Black Lips: SXSW’s hardest-working band
March 20, 2007 at 9:17 am by Mosi Reeves in Randomly Noted
So, how was SXSW? I didn’t go this year; I stayed home and watched the NCAA men’s basketball tournament instead. (Obviously, I had more fun than you.) But, judging from my list of Atlanta bands traveling to this year’s blowout, the Black Lips played an insane amount of shows. I counted six scheduled performances; after I finished the list, I learned about two more, including a slot at Vice Records’ infamously debauched conference-closing party.
No surprise, then, that the New York Times called the group “Hardest Working Band at SXSW.” I don’t know if all the shows will help move more copies of Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo, but it should generate buzz for the Black Lips’ forthcoming album.
You can view the NYT video here. For a good history of the Black Lips, read Chad Radford’s story from the May 7, 2003 issue of Creative Loafing.
Oh, and by the way, the above photo of the Black Lips’ February 20 Criminal Records gig was taken from Vice Records’ website.
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