Matt Watson (videographer extraordinaire) and I woke up yesterday morning at the crack of dawn, a few hours after my Yo La Tengo Post. Our Mission: Get over to the La Quinta in down 35 south to get footage of American Babies waking up. It was the first in a series of shoots throughout the day in our effort to capture a “day in the life” of a South By Southwest band. The guys were great sports and allowed us all-access, all day.
Here are some pics taken by marketing superstar Ally at the SXSW convention center where the band was interviewed in Studio SX by our own Alyssa Jayne Hale:
Here’s my attempt at long-distance booming
Jim (American Babies bassist) fields questions on the SXSW experience
Alyssa and the band share a funny moment in Studio SX
Note: Stay tuned for the “day in the life” video featuring American Babies. Coming soon!
What can I say? I love the American Babies. Aside from the fact that everyone in the band is shamelessly good looking and super fun to hang out with – these guys are killer musicians. (Not to mention the work harder than any band I’ve ever met!!) They came fresh from the Langerado festival in Florida, low on sleep and high on sunburns (ha ha) – and they still hit it home. Tom Hamilton sat on that stage at Stubbs last night and, as with every performance, put his heart and soul into it. His brother Jim to his left held the sound together with his smooth skills on the bass and lead guitarist Scott just worked the solos up and down. (Not to mention that Scott makes some of the best faces I’ve ever seen when he plays guitar – I always joke with him about it, last night he said “It usually takes me two or three songs to get into it, but I always get there.”) They all got there, together and brought the perfect acoustic country vibe to the Moby after-party. Look out for our video where we follow the Babies for a day in the life of a band at SXSW.
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