Catch Zeus live in concert, this Sunday, August 15 at 8PM EST / 5PM PST on AUX TV.  Check your local listings for channel information or visit the AUX web site.  Then hang around a half-hour later for a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the new video from our friends and label mates, Broken Social Scene.

Q: Did you hear about Zeus' killer performance at Hillside Festival's island stage? 

A: It was "in tents".

ZEUS live at HILLSIDE 2010 from Stedfast Media on Vimeo.

Check out this great video from our friend Sara Collaton, filmed at the Mod Club in Toronto.

Zeus • The River by the Garden from Sara Collaton on Vimeo.

Zeus were busy last week shooting a video for How Does It Feel in Toronto. Here is a behind the scenes look at some of the goings on. 

Two days of confinement in a van can be tough, but post SXSW it's even harder. Going from the insanity of the crowds to the stillness of the desert is both shocking and calming all at once. The first day at the festi was a whirlwind. First Zeus played at an IODA party and it was run and gun type of scenario. The excitement of being there and the residual juices from Mexico had us amped up. We ripped out a quick set that was over before we knew it. We were all charging around the stage like men on fire. Right afterwards, we sped over to the Convention Center to play a quieter affair with Collett. While there, I saw the young actor who played the Priest in There Will Be Blood. Highly held performance, by him in that movie! The set was followed by the fastest load out in history. 7.5 minutes between ending the set and leaving the parking lot with all our gear packed (made even more impressive by the fact that our gig was on the 4^th floor of the convention center). Welcome to South By. After the third show of the day we went to Rubys for our first taste of BBQ at the festi.

Day two we played at a place called Red Eyed Fly. Nice backyard patio vibe. We closed the Collett set with a Zeus song (marching through...) Good times. That night we saw our label mates Timber Timbre and Gonzales play in a church. It was great to hear Taylor, Mika and Simone fill that church with their sounds and Gonzo was spectacular. The solo piano songs lifted my spirits right up to the top of that Cathedral ceiling. Friday was the day that we were really looking forward to.. In the afternoon we played at the Canvas/Onion party. The place was packed we ripped out a few Zeus songs and transitioned into a few Collett tunes. Like a mini Bonfire Ball. It felt like playing The Magpie in Toronto. The evening show was the Arts and Crafts showcase with our friends Still Life Still, Timber Timbre, Zeus, Collett and BSS. We were stoked to be playing right in the heart of the night and we brought that old fire into The Parish, which had great sound and lights. The stage sounded amazing thanks to our tour manager/sound tech Jer Bro. Shout outs to Kat who killed it on the lighting! By the time Saturday rolled around we were all feeling a little trampled but we found the juice to play two more Collett shows where we felt like we played the best versions of most of the songs yet. We rounded out the night with an Arts&Crafts family dinner of Mexican and pitchers of Margheritas. Time to lick our South By wounds and bring the love to San Fran tonight.

-Mike (Zeus)

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Bonfire Ball hit Mexico City last Monday, one of the most populated cities in the world. It was all of our first time playing in Mexico, and we loved every minute of it. Before the show, our hosts Armando and Umberto treated us to a great feast of barbecued squid, chicken, beef, fish, you name it. The show was great – the crowd seemed genuinely excited to have us there, even though they knew nothing about us. Capping off the night were our friends and label mates, Timber Timbre, who put on an incredible show.

Several bottles of tequila later, we stumbled into our hotel room. To be honest, I don't even know how we found our way back, especially with our limited knowledge of Spanish.

“Ola senorita, usted es bello. Donde es hotel?”

Wish we could've stayed longer in this beautiful country, but Austin and the South by Southwest festival awaits.

A big thank you to all of Arts&Crafts Mexico. Congratulations on your one year anniversary Senors!

-Zeus

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