I had a non-wristband, mostly Continental Club SXSW 2004 experience. More details to come, here’s the overview… Thu Nellie McKay (Waterloo Records) Hot Club of Cowtown The Bigger Lovers CC Adcock Marah The Fourty-Fives Southern Culture on the Skids Fri The Bellyachers (Cheapo Records) The Allen Oldies Band (Rue’s Antiques) Powderfinger (Emo’s Annex – Australian … Read more
SXSW was good. After I got into town, saw Nellie McKay at Waterloo. Went to S. Congress, Hot Club of Cowtown at Continental. Dinner w/ friends at the Boathouse – UT beats Princeton. then spent the whole evening at the Continental, ending in Southern Culture on the Skids. i’ll try to write more next week. … Read more
So, a few weeks ago, I was browsing the Handbook of Texas Online. It’s something I do. Browse resource materials. It’s similar to my love of the technical manual. Anyway, as I was browsing The Handbook, I came across an interesting entry. Or more precisely, I came across sixteen identically titled entries. All for places … Read more
The last several years I’ve payed for the wristband, had many excess hours to plan, read, and sceme, and written email updates almost daily. I won’t be doing that this year. I’m going the cheap experience – which is just a rich, but different. And what updates I do manage, I will do on LJ, … Read more
I just saw the VW/ipod commerrcial with Polyphonic Spree (turn the music off on the main site, then try the polyphonic player). Once again showing that VW Bug’s and Apple’s advertising are on the cutting edge. They were one of the most amazing shows I saw at 2002 SXSW and had to see again this … Read more
As usual, I never got around to documenting the final days at SXSW. After thursday, I was a little jaded. I had attended many shows where the venues were “showcases” for some label. Annoying, aloof, drunk, all kinds of self-important people. Then friday came and things get real crowded. The goal for me tends to … Read more