SXSW 2008

saw Daryl Hall on weds,
no Oates needed!

awesome show!

 

They're broadcasting some of the shows on some public radio, like KUT in Austin

 

anyone catch any dead confederate this week? i've been hearing fantastic stuff about them for a few months... of course i haven't listened to them, yet. gotta grab an album of their's.

and when are the black crowes supposed to play? luther dickinson (from north mississippi allstars) on lead seems to be working out splendidly.

btw, my morning jacket here in houston at verizon was *****ing AMAZING... such a great band. first time playing their new songs (album to come out in june, i think) and they sounded terrific as well.

hopefully i'll be in austin by tomorrow evening, raring and ready for a weekend of top-notch music.... sxsw is easily my favorite austin event/festival.

 

On DirectTV channel 101 they are showing some of the bands performances.

Lineup

3am Noisettes
4am Hanson
5am Tift Merritt
6am Augustana
7am Daryl Hall
8am The Answer
9am Martha Wainwright
10am Sia
11am-3pn replay of Noisettes-Darly Hall
4pm Dizzee Rascal
5pm Joanna Cotten
6pm Ferras/Katy Perry
7pm Deana Carter
8pm Daniel Lanois
9pm Ryan Cabrera
10pm X
11pm Paddy Casey
12am-4pm replay in order from Dizzee to Paddy
5pm The Ting Tings
6pm Monte Negro
7pm Sons & Daughters
8pm Nicole Atkins
9pm The Lemonheads
10pm Carbon/Silicon
11pm Justin Nozuka
12am Salvador Santana
1am- replays of various artists in random order

 

Because C3 does the booking for Emo's as well as Stubb's. While SXSW does the booking for the week, there is still quite a bit of 'bleed over' between the two companies. It's a small town in a big town body.

 

Can anybody tell me how it works out trying to get into places without a wristband? Can you buy a ticket or do you just have to pay at the door at places that still have space?

 

The Radio 3 host who is down there, Grant Lawrence, didn’t have great things to say about Emos other that that it was in the middle of the action. Today they are doing a live show from an old mansion called Caswell House, which he says is a great place.

Tokyo Police Club do have a new album coming out next month, I believe. They have one song from the album up on their My Space page and a different one on their Radio 3 page.

If you like experimental type music then you should also check out a band originally from Yarmouth Nova Scotia but now based in Toronto, Holy F***. If you don’t get a chance to check them out at SXSW then they’ve got about 10 songs on their Radio 3 page. They have a very gimmicky sounding name but the band is actually very good and they’ve been getting a lot of press recently. I believe Lou Reed has just said he really likes them.

 

yeah, you can buy tickets at the door... however, odds are not in your favor of scoring any if you're trying to catch some of the critically acclaimed acts. badges get priority, then wristbands, and if they dont reach capacity, ticket holders. the trick is to go early and buy a ticket before the big acts hit the stage. went to opal divine's around 10:30 last night when the place was still half empty just to insure i could get in to see the north mississippi all stars at 1. they started turning away kids around 12:30 right before they hit the stage.... they put on a great show, btw.

 

You in Austin? Saw them on METV's SXSW coverage (cable 577)... not sure if they'll be on again though

 

got in last night around 10:30 and went straight to opal divines to grab a ticket for NMAS before it was too late.

trying to figure out what shows i'll be going to (or trying to go to) tonight.... so far it's the jim james, m. ward show at st. david's, but i'm gonna have to get there early if i want a chance at getting in i'm sure.

 

Ice Cube tonight at Auditorium shores 8pm

 

goddamnit!

i was right there around 5 trying to get into to the m. ward, jim james show at st. david's... no luck, of course. but man, what an awesome and intimate venue. well, i'm now missing lucero at waterloo (out of sheer laziness). not really sure where i'll end up tonight.

saw a great band out of minnesota earlier this afternoon at molotov's... the alarmists.

 

Just got back. Didn't have an armband but I got into some good shows.

Holy *****
Sons and Daughters
The Duke Spirit
L.A. Riots
The Bloody Beetroots
MSTRKRFT

 

I got the new Cut Copy already.

I've been to better MSTRKRFT shows. Not one of their best.

L.A. Riots played a better set. Very different from what they normally play. People were crowd surfing whe they played a Nirvana/Nelly Furtado mash-up.
They mixed Eazy E, Johnny Cash, Journey, Hot Chip, Led Zepplin, Rage Against the Machine, & it really got the crowd going.