The Taiwan Beats Showcase at SXSW was a 6-act journey from island grooves to hip-hop chaos.
From breathy, echoing vocals washed in flanging riffs and seashore percussion, to a moving speech celebrating dreamers, the Tuesday night Taiwan Beats showcase at Elysium was a kaleidoscopic dream come true for both artists and fans, after two years gone virtual.
At 8pm sharp, dream pop artist LÜCY – “with two dots above the Ü,” she clarified twice – strutted onto stage, sporting a cowboy hat and braided hair. The South by Southwest newbie ushered audiences into a deep trance with angelic vocals, including irresistibly catchy track “CACTUS” and a slowed-down but still sonorous cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.
Indie bedroom pop trio the Chairs kept up the light-hearted bounce with upbeat groove “Every Day Is Sunday” and crowd favorite “Paris Texas” . The lively, quadrilingual trio insisted the audience keep dreaming with them and transport to a tropical island getaway with airy vocal harmonies dancing above cheery instrumentals in “Paradise… How Far?,” before wrapping up the set with their debut single “Rollin’ On.
But when rappers SiNNER MOON and Peatle took the stage, gentle, dreamy instrumentals gave way to screeching riffs and Auto-Tuned rap verses. The latter act almost immediately parted the sea of nodding heads: “You gotta start a mosh pit, yo.” With that, all hell broke loose, and 40 minutes of merciless moshing began.walked onstage at the stroke of midnight.
“Taiwan is the homeland for dreamers like you and me,” he said during the six-hour night’s final set. “We not only dream, but also make dreams come true.”has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
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