My Friday and Saturday were true to form of many past years, centering on South Congress and socialization more than music. Though there were some notable music acts, still. I’ll try to transcribe my notes soon.
I’m back in Houston, back to work, dealing with some wind damage, (cancelled plans for tonight), doing laundry, and tomorrow a Gogol Bordello show, not to mention three podcasts in the can that I need to edit.
So, following busy with busy.
Woo hoo!
This year you had to register for a lottery with your credit card with an Austin billing address. All wristbands are tied to a name, and you could only order two. South By Bob Noxious did the heavy lifting and I win.
I’d like to hear how many people signed up for wristbands, and if we got lucky or they successfully scared away all the people they were trying to. But I have a wristband with my name on it.
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:50:31 -0600 From: wristbands@sxsw.com To: blog.shirl.com Subject: SXSW Wristband Purchase Confirmation Congratulations! Bobnoxious's entry has been chosen to purchase SXSW Music Festival Wristbands, and you were listed as his 2nd wristband recipient. You will be able to pick up your wristband at the Austin Convention Center in Exhibit Hall 4 located at 4th Street and Neches beginning Sunday, March 9th at Noon. You may pick up your wristband any time during the following operating hours: Sunday, March 9 (12pm-8pm) Monday, March 10 (9:30am-6pm) Tuesday, March 11 (10am-8pm) Wednesday, March 12 (10am-12 midnight) Thursday, March 13 (9am-10pm) Friday, March 14th (10 am to 9 pm) Saturday, March 15th (11 am to 4 pm) To pick up your wristband, you must present a government-issued photo ID matching the recipient name provided in your entry. Each individual must pick up his or her own wristband. You may not pick up a wristband for another person. All wristbands are assigned by name, and are non- transferable. The wristband will be attached to your arm at time of pick up, and must not be removed until the festival is over. Please print this receipt and bring it with you when you pick up your wristband. Your acknowledgment Code is : NONEOFYOURDB BONUS! By following the link below and filling out the wristband survey, you will enter for a chance to have your wristband(s) upgraded to a Music Badge! Make sure to enter your acknowledgment ID: NONEOFYOURDB http://secure.sxsw.com/phpESP/public/survey.php?name=wristband If you have any questions, please e-mail wristbands@sxsw.com Thank you, SXSW
A lot of great songs on their list. A few I could do without. You can chase the link on the guitar and vote on the National Anthem of Texas (as anointed by Lone Star beer).
Boogie Back to Texas — Asleep at the Wheel
Miles and Miles of Texas — Asleep at the Wheel
Colors Are All the Same — Bill Pekar
San Antonio Rose — Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
I’ve Been Everywhere (In Texas) — Brian Burns
Llano Estacado — Cooder Graw
Texas Time Travelin’ — Cory Morrow
That’s What I Like About Texas — Dale Watson
Way Down Texas Way — Dale Watson
Lone Star Blues — Delbert McClinton
Rolling Stone from Texas — Don Walser
Beautiful Texas Sunshine — Doug Sahm
Texas Me — Doug Sahm
Yellow Rose of Texas — Ernest Tubb
Waltz Across Texas — Ernest Tubb
Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio — Flaco Jimenez
London Homesick Blues — Gary P. Nunn
What I Like About Texas — Gary P. Nunn
I’m a Texan — Gary Stewart
Deep In the Heart of Texas — Gene Autry
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Saturday afternoon – a nail-biter with UT barely taking home the win from Central Florida.
Went to the Astro Arena for a concert Friday night. Free tickets + $10 to park. The Killers were the main act. They added a super sucky opening opening band. Louis IV played second.
Louis IV was good, but like the entire night, the balance was super crappy. I think it’s indigenous to all large venues – pumping too much bass and sub-bass to inappropriate music, and leaving the vocals inaudible.
We left soon after the Killers started. I continue to be underwhelmed by them. They are now enhancing their tepidness with gaudy stage theatrics (which were at least a little cool).
I ran into Richard Naudin, Law, and Wiley at various times. Law: “The Killers? Really?” Me: “free tickets”.
Then I tried to get as much sleep as possible, then spent 11+ hours at Verison Wireless for The Governor’s Cup of Roller Derby – 4 bouts. Then several more hours at the after party. I slept hard after that.
Apparently while I was doing derby, the Texans won their game to be 2-0 for 2007. The 8-8 season may be within their grasp.
Having seen Lisa Novak and Felipe Galvan y Sus Carnales last weekend and seeing Louis XIV and The Killers this coming Saturday, and in lieu of actual content, I give you the concert meme (ganked from Big Al):
Copy this list. Leave in the bands you’ve seen perform live. Delete the ones you haven’t and add new ones that you have seen until you reach 25. An asterisk means the previous person had it on their list. Two asterisks means the last two people who did this before you had that band on their list.
1. Flame Trick Subs****
2. ZZ-TOP*
3. Willie Nelson*
4. Knitters*
5. Los Lobos**
6. Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys**
7. Southern Culture on the Skids*
8. Wayne The Train Hancock**
9. Steve Miller Band*
10. Hank III*
11. Grupo Fantasma**
12. Los Skarnales**
13. Rush
14. Yes
15. Phil Collins
16. REM
17. Jane’s Addiction
18. Oingo Boingo
19. The Pixies
20. Nirvana
21. The Breeders
22. Frank Black & the Catholics
23. The Specials
24. Ziggy Marley
25. Michelle Shocked
The print article in the star section is considerably longer than the online version. KLOL died a few years ago, KIOL tried to resurrect it and failed (20th of 37 stations), so now they’re going with the “fresh new thing”. I’m sure it will spike up for it’s newness, but will again grow stale and old. Instead of updating their play list with time, they’ll rebrand it again.
Jack FM to make Houston debut
By DAVID BARRON
Copyright 2007 Houston ChronicleThe eclectic, iPod shuffle-like music format known as Jack FM makes its Houston debut at 10:37 a.m. Friday at 103.7 FM.
The Cumulus Media station, now known as KIOL or Rock 103.7 FM, will be reformatted as KHJK, said Pat Fant, Cumulus’ Houston market manager.
Houston will be the seventh market in Texas and the fifth top 10 market in the country to add Jack FM, which formats about a thousand songs by 500 artists in 18 genres of music dating from the late 1960s through today.
Jack FM operates without live DJs, so Cumulus will attempt to find positions elsewhere in the company for Rock 103.7’s current on-air personalities.
others: Houstonist, McGuff
I love that the impending axe will fall in less then three hours and the website says “This Labor Day Weekend Rock 103.7 is counting down the Top 500 Rock Songs of All Time, and you get to pick the songs…”
And their Babe-of-the-Day gives you super-hyphenated information on who their target audience was. Radio station or soft-core porn portal?
And, according to the FCC, the KHJK call sign was registered ten days ago to 99.1 in Sioux Falls.