SXSW Day 1 – Free Beer, No Map

Well, I was set to cheerily blog about my first day, but I am without Dr Pepper.  And upon going to get some from my car which I left at Mary Ellen’s place yesterday afternoon, I find it gone.  Not just the DP, but my car as well.  So, I must wait till 10am to call the office and find out who they use to tow.

I avoided the covered and labeled parking, but apparently I didn’t find the guest zone.  Good thing I took my clothes and computer into her apartment!

As for yesterday’s music.  Bob and I picked up our wristbands a bit after noon, and headed to Red Eye Fly.  The Explorers Club was playing and were quite good.  Lee was there.  Lance soon showed up.

We headed to Mohawk for the Austinist/Gothamist party.  They never seem to have a great line up, but we were there for the VIP free food and beer.  After that a stop at Creekside for free PBR and Catfish Haven and Midgetmen, then another stop back at Mohawk where we ran into Eric from the Houstonist.

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The Sadies

It’s been years since I’ve seen the Sadies [Anna Leigh mp3]. They’re one of the most amazingly beautiful and rich western-style bands I’ve ever heard. It borders on the orchestral. They’ll be at SXSW this year, and they’re very high on my list!

Portugal’s Kalashnikov

If the Red Elvises … were from Portugal were more political rocked harder dropped the M F bomb constantly … they’d be Kalashnikov.

Evangelicals a Bit Too Worldly (And Lazy)

If you’re going to play at SXSW, you need to do some hoof work. Or if you have People, have your People do your hoof work for you. Showcase listings on the SXSW web site: get a picture on there get some text on there put an audio file up there And get a website … Read more

Electronic “Voting”

I voted in the Democratic Primary on Tuesday, but wasn’t up for going to the Precinct Convention when I got home. I wanted to go just to experience it, but it didn’t happen. I consider all the elections in recent years to be suspect. I’m resolving to write up a letter to that effect to … Read more