SXSW Friday Interviews

Posted on 11:45 AM

I found The Antler's Peter Silberman at his hotel on Wednesday, the official first day of SXSW-it proved to be a rare opportunity to relax for the artist, who'll be playing a few showcases in the upcoming days. We discussed Hospice (one of Radio K's favorite albums of last year), the artists' emotional music, and moving from solo songwriting to full-band collaboration. -Anna

*The Antlers will be playing a show with Phantogram at the Varsity Theater on Tuesday, April 20th

Peter of The Antlers:



On day one of the festival I met up with Basia Bulat, one of Radio K's favorite folk singers. Bulat kicked off Paste Magazine's day party on Wednesday afternoon, to be followed by Free Energy and Frightened Rabbit, among others. After playing a spunky and well-received set, she sat down with me to talk about playing SXSW, touring with her brother and her love of The Simpsons. -Anna

Basia Bulat:



I met up with Sam from Le Loup after their performance at the Austin Pets Unite! party. The event took place at the EPOCH coffee shop's parking lot in North Austin. It was really different to get away from all the craziness of downtown Austin. We sat down and talked about Le Loup's new album Family, touring, the harsh Minnesota winters, and more. -Sam

Le Loup:



Local musician Jeremy Messersmith and I talked with each other at the Vita.mn sponsored Minnesota Music Party. The vibe at the party was most certainly Minnesotan, in other words, everyone was incredibly friendly. We talked about the camaraderie between Minnesota acts, what SXSW means to musicians, growing as an artist, and much much more. -Sam

Jeremy Messersmith:


Stay tuned tomorrow and throughout next week as we share more of the boatloads of interviews we gathered here in Austin!