Just home from a week of rock at the annual SXSW music conference. 14 hour days filled with RockNBusiness. Besides some of the best Mexican this Irish boy has ever had here were my "highlights" of the festivities.
1) My Morning Jacket on Thurs at Austin Music Hall - Support was Yo La Tengo, good set but they took a backseat to the best show of the week by MMJ. Talking with industry folks after the show about this band playing MSG in the next two years. Freaking amazing live band.
2) Cut Copy and British Sea Power at the Rhapsody Party on Thursday. Cut Copy had an excellent set that had the day party dancing the entire set, great time. BSP opened the show with a solid performance on support for what I think is the best album to date.
3) Lou Reed Keynote. Cranky and full of quoteable bits including "I have a B.A. in Dope but a PHD in soul. He was promoting a new film on the recent performance of the Album "Berlin".
4) Jay Reatard - 3 fat kids (not over 20) tearing up the MF at Emos during the Pitchfork Day party Friday. They play like the Ramones meets Black Sabbath. Flying Gibson V's and all. Entire set in about 18 min. Wow
5) Detroit 7 - the *highlight* from Japan night on Friday. If you are luck enough to be in a city where this show is coming, go. Power trio, two girls (Guitar/Vox) and Drums and a lucky dude on Bass. When was the last time you saw a cute chick in a skirt rock your world? I'm sold.
Next up Coachella. Fired up for Justice, The Verve and Roger Waters.
Wooo
George (Bass)
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