Austin Sound Check

Dirtblonde’s raw, gritty noise punk is reminiscent of an era when punk wasn’t yet mainstream and there was no pop about it. Though they may not be household names yet, I say give it time. These Liverpool natives are bringing the raucous energy back to punk and will no doubt put on an awesome show at SXSW this year.
Dirtblonde will be playing SXSW at Emo’s Annex on Saturday, March 21st at 9pm. They will also be spinning a DJ set at Alternative Press’ VIP Party on Thursday the 19th. Be sure to visit their SXSW page to download a copy …read more

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South by Southwest news is usually pretty hard to come by until the festival draws closer, but this year some tasty tidbits are leaking out early. Such as the announcement that Liverpool noise punks Dirtblonde have been selected to showcase at SXSW 2009.
The two piece plays a  raucous brand of lo-fi punk that has been called less Jack and Meg and more Sid and Nancy. Gibson recently ran a feature on Dirtblonde, who appear to be causing quite the stir in their hometown. “This boy and girl duo makes an uncompromising noise and plays chaotic gigs which often end with …read more

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