Video Encounter: Best Coast's "When I'm With You"

Fun. Fantastic. Best Coast. I like to describe them as surf-punk-love-fuzz, regardless of whether that's a completely accurate description.

LA Bands To See @ SXSW

This is a day late (and the font is a little off), but for those of you lucky enough to be in Austin and looking for the best LA has to offer, here's CER's SXSW recommendations:

Family of the Year

• Thursday: 1:30 @ Cafe Mundi
  
• Friday: 5:00 @ Maggie Mae's, 8:00 @ Ale House

His Orchestra

• Thursday: 5:00 @ Creekside Lounge

Best Coast

• Thursday: 3:00 @ Fader Fort, 4:00 @ Red Fez
  
• Friday: 3:30 @ Emo’s, 6:00 @ Klub Krucial
  
• Saturday: 2:00 @ Maggie Mae’s, 4:00 @ Mexican American Cultural Center, 6:45 @ Max’s Wine Dive, 11:00 @ Barbarella

Letting Up Despite Great Faults

• Thursday: 10:30 @ Sneakerfest
• Friday: 1:30 @ Clive Bar
• Saturday: 1:00 @ Moose Lodge, 2:45PM @ Home Slice Pizza
  

Happy Hollows

• Thursday 12:30 @ Scoot Inn, 3:00 @ Lustre Pearl, 4:30 @ Lambert’s
• Friday: 1:30 @ Republic Live, 8:00 @ Guero’s
  
• Saturday: 5:00 @ Home Slice Pizza

Casxio

• Thursday: 5:00 @ Blind Pig rooftop, 10:10 @ Malverde
  
• Friday: 5:15 @ Shangri-La
  
• Saturday: 2:40 @ Peckerheads

Henry Clay People

• Thursday: 2:00 @ Threadgill’s, 3:45 @ Lambert’s, 8:30 @ Club de Ville
  
• Friday: 3:30 @ Anne’s on 6th, 6:00 @ Pure Volume House
  
• Saturday: 2:30 @ Kung Fu Saloon, 6:00 @ Home Slice Pizza

Nico Stai

• Thursday: 8:00 @ Uncorked Bar
• Friday: 3:00 @ The Acquarium, 10:30 @ Maggie Mae's
• Saturday: 2:00 @ The Shangri-la
  

Also, Kittens Ablaze’s showcase is at 1am on Friday night at Wave.

I'm jealous of all of you. Have fun.