Music Video: Niceguys “Die Later” – H-Town
21 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Music Video Tags: "Die Later", hip hop, Houston, Houston artists, rap, The Niceguys, The Show
10 SXSW Artist pop quiz interviews and Showcases
17 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
in pop quiz interview Tags: 8bit, actor, Austin, Austin Convention Center, Beauty Bar, Braids, Club de Ville, DJ, Flamingo Cantina, Headhunters, hip hop, indie, Japanese Action Comic Punk, Jazz One, Maggie Mae's, Maggie Mae's Rooftop, Nuvola, Palm Door, Peelander-Z, pop, pop quiz, popolio, power pop, Quiet Company, Radio Day Stage, rap, Roach Gigz, rock, rock n roll, Rusty Spurs, Scoot Inn, She's a Tease, Speakeasy, Speakeasy Kabaret, spoken word, Spoken Word Artist, SXSW, SXSW 2011, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Jezebels, The Marq, The Niceguys, The Phoenix, THE REAL popolio, The Rusty Spurs, Unicorn Kid
Last Monday I kicked off a series of special daily SXSW pop quizzes. There were no less than 10 posted between last week and yesterday. Here’s the complete list of our REAL popolio SXSW 2011 Artists including their genres, links to each of their pop quizzes, and a listing of their official SXSW Showcases in date and time order.
Make it fun, follow these shows like a road map and see if you can make it from one to the next. The majority are tonight and on Saturday at 11:00 PM you’ll have to choose between BRAIDS and the Jezabels. Tough choice! Enjoy SXSW, y’all!!!
Jazz One
Genre: DJ/Spoken Word Artist/Actor
pop quiz
21+ show at Speakeasy Kabaret (412 Congress Avenue) TONIGHT, March 17, 2011, starting at 8:45 PM
The Niceguys
Genre: Hip-Hop
pop quiz
21+ show at the Scoot Inn (1308 E. 4th Street) TONIGHT, March 17, 2011, starting at 8:50 PM
She’s a Tease
Genre: Rock
pop quiz
21+ show at Flamingo Cantina (515 E. 6th Street) TONIGHT, March 17, 2011, starting at 9:00 PM
Roach Gigz
Genre: Rap
pop quiz
21+ shows at the Scoot Inn (1308 E. 4th Street) TONIGHT, March 17, 2011, and Nuvola (105 E. 5th Street) TOMORROW, March 18, 2011, both starting at 9:50 PM
Unicorn Kid
Genre: Pop/8bit
pop quiz
21+ show at the Phoenix (409 Colorado Street) TONIGHT, March 17, 2011, starting at 10:00 PM
Quiet Company
Genre: Indie Rock/Power Pop
pop quiz
21+ show at the Marq (422 N. Congress Avenue) next TONIGHT, March 17, 2011, starting at 11:00 PM
Tapes ‘n Tapes
Genre: Rock ‘n Roll
pop quiz
Show at the Rusty Spurs (405 E. 7th Street) Friday, March 18, 2011, at 11:00 PM and an ALL AGES show Radio Day Stage Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez Street) next Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 2:00 PM
BRAIDS*
Genre: Experimental Pop
pop quiz
21+ show at Club de Ville (900 Red River Street) Saturday, March 19, 2011, both starting at 11:00 PM.
*played 21+ show at the Beauty Bar/Palm Door (401 Sabine Street) yesterday, March 16, 2011, at 11:00 PM
The Jezabels
Genre: Pop? Indie?
pop quiz
21+ show at the Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E. 6th Street) Saturday, March 19, 2011, starting at 11:00 PM
Peelander-Z
Genre: Japanese Action Comic Punk
pop quiz
18+ show at Headhunters (720 Red River Street) Saturday, March 19, 2011, starting at 1:05 AM
The Niceguys pop quiz interview – SXSW Artist
12 Mar 2011 1 Comment
in pop quiz interview Tags: "Good Shepherd", "The Message", 265, Audible Treats, Austin, Batman, Good Clothes, hip hop, Ives Saint, Nas, rap, Scoot Inn, SXSW, SXSW 2011, The Niceguys, The Show
Houston-based, the Niceguys, offer a nice mix of hip hop beats and rap lyrics that defy expectations and entertain the masses.
The Niceguys play a 21+ show at the Scoot Inn (1308 E. 4th Street) next Thursday, March 17, 2011, starting at 8:50 PM.
March 12, 2011
Name: The Niceguys
Genre: Hip-Hop
Debut Release: The Show (265, Self-Released)
Release Date: September 28, 2010
This, That, or the Other
1. Underground OR Mainstream? Mainstream
2. Maintain Artistic Integrity and Vision OR Make a lot of Money? (OR Both)??? BOTH
3. Studio OR Stage? Stage
4. Spirituality OR Hedonism? Roman Catholicism
5. Make Love, Have Sex, OR %$*!? Know the right time for each.
Fill in the Blank
6. Music is my disposition.
7. I’m musically inspired by life.
8. If I could have made any music video it would have been an unwritten song by The Niceguys.
9. If I was a super hero I’d be Batman.
10. Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll should change to Good Clothes, Good Music, and Niceguys.
Short Answer
11. I make music because: I’m supposed to be.
12. I want my fans to: Trust me.
13. If I could only share one thing about myself it would be: I don’t have it all figured out. Just mostly figured out.
14. Wild Card! Everything is a fight.
15. I want my musical legacy to be: Like no other.
Editor’s Note: Need to rework question Number 8, but since the first song Niceguys member, Ives Saint, ever memorized was Nas’ “The Message,” that’s the video I’m choosing for them.
Listen to “Good Shepherd” from the Niceguys’ debut, The Show. Click on the cover to go their official blog.
