3/17/06 SXSW Day 3

Gotta keep going, must see more bands! kicked this day off at the Jane party at the beauty bar. free beer at noon, you gotta love it. What made milwaukee famous started things for me, they were pretty good some light indie pop. nothing to eye opening, but they were a local band that got a chance to be on a big bill, so good for them.

I picked up The M's, future woman a few months ago, and i was into it and then i was on the fence but then i got into it again. the live show was no spectacle but it solidified my respect for them. they are some good indie tunes that get your toes tapping. they could easily open for a death cab or a new pornographers and not be out of place.


Film School were pretty kickin. and they were a bit out there to, indie stylings with some craziness. i liked them to bad they have such a shitty name. Thats allotta guitars!


hit up the spin party at stubbs after that, found out i missed the go team!, but got there just in time for We Are Scientists. I, like every one else, love these guys. they are great on cd and they rock out live. one of those us bands that no one knew about until the kids in england were like, "where the fuck did these guys come from" saw them like a year ago, but had no idea who they were and they blew me away, even thow the bass player looks like a child molestor. honestly you cant help but move your feet, a band i wish i knew the words to so i could be validated to rock out harder.


After them it was Charlatans UK, a band that has been around for a super long time and what i had heard in the past i was never impressed with, but now i can see that the live show is cool. they are from that stone roses, oasis camp from back in the day UK, i was never super wowed by any of those bands, but i never saw them live, maybe thats why. i still dont think i would seek out any albums though.


Back to Mrs. B's for some more of Todds rock action. Got there for the end of Cortina's set. some crazy ass rock from new zealend, now with 100% more costumes, am i the only one who would kill for an awesome bear costume, i would wear it all the time like i was four and i just got pajamas with feet. thier stuff gets a bit psyched out, and i can roll with that, and the vocs are awesome.


Okay, here it is, if you have never listened to me before listen to me right now the new album from Parts + Labor will fucking kill you. it is so fucking awesome. thes noise rockers have totally switched up thier style on this effort, thier new drummer will fucking blow you away and the two front men will shove some much noise in you, you will convulse with joy, its so explosive. its so primal and so advanced at the same time. i am so serious. would i lie. i am coocoo for these cocopuffs of noiserock. they are playing at north six on april 8th, go to this show, its a saturday, you have no excuses, especially becasue they will be right back on the road afterward supporting the hell out of this gem of an album. listen for yourself, but know that unless its all the way up you just arent gonna get it.



The Bats have been a band since i was born(and no, that wasnt yesterday), these guys know what it takes, some straight up rock shit. i wish i could have heard more but i had to rest in the back after being pulverized by P+L.


Then it was off to red scoots inn for a night of some lighter indie acts, when i got there i got to see the crystal skulls, whos album is nice and mellow, so is thier live set, which wasnt good for me as i was beginning to crash, i didnt think i was going to make it through this day, but i just had to.


John Vanderslice came on after the skulls, and he played his brand of singer-songwrighter music. i like it on record but as i said before i went to the wrong place to keep up with my aching body. i will give him respect as a producer and musician producing the last few mountain goats efforts as well as playing on them.


Another band i love on cd is Friends of Dean Martinez, but thier vocalless wandering guitarscapes are just so flowy and light i think i fell asleep standing up, these guys are all great musiciands, but it just rhythmically lulls you, as if to say "shhh, its going to be fine, just drift away with us, drift drift away" they have a wealth of material out on a few different labels.


and the winner of the covetted worst band at sxsw goes to earlimart, bad bands dont get linked here. these cocky indie fucks were terribles! they kept talking like everyone had been standing waiting for them to play even adding, "sorry about all these new ones, well get to the old stuff for you soon enough" at that point i think thier one fan got pretty excited. the shit is just so hacky and overdone and its not even done well, shame on you earlimart, you dont even deserve a better name, let me guess that was the convenience store you guys used to go to after practiced and one day when you were on the curbing eating primal strips you were like "hey i fucking got it, i got us a name!" yeah it worked out so well for you.


And finally all the wait had been completely worth while. The Fiery F'n Furnaces, blew the fucking house down, i have seen them 5 or so times now and this performance was by far the most giving of all, matt didnt even set up his keyboard because they just wanted to bring it, i have finally come around to the new rhythm section, because it allows them to jam through so many songs in such a short period of time, i nabbed the setlist, but fuck if i know where it went all i know if the furnaces are great on disc, but they are completely different and way more rocking live, if you havent seen it yet you got the best chance to @ bowery on 4/19 tix are still available. One of the best sets is saw while there, top 5.



I dont know how i was going to go to 2 more shows tonight but i had to, i got to the beauty bar and the line was down the block and they werent letting any one else in, so i just went around back, the stage was outside and so i just got a spot on the fence and still enjoyed it. The Octopus Project are some great electro noisemakers that i saw back at cmj, do these guys exclusively play fetivals? they are very fun and interesting to watch as they wonder throught instrument and tempo changes some times midsong, and you gotta love that theremin action.


I was holding out for Trail of Dead all day, and for the first time they dissapointed, sure they only got to play 5 songs but they barely attempted to rock, they played more of thier lighter meandering songs, dont get me wrong i love those, like another morning stoner, killer song, but if youve got 5 chances to rock me then fucking do it. finish off the night with some fashion like you usually do, yeah its nice that you are writing some new songs, but save em for later when you have an hour and a half to get to them, dont leave me with something i dont know. i still love you tod, next time.



We got to toddp's warehouse party at around 2 and i was about done, we had already lost 2 soldiers to the comfy seats in the van. we got there and flosstradamus was pumpin them killer jams, dudes are crunk mashup djs extraordinaire. i was totally feeling them and then some crazy foriegners called dada swing they are these crazy italian rocker kids with keybs and some other crazy sample shit, they were superduper and kept me alive for another 30 minutes, theyve gone back home, but they played a few shows here befor they left, theyll be back nyc gotta be some of thier biggest fans.


at this point i found out i would have to get through psychic ills before i would get to see matt and kim, and just thinking about thier set made me drift off to sleep, when i was awakened i was told we were going home, and i was totally down, to bad i missed matt and kim but it was time to call it a night and be ready for the final day.