Ooo mama! Everytime I think we couldn't possibly have more fun at a more grueling pace, we always manage to 1up ourselves. And SXSW 2010 = not an exception. We kicked the week off with shows in Dallas and Fort Worth before jumping on board the week-long gang bang on our hometown that is SXSW. Here are a few highlights.

3/15 - Sneak Attack in-store
After Jo led us in a drum parade up and down 2nd street, we played an in-store at Sneak Attack spiced with Deep Eddy sweet tea vodkas. Plus I got a sweet deal on a rad-tacular pair of high-top Supras that I can't stop wearing. Here's a clip of Bare Hands Bare Feet/La Piedra de la Iguana:

3/16 Beauty Bar & The Parish
The Beauty Bar's Art Disaster #10 was lovely. No, not lovely. Unholy. Like I think I actually felt the presence of Satan in the room, you know, in the good way!  

Here's a quick interview for Mixed-Cohesion we did behind Beauty Bar just after playing:

Afterward we ran down 6th to make our performance at Welcome to the Jungle at The Parish. I'da thought going for round 2 would be tough, but we were just warmed up from the fiery Beauty Bar set for a great show with some excellent bands, including one of our very favs, The Black and White Years. We had a great review from AndPOP who "managed to catch the amazingly hilarious and funky set by The Bright Light Social Hour... where every song is 'about f**king.'"

3/20 - Showcase at Lamberts
After accepting our award at The Chronicle's Austin Music Awards (more on that in our next post), we ran over to Lamberts just in time for our official showcase. Put on by our booking agent Represent Austin/The Underground Agency, the lineup was great, the room was beautiful and the sound was superb. We got freaky on the dance floor to LAX and later headed back to Bright Light HQ to enjoy a delicious pre-release bottle of Garrison Brothers Bourbon Whiskey that A.J.'s parents got us to celebrate his birthday and our Music Awards win (1st bourbon ever legally made in Texas, will hit stores soon!).

Getting back to work yesterday morning was tough to say the least, and I think we could all use a good butt massage.

We hope to see you soon!
Love,
Jack
The Bright Light Social Hour

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the new Parish to see us see Saturday night for Free Week and the inauguration of the new club! The Parish has always been one of our favorite Austin venues, but with the newly revamped interior, sound system, lights, management and more, it is really the premier spot to play and catch live music in town. Thanks so much everyone for packing the place over capacity and giving us the best 1st show of the decade any band could ask for!

We've got lots planned for this month: Beauty Bar Austin this Saturday (1/16), Emo's Austin (outdoor) with Forever the Sickest Kids (Universal Motown) Saturday 1/23, The Green Elephant in Dallas Friday 1/29, and - just announced (!!) - Monks in Abilene on Saturday 1/30. We've also got a big headlining show at the Parish on February 19th and much more coming so mark your calendars! There have also been rumors of a southeast tour in the coming months so check back to our dates section regularly! We're also working on some new t-shirts to be sold here and are shopping around to record a new record! Have a great 2010! Wish us luck cause we'll be busy!

love,
jack

Shittin fire and savin matches, boy we do love a romp round Texas! (oops new song lyric)
love,
jack