Carney Brings Acid-Rock Revival to SXSW

It's a cold SXSW this year. Despite the unexpected Texas chill, Los Angeles' emerging four-piece Carney, led by brothers Reeve and Zane Carney, brought the heat with their blues-inspired electric guitar riffs at Rusty Spurs Thursday evening. Word of mouth spreads quick at SXSW, and two days into the fest, Carney's name was falling off the lips as an act who wasn't failing to impress despite their low profile.

But you better check them out quick. Come August, frontman Reeve Carney heads to Broadway to star as Spider-man in the U2-scored musical. Despite having already started his wire training for the theater-bound, air-defying stunts of Spidey, Reeve and his band plan to release their debut, 'Mr. Green Vol. 1,' this May and tour extensively before he heads off to the Big Apple.

Channeling the vintage acid rock of Hendrix and the Doors, Reeve showed off his vocal dexterity with Robert Plant orgasmic moans and his own trademark raspy wails during original tracks like 'Tomorrow's Another Day' that peg them as a more pop friendly version of Wolfmother. While Carney's setlist is still unfamiliar to the ear, the band treated with a cover of the Beatles staple 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' that was spot on enough to take you back in time to the days the song was written itself.