Hey there,
Lessee... I'll try and contribute some new info here. Fluff included.
Tue:
Yes, tuesday. Started off with another cool chili party at Smiling Jim's
with Jim Roll, Anna Egge, and Beaver Nelson. All three of which did fine
acoustic sets. Anna apparently has a new CD out (or coming out) which I'm
looking forward to hearing. Left during Slim's set in order to get to...
Swollen Circus. Bit size chunks of bands playing SXSW at the aptly named
Hole in the Wall. Jim Roll backed by The Silos sounded _great_ (digging
Jim with a full band (no accordion tho - sniff)) and The Silos their own
damn selves. The Brooders, as mentioned, sounded fine fine fine. And a
bunch of folks liked the moodiness of Willard Grant Consiprancy (tho I'm
not so sure yet). Also started running into p2ers galore Barry! Linda!
Jim Cox! etc. etc. etc.
I'll never be a weasel moment number one: opening the mens room door I'm
face to face Jon Langford. I yell and point, "Hey! Jon Landford!" right
at him. There are not enough o's in smooooth.
Wed:
The all important from the parents place to The Austin Motel occurs. Heh.
Decided to go non-twang for the early part of the evening. Caught a
waycool indian-persian type band (1001 Nights?) that sounded great and
then Mr. Rubin's Rubinchyk's Orchestra (which I know I'm spelling wrong)
who ROCKED in an acoustic Kelzmer kind of way. Kudos to Mark for this
effort.
Back to the Hole in the Wall for Tom House. Erm. Really like Tom electric
with a band (like at NEA) alone and acoustic, not so much.
Much needed and educational stop at Whattaburger followed.
Thu:
Cherylin's BBQ. Wooo hooo! The partying begins in earnest. Great BBQ.
Foamy Pearl. And loads of p2-ers. Saw The Ex-Husbands and The Meat
Purveyors and Jim Roll and Jon Landforad and Kelly Hogan again, all of
whom were as good as usual. The first band (The Fence Cutters?) were a
very pleasant bluegrassy surprise and the swamp-rocky band that drowned
out the jets passing overhead were pretty cool too. A bit too much
Brooooooce all day for my taste tho <g>
I was involved in the cloudburst that Bill mentioned. Phooey. But managed
to make The Backsliders show that night THANKYOUVERYMUCH. And lived
through Joe Henry. Ehh.
Fri:
Bloodshot BBQ. Wooooooooo Hoooooooooo. I heart Nan. And the rest of 'em.
Free Beer. Beatle Bob. Free Beer. Sunny Day. Free Beer. Cool People.
Great sets from The Meat Purveyors, The Blacks, The Wacos (especially
with Lonesome Bob joining them) and a surprise set from The Ex-Husbands
who may be one of the finest bar bands around. Chatted a bit with Hayseed
who is not only a kick ass singer but also a hell of a nice guy. Schmooze
schmooze. Drink Drink.
Not enough dinner and then hightailed it to The Broken Spoke to see
Hillbilly IDOL who played a fine, tight set to a small crowd.
Quick, back to the Twangmobile to catch The Hicks! From Nashville! WHO
SUCK. Luckily they were followed by Slobberbone (who Jamie and Kari kinda
like). Last time I saw them they were kinda 'eh - but a fine set was
played tonight (no acoustic stuff tho).
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...
PUMPSKULLY
Lynryd Skynryd meets Lynryd Skynryd. Kick ass swamp rock that even Jeff
Wall would love. (doing the devil horn heavy metal handshake) They'll be
huge - you heard it here first. Well, you heard it from Tracy first, but
you heard it here second.
The hotel party then began and I wisely decided to pass out before
everyone showed up and The BROX, Slobberbone and Splitlip Rayfield
started jamming in the parking lot. I'm such a drunk dork. Grr... I was
overserved.
Sat:
Um, I kinda missed Saturday. Spent most of the day in bed bargaining with
God. Rallied to see Kelly Willis - which we couldnt get in.
Rallied to see The BROX and Robbie Fulks and The Meat Puppets - which we
couldn't get in.
Rallied to see The Bloodshot Showcase - which we made. Yeah. You all know
the Bloodshot Bands and they were all great. Crossed the street to see
the The Sadies. Man do they exude coolness. Fantastic stuff surfy rocky
twangy bluegrassy and Neko Case jumping on stage. The best band in Canada
<g>
Sun:
Breakfast. Sunny Day. Neal Weiss will only come to Twangfest if he gets a
badge. Really crowded airport. Back to Chicago.
My one regret (other than the miserable hangover) is I didnt get to as
many new (to me) bands as I wanted to - as Alex mentioned "We might as
well be in Chicago" but if my biggest problem is deciding which of 3
great bands I want to see - I'll deal with it.
Once again, everyone on P2 is cool. Even Don.
And somewhere in Austin there is a rental car with a Miles of Music and
an Ex-Husbands bumper sticker on it. Heh.
Later...
CK
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