La Sera Interview-Sees The Light

One of the early highlights of my time at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas last month was the opportunity to interview Katy Goodman of La Sera.

Katy has been known on the music scene for a while now as an integral member of The Vivian Girls.

Now fronting a band where she is the central figure and sole songwriter, La Sera delivers a sweet pop sound that rocks hard around the edges, while presenting lyrical themes of relationships that have run their course.

I asked Katy a number of questions directly relating to her latest album "Sees The Light"

 

 

The official hardly art “Please Be My Third Eye” video

Katy was sweet and accomodating - a pleasure to interview.

"Sees The Light" is a wonderful pop album and a welcome addition to your summertime playlists

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Day 2 - SXSW - Wednesday 14th - Part 1

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 had me up "bright and early" - well "early" SXSW time.  Which is just after midday.

I headed down to my first scheduled appointment - an interview with the lovely Katy Goodman and a performance by her band La Sera!  Much thanks to Sarah and everyone at ForceField PR for making the arrangements.

Nice mural on the outdoor stage wall of club Red 7 during the ForceField/Terrorbird day party.

Katy and I headed out front to do a photo shoot and then an interview.  That audio/video interview will appear in a later entry.

The boys of La Sera are a great bunch of guys who were easy to joke around with.  They also are top-notch musicians, so it's easy to see why Katy has them in her band.

Katy cuts an adorable figure as we snapped away.

Photo shoot done, we sat down and had a nice chat about the new La Sera album - "Sees The Light"

Taking a picture with people I like - it's kinda become a habit.

Back inside, the band Forest Fire was into their set.

They had an appealing alternative rock sound

An appropriately casual style

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Time for the La Sera show, and the crowd packs in.

Katy and the boys showcased tracks from both of the band's albums.

The Austin crowd enjoys the quality sounds

Next up was Brooklyn dreampoppers Widowspeak

It's a classic sound that Molly and her band delivers

Guitar riffs and textures that drive the sound

It's a harsh realm out there, but Molly and her crew know how to navigate it

Full band after the show.

More of this day to follow in the next blog!