SXSW Flatstock 2018 Exclusive Zooball & Olen Screen Prints by Paul Pope x Nakatomi

Nakatomi will be setting up shop once again at Flatstock this year during Austin’s SXSW music conference, where they will be releasing a number of killer exclusives. From March 15th - 17th, Nakatomi will be at the Austin Convention Center along with hundreds of other silkscreen poster artists from around the world! There will actually be two killer SXSW / Flatstock 2018 exclusive Paul Pope screen prints released this week. First up is the killer “Zooball”! The red Regular Edition ($50) measures 16”x36” and is a hand numbered edition of 150 pieces, while the cream Variant is limited to just 25 pieces and retails for $60.

Collectors can also pick up Pope’s new Disney tribute print, “Olen”, which is Russian for deer. This Bambi homage is a 12’x24” hand numbered screen print limited to just 150 pieces, and retails for $40. Make sure you head straight to Nakatomi’s Flatstock booth on Thursday if you’re hoping to add these new Paul Pope releases to your walls!

Super7 x Datarock Data Rock Vinyl Figure & In Store Appearance

Tonight is a big night for Super7, as the San Francisco based toy company hosts Norwegian Electro Rock band Datarock for a special secret in-store acoustic set. Why the secret show? Datarock’s visit to Super7 celebrates the upcoming release of the Datarock x Super7 Data Rock vinyl figure of course!

The Data Rock is a soft vinyl diamond designed by Super7's Brian Flynn, and includes a tiny USB Storage Drive containing the most extravagant single in history: Datarock's "Catcher in the Rye." The USB vinyl figure also includes 105 bonus tracks, 1500 photos, 20 music videos and a 60 minute concert film! The Data Rock will be available from Datarock at SXSW, and from Super7 starting Friday, March 18th, at 12 noon PST.

The Datarock special secret acoustic set will begin at 6pm PST tonight, Thursday, March 10th, at the Super7 Store.

Bishop Allen - Grrr…

Last week Bishop Allen, one of The Blot’s favorite indie rock bands, released their third full length album Grrr… I haven’t heard it yet, but I ordered the album a few days ago and can’t wait to hear what Justin Rice and Christian Rudder have been working on since 2007’s The Broken String was released. I’ve been lucky enough to see the band perform three times, and every time I see them they are better than the last. Unfortunately, I was sick the last Bishop Allen played Houston, and for some reason even though they were in Texas last week for Austin’s SXSW, they only scheduled a show beforehand in Dallas and not one afterwards in Houston.


I don’t know what the deal is, but for some reason a majority of indie artists skip over Houston completely when traveling through Texas, choosing to schedule shows primarily in Dallas and then Austin before heading out West. One of these days The Blot is going to have to plan a trip to SXSW so I can finally check out some of the amazing indie artists I’ve only read about/heard online since most of them will never come to The H. It’s really a shame that even though I lived in Austin for four years I never attended one of the world’s greatest music showcases in my own backyard.


Anyway, Bishop Allen has just launched a world tour to support Grrr… and if the band is coming to a city near you I highly suggest going. Their indie pop is really addicting, and Rice, Rudder and Co. put on a fantastic show. You can check out Bishop Allen’s scheduled tour dates below:

Bishop Allen
The 2009 Grrr… World Tour
Mar 23 - L.A. @ Troubadour
Mar 24 - S.F. @ Rickshaw Stop
Mar 26 - Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court
Mar 27 - Provo @ Velour
Mar 28 - Denver @ Hi-Dive
Mar 29 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
Mar 30 - Minneapolis @ Triple Rock
Mar 31 - Chicago @ Subterranean
Apr 02 - Northhampton @ Iron Horse
Apr 03 - Cambridge @ Middle East
Apr 04 - Brooklyn @ Music Hall of W'burg
Apr 05 - New York @ Bowery Ballroom
Apr 14 - Amsterdam @ Paradiso
Apr 15 - Groningen @ Vera
Apr 16 - Ghent @ Voruit
Apr 17 - Utrecht @ Ekko
Apr 18 - Hamburg @ Knust
Apr 19 - Berlin @ Live at Dot
Apr 20 - Köln @ King Georg
Apr 21 - Münster @ Gleis 22
Apr 22 - Osnabrück @ Glanz und Gloria
Apr 23 - Leipzig @ Ut Connewitz
Apr 24 - Karlsruhe @ Substage
Apr 25 - Freiburg @ Swamp
Apr 26 - Offenbach @ Hafen
Apr 28 - Heidelberg @ Teufel
Apr 29 - Geneve @ L'Usine
Apr 30 - Düdingen @ Bad Bonn
May 01 - Konstanz @ Kulturladen
May 02 - Wien @ Wuk
May 03 - München @ Feierwerk
May 04 - Colmar @ Le Grillen
May 05 - Paris/Rouen @ TBA
May 06 - Manchester @ Cafe Saki
May 07 - London @ Bardens Boudoir
May 08 - Cardiff @ Clwb
May 09 - Reading @ Oakford
May 10 - Brixton @ The Windmill