Our Dirty Laundry

Our longtime official band mother Malia James accompanied us to Texas last month, and this is what it looked like, apparently. Tim cussed a lot. And if you'll blink, you'll miss hearing a couple of never-before-heard snippets from our new record. Check it out on Dirty Laundry and win a copy of 2 on vinyl!

Dirty Laundry Presents: SXSW With Darker My Love from Dirty Laundry on Vimeo.

the moral of the story

things learned from SXSW:

Is it a complete waste of time, money and energy? The only way to find out is to go, then sit back and wait and see if anything that subsequently transpires is traceable back to one of your 18 free-malt-liquor/free-bloody-mary-fueled appearances. There were 1,981 registered bands this year, which means there's a 1-in-1,981 chance that somebody important was watching you play.

Whichever show you're least into and still half-asleep during is the one everybody's gonna go to.

The Hot Dog King's a real dick, and doesn't care if everybody can hear him screaming.

It takes your body 45 minutes to digest food after eating, and it takes your body 45 minutes to generate a hangover after consuming Colt 45.

Thee Oh Sees are most likely the best live band in whatever town they're playing. Also, The Black Angels' new songs are really good.

The Taco Bell/KFC in Fort Stockton, Texas, remains both the worst Taco Bell and the worst KFC in America, by a mile. After going there 3 times, to Sonic twice, and K-Bob's Steakhouse (home of the Salad Wagon) once, all that's left in Fort Stockton is Dairy Queen, Pizza Hut, and Wal-Mart. And it's the only town within like 6 hours of itself. Next time, we're just not eating.

If you choose to drive, your van will break down within the first 100 miles:

SXSW200010

First things first, no, you cannot get a ride. Same thing goes for Burning Man.
Second things second, it's our semiannual spring break, which means you can watch us funnel Natty Ice at the following:

Friday, March 19
Little Radio party
Red Eyed Fly / 715 Red River
we play at 2:20. with Serena Maneesh, Warpaint, Spindrift, Dead Confederate, and more
18+, free bloodys + beer

I Hate Rock N Roll/Volar Records/Videothing party
Trailer Space Records / 1401 Rosewood Avenue
we play at 5:45. with The Soft Pack, Thee Oh Sees, Audacity, Grass Widow, and more
free beer + Vitamin Water + badassery

Saturday, March 20
Vestal Watch party
The Longbranch Inn / 1133 East 11th St.
we play at 2. with The Icarus Line, Dios, Mini Mansions, and more
21+, RSVP required (click on the link above)

Relix Magazine official showcase
Galaxy Room Backyard / 508 E 6th St.
we play at midnight, before The Black Angels and after Dios, thereby setting a new record for Most Shows Played With Dios In One Day.
21+ SXSW badge required

SXSW shows, set times, dreams and the golden road to unlimited devotion

Hello it's me,

It's about that time to ship off to austin for SXSW, or South By, or SX, or S. Anyway you want to look at it you're going to end up hungover, but we have a few shows to help you get through the pain of a million "bands" trying to make a dent in the fabic of our lives. No, we're not talking about cotton.

So the first show were are playing, we go on around noon. It's at the Scoot Inn and it's the Bust Magazine/Musebox "How's Your Boozeday?" Party. This should be good being that we'll be hungover, but maybe a little more on-it cause it's early. Other acts apearing... Drug Rug, Moonrats and more.

The next show will be at BD Rileys at 1 am. This should be fun, or funny. I suggest come down and catch a set fueled by free beverages. This is our Official Showcase!

Then we play MESS WITH TEXAS 2



THIS SHOULD BE THE BOMB

March 13 12.00 pm @ The Scoot Inn Bust Magazine/Musebox Party, Free

March 13 1:00 am @ BD Rileys Official SXSW Showcase, Badge or Money

March 15 4:10 pm @ Waterloo Park Mess With Texas 2, Free


So come party with the dudes!