THE NEXT WAVE OF FRENCH TALENT AT SXSW 2017

CARPENTER BRUT

At first glance, Carpenter Brut's influences are 80s TV shows, B movies loaded with synthesizer music. Listening to his home made EPs, however, one would rather bet on a black metal background, a crush for Dario Argento and a force-fed religious education. This would explain his satanic mood, his passion for kitsch sounds and his adoration for all kinds of enjoyment.

SXSW Showcases:

3/17 @ SXSW (Grizzly Hall) / Austin

US Tour Dates:

3/08 @ Brighton Music Hall / Boston
3/09 @ Schimanski / New York
3/13 @ Thalia Hall / Chicago
3/14 @ Exit/in / Nashville
3/15 @ Terminal West / Atlanta
3/20 @ Highline / Seattle
3/21 @ Start Theatre / Portland
3/22 @ Treefort Music Festival / Boise
3/24 @ Great American Music Hall / San Francisco
3/25 @ Union / Los Angeles

JAIN

It takes just a few seconds of listening to Jain to know that you've stumbled on someone special. Pick a song – any song – from the Parisian's glorious, globe-trotting debut album, Zanaka, and the effect is the same. Instantly, you'll be startled, smitten and smiling. Jain was named the most compelling new star at Les Victoires de la Musique, the French version of the Grammy Awards.

SXSW Showcases:

3/15 @ SXSW, Pandora Showcase, The Gatsby (8:30 - 9PM)
3/16 @ SXSW, RCA Showcase, Container Bar (1:45 - 2:15PM)
3/16 @ SXSW, COLLide Showcase, Bar 96 (9 - 9:45PM)
3/17 @ SXSW, Flood Fest, Cedar St Courtyard (2 - 2:40PM)

US Tour Dates:

3/12 @ 3rd & Lindsley / Nashville
3/21 @ Constellation Room / Santa Ana
3/22 @ Troubadour / Los Angeles
3/24 @ The Independent / San Francisco
3/26 @ Doug Fir / Portland
3/27 @ Biltmore Cabaret / Vancouver
3/28 @ Crocodile / Seattle
3/31 @7th Street Entry / Minneapolis
4/01 @ Subterranean / Chicago
4/03 @ Mod Club / Toronto
4/04 @ Corona Theatre / Montreal
4/05 @ Brighton Music Hall / Allston
4/06 @ Bowery Ballroom / New York
4/08 @ MHOW / Brooklyn
4/09 @ Rock & Roll Hotel / DC
4/10 @ The Foundry / Philadelphia

ODEZENNE

Rage, energy, and dark circles. These are the best words to describe Alix, Jaco, Mattia and Stefano, the four buddies in Odezenne. Their musical ventures never ceased to grow from their debut, culminating now in some kind of new French spoken prose, definitely their own, unique kind. The music could be new wave as much as it could be indie rock as it could be none of these, mixing and weaving several styles throughout the band's high-energy journey, characterized by the passion in their voices.

SXSW Showcases:

3/18 @ SXSW, Swan Dive Patio / Austin

US Tour Dates:

3/07 @ Rough Trade / Brooklyn

JACQUES

France has always been a pioneer of electronic and house music and Jacques with his experimental debut has not let us down. Moody and sublime Jacques effortlessly blends an electro soundscape with natural percussion. The music video shows a semi-clothed, shaven Jacques, a la a monk's tonsure, stoically presenting a series of video clips inspired by his 2 months of travelling in Mexico, Britain and India.

SXSW Showcases:

3/14 @ French Tech House (401 Sabine St), French Waves Showcase, SXSW / Austin (8PM - 2AM)

US Tour Dates:

3/04 @ Le Bain / NYC

MOLECULE

An accomplished techno producer, Molecule recently achieved great acclaim for his latest releases, '60°43' Nord', recorded during 34 days at sea.

SXSW Showcases:

3/14 @ French Tech House (401 Sabine St), French Waves Showcase, SXSW / Austin (8PM - 2AM)

US Tour Dates:

3/04 @ Le Bain / NYC

LAURE BRIARD

Discovered by 2000 Records for a compilation of alternative musicians performing chanson française, Laure Briard is a singer and musician from Toulouse who has already performed with big names on the French scene, such as Eddy Crampes and Julien Gasc (Aquaserge).

SXSW Showcases:

3/14 @ SXSW (Tony Presley Showcase) / Austin
3/18 @ SXSW (Burgers Recs Showcase, Hotel Vegas Annex) / Austin (9:45 – 10:15PM)

US Tour Dates:

3/10 @ Discovery Green / Houston
3/11 @ Dallas Armory
3/12 @ TapsnCaps / Denton

THE BLIND SUNS

A French dream pop trio, drawing sounds from the likes of Mazzy Star, JAMC, and The Primitives, The Blind Suns carry that Duane Eddy meets Link Wray like guitar sound that sits so well alongside Dorota Kuszewska's captivating vocals. The band released their first album "Baltic Waves" in 2014 and an EP "I Can Sea You" produced by Clive Martin (Queen, The Cure, Nick Cave) this year. After a complete French and U.S. tour, a new record is set for release in autumn 2017.

SXSW Showcases:

3/10 @ SXSW, Blackheart - Austin, TX
3/16 @ SXSW, Hotel Vegas/Volstead - Austin, TX

MANAST LL'

Manast LL' is a young Parisian artist inspired by Pretty Ricky, Lil Wayne and Theophilus London. In 2016, Manast LL' released his new EP « Known as Sookah » on Kitsuné this time with the renowned Ryan B. "Sookah" is the lead track from the appropriately named Known as Sookah EP, which tells the story of a young lady who Manast met during one long Parisian winter.

SXSW Showcases:

3/16 @ SXSW (Hotel Vegas At Volstead) / Austin (7 – 7:30PM)

GOLDILOX

"Singing and playing the piano got me through the hard times and allowed me to express my feelings." Morning, the first track lifted from Godilox's "Skin", is a bass-driven, sultry sound with ethereal vocals, beautifully apt instrumentals and yearning lyrics, with a particularly enchanting piano interlude.

SXSW Showcases:

3/18 @ SXSW (Iron Bear) / Austin (11 – 11:40PM)

GLOCKABELLE

Glockabelle plays two Casio VL-Tones, a lyre-shaped glockenspiel with eight thimbles and sings in both French and English. After being introduced to the sound of the Casio VL-Tone by a neighbor in Paris, Cazes began blending her classical piano techniques with vintage synthesizers and analog drum machines resulting in a hyperactive mix of rhythm and tone.

SXSW Showcases:

3/17 @ SXSW, CU29 - Austin, TX

US Tour Dates:

3/10 @ Barbes - Brooklyn, NY

HOOKA HEY

Hooka Hey, a recent addition to Austin by way of Paris, France, plays blues-based tribal beats with smoky, sludgy riffs drenched and charged like the air just before a rainstorm. Organic and raw, Hooka Hey's "Transylvanian Voodoo" sound encompasses a wide variety of grooves and tones evoking artists like Queens of The Stone Age or Jack White.

SXSW Showcases:

3/15 @ Kitty Cohen's, 2211 Webberville Rd
3/15 @ Cheers Rooftop Bar, 416 E 6th St (8PM)
3/18 @ Stay Gold, 1910 E Cesar Chavez St (4PM)

DOVE & THE WOLF

The Dove & the Wolf is Paloma and Lou, two girls raised on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean; one in Paris and the other on the French-Caribbean island of Martinique. Six months after creating the band, they released a first EP that caught the attention of the NY Times that praised: "a four-song collection of spare but soaring harmonies".

SXSW Showcases:

3/14 @ SXSW, Buffalo Billiards / Austin
3/15 @ South by San Jose, 1316 S Congress Ave (Day)

LOU REBECCA

Originally of Paris France and led by the singer/songwriter of the same name, Lou Rebecca will enchant and delight the modern show-goer with her effortless blend of French & English lyrics mixed with the hardware wizardry from Josh Mills.

SXSW Showcases:

3/13 @ SXSW, Swan Dive / Austin (9 – 9:40PM)
3/17 @ SXSW, Hideout / Austin (12:20 – 12:50AM)

VEDETT

Since 2012, VedeTT has settled into the international pop circuit with a sincere and personal "Spleen-wave". The solo project of Florent Vincelot (aka Nerlov), is widely recognized in France, playing festivals and venues such as Stereolux and Carreau du Temple in Paris. Recently making its debut in the USA (Austin), VedeTT continues to evolve its artistic universe capturing the imagination of fans and new listeners alike.

SXSW Showcases:

3/10 @ SXSW, Blackheart / Austin
3/14 @ Kiva - San Marcos, TX 
3/15 @ SXSW, Kitty Cohen's / Austin
3/16 @ SXSW, Hotel Vegas / Austin
3/18 @ SXSW, Shiner's Saloon / Austin

IMARHAN

Even if the band has a direct DNA link to trail blazers Tinariwen - (Eyadou Ag Leche of Tinawiren is a cousin of frontman Sadam, and guided their evolution and produced and co-wrote several songs on this album), their poetry and flow has a more integrally urban base than the ancestral tamashek poetry and traditional rhythms of their elders, Tinariwen.

SXSW Showcases:

3/13 to 3/19 @ SXSW (Dates TBA) - Austin, TX

US Tour Dates:

3/24 @ Big Ears Festival - Knoxville, TN

OUT OF THE BLUE (Film by Sophie Ansel)

'Out Of The Blue' is an intimate journey exploring the rich legacy inherited by 8 year old Yerick, a child amongst a community of fishermen in Cabo Pulmo who became inadvertent conservationists when faced with the depletion of their marine resources. In an area once described by Jacques Cousteau as the 'Aquarium of the World', the fishermen families of Cabo Pulmo chose to sacrifice the source of their food and income in a revolutionary and dramatic decision: a fishing ban in their own waters in order to encourage marine life to return and find shelter.

3/14 @ JW Marriott Salon 5, SXSW / Austin (11:00AM – 6:00PM)

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THE FRENCH TECH HOUSE / FRENCH WAVES

"FRENCH TECH" is the term used to describe the French startup community: entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, designers, incubators, public organizations, etc. committed to the growth of French startups and to their international prosperity. This community includes champions such as BlaBlaCar, valued at €1.2 billion, and Sigfox and Devialet, which respectively raised €150 million and €100 million in 2016. "FRENCH WAVES" has made the history of French electronic music come alive through its documentary, web series, international tour, and immersive website. 

THE FRENCH TECH HOUSE / FRENCH WAVES
March 10 - 15, 2017
Palm Door on Sabine, 401 Sabine St, Austin, TX

French Waves Showcase, 3/14, 8PM - 2AM: Featuring Jacques & Molécule

French Waves Brunch, 3/15, 12PM - 2PM: Featuring Jacques, Molécule, & Julian Starke

Kitsuné Club Night

Let's bring on the good vibes for the return of Spring in Austin at Empire Control Room Join us on March, 16th w/ oddCouple, Pell, Rome Castille, Sammus, Tasha the Amazon, Topaz Jones, Trapo

Kitsuné Club Night
3/16 @ Empire Control Room,
606 E 7th St, Austin, Texas (8PM - 2AM)

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