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Photos: Wintersleep at Union Hall

We recently caught a band at Union Hall called Wintersleep who hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Now, we’ve never been to Halifax, but if Wintersleep is indicative of what we might expect to find there in terms of a music scene, we are totally interested in checking it out. These guys sounded great — a really big sound with no excess, loud in all the right places and well aware of when to back off and let their sound just sort of linger for you to take it in. We hope to see them back this way again soon. Here are some photos from the show, also available on Flickr:

Photos: Gold Streets at Union Hall

Gold Streets is a a band we’ve seen and heard many times now. And on Friday, at Brooklyn’s Union Hall, they were especially in top form. There was something about the sound at the venue that night that particularly showcased their rather broad, impressive dynamic range — just as capable of playing hard and forceful as laid back and delicate. Here are some photos from their set, with more available on Flickr:

Gold Streets is playing three shows in Austin this week, including one official SXSW showcase. They’ll be playing again in NY in April, as well as premiering a new music video. Check out their MySpace for details.

After the Jump Heads to Austin for SXSW!

Friday 3/14, 7pm
The After the Jump Backyard @ 1204 Salina St. - East Side
Free and open to the public + Free beer and bbq!
7 Laura Palmer
745 Senryu
830 The Physics of Meaning
915 Salt and Samovar
10 Oliver Future
1045 These United States
1130 The Lisps

Saturday 3/15, High Noon
ATJ/Indie Outlaw/Paper Garden Day Party @ Lucky Lounge 209 W 5th St,
Free and open to the public, Open bar + bbq and free shirts and bags courtesy of Speakerheart!
1215 Peasant
100 The Pendletons
145 Darla Farmer
230 The Answering Machine
330 LoveLikeFire
415 Morning State
5 Cloud Cult

Saturday 3/15, 2pm
The After the Jump Backyard @ 1204 Salina St. - East Side
Free and open to the public + Free beer and bbq!
215 Bell
3 Laura Gibson
4 Luke Temple
5 The Lisps
6 White Ghost Shivers
7 Jukebox the Ghost

Saturday 3/15, 7:30pm
ATJ Official SXSW Evening Showcase at Lambert’s BBQ
401 W 2nd St - badges and limited tickets @ door
8 The Teenage Prayers
9 Care Bears On Fire
10 Neimo
11 Tigercity
12 Cassettes Won’t Listen
1 Project Jenny, Project Jan