AUSTIN!

[Billy's Little Trip]

I just thought of a fighter from Austin, Wes Davis. I'm always getting those blog messages from him on MySpace for his upcoming shows.

[mkilly]

I think I'm visiting Austin between March 10 and March 17. And now I'm 21! And I can pay Erik back for the chicken parmesan sandwich he paid for at the Alamo Drafthouse, where hopefully I'll be able to visit another four times.

[erik]

Is that SXSW? Tell me cool people to see, killy.

[mkilly]

sure is SXSW.

lightspeed champion, deadly syndrome, mahjongg, the blow, saturday looks good to me, shooting spires, parts and labor, scary mansion, david dondero, akron/family, elf power, yacht, times new viking, mgmt, del tha funkee homosapien, jens lekman, evangelicals, bodies of water, black mountain, throw me the statue, octopus project, le luop, yo la tengo, spoon.

those are my picks from days one and two. i hereby affirm that i didn't just choose bands at random.

[Hoblit]

sure is SXSW.

...who....what?... who? WHO? what?...

i hereby affirm that i didn't just choose bands at random.

No, you just made up random names instead!

/I kid, I KEEED

[JonPorobil]

Well, I've heard of like half of those bands. I won't be in Austin yet for this year's SXSW, but next year... 8)

[mkilly]

sure is SXSW.

...who....what?... who? WHO? what?...

i hereby affirm that i didn't just choose bands at random.

No, you just made up random names instead!

/I kid, I KEEED

All of those, save five, I know because I'm the music director at the college radio station. Literally, I've listened to and reviewed albums by all those guys because of the college radio station. If you'd asked two weeks ago if I knew who Evangelicals or Throw Me the Statue were, I would have said no--but their albums are out now and both are excellent. In fact, Octopus Project (whose album came out last year, and who have a wonderful collaboration with Black Moth Super Rainbow) agreed to an interview with me for the KUOI programming guide, a month ago. So, neat that I'll be able to see them (they happen to be a local band to Austin, too.)

[mkilly]

friday and saturday: vampire weekend, devotchka, blitzen trapper, kelley stoltz, pissed jeans, handsome furs, rogue wave, HEALTH, old time relijun, capgun coup, aloha, flowers forever, david dondero, tilly and the wall, we versus the shark, 60 watt kid, turbo fruits, shout out louds, destroyer, half japanese, golden arm trio, yael naim, ohmega watts, spinto band (!), no kids, kevin shields (member of broken social scene), black moth super rainbow/power pill fist, and comedians todd barry and eugene mirman are performing. they're both good.

of all these guys i listed, i'm the most excited to see: handsome furs, tilly and the wall, destroyer, kevin shields, black moth super rainbow, the deadly syndrome, the blow, elf power, jens lekman, evangelicals, octopus project, yo la tengo, spoon. and of those just listed, if i had to choose a mere few to recommend... jens lekman, destroyer, black moth super rainbow.

[Spud]

<a>Nerdcore Rising</a> is premiering at SXSW.

[JonPorobil]

By the way, I'll be there in two weeks now. I was there for about a week at the end of May to scope out the apartment and move stuff. My fiancee is already there; her job started a couple weeks ago. She's been having a lot of fun, and every time she tells me about some cool thing she did or will do before I get there, I get really jealous.

Funny how all the people from Austin who used to be major players in the community are all pretty much inactive now. Except for Erik, who comes out of hiding occasionally to post something funny.

[erik]

Hiding? Funny?

[WesDavis]

Boy I sure did completely ignore this thread after I started it!

I have now been in Austin for two years, and it's pretty awesome. I've gotten a band together, called Shy One Horse. Feel free to visit www.shyonehorse.com

It's a trick, though. That URL just redirects to our shitty Myspace.

Anyway, who's in Austin, now? I've hung out with WreckdoM. They are awesome and have a band here that is apart from WreckdoM but equally fucked up.

[JonPorobil]

Well, I'm still here.

[mkilly]

I think I'm coming to SXSW again.

[bortwein]

I'm still in Austin. I thought Future Boy and Mob01d moved to Canada.

[mkilly]

I'm officially booked for a visit between March 16 and 22. erik we have to see each other this time >:U

[fluffy]

I'm still in Austin. I thought Future Boy and Mob01d moved to Canada.

Moboid did, but FB stayed in Austin.

[erik]

I'm officially booked for a visit between March 16 and 22. erik we have to see each other this time >:U

Okay, word. I fully expect to have a cell phone by then. I will be much easier to keep tabs on.

[roymond]

I'm officially booked for a visit between March 16 and 22. erik we have to see each other this time >:U

Okay, word. I fully expect to have a cell phone by then. I will be much easier to keep tabs on.

For that, those ankle bracelets are even better.