You’re Here! Fall Kick-Off at Cheer Up Charlies

Growl; photo by Bryan Parker

Last SXSW, Pop Press International joined forces with local label Punctum Records, non-profit organization Attendance Records, recording studio Estuary, and tape label Accrue Cassettes, along with a few other entities and sponsors, to present You’re Here!. The show hosted 35 bands on two stages over two days. We’re planning for another event just as epic this year, which is why we threw a party last weekend at Cheer Up Charlies to raise funds. We’re so thankful to all the incredible bands who played: The Loblolly Boy, Caitlin Kraus-Torres, Linen Closet, Julia Lucille, Growl, Taft, El Campo, Hello Wheels, Jason Anderson, and Lomelda.

Linen Closet; photo by Bryan Parker

As our name implies, we’re a collective of folks who believe in the power, beauty, and immediacy of sharing live music with friends. You’re Here! is an open invitation to the musicians and music lovers of Austin, and of communities throughout the world. We love music and we want to share that music with you. It’s always nice to show up at your favorite venue and see great friends supporting the artistic visions of our city’s creative voices; it’s wonderful to see all those familiar faces, of musicians and of friends, and to exclaim, “You’re here!” We’ll see you in the spring!

Enjoy this gallery of photos from the night below. All photographs © Bryan C. Parker, Madeline Harvey, & Pop Press International; all rights reserved. Click any image to open in slideshow viewer.