SxSW's must attend event, Australian Music Collectives' Aussie BBQ was again a SxSW highlight.
The rock solid line-up of Australian bands performing at the BBQ in Brush Square Park, Austin would have qualified as a sell-out Australian tour back on home turf.Over beers and sausage sangers, more than 2,000 SxSW attendees rocked up for the likes of Hoodoo Gurus, Airbourne, Beasts of Bourbon, You Am I, SPOD, Children Collide, I Heart Hiroshima, The Panda Band, Dallas Crane, Expatriate, Wolf and Cub and Mink.
Spotted in the crowd were actor Elijah Wood, digital media guru Ted Cohen, Warner's Michael Parisi, Immedia's Phil Tripp and Austrade's David Jamieson. Said one Parisi "I can't believe we are watching Hoodoo Gurus at a BBQ".
Australian Music Collective founders Glenn Dickie, Mary Mihelakos and Johanna Greenway were unanimous that the 2007 event was their most successful to date.
The Australian Music Collective is showcasing in New York this week.
Tonight (Tuesday March 20 at Fontanas with Dappled Cities Fly, The Panda Band, Children Collide, Spod and Mink.
Tomorrow (Wednesday March 21) at Crash Mansion with Woman, Beasts of Bourbon, Dallas Crane, Ground Components, Mink and Deja Voodoo.
Thursday March 22 at Ottos Shrunken Head with Spod, Sunwrae and Andrew Winton.
Friday March 23 at Union Pool, Brooklyn with Beasts of Bourbon, Dallas Crane and Die! Die! Die!
The Australian Music Collective will then head to London for a showcase on Tuesday March 27 at Camden Barfly. Acts are Dallas Crane, Deja Voodoo, Spod and Cut Off Your Hands.
All media enquiries can be sent to Johanna Greenway Johanna@stagemothers.com
