SXSW: Blue Hawaii

Photo by Trent Maxwell. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here. "Is that Grimes?" asked a fellow concert-goer upon seeing Blue Hawaii frontwoman Raph Standell-Preston flail and wail in front of projected jellyfish at Resident Advisor's showcase at Elysium last night. The confusion is understandable. Blue Hawaii are from Montreal. They are on Grimes' Canadian label, Arbutus. And Standell-Preston moves onstage with an endearing awkwardness-- think post-drop "Harlem Shake" moves-- just a...

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