Cannibal Cheerleader

True to their face-melting metal form Virgina-based dirgers Salome absolutely annihalated the inside stage at Emo’s during the Brooklyn Vegan Day Party. With careening drum-work, bass-heavy riffage, and Kat’s indescribable shriek from beyond the grave, the trio turned the quiet interior of the downtown Austin club into an instant apocalypse. About the time the ‘Brooklyn Vegan’ sign fell of the wall due to the pummeling nature of the group’s blasting sound the audience began to realize they were witness to a grand metal becoming as soon-to-be behemoths of the scene lit up the darkness with fiery musical madness. Great way to start off SXSW 2010.

Salome – “The Vivification of Ker”

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In a shameful oversight to our big ‘Cannibal SXSW ‘10′ post, Brooklyn blues-rock duo and Cannibal Cheerleader fave She Keeps Bees will be playing the big fest here in Austin this Saturday at the Red House Pizzeria at 6pm and the Driskill Hotel at midnight. Catch one of these shows as a great cap-off to a fantastic festival – seriously, if you’re in the mood from some soul with a smidge of snarl, check these two out, they’ll make you cry and bleed all at once. Now that’s a recipe for Cannibal Cheerleader success.

She Keeps Bees – “Gimme”

With South By Southwest 2010 gearing up here in Austin this week, Cannibal Cheerleader features five ‘under-the-radar’ bands that will be playing the festival that are “must-sees” for anyone looking to find the musical needle in the haystack.

Holly Miranda

Having put out the strongest album of 2010 so far with the Magician’s Private Library, it will be interesting to witness how Holly Miranda converts her David Sitek-produced, dense orchestral soundtrack into a live setting. Look to spot some serious stripped-down blues rock and roll at End of an Ear on Mar. 18th at 2pm at End of An Ear.

Holly Miranda – “Waves”

Salome

With SXSW finally featuring some serious metal acts on its roster (High on Fire, Torche, and Dillinger Escape Plan come readily to mind) it’s no wonder that they’re selecting some up-and-comers to pummel new audiences as well. With a riff-heavy production complimented by shrieked female vocals, Salome are poised to pierce every eardrum at Emo’s at 2:50pm on March. 17th.

Salome – “The Vivification of Ker” 

White Dress 

Local favorite and Cannibal Cheerleader approved blues masters, White Dress are the best band to come out of Austin in years and more than deserving of all the positive press they’re going to inevitably receive. Check these rockers before their blues is about being too rich instead of too poor – we’ll be catching them at 1:15 Friday March 19th at 1711 S. Congress – Frontgate Tickets Day Show!

Follow That Bird! 

Even though the ferocious females in Follow that Bird! have been on the Cannibal Cheerleader radar for quite some time now they’re just now starting to get the much deserved national recognition for their brand of Sleater-Kinney riffage and rip-snarl musicianship. Check them out at the Dikes of Holland House Party at 4pm on Friday March 19th. 

Follow That Bird! – “The Ghosts That Wake You”

Treasure Mammal

Enough can’t be said about the inimitable Treasure Mammal – go to this show and you will have the best time of your life. Every year artists keep getting closer and closer to what CC has come to refer to as the “T-Mammal factor”, and that is their artistic proximity to the phantasmagorical experience of a Treasure Mammal show. Check him out to start off your fest Wednesday at Domy Books at 12:40pm.

Treasure Mammal – “Best Friends Forever”

Lastly folks, don’t try to do it all, buy a strong lock for your bike (don’t even bother driving), and come see She & Him with us Saturday night as Auditorium Shores to polish off an incredible week.