SXSW: Friday In Austin
Despite the excellent lineups all over town, our daylight hours on Friday had been spoken for well before we made the trek to SouthBy (and particularly after spending Thursday systematically missing a bunch of the acts we'd hoped to see); Pitchfork assembled a stellar bill at the Emo's complex -- including RJD2 (with live band), who was gracious and didn't cause a scene on stage about P4K's smackdown of his recent release; Menomena, who straight killed it; and Peter Bjorn & John, minus John -- and bands we were dying to see, like Favourite Worst Nightmare collaborators Simian Mobile Disco (who were quite clear about performing a DJ set, as distinct from a proper live show) and Deerhunter, whose demon-exorcising set is on our shorlist for best of Fest. From there, it was a pit stop at the FADER fort for free booze and another massive crowd to see Amy Winehouse (this time accompanied only by an acoustic guitar) before we spent a few hours with Arts & Crafts at Habana Calle 6 to see Amy Millan (covering "I'll Follow You Into The Dark") and Apostle Of Hustle (who opened with the outstanding "With My Sword Hand's Anger"). We were also able to check in with the '90s via a set from Buffalo Tom at The Parish ("Taillights Fade" and "Sodajerk" were in there); Robyn Hitchcock w/Peter Buck & Sean Nelson at Dirty Dog, and then to Bourbon Rocks to see Super Furry man Gruff Rhys (accompanied by Lisa Jen, offering a rousing rendition of "Candylion"). And of course, as pictured above, Thurston Moore at Mohawk. Still handsome after all these years.
For more shots of how bands chose to wear their threads in Austin, we have a set of pics from Jon Bahr, who spent his Friday with the toast of '06, Annuals; David Cross during his stint hosting the Mess With Texas Party; Do Make Say Think, who were on slightly before we were able to get down to Emo's; Earthless and Fucked Up, both at the Vice party; some great shots of Perry Farrell & Nuno Bettencourt at Stubb's during their Satellite Party; Kings Of Leon, also at Stubb's; and finally The Dears, who were the surprise, special guest headliner for the Arts & Crafts show. Love The Dears, but you can guess whom from the A&C roster we were hoping would turn out to close the show...
RJD2
MENOMENA
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
DEERHUNTER
PETER BJORN & SOME OTHER GUY
AMY WINEHOUSE
AMY MILLAN
BUFFALO TOM
ROBYN HITCHCOCK W/PETER BUCK & SEAN NELSON
GRUFF RHYS W/LISA JEN
APOSTLE OF HUSTLE
THE WALKMEN
ANNUALS
DAVID CROSS
DO MAKE SAY THINK
EARTHLESS
FUCKED UP
PERRY FARRELL & NUNO BETTENCOURT
KINGS OF LEON
THE DEARS
A few MP3s for ya...
Simian Mobile Disco - "Tits & Acid" (MP3)
Deerhunter - "Cryptograms" (MP3)
Fucked Up - "Baiting The Public" (MP3)
Saturday pics coming up later today.
Posted at 9:44 AM in Concert, MP3
Tags: Amy Millan | Amy Winehouse | Annuals | Apostle Of Hustle | Buffalo Tom | Deerhunter | Do Make Say Think | Earthless | Fucked Up | Gruff Rhys | Kings Of Leon | Lisa Jen | Menomena | Nuno Bettencourt | Perry Farrell | Peter Bjorn And John | Peter Buck | RJD2 | Robyn Hitchcock | Sean Nelson | Simian Mobile Disco | SXSW | The Dears | The Walkmen | Thurston Moore
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a) why is the lead singer for the dears so hideous?
b) why does amy millan insist on making herself look bad.
c) where did perry ferrel get those pants because i want them.
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I got some good pics too, check them out.
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what buffalo tom over the parish II and magic marker records showcase? you really really should rethink your life? ;)
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The hottest women Friday were definitely Amy Winehouse (the DAP KINGS, yo!!!) and Megan Hickey of the Last Town Chorus (it's like she has a satanic spell over that instrument).
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Bad Ass!!! Ready to see Perry and the new band.
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