Wow, what a whirlwind of activity! Texas Rock Fest was a wonderful success for Arcattack and friends and we would like to send out a special thanks to both Open Labs and Adam from TRF for the support in pulling off three days of non-stop entertainment on the corner of 7th and Trinity. Also a special round of thanks to the local Austin entertainers that joined us on the HML stage; DJ Polyhymnia, Panjoma, DJ Josh Meredith, and our newest adoption, One-Eyed Doll! We are very pleased to have been able to participate in TRF’s 10 year tradition of bringing free quality entertainment to Austin during SXSW. We can’t wait to see all of your photos and videos!br />br />Wedsday, Thursday, and Friday, Arcattack lit up the night in downtown Austin, doing what we can to quot;Keep it Weirdquot; in our electrifying fashion. We began doing sets in between bands around 9 pm every night and culminated in a 1-2 am performance featuring our live music set. We even did a special feature performance with the Faraday suit that made its way into the Austin American Statesman XL quot;special SXSW coveragequot; insert, without even being an official part of SXSW itself!br />br />Then on Saturday, we headed out to Dallas to play a super event called Flux Capacitor at Afterlife. We were hosted by Purple Monkey productions and let me tell you that they know how to take care of business! They really made us feel like rock stars with a steady supply of drinks and helpers, making this show perhaps one of the most seamless venue setups we have experienced so far. Furthermore, the venue operators at Afterlife are some of the coolest folks we have had the chance to hang out and talk to. They genuinely care about the kids that frequent their venue and I really got a sense of family out of the staff there. We at Arcattack for sure have Afterlife on the short list of venues we would love to return to!
Flux Capacitor playlist
Texas RockFest Playlist
We are going to take a short break from performances to work on music development (and I will be working on Faraday suit prototype 3 and 4), though I have a feeling we may be doing one or two sneak shows to try out some new material… If you have a local Austin venue that may want to host us once or twice before June, please contact us and we can work something out!