March 19, 2008
The Rascals at SXSWby Rachy P from NYC
Howdy, y'all! This year's SXSW was awesome. As your resident Anglophile, I made it my duty to see as many UK bands as possible (this site's not called New York 2 London for nothin!) In total, I saw 22 bands from the UK, 12 from the US, one from Australia, and one from Sweden. That's a lot of bands. The best band at this year's SXSW was, hands down, The Rascals.
This trio rose from the ashes of their previous band, The Little Flames (sorry, the pun was necessary). If The Coral and Arctic Monkeys had a baby, well, it'd be The Rascals. I was lucky enough to catch the band three times at SXSW, and all of their sets blew me away. Lead vocalist Miles Kane sure has some strong pipes!
Their three-song set for radio station The Current was short, but the sound was amazing, so I took the opportunity to film the band during their set.
The Rascals performing "The Freakbeat Phantom":
This is just a taste of what's to come from our SXSW coverage. Expect a big write up in the next few days, complete with pictures, links, and more!
Posted by ny2lon at March 19, 2008 07:46 PM
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