SXSW2009 Live Blog

mt st Helens viet nam band

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Only caught the last song at homeslice, but looked fun. And the tambourines attached to bamboo sticks is awesome! PS beer tips go to Austins Urban Roots project!
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The Story Of and GZA at Dickies Battle of the Bands

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Even though The Story Of only got to play for fifteen minutes yesterday, (fourteen, if you ask vocalist Christman Hersha) it was the most solid and powerful fifteen minutes since SXSW kicked off earlier this week. These guys wasted no time getting the crowd to kick up the dust [...]



Why does the Texas Rock Fest Always Suck?

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Actually, we can answer this - because the bands are always horrible. Every year they put this thing on right downtown, and it’s awful, a monstrosity of sound in the middle of SXSW. Oh well, at least it’s for a good cause.
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Pelican at Emo’s Annex

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

This is the loudest show I’ve ever heard, ever. These guys are hard as diamonds and as epic as Homer on crack. You don’t deserve to hear this band.
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Tesla Coil Rock

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Not the band- two tesla coils unloading scuzzed electric rhythms. There’s a band playing along too that must feel bad being upstaged by static. Apparently it’s all called ArcAttack

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Shearwater soaring on Hilton 18th floor

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Never seen the room so packed, and shearwater is bringing it. Turning from tremulous to torrential on a dime.
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Wovenhand

By Austin Sound • Mar 21st, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Ex- sixteen horsepower is growling some intense shit. Perfect 1:00 am wake up call
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Sixth St is kinda pretty, if you hold your nose

By Austin Sound • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

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The Woes of Two Women

By Austin Sound • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Within in the span of about a minute, I walked passed two different girls nearly sobbing and yelling “I’m Done! I’m Just Done.” Wimps!
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The Thao of Nguyen

By Austin Sound • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: SXSW2009 Live Blog

Thao with the get down stay down has packed Momos. Though it seems very much a local crowd brought out by KUT
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