Check it out, Balthrop, Alabama is headed out on the road for SXSW. See them multiple times!

Listen to Freekradio. Freekradio is indie rock, hip-hop, dance, folk & blues, served with a smile from the Mo-Freek HQ in Austin, Texas, featuring End Up artists–Chris McFarland, Andrew Vladeck, Caithlin De Marrais and Balthrop, Alabama.

See if you can catch Oscar, age 1, making his debut in the “Can you say duck?” Freekradio bumper!

The Myth of the American Sleepover is an upcoming film from Roman Spring Pictures, directed by David Robert Mitchell. A few songs by Balthrop, Alabama are featured in the film, and in the trailer below:

The Myth of the American Sleepover will be making its premiere at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival this coming March. You can read more about the film at http://www.americansleepover.com.

Balthrop, Alabama will also be at SXSW this year. It’ll be our first time there — come say hi!

Kyle Fischer & Seb Leon recently collaborated with the Association for Cultural Equity, fashion label Sportmax, and various End Up musician to create MMIX (2009). MMIX is a multi-speaker sound piece mixing Alan Lomax’s field recordings with End Up’s music. See below, as interpreted by choreographers Andrea Miller an Jodi  Melnick.

Check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUUZDmXuiNI
Check it 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e50OOlhFfQ

Here are two of my favorite speakers from the show.

We will be releasing the “MMIX ­ – Opus 1″ record shortly. Stay tuned!

Spatial (yes spatial) thanks to Andrew Vladeck, Caithlin De Marrais, Josh Kaufman and Konrad Meissner.

In honor of the oncoming day of sweet manufactured love, Balthrop, Alabama’s Toxey Goodwater has made a little video Valentine. Check it out on YouTube (and pass it around to your Valentines!):

I Look at You by Balthrop, Alabama, drawn by Toxey

And come see A Very Balthrop Valentine’s Day at Joe’s Pub, Sunday, Feb 14 at 7:00.

Here’s a photo from the recent End Up Meeting — big plans for 2010!

What a fresh-faced crop of artists!

Ear to Ear Project interview with Caithlin! Shout outs to Van Halen, The Smiths and the Cadbury Crunchie bar.

Check it out!

http://eartoearproject.com/2010/01/caithlin_de_marrais/

Hello!

Georgiana Starlington here to tell you that Balthrop, Alabama is going on tour again and we need your help! We’re using this really cool website called Kickstarter to try and raise money to go on tour. We’re headed to Austin to be there during SXSW and we hope that you fans of Balthrop, Alabama will help us get there!

Check it out: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/balthropalabama/balthrop-alabama-the-texas-tour-trust

Even the smallest amount will help us get to Texas, so give what you can. Also, you get something for what you give so check out the pledge levels for details!

Thanks in advance for your donation and we hope to see you on the road!

♥ Georgiana

HERE’s a nice artcle about Fred & Daily!

My Magic City is now available on

iTunes!