Keith Shackleton on March 17th, 2010

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Austin bands such as Harlem can really make waves this week at SXSW, playing on their home turf and knowing which touristy BBQ joints to avoid. The three-piece come across like snotty sons of the Dave Clark Five, bashing out a raggedy British Invasion-inspired bierkeller backbeat on their cheap but undeniably cheerful second album “Hippies.” Big fun on a night out, I’ll be bound. They’re all over SXSW like a rash, with a couple big shows Friday at the Fader Fort and at SPIN magazine’s party at Stubb’s, so pop along and scratch your garage-rock itch.

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– By Keith Shackleton

Photo by Pooneh Ghana