Brazilian Girls The show was in this tent that made the temperature immediately rise by 15 degrees. The heat was intensified by a grip of people trying to cram into this tent. I was clumped in the middle and the group’s lead singer came out as if she was a walking/talking mannequin. She freaked me…
The Shins This is how close I was going to get to the group. I don’t have a photo badge to get upfront. So any decent pictures were a direct result of me hustling to the front of the show and trying to time everything appropriately. My camera is mediocore at best and I plan…
The Secret Machines They started the set with my favorite song of theirs that I seriously don’t know the name to this song. It has a line that goes, “idle kids with idle hearts…” The song was great and very heavy on the spacey. For an hour set, they only played 6 songs, roughly. Each…
Ben Kweller Poor kid suffers from allergies as much as me. I had left before I could see Massive Attack because my nose was killing me. Ben Kweller played 5 songs before he took himself off stage. His nose was bleeding despite the aid of a kotex. He would have played till his fingers bled…
Phoenix When you listen to Phoenix, you think of the Paris music scene and how tight they all appear to be. They dress well on stage, and I think the lead singer knocked up Sofia Coppola. They are going to appear on her latest movie , “Marie Antoinette.” Their live shows are very vibrant and…
Murder by Death These kids have this alt-goth music scene down pretty well. What made them seem even better is that they know they aren’t going to change your life. They only sing about the devil and whiskey and they don’t attempt to hide their agenda.
Federico Aubelle This may come as a shocker, but his live show was better than the actual CD. The Spanish dub sounded better live because you could feel the passion from everybody on stage. Not that many people on hand, but the few that made it to the park @ 12:30 would be rewarded. It’s…
Austin City Limits Day 2 Schedule I plan on weening myself off the sauce today and try to get more H20, and yes I’m a pansy. I’m paying dearly for my mistakes right now and I need to rally. On a brighter note, looks like we’ll be eating lunch NOT at the festival where beers…
Gomez-The Eight Year Wait I have waited to see them for eight years. I have liked them since I graduated from high school and can only say that I dreamt about seeing these guys. I often wondered what they would open up with on any given night. Totally well worth the wait. I can’t believe…
Okkervil River Gnarls Barkley Thievery Corporation This is where it got tricky. I had to split 1 hr 30 mins between 3 different bands and 3 different stages. This is the first of a couple of train wrecks that I will and had to endure. I think I handled it quite well. Gnarls Barkley was…