Last night was one of those nights. Choices had to be made. You could have A) waited in line with a bunch of tweens who stayed up past their bedtime to watch the new Twilight movie, New Moon or  B) waited in line with a bunch of electro funk music loving fans and watch the energetic duo from Austin rock out SPIN on Sunset at the Key Club. Dilemma right? I opted for B. And though I had a moment of uncertainty when I was being crushed by the crowd who were desperately vying for front row viewing, the moment Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner aka Ghostland Observatory took the stage, any doubt was wiped away. 

When Turner came out on stage in his Count Chocula cape, and Behrens grabbed the mic to perform their first song, it was the best of both worlds. The packed crowd went wild. Guys dressed in capes, one dressed as a banana, the blinding flashes of dozens of cameras, you could tell it was going to be one of those nights. And the energy in the audience continued to rise as Behrens gyrated for the crowd, strutting up and down the stage to their cheers. 

You had to be there. But if you weren’t, here’s a quick photo recap and next time, keep it here on the Sounds of VTech and don’t miss out. 

  

Hockey (photo by Emilia Costa)

We’ve teamed up with our friends over at SPIN Magazine to give one lucky SPIN.com reader the chance to win a poster signed by the band Hockey, plus a vinyl copy of their new album Mind Chaos! and an amazing VTech IS9181WiFi Internet Radio. And all you have to do is enter.

Spotlight guests of SPIN’s SPINHouse Live’s CMJ 2009, Hockey, the dance-rock band from Portland, Oregon, wowed guests and staffers a like with their infectious performance on the roof. If you missed their performance, here’s a chance to win a few prizes and tell your friends, “It was like I was there..”

And with the VTech IS9181 WiFi Internet Radio, you can rock out to Hockey as often as you’d like. Not only is this a state of the art stereo system that lets you tune into over 11,000 internet stations from around the globe, with preset functions, access to your local weather with five day forecast, and more. It also hooks up to your MP3 player or CD player and can be used in the home, on the beach (it runs on batteries), and anywhere with WiFi!! So sit back and enjoy the two 3W Hi-Fidelity stereo speakers, a 10W subwoofer and class D amplifiers and let the Sounds of VTech take you away  with the IS9181.

Click  HERE  for your chance to win!!

Check out how super producer Exile gets along with his VTech IS9181 WiFi Radio…

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This year, VTech heads to CMJ in New York City where we’ll join forces with Bilal, Spinna, J. Rocc, Exile, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Thundercat, the Beat Junkies, Hockey and more,  bringing you the best in music.

We hope to see you all there.

Check back with The Sounds of VTech as we bring you more exclusive downloads, special events, parties and more.

Come out to Stubb’s and celebrate with VTech and Spin Magazine with performances from the likes of post-punk English rock group Echo & The Bunnymen to “flower punk” band Black Lips, American electro band Passion Pit  to New Zealanders, Cut Off Your Hands, and more. 

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN:

GLAS VEGAS:

PASSION PIT:

Spin Magazine at Stubb’s Presented by VTech

You won’t want to miss it!!!!!

Be sure to catch all our sponsored shows while at SXSW