LidoLido, hip hopers from Haugesund in Norway, received high praise from the American rapper Bun B, from Underground Kingz.”I wish my kids had the same talent” the rapper told MSN News after LidoLido’s concert at Club 115.
The music scene in Norway is large and varied. The Norwegian artists and bands that held showcases at the SXSW were Bigbang, Casiokids, Cocktail Slippers, Deleted Waveform Gatherings, Eva & the Heartmaker, Julian Berntzen, LidoLido, Pirate Love, The Megaphonic Thrift, Unni Løvlid, Apoptygma Berzerk, Serena Maneesh, Sondre Lerche, Pirate Love and William Hut. The bands play in a variety of genres, such as electronic, pop, psychedelic rock, new wave, hip hop, experimental and metal.
South by Southwest is an industry-based event and a great place for Norwegian bands to show off the sound of Norway’s diverse music scene. SXSW is also a useful place for Norwegian musicians to interact with the American music business and with bands from other international music scenes.
The Norwegian musicians at the festival received a lot of attention from the public at this year’s festival. Bloggers, journalists and other artists praised the bands from the north.
Many blogs, such as LimeWire Music Blog and Austin Bloggy Limits, both praised the band Casiokids from Bergen in Norway. Before the SXSW festival NeuFutur magazine recommended the Casiokids concert: “Casiokids generate the kind of unrestrained party mood that inevitably transforms any audience into a joyous, dancing mass.”
If you want to learn more about the Norwegian bands that participated at the SXSW festival and listen to their music, follow the links above.
Also, take a look at our links to blogs and other sites for more on the Norwegian bands that played at SXSW this year:
- Photos from NRK P3
- Interview with Serena Manesh in Spinner
- Article about Serena Manesh on SXSW’s web-page
- Article about The Megaphonic Thrift on SXSW’s web-page
- Interview with The Megaphonic Thrift in Spinner
- Video from one of The Megaphonic Thrift's live performances at Habana Calle 6 with at SXSW from the blog Ryspace
- Interview with Unni Lovlid in Spinner
- Article about Julian Berntzen on the blog Heavy Connector
- Article about Pirate Love in the Plug in Music
- Article about Pirate Love in NeuFutur Magazine
- Photos of Pirate Love by Jackie Roman on LimeWire Music Blog
- Interview with Casiokids in LimeWire Music Blog
- Interview with Big Bang in Spinner
- Article about Big Bang on the blog MvRemix
- Interview with Casiokids in Spinner
- Article about Casiokids and music videos from You Tube on the blog Austin Bloggy Limits
- Article about Casiokids in NeuFutur Magazin
- Interview with the Low Frequency in Stereo in Spinner
- Article and videos from You Tube about Sondre Lerche in Under the Radar
- Interview with Coctail Slippers in Spinner
- Interview with Apoptygma Berzerk in Spinner