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SXSW Winners visit the UK

added: 8 Jun 2009 // by: newsdesk 

SXSW Award-Winning art rock band 'The Black and White Years,' is coming to London to open for Basement Jaxx and KanYe West.

Austin indie art rockers, The Black and White Years, will make their debut performance in London at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park. The band is scheduled to play both dates of the two-day festival with headliners Basement Jaxx on July 4th and KanYe West on July 5th.

The Black and White Years were the standout band at 2009's South by Southwest with four outstanding showcases including a performance with Devo, Tricky and Datarock; plus a relentless week that kicked off by winning five major awards at the 27th Annual Austin Music Awards, the ceremony which marks the beginning of the SXSW Music Festival.
The Austin, Texas four-piece were presented with SXSW trophies for Best New Band and Best Song for their single, Power to Change, Best Performing Band - Rock and Best Bass Player (John Aldridge). In addition, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads, Modern Lovers) won the award for Best Producer of the Year for his work on The Black And White Years' eponymous debut album.

The Black and White Years are:

Scott Butler - vocals, guitars, keyboards, vocals
Landon Thompson - guitars, keyboards, vocals
John Aldrige - bass guitar, brass, keyboards
Billy Potts - drums



www.theblackandwhiteyears.com



www.myspace.com/theblackandwhiteyear


'Power to Change' (video) ' http://www.rainmakerartists.com/bwy/video/


'Zeroes and Ones' (video) ' http://www.theblackandwhiteyears.com/zeroes_and_ones/

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