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American Bang Interview: SXSW 2010

American Bang, the Southern rock band from from Nashville, has come a long way since the days when they recorded themselves in basements. Five years after establishing the band, the four high school friends have already played most major American festivals and toured with legendary groups like ZZ Top and the Pretenders. With an eponymous album set ...

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Centro-Matic Interview: SXSW 2010

Having released 16 full-length albums and a handful of EPs, Centro-matic -- including its alternate incarnation, South San Gabriel -- is arguably the most prolific in the indie era. Frontman Will Johnson uses the groups as a vehicle for his poetic, introspective style of endless Americana. With Matt Pence on drums, Scott Danbom on fiddle and keys, ...

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Chalie Boy Interview: SXSW 2010

Growing up a teacher's son in rural central Texas, rapper Chalie Boy sang in his church choir and worshiped blues artists like B.B. King. Now, the 30-year-old is a major label hip-hop artist for Jive/Battery Records with a hit single, 'I Look Good,' but he retains his family-centered morality and R&B roots. Chalie, born Charles Williams, has ...

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Los Planetas Interview: SXSW 2010

When Los Planetas formed in Granada, Spain, in 1992, grunge music was only beginning to take shape. With 'Andalusia,' the fivesome's upcoming ninth album, the band is proving that distorted guitars and hazy vocals can be enduring artforms. Over the years, they have mastered the fundamentals of rock, delved into regional flamenco influences and ...

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Lucy Woodward Interview: SXSW 2010

With a pop rock past behind her, Lucy Woodward has teamed up with Verve Records and embraced the deep soul and jazz roots that called out to her since her days as a teenager in New York City. After several years of commercial and back-up singing, Lucy landed a deal on Atlantic Records in 2003. With the hit single 'Dumb Girls,' she was on top of the ...

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CALLmeKAT Interview: SXSW 2010

Denmark's CALLmeKAT, aka Katrine Ottosen, finds a thousand and one ways to put old keyboards to use, as she shows in her 2008 release, 'Fall Down.' Ottosen will return to the States for her first SXSW appearance and hopes to draw more listeners into the fold with her expressive, earthy voice. Spinner recently spoke with Ottosen about her keyboard ...

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