Shake Some Action

A bunch of great blogs (i.e. Weekly Tape Deck, Transparent Blog, Indie Verse, Yours Truly, Friendship Bracelet, and Underwater Peoples) are pooling their resources to bring some lucky folks at SXSW a ridiculous slew of terrific bands over the course of 3 days. To celebrate (promote) the event, they're collectively giving away an excellent two volume mixtape that features all the acts and their most representative work. Many of bands have received some form of attention right here at No Genre, including RXRY, Pill Wonder, Coasting, Truman Peyote, Twin Sister, and His Clancyness. There are also some folks that I've been meaning to write about for some time: Pure Ecstasy, Million Young, Eternal Summers.

The most exciting aspect of all of this is that Thursday will mark the public premiere of RXRY, the mysterious artist who has been soundtracking the slow winter thaw around here.

Scope out some mp3 highlights:

mp3: Mantles "Trust"
mp3: Truman Peyote "Magentadoor II"
mp3: Eternal Summers "Safe at Home"
mp3: Pure Ecstasy "Easy"

Grab Vol 1 and Vol 2 here and here, respectively.

His Clancyness

mp3: His Clancyness "Ottowa Backfired Soon"
Remember that time when you you went over to your rich friend's house while his parents were away for the weekend? You guys spent the afternoon hanging around in the pool. Later, you watched MTV while his older brother went out to get some beer for you (courtesy of the envelope of crisp bills left behind on the kitchen counter). And remember how your friend went to call some friends over for a party that night? You were left alone in the living room with nothing but a Red Hot Chili Peppers video to keep you company. Your head felt tired. Remember how you kind of felt a little sad because you realized that other people would show up and your afternoon would be gone forever?

His Clancyness is able to conjure the sentiment of that moment.

You can pick up a cassette by His Clancyness from Secret Furry Hole.