2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Presented by: SXSW FREE Spotlight Showcase!!! w/ Guest Pass

Black Books

Friday, March 18
10:00PM - 10:40PM

TenOak
409 Colorado St

Artist-5577

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We're longtime friends who have been playing music together since forever. Black Books since 2010.

Notable good times include:

- A 2013 UK tour organized by our former label, Believe Recordings, which included opening for the Flaming Lips at the Roundhouse UK in London;
- NYC mini-tour and CMJ Showcase in 2014;
- Released our self-titled LP in 2013, which received national and global critical acclaim

What people are saying about us:

“Wildly inventive and exceptionally charming take on psych rock” - The Line of Best Fit
“Glazing muscular space rock with dream-pop pastels, this Texas ensemble perform their chemistry at full throttle” - Earmilk
“Missing Arcade Fire? Get wise to the similarly epic sound of Black Books” - Wonderland Magazine
"Euphoric psych-pop with new fangs and focus" - My Old Kentucky Blog
“Black Books’ music conjures up images of wide open landscapes being explored while off your face on ...

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