|
|
|
Yuck, 8:15 p.m. @ Stubb’s
’90s-style indie pop, not too aggressive, not too wimpy. Well, sometimes a little too wimpy. This London band was a bit underwhelming. Maybe the venue — large enough to accommodate Duran Duran later in the night — was a bit too much for hopeful, earnest rookies. Not yucky, just eh.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., 9:15 p.m. @ Phoenix
This is more like it: catchy power pop kinda stuff that didn’t take itself too seriously. Or maybe they were serious about the music but the one dude looked a little like Judah Friedlander and their name is ridiculous, so everything felt loose and fun. Their album It’s a Corporate World comes out in June.
Battle Circus, 10:15 p.m. @ Valhalla
Band of the night. Just loud, heavy killer rock ala Sabbath/Faith No More or something from a New Zealand four-piece. Guitar, bass, keyboards and intense drums.
Eatliz, 11 p.m.-ish @ Easy Tiger
This artfully heavy, kinda proggy Israeli band was doing well rocking three guitars and huge, near-operatic vocals — until they decided to try an unfortunate Bjork cover. That bassline is the best part of “Army of Me.” The song just doesn’t work without it. Singer Yael Kraus was the highlight with powerhouse vocals and flamenco-ish dance moves.
SXSW's a choose-your-own-adventure kinda deal. Was gonna check out Black Lips, Lia Ices, Chiddy Bang, Rafael Saadiq, Gudrid Hansdottir and Surfer Blood, but some lines were too long, or the show times conflicted, or the venues were too far away, or the reviewers were too tired.
Food: Pulled pork sandwich from a truck. Eh.
Sightings: Ex-CP editor Brian Howard, ex-CP Hang the DJ columnist J. Edward Keyes, rock star Ted Leo, and my pal Maris Kreizman of Slaughterhouse 90210.
Missed: Jack White playing a parkng lot.
Funny: Local TV news people confronting SXSW people about jaywalking.
Singing flight attendents: Two. Nicely done, Southwest.
- Activism
- Arts
- — Arts Events
- — Books
- — Dance
- — First Person Fest
- — Last Chance
- — Museum
- — On the Fringe
- — Philly Artists
- — The Curator
- — Theater
- — Visual Art
- — Arts News
- — Artist Profile
- — Arts Preview
- — Street Art
- Been There, Done That
- Big Ups
- Comedy
- — LOL With It
- — Stand-up
- Critical Mass
- DVD
- Events
- Friday Fill-in
- Ice Cubes
- In Memoriam
- Interview
- Just Do It
- Just Opened
- Kaleidoscopic
- LGBTQ
- — Art Phag
- Mailbag
- Movies
- — Film Fest
- — Movie Review
- — On set
- — Scenester
- — screening
- — trailer!
- Music
- — 10 Track Mind
- — Album
- — Album Review
- — Concert Review
- — DJs
- — Local Support
- — Now Hear This
- — One Track Mind
- — Philly Bands
- — Show
- — Somebody Else Was There
- — Song
- — The Showdown
- — concert photos
- — jazz
- — DJ Nights Blogged
- Night Watch
- Now See This
- Poetic License
- Printed Matter
- Radio
- Shopping
- — Coveted
- — Fashion
- — What We Heart
- TV
- — 24
- — Idol Hands
- — Mad Men
- — ProjRun
- — True Blood
- — Useless Lost Recaps
- — Couch Potato
- — Shore Trash
- — Turned ONN
- — TopMod
- Video Games
- — Free Online Game
- — PSP
- — PlayStation 2
- — The 1-Upper
- — Wii
- Web Junk
- — CAGE MATCH
- — Free Online Toy
- Weekend Omnibus
- Win
- February
- January
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
