Austin Music Monkey

The plan-ish like schedule for Thursday...

Day

• Go! Team @ Waterloo Records 3pm, also at Mean-Eyed Cat
• Gram Parsons tribute Jam @ Opal Divines noon-3pm
• Mates of State @ Factory People soco at 3pm
• The Ark @ Guero's at 4pm
• South Austin Jug Band @ Red Eyed Fly at 5pm

Night

• Nordic night:
• The Drink: Astrid Swan 8pm, Latebirds 10pm, Royal Higness 11pm, Disco Ensemble 12am, Sign 1am
• Oslo: Dr. Spock 9pm, Jakob'nar'na 10pm
• Morissey 9:30pm @ Austin Music Hall
• Auktyon (St Petersburg) 10pm @ Caribbean Lights
• Mates of State 12pm @ Parish
• Spiros: Poni Hoax 9pm, Zenzile 10pm, Linea 77 11pm, Girls in Hawaii 11pm (patio), dEUS 1am
• Jackalope: Shifter 12am, The Mess Hall 1am
• Good local Austin set @ Cedar Street: South Austin Jug Band 9pm, Carolyn Wonderland 10pm, Ruthie Foster 11pm

awash in a sea of music

An utterly infectious Australian punk-pop act called The Grates (like a grate in the ground, she says). It was punk in that "fuck it i just want to play" kind of way, with a driving beat made by a short-haired lass who looked like she was probably an australian librarian when she wasn't busy being a rock star. The singer had an incredible voice -- they were NOISY, but somehow she could wrangle all that sound and impose her melody on top of it. I hate it when the drummer has to hold back so the singer won't get overwhelmed, but these guys were full-on balls-to-the-sticky-club-walls. And she did all of that while jumping around for the entire show like she was in one very rocking jane fonda workout video. Not sure if they're playing again here, but if you see their name somewhere i HIGHLY recommend it.

Pix = the suck, show = the rock

Rockin' dance techno and leather... Aw yeah.

Note to dumbass venues: if you're going to host sxsw shows, get fucking competent sound people. Eternal screwed the sound and Annie spent half her set trying to cover for their incompetence.

Good ole blues

Soul-y and funk-tastic

Time to leave the comfort of south austin and venture into the world of music.



Plan for this evening is thus:



red river day shows till 8. 8pm- New Mastersounds @ Caribbean Lights, 9pm- Sean Costello @ Creekside or maybe special guests @ Parish or Love of Diagrams @ Dirty Dog, 10pm- New Pornographers @ Stubbs, 11pm- Belle & Sebastian @ Stubbs and Lesbians on Ecstacy @ Elysium, 12am- k-os @ Antones, 1am- Go Team @ Exodus or Birthday Massacre @ Elisyum

Here's a starter list of international acts that appear to be worth a look (hit read more). More tips and schedules coming soon.

Soon the music will play... getting the live posting from the Treo working.

Year 20 for South by Southwest is here and the beginning of the music festival is nearly upon us. With 1300 bands having official showcases and more day shows and parties than you can spit Pearl at, the hangover is sure to be profound.

I'm going to try some field reporting this year, so stay tuned to the homepage here at Austin Music Monkey for live coverage from throughout the music festival.

i'll start talkin' again when i've got something to say — Blaze Foley

39 bands in 4 days from 7 countries at 21 venues with 3 Canadians and one ATL refugee, leading to a hangover that'll last until ACLfest

gotta love any south-by that starts on Sait Patrick's day...