posted by Leigh on April 1, 2011
Givers at Lustre Pearl, SXSW 2011. Photo by Leigh Celent.
The best part about SXSW is finding a new band or two just by mere happenstance. This serendipity tapped me on the shoulder on my very second day there, a gift bestowed upon me by the SXSW gods. My primary mission being at Lustre Pearl that oh-so-sunny day was to see The Naked and Famous. Mission failed, although they sounded amazing from our prime spot in the very long and slowly crawling line, our view “slightly” obstructed, you see, by the Lustre Pearl house. My disappointment at missing TNAF was abated by finally making it inside and seeing (yes, actually seeing) two new bands who completely and unabashedly tore the stage apart and threw the audience into a blinding musical frenzy. One: The Head and the Heart, to be discussed in a future post and Two: Givers.
Givers are friends from Lafayette, Louisiana recently signed to Glassnote Records. As they should be. Their energy on stage was riotous and raw, pure and uninhibited. Watching them was like watching someone play in snow for the first time (if playing in snow also required some kind of well-honed talent.) Tiffany Lamson (female vocals, ukelele, percussion) traded among instruments, never cutting the voltage for even one second in her transitions. The entire band embodied carefree life, their sound portraying the simple essence of what we all crave and seek to recreate time and time again. Their chemistry with each other and with the audience created a continuous cycle of captivation, so captivating that a fan suffered a bleeding leg just to get a piece of the tambourine that Lamson threw into the crowd at the end of the set. I’m sure it was totally worth it.
Givers will release their first album on Glassnote later this year. For now, sample their sound with some tracks from their 2009 self-titled and self-produced EP, “Up Up Up” and “Saw You First.” Don’t worry, there’s more where those came from.
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