The Boxing Lesson

Pretty good first day. Usually Wednesdays are a bit slow trying to get into the groove of the festival and this year’s was no exception. I made a schedule to try to see all the bands I wanted to see but unfortunately, different factors such as really long lines had me changed my mind.

So I get downtown around 12:15 because the traffic is insane at noon. There was a line of cars from Cesar Chavez and East of I-35 which expanded up to Cesar Chavez and Chicon Street. I couldn’t see past that but I wouldn’t doubt the line of cars kept going.

Click here to read the rest at my Accent's SXSW Blog.

After five years and three teasingly short EP's, Austin's The Boxing Lesson finally delivers their first full-length album, Wild Streaks and Windy Days.

The album is a combination of moving psychedelic lyrics, punctuated by droning shoe-gazer riffs. A perfect example is the haunting, "Dark Side of the Moog," where the synthesizers and guitar duet harmonically, characterizing a new blend of music best described as "rock-gazer". Other songs such as "Hopscotch & Sodapop" and "Freedom" allow for refreshing breathers in between the album's darker tones.

Read the rest at Accent