Blood, live @ SXSW"

Labels: Editors, Webster Hall

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 3/30/2006 04:22:00 PM | Comments

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I'm still trying to wrap my aching head around everything that went down at South by Southwest '06. There was so much music & endless free booze that while I was down there I felt like I was slacking but I actually wound up seeing alot of great bands (31 in three days!). My camera got stolen at this crazy party Saturday night but one of my friends down there loaned me a backup and I powered on. Wu Tang killed it as always but this time with a live band Roots style (people forget but Wu's an indie band); Editors looked unstoppable - definitely future stars; Voxtrot were the most consistent (it seemed like they were at every party), We Are Wolves made alot of new fans rocking the late night VIP parties, Silversun Pickups we're my favorite new discovery (amazing!) and DMBQ completely blew everyone's minds - it was the stuff of legend. They ended their insane set by throwing their drum kit into the middle of the crowd at this mexican roadhouse and the smashing it to pieces with a cinder block!! It was even more nuts than it sounds. So despite some setbacks and bad weather I had a blast and met a lot of cool people. Austin is great and you should all try to make it down next year.

Cheers to all my friends & thanks for your continued love & support,

- FWYB

(and bumps to Stolen Transmission, Fixed NYC, Todd P, Fader, Vice, Spaceland, Southpaw, Diesel, Adult Swim, Glurp & Little Radio for throwing the best parties of the week)

Labels: Editors, Ghostface Killah, QOTSA, Queens of the Stone Age, Silversun Pickups, We Are Wolves, WuTang Clan

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 3/22/2006 10:15:00 PM | Comments

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Fair or unfair, Editors have a ton of expectations weighing on them every time they hit the stage due to singer Tom Smith's striking vocal & physical resemblance to Joy Division legend Ian Curtis & the strength of their debut album "the Back Room" (one of the best noir rock albums of the past year). Factor in a string of talented opening acts (Boy Most Likely to, Voxtrot, Spinto Band) and a small but rowdy crowd of roaring drunk, jaded, SXSW industry types and it was clear the boys from Birmingham would have to dig deep.

Well they certainly came through with an intense performance. I'd never seen them before but it felt like this show was something special in terms of energy, delivery, and chemistry with the crowd. They avoided the slower album tracks focusing on their harder material. Standout tracks like "Munich" and "Bullets" ring out with a surging intensity that takes the songs to new heights in the live setting. It's clear that this band has both the songwriting & performance talent to go a long way. This was one of the first parties I hit during SXSW week and thanks to a great line-up highlighted by the Editors, and a fun crowd it turned out to be one of the best.

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Labels: Dig the Well, Editors, SXSW

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 3/18/2006 10:47:00 PM | Comments