[We’re back from Austin and trying to re-learn our daily routines …] ‣ Teddy Thompson plays the RSVP-only It’s a School Night at Bardot behind this month’s release of his fifth album, “Bella.” The 35-year-son of folk legends Richard and Linda Thompson will be joined by James Walsh of Starsailor on a night featuring a […]
[I decided to see the currently larger-than-life rap group one more time at SXSW — in a smaller setting this time around. Most thought the Odd Future set at MWTX was epic, but then this happened…] “Sound guy, this mic is fucked. Fix this shit.” If those words from Tyler, the Creator didn’t foreshadow the […]
[And so SXSW ends … ] Elephant Stone (at Spill) – Strange that two names on the Saturday night calendar stirred fond memories of Britpop past. The first, Babe Rainbow (the title of a fantastic 1992 album by the House of Love), turned out to be a Vancouver DJ. Not in the mood for that, […]
[Aussies on a rooftop, not a bad way to spend a Saturday:] Cloud Control (at Maggie Mae’s) – The only bad thing that happened to the young quartet at the Sounds Australia showcase was that their banner was felled by the stiff Texas breeze. That didn’t sully the smile of Alister Wright, who led his […]
The Mess With Texas production stages by Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest and L.A.’s FYF Fest at the East Side Drive In was a nice getaway from 6th Street, and much like Auditorium Shore’s stage at Lady Bird Lake, the slight hike was worth it. Although it wasn’t an official showcase, the two stages boasting […]
[The home stretch of SXSW included a bunch of small bands in a bunch of intimate places …] Sun Airway (at Headhunters) – It was neither the right time (midafternoon) nor the right place (a divey joint near Stubb’s) for the blissed-out music of Sun Airway, and the screeching noises that punctuated their set were […]
Photographer-on-the-go Scott Dudelson covered a lot of turf on Saturday at SXSW – including spending substantial time at the big Rachael Ray day party and catching an explosive set from Panic at the Disco (top photo). Here’s where he pointed his lens.
[And the final installment from Friday night at SXSW …] The Baseball Project (Momo’s) – Since your humble correspondent has been known to do this on weekends, it seemed almost mandatory to check out the Baseball Project, a band of respected veterans who’ve combined to make two albums of songs about the national pastime. My, […]
[Show-hopping continued on Friday night … Although I’m pretty sure I could write an entire essay on the physical pain from SXSW, the celebration of music throughout Austin provided salve for the wounds.] American Music Club (The Parish) — The highly revered American Music Club led by vocalist Mark Eitzel kept the Merge showcase going […]
[Friday night is when SXSW hits you – at least if you were stupid enough to use too much fuel the first two days, which I was. So some best-laid plans went awry, I ended up straying from my usual strategy of avoiding L.A. bands in Austin and only a pep talk from a polite […]
