Last night, Lafayette indie pop band GIVERS made their television debut, performing “Up, Up, Up” on talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The band is currently promoting their first full-length album, In Light, released last Tuesday on Glassnote Records (best known for two other artists on its roster: Mumford & Sons and Phoenix). GIVERS [...]
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The Givers, Givers EP (Valcour)
April 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
Lafayette-based Valcour Records broke from their usual Cajun and zydeco fare late last year to sign a local band less than a year old. The Givers describe themselves as “Afro-beat, dancy pants, indie pop love music,” and that’s pretty accurate, actually. Combining funk, calypso and the poppiest of pop rock, the band creates a lush, layered atmosphere, filled with choruses that stick in your head for days. [...]
Austin Calling
March 16, 2010 – 10:49 am
When the day is done, I’m off to Austin for South by Southwest. It’s a long drive, which I’ll likely spend speeding through a collection of songs by showcasing bands in search of someone new to see. We’ve got as comprehensive a list of area bands playing SXSW – officially and unofficially, day time and [...]
