Check out the recent feature from SXSW – “Ume Breaking Through in 2012.” SXSW show announcements coming soon…

The Austin-based trio Ume will enter the new year with a considerable amount of 2011 momentum on the strength of their album Phantoms, released earlier this year on Modern Outsider, and their raved-about live performances. For example, here’s a Brooklyn Vegan post: “Bandleader, guitar virtuosa, and straight up bombshell Lauren Larson runs around stage like a firecracker ready to explode at any given moment, pouring all of what she is into the performance. Bassist Eric Larson and drummer Rachel Fuhrer round out the group, creating tight grooves… It’s rare these days to see a band so talented, with such unbridled passion, who are also completely down-to-earth and modest.”