TPB To Do List

Now that your green-tinted hangover has subsided… it’s time to party. We lost an hour last weekend, so let’s make up for it this week, shall we? We’ve got some indie rock stalwarts, a little bit of gender bending, an entire day of DIY indie sounds (with some Malian music on the side) and some arty dancing for those of you who like your lyrical choreography with a splash of, um, splashing.

It’s tough to fully emphasize the impact that The Feelies have had on modern music. Though the majority of their material was released in the 1980’s, the band’s surprising 2008 reunion has led to a new evaluation of their catalog (which is being remastered and reissued) and recast a light onto this legendary New Jersey band.

The story with Apollo Sunshine is that nobody really knows the story. In so many ways, they were here and then they were gone. Fairly prolific in the few years following their 2003 debut, Katonah, their notoriety peaked in 2005, when they cropped up on more best-of lists than you could shake your overgrown facial hair at. But dead air descended sometime after the release of 2008’s Shall Noise Upon. This was around the time that two members of the core trio high-tailed it out of Boston for the trendier pastures of Brooklyn and San Francisco.

Eulene Sherman of THE JANE SHERMANS
The Jane Shermans rank high on the list of must-see acts among their fellow SXSW artists, as bandleader Angelo’s reputation precedes him. With a Grammy under his belt–for his efforts in culling Nashville’s favorite sons, Kings Of Leon, out of bumbling adolescence and tossing them into superstardom–he’s a master songwriter [...]

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. That one day of the year when everyone is Irish. Also, that one day of the year when everyone thinks “being Irish” means painting shamrocks on their faces drinking cheap domestic beer. In order to enable you further in this endeavor, we’ve compiled a list of events happening throughout the city. [...]