This is the latest in a series of spotlights on the bands and artists participating in the 2014 Boston & Beyond party at SXSW, a collaborative effort between Berklee College of Music and Vanyaland. The party is Thursday, March 13 at Brush Square Park (409 East 5th St.) in Austin, runs from noon to 6 p.m., and is free, all-ages, and open to the public. RSVP to sxswrsvp@berklee.edu for entry.
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Elizabeth & the Catapult, 3:30 p.m. set time
By the time her third album, Like It Never Happened, dropped earlier this year, it felt like Elizabeth Ziman was well-established as a tried and true veteran of the music industry. Fronting (and often rounding out) Elizabeth & the Catapult, the Brooklyn musician has been active for a decade now, getting her start touring with Patti Austin for a year-and-a-half in the early 2000s, performing with Esperanza Spalding along the way before forming Via Audio.
Fast-forward to now, and Ziman is busier than ever, makin it incredible she even had time to release a new Catapult record at all. “Over the past 8 months I’ve toured in Kishi Bashi’s band, played with the Shins and the Waterboys, made a record with my friends from Lucius, and made an EP with Richard Swift,” she reports. “I’m one lucky girl.”
We’re lucky as well, as she brings a crisp sense of songwriting acumen to our outdoor party. The air will be fresh, her music will be fresher. Check out some new tracks and some old faves (of ours, at least), below…
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Here’s the rest of the Boston & Beyond lineup…
Stream all the artists via the Berklee Bandcamp sampler…