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This is the reason not to go to a bar festival sometimes imo ......
At one point, I like that the guy got a bad outcome for being a d-bag. At another, the people who mobbed him with cell phones while he is unconscious on the ground are terrible too.
I absolutely hate that. I was at a concert last year and these guys were walking their friend to near where I was standing so he could sit down. He had either passed out or was really drunk. This guy immediately gets his fucking phone out and starts snapping away. I stuck my hand in front of his phone, but that kind of behavior makes me want to lose faith in the human race.
Post by canexplain on Mar 15, 2013 21:43:37 GMT -5
Not to get maudlin but yea we have some horrendous natural disaster and everyone comes together, the sun comes out and we think: Well just maybe. Then you see bs like this. A bunch of people can't go out and party, nothing wrong at all with that, but act like asxxxxxxx .... grrrrrr .... I'm not crazy about cells anyway. Dumped mine a year ago or so and its just meh, neither really hear or there. Ramble sorry There are a lot of webcasts it looks like tomorrow so guess I'll veg out and watch sxsw.....
Post by canexplain on Mar 15, 2013 22:16:22 GMT -5
Rock City (NBC) is doing a segment on the fest tonight (here on in a few minutes). My guess a 12 minute segment or so but might be interesting. It looks like from today and yesterday not stock footage ..
I only saw Jim James today. And I'm back in San Antonio. I didn't bother going to any showcases tonight.
I'm glad I went to Austin just to see the atmosphere, but I really don't give a shit about the festival and how it operates. It's like the common fan gets pissed on in favor of industry hotshots and corporate whores. You would never see anything from AC or the people behind Coachella or Newport Folk this unfriendly to the average fan.
I only saw Jim James today. And I'm back in San Antonio. I didn't bother going to any showcases tonight.
I'm glad I went to Austin just to see the atmosphere, but I really don't give a shiz about the festival and how it operates. It's like the common fan gets pissed on in favor of industry hotshots and corporate whores. You would never see anything from AC or the people behind Coachella or Newport Folk this unfriendly to the average fan.
I keep reading stuff like your post. I was thinking of going there one year, but now, I think I might just cross it off .....Hope it picks up for you though and let us know how it goes k ....
I am most likely staying in the San Antonio area for the rest of my trip, and not going back to Austin.
If you lived in/near Austin and was able to get a wristband, it might be worth it. That way you can do the barhopping and I think most places won't charge you a cover for it. But even then, the badges get preference for everything. But I wouldn't recommend traveling to this, unless you had some serious cash to get a badge and be able to afford all the other stuff like the cost of getting to Austin and staying in a hotel and all the booze and shit you buy at the venues.
I'm not really sure what the Quack the F'lips were up to last night but for those complaining about their old show, you jumped the gun big time. The new stage setup is bizarre. No confetti, balloons, or anything we've grown to love from a F'lips show. Instead we now have Wayne Coyne holding a baby the entire performance. Creepy and never uplifting. I'll post some video soon to show you guys what I'm talking about. What was wrong with the old show? Seriously?
Meanwhile Jim James was kick ass. The solo stuff is great live and he really rocks the suit. Divine Fits were meh. Nothing special at all about those guys to me and I wouldn't waste my time seeing them again tbh. Alt-j was also a slight disappointment. Though they sounded pretty great at times it was tough to get into their stuff live.
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I'm not really sure what the Quack the F'lips were up to last night but for those complaining about their old show, you jumped the gun big time. The new stage setup is bizarre. No confetti, balloons, or anything we've grown to love from a F'lips show. Instead we now have Wayne Coyne holding a baby the entire performance. Creepy and never uplifting. I'll post some video soon to show you guys what I'm talking about. What was wrong with the old show? Seriously?
That sucks their new show is blah. The main reason I think people hated on the old show is that it started as surprising and grew to be choreographed after they did it for years on end. When people saw them multiple times with the same show, they just got bored especially when they used to be more on innovation and having a varied experience.
I'm not really sure what the Quack the F'lips were up to last night but for those complaining about their old show, you jumped the gun big time. The new stage setup is bizarre. No confetti, balloons, or anything we've grown to love from a F'lips show. Instead we now have Wayne Coyne holding a baby the entire performance. Creepy and never uplifting. I'll post some video soon to show you guys what I'm talking about. What was wrong with the old show? Seriously?
That sucks their new show is blah. The main reason I think people hated on the old show is that it started as surprising and grew to be choreographed after they did it for years on end. When people saw them multiple times with the same show, they just got bored especially when they used to be more on innovation and having a varied experience.
Yea in 05-08 or so, they were everywhere. Must have seen them 8 times. No surprises Hey for anyone there. I was watching the fader stage and the punch vid, where are all the women...yikes is it really that low of ratio?
I'm not really sure what the Quack the F'lips were up to last night but for those complaining about their old show, you jumped the gun big time. The new stage setup is bizarre. No confetti, balloons, or anything we've grown to love from a F'lips show. Instead we now have Wayne Coyne holding a baby the entire performance. Creepy and never uplifting. I'll post some video soon to show you guys what I'm talking about. What was wrong with the old show? Seriously?
That sucks their new show is blah. The main reason I think people hated on the old show is that it started as surprising and grew to be choreographed after they did it for years on end. When people saw them multiple times with the same show, they just got bored especially when they used to be more on innovation and having a varied experience.
Yeah I figured it had to with that. I guess what was most disappointing is that I took someone and it was her first time seeing them. So I was all excited for her to experience the same old, F'lips hoopla and instead we got something VERY different. At least Wayne could have incorporated some of the old stuff in with the new. I mean the new stage was actually kind of cool and the graphics were definitely bad ass. At a certain point though I was like, "put that creepy fucking baby down and shoot some confetti on us already".
Here's what I'm talking about Dave Maynar. Dude would not put the baby down. It was cool at times but they only played the new album in it's entirety (and he held the baby the whole fucking time). I would have liked to see them mix in some of the old with the new. They attempted to play all of Yoshimi (because we sat through the new album) but they ran out of time. Did get to see Jim James come out with them for "Do You Realize" though.
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My favorite part of that video is the guy screaming over and over (before Wayne Coyne pulls off the mask to unveil who the special guest is) "IT'S JIM JAMES! IT'S JIM JAMES! IT'S JIM JAMES!"
My favorite part of that video is the guy screaming over and over (before Wayne Coyne pulls off the mask to unveil who the special guest is) "IT'S JIM JAMES! IT'S JIM JAMES! IT'S JIM JAMES!"
Post by canexplain on Mar 17, 2013 10:50:02 GMT -5
Not being mean on a Sunday... I guess we can't be everywhere... Prince gave fair warning last night somewhere between his second and third encores. "Don't make me hurt you – you know how many hits I have?" he asked the crowd packed into La Zona Rosa in Austin as SXSW drew to a close.
Enough that he didn't get to them all. Not even close, in fact, though he performed for two hours and 40 minutes, returning to the stage time and again for six or seven encores in all. At a festival where special guests and counterintuitive collaborations are the currency of much-coveted buzz, Prince relied on himself – and on a band that was tighter than a Marine Corps top sheet.
Dave Grohl's SXSW Keynote Speech: 'The Musician Comes First'
As much jam session for the NPG as it was a concert, Prince sang, danced, played a little piano and was generous in spotlighting his backing musicians, who included 11 horn players, two guitarists, a bass player, a drummer, a percussionist and a host of vocalists. The only thing Prince didn't do was play guitar, but then "Purple Rain" didn't include the outro guitar solo, either.
He was probably just too busy directing the show, as if sampling and savoring each ingredient and adjusting to taste. The songs rarely seemed to start or stop, only to shift and flow in new directions as "Shhh" became "Musicology," which transformed into "Extra Lovable," with a bursts of brass tumbling over Prince's vocals. The band did the same thing without him during instrumental sections, sliding from tight, funky soul laced with horns into an impressionistic jazz-tinted section that featured a horn solo, followed by a ripping guitar break.
They stretched out on "Purple Rain," and Prince urged the crowd to sing wordless vocals in place of the guitar solo, and reflected on his career choice. "I love being a musician," he said. "It feels like a servant. A servant for you."
That song ended a 50-minute main set that began with the horn players taking the stage by parading through the crowd like a New Orleans second line, and also included a ringing burst of synths and horns on "1999." For the string of encores, Prince pulled out covers of songs by Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, and soul and funk workouts "like we do in Minneapolis." He dipped into Morris Day and the Time's catalog with "Jungle Love," played Sheila E.'s hit "The Glamorous Life" (which Prince wrote) and unearthed his own rarity, "Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)," singing anguished lyrics accompanied by piano on a darkened stage.
Finally, as the clock ticked toward 3 a.m., Prince wrapped up, even as diehards called for one more song.
A Tribe Called Quest opened the show with a set of songs that included "Can I Kick It," "Bonita Applebum" and "Award Tour." The show, dubbed "The Next Big Thing," was presented by Samsung, which gave away 200 tickets to people who used the company's tablet-like Galaxy cell phone.
Post by rideincircles on Mar 18, 2013 13:52:48 GMT -5
My sxsw was awesome. I didn't have the best view of the Flaming Lips, but the new album goes along with their new stage setup, some kind of psychadelic freak out. It's a different direction than their old stuff, but its the flaming lips, I am not surprised and don't mind. They are the best band for the job on that.
I never waited in line longer than 45 minutes (pitchfork day party, and filled out a survey for $20 waiting in line). Most of the time, didn't have lines at all or very minimal. I tried to get to most places early, but never needed to for hype hotel. Never had line issues there, and they had the best sound and lighting for a temporary sxsw venue.
I only spent $20 to go see shows and ended up seeing 35 bands or so in 4 days. Could have see way more, but spent time hanging out with friends. Here was the list I put together and venues with brief summary.
Wednesday: Fear of Men - hype Hotel - meh Anamanaguci - Brooklyn vegan - good, only caught 2 songs Braids- Brooklyn Vegan Maserati - Brooklyn Vegan killed it Caveman, Caitlin rose- Brooklyn Vegan meh (should have seen Charlie XCX at hype) Polyphonic spree - Hype (distracted by personal phone calls) Disclosure - Hype Good I had a bunch of plans for the evening, but ended up going to my friends house on 7th and drinking homebrews until I woke up on his couch at 5am and was like what happened? Also, I only spent $4 while watching shows that day for 6 drinks and free tacos. Spent $10 on pizza for $14 total for that day.
Thursday
Rhye- Pitchfork good Autre Ne Vuet - Pitchfork not bad, has heart Merchandise - Pitchfork St. Lucia - Hype hotel decent Flume - Hype - Fucking awesome Chvrches - Hype - Awesome Austra - Hype Good Headed over to the Fool's Gold Super Party at Emo's East for $10 to meet up with friends. Classixx - fools gold Oliver - Fools Gold Good Dillon Francis - Fool's gold Icona Pop - fool's gold - good with sxsw anthem Flosstradamus - Emo's Annexx A-Trak - decent Fool's gold throws the best dance parties usually. No bag checks walking from Emo's to Emo's Annexx, so we just brought in beer. Only checking for the wristbands. Crowd was a lot of under age and ravey types. 14 hours of bands day.
Friday -
Mohawk day party Jetta -not bad at all Doldrums - weird lyrics with good electronics skill Austra Toro Y Moi - good based on the songs I like Alt - J - great Headed to auditorium shores Divine fits - disn't really pay attention Jim James - good, but so crowded will see in Dallas for a better show The Flaming Lips - good new album followed by some Yoshimi and Jim James closing with Do You realize Deer Tick - syria benefit in an orchestra hall - good The Black Lips -Syria benefit - probably the nicest venue they will ever play, watched a dude get pulled out and dragged off by his feet through a door by the ATX police. he seemed non compliant. Wandered around afterwards trying to see if I could find Master P, but called it a night.
Saturday Fear of Men - Fader (was just there to meet up with friends) Blue Hawaii - Hype hotel - Awesome Fidlar - Hype Hotel - awesome Thee Oh sees - Clive Bar - awesome That pretty much ended most of the free shows. I wandered around for a while at this point. Ended up back at Hype Hotel since there were no lines and found an all access badge on the floor (just allows backstage access) Caveman - still meh, hate myself for not going to see Flume again MO - good !!! - festival dance party closer, great.
It's easier for locals and people with friends in Austin to get the most out of the fest. It just makes it way cheaper. I have no intentions of ever buying a wristband or a badge. I just go and make the most of it. Also, twitter is the best line of attack on finding out what to do during the festival. My only problem was keeping my phone charged, UPS lost my external battery a couple days before the fest, and I ended up finding power outlets wherever I could during the fest.
There are a lot of webcasts it looks like tomorrow so guess I'll veg out and watch sxsw..... 
Hey for anyone there. I was watching the fader stage and the punch vid, where are all the women...yikes is it really that low of ratio? 
