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Car Seat Headrest's Leveled-Up Live Show Lays Waste To SXSW

Back in February, Car Seat Headrest were the meat in a Matador Records sandwich at Madison Square Garden. Performing after buzzy upstart Snail Mail and before gloomy veterans Interpol, Will Toledo led a seven-piece band through a triumphant set that reportedly blew away many in attendance. I wasn't there, but my retroactive FOMO grew with each new rhapsodic tweet about the performance. So when I saw they were playing a one-off SXSW gig, I made it a point to see this new-and-improved CSH. The show went down at Stubb's last night as part of the Ticketmaster Music showcase. (Yes, the existence of a Ticketmaster Music showcase may confirm certain perceptions about SXSW, but it also yielded an impressive bill also featuring Lizzo, King Princess, Cherry Glazerr, and Durand Jones.) As it turned out, the seven-man version of Car Seat did not show up. Naked Giants, the trio Toledo recruited to flesh out his own band's lineup, were finishing up a tour in California last night. "We said we'd just

“One of the definitive acts in modern indie rock.” Stereogum reviews Car Seat Headrest’s performance Thursday night at Stubb’s Austin. 

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Video: Haelos live from The Baeble Bounce House - Baeble Music

Dark, UK outfit HAELOS seduce The Baeble Bounce House with some seriously mesmerizing, synth-vibes.

Haelos, Empire Control Room, Austin, 18 March

Car Seat Headrest, Barracuda, Austin, 14 March

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Listen: Austin 100

To get ready for SXSW 2016, we listened to more than 1,800 artists. Check out the app we made of the 100 musicians we’ll be keeping an eye on this year in Austin.

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Car Seat Headrest, HÆLOS and 98 more artists to catch during SXSW.

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