Live This Month: March 2014

With South by Southwest luring over one thousand bands to Austin later this month, it’s indie music touring season. While that means plenty of locals are already on the road, it also means some exciting opportunities to see buzzed-about out-of-town acts without taking a flight to Texas. Those acts include UK producer Forest Swords, touring around SXSW with like-minded electronic R&B act How to Dress Well. They are joined by the Syracuse punk band Perfect Pussy, whose debut LP Say Yes To Love arrives on March 18.

Closer to home, Tycho‘s, Awake, comes out later this month. It’s Scott Hansen’s first album in three years; in the interim, the instrumental rock musician has amassed a wide following, as evidenced by his sold-out Fillmore show in March. Meanwhile, Amnesia continues its great Tuesday residency series with the weekly two-fer of Cool Ghouls and SF psych trio Cellar Doors, who have been working on a full length album. Finally, we’d be remiss in not acknowledging a bittersweet local show, the final SF performance of psych-Americana outsider Mark Matos & Os Beaches before Matos moves to Joshua Tree.

Enjoy the podcast and then go see some concerts!

About the bands:

Bart Davenport — “Dust in the Circuits”
Danny James, Anna Hillburg support Davenport on March 21 at The Chapel.

Tycho — “Montana”
Headlining The Fillmore on March 20 in celebration of the release of Awake.

Yellow Ostrich — “Shades”
The band’s tour with Pattern Is Movement arrives at Bottom of the Hill on March 19.

Cellar Doors — “Lies”
Playing a Tuesday night residency with Cool Ghouls at Amnesia in March.

Forest Swords — “The Weight Of Gold”
On March 17, Matthew Barnes’ Forest Swords co-headlines The Independent with How to Dress Well.

St. Vincent — “Birth in Reverse”
Coming to the Fox Theater on March 22 with Noveller.

Split Screens — “Close Your Eyes”
Releasing a new 7″ on March 22 at Bottom of the Hill; DonCat and Scary Little Friends also perform.

Purling Hiss — “Lolita”
The band’s tour comes to the Hemlock Tavern on March 15 and The Night Light on March 16.

Dirty Fences — “White Lies”
Performing alongside Lecherous Gaze on March 22 at Bender’s.

Perfect Pussy — “I”
Headlining a Bay Bridged-presented show at the Rickshaw Stop on March 21; Wild Moth and Happy Diving support.

Carsick Cars — “15 Minutes Older”
Playing at The Night Light on March 11 and the Brick & Mortar Music Hall on March 12.

Mirah — “Oxen Hope”
Headlining the Brick & Mortar Music Hall on March 6 and The New Parish on March 7.

Snowmine — “Rome”
Playing on March 25 with Small Black and Yalls at the Rickshaw Stop.

Mark Matos & Os Beaches — “Build Us A Fire”
Performing his final show as a local resident at the Rickshaw Stop on March 28.