Countdown to NX35 2010: 9 days ’til you wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care.
In case you ever wondered, “conferette” is not a real word. It’s a term coined by the brains behind the music conferette who wanted the name of the festival to reflect its “antagonistic, off-festival” attitude. Denton Record-Chronicle published an article today about the origin of the word and the conferette which is in its third year if you count its first year as an afternoon fest at SXSW. Brush up on your NX35 knowledge and make sure you can go!
photo credit: www.benshawver.com
Damaged Good$
I don’t think there’s a showcase on the closing night of NX35 that I don’t want to hit up. You have your pick from rock shows, party shows and international acts but Andy’s is the place to be if you need to feel a thumping bass in your heart and a desire to jump and shake it ’til the festival ends. Damaged Good$ will help make sure you wake up Monday morning with your dancin’ muscles sore. As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t listen to hip-hop or rap often but this hipster-hop duo keeps popping up on my local music radar. Quite recently, they released an album, $pread Love Not Germ$, for free on their site along with other free singles. And check out their statement:
$pread Love Not Germ$ is our first charity based project. We felt that this project was perfect considering the economic climate. Every month we released a single, coupled with a charity event to benefit certain organizations. We wanted this project to spark a movement of selfless actions in a world where everyone is driven by material things and are obsessed with money. We put this event together without spending/making a dime. So now you have absolutely NO EXCUSE to not do your part wherever you are on this planet. If you buy rims…then you can donate to the Haiti fund. If you are making it rain….then you can organize a food drive…..That simple.
If their selfless attitude and grooves aren’t enough to win you over, DC9 taped them last year as Coool Dundee supported Trak Bully while he got a tat… then they proceeded to perform “Dopest Flyest”. Pretty rad.
Notable tunes to preview online: “Saltshaker”, “Yo That’s Righteous Bassline” / Myspace / Facebook
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