New York – A week closer to SXSW and we’re back with our part 2 of New Bands We Want To See At SXSW. You know we can’t just stop at 5 artists to watch out for and pretend we really could narrow it down to just that many out of the clusterf*ck of shows
While listening to “Possibilities”, the latest EP from the up and coming Austin, TX outfit Saints of Valory, there’s sort of a parallel to watching a movie like “October Sky” or perhaps even “Cool Runnings.” First is the overwhelmingly optimistic aesthetic that no matter where you are bound to geographically, barriers and obstacles can
“A Brazilian, a Frenchman, a Canadian, & an American walk into a bar…” This isn’t the intro to a terrible ethnic joke, but the Twitter caption, and essentially the story behind up and coming pop-rockers Saints of Valory, now hailing from Austin, Texas. Their roots originated when lead vocalist and bassist Gavin Jasper befriended guitarist