Last night kicked off SXSW 2007.
At 8 PM we started with Lemon Sun, who's bio and sample mp3 you can see here. They were pretty good - especially the rhythm section. VERY LOUD THOUGH. I BLAME THE SOUND GUY.
9 PM we booked it over to the Hilton to see Harris Tweed from South Africa (bio and mp3 here). Very polished. I couldn't get over the fact that at roughly $4000 a pop for a plane ticket from Johannesburg (plus hotel, food, etc.) they had to have spent at least $20 grand just to play in front of about 100 people. It was worth it for me though...
10 PM we went to Flamingo Cantina and waited in line for 20 minutes. That was total BS. All these fools with badges kept coming and jumping the line (which the SXSW people clearly state is their right, but still). Finally got in to see Pony Up. They were pretty dull.
11 PM we went to the Habana Calle annex and saw Tally Hall (bio/mp3). By far the best show of the night. They look like science fair nerds in ties, but they rock like Queen. They opened with Bolero, in it's entirety for gawd's sake. Bolero!
12 AM we went to Soho Lounge to see Gavin Castleton, who has a FANTASTIC mp3 here. His set was plagued with technical problems. Plus they kept playing crappy 90s rock on the PA downstairs (the stage was upstairs). He took it pretty well but I could tell he was disappointed. Cheer up pobracito, we still love you.
We walked past Flamingo again to see if we could get in to see Har Mar Superstar (no mp3 from current year but they still have the one from 2005 up). No dice. So we got some greasy snacks and hit the Night Owl North (route 481) and called it a night.
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