Hooves on the Turf

When Suckers arrived in Austin to play their first SXSW show, they’d just come from New Orleans and were wearing Mardi Gras beads around their necks. That show was at Club 1808 (in “Crack Central”), where after their set some local women grabbed the microphone and told them they were all very sexy. There was one Brooklyn expat who had come specifically to see them (but seemed to know little about them), and there were others who asked us excitedly during  the show, “What is the name of this band?“. When we told them what it was, the word “Suckers” spread out in a wave of whispers and giggles. The next day, we got into their Malverde show very last minute. The party was “All that Sparkles”, and sure enough there were balloons covering the floor outside the bathrooms, that’s how much it sparkled. The venue was in a slightly more posh area, and the stage was a balcony several floors up, looking out to other tall buildings and down on the streets. When we were running late and walking very fast towards the venue, we were able to identify a tiny figure of Quinn Walker, way up on the balcony, from all the beads he had on.

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Their set was really good and it was one of my favorites at SXSW, though they’re much better in person than in the video, the video does provide evidence of why the party’s hostess Rebecca Havemeyer called drummer Brian Aiken a stallion. They have an EP release party coming up on April 23 at Glasslands Gallery and a four-week Pianos residency in July right after they play a sold out show at Prospect Park with MGMT.

Details on the Apr 23 Glasslands show
8:00pm $5
Joint Release Party for Heeb Magazine’s Music Issue and Suckers EP
(free beer from 8-9pm)
Live performances by: Suckers and Tanlines

Pictures from the Malverde show are here.

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