For those of you in town for SXSW in Austin, we have a neat show tonight for FREE!

Monday, March 10, 2008 – Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Barcelona 209 E 6th St Austin, Texas

Creative tech blogs http://createdigitalmusic.com and http://createdigitalmotion.com join with Livid Instruments (http://lividinstruments.com) for an evening of mixing, music, and motion.

8:00 PM - Open mixer / project share: bring your custom code, custom patches, favorite music and motion toys, and DIY hardware - finished or not—and hang out with CDM readers, Austin’s digital scene, and SxSWers.

Live Music:

proem http://www.proemland.com/

Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com

Lila’s Medicine http://www.myspace.com/lilasmedicine

Live Visuals from Livid and Friends:

Jay Smith – Livid Instruments http://www.lividinstruments.com/about_history.php

Kusser – Open Labs http://www.myspace.com/kusser

... and surprise visualist appearances

FREE Please RSVP No SxSW badge required (but you can wear it as a badge of honor, if you like)

Wow! Thanks so much for everyone’s votes and nice e-mails. We were so busy playing shows all weekend that we just now had time to log in and see that we won. We couldn’t do it without all of you so thanks!

Lila’s Medicine is playing the GAT festival at The Mohawk in Austin TX Thursday Feb 28th.

AUSTIN AVANT-GARDE

The Austin Avant-Garde Showcase will feature cutting edge music, fashions and art from some of Austin’s most innovated talent. The event will take place at Mohawk Nightclub on February 28th. Golden Arm Trio, fronted by the versatile Graham Reynolds, will headline the event. Govinda will provide music for the fashion show and will perform a second set featuring belly dancers and video projections. Joseph King, Williamsburg Brooklyn, will perform on the inside stage along with Laura Scarborough and the designer DJ duo Team Fabrication. The Fashion show will feature styles from Boudoir Queen, Downstairs, Fetish, Cream, and Wet Salon amongst others. The event will also include a diverse 2D and 3D art exhibition featuring work from Sean Gaulager [cofounder Cantanker Arts Magazine], Ricardo Acevedo [She Rocks Calendar], The Painterly Handsomes, Amelia Winger-Bearskin and C. Paul Verga.

Austin Avant-Garde February 28th 8pm Mohawk Nightclub 912 Red River $5 at the door

New show this Friday! We are invading Dallas again with the wonderful Shanghai 5.

This time it will be an Arabian night of magic! And no cover!

Friday Sep 28th Shanghai 5 + Lila’s Medicine + Drink Local Jukebox + Al Amir Dancers 9-2am No Cover Magic Carpet Room @ Al Amir 7402 Greenville Ave 75231 (214) 739-2647

New shows coming up this month with the Dallas band Shanghai 5. We play Aug 17th in Austin at Club 115 and then Aug 18th in Dallas at Lee Harvey’s.

New show for us next Friday. It is a FREE show and is for a Summer NAMM after party put on by Livid Instruments. Hope to see you there!

Pushing the Limits of Digital Performance and Technology

Austin, TX – July 10th, 2007 – The annual NAMM summer session convention is coming to the Austin Convention Center July 27-29, bringing together music products manufacturers, retailers, and musicians. Livid Instruments, a local video instrument manufacturer is hosting “The Livid Cell Party” on July 27th starting at 8PM at The Copa Bar and Grill located on 217 Congress St. in Downtown Austin.

NAMM members and the general public are invited to experience the latest in cutting edge audio and video performances, digital mixing instruments, VJ and DJ technology, and interactive video systems. Performances by DJ Manny, Lila’s Medicine, OHN, SunX, Jay Smith (Viditar), Kusser, Joel Irdbisa, Super Continent, Aux Armes, and Paul Baker.

The Livid Cell Party will include multiple VJ controlled video screens and an audience controlled projection system featuring Livid’s new VJ software Cell. Austin based Open Labs will also be showcasing their Miko and Neko music workstations. “We are excited to be able to bring together both local and out of town performers for this event” says Travis Redding, Director of Hardware for Livid Instruments in Austin. Redding explains, “The performances aren’t just about the latest audio and video mixing technology, but about the shift in digital technology in the live performance world. ”

Livid Instruments is setting the standard for video performance technology with their award winning hardware and software. In addition to their performance products, Livid will have multiple Respondr reactive video systems installed for the event. DJ Manny from Austin’s own DJ Dojo Music Store will be demonstrating M-Audio’s Torq as part of his performance.