SXSW day Three – Thursday 15 March – Part One

Another late start. I went first to the Hype Machine party firstĀ  (and not just because of the free beer and burritos).

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Hype Hotel I missed Jimmy Cliff and Korallreven but Lee Fields and the Expressions were getting ready to go on. I stood by Mr Fields at the side of the stage while his band started up. A bunch of younger guys, very tight and very funky. He had jeans on and shuffled around getting hyped up before bouncing onto the stage. It was about 2 o’clock in the afternoon but he was really into his performance, talking to the audience and razing up his band. A great show.

Lee Fields and the Expression

Lee Fields and the Expression

Next up, Bass Drums of Death, 2 guitars and a drummer. They were tight and noisey – excellent.

Bass Drums of Death

fans Next Youth Lagoon, the poster boy of the bedroom music scene. He was chatty and very boy next doorish. I like his sound, squeaky voice and all.Youth Lagoon

Next I headed over to Latitude and the Brit party. The beer was cold (and free) and there was food. I had meant to go on to the NZ party but I felt my will weakening.

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The New Zealand party

Eventually my conscience got the best of me and I wondered over with a crowd from Latitude, they were keen to try some New Zealand wines. Outside the wine flowed freely while inside a big white tent a PI rapper tried to cope with taped backing music. I wandered off…

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As always, I found it difficult to know where to spend the evening – The Pitchforth party with Heartless Bastards, Peaking Lights, Lower Dens and Japanoids?, The Fader Fort with Big Krit, Gary Clark Jnr, Teenage Fantasy and Zola Jesus, The ā€˜East of England’ night at Latitude with a mass of bands I had not heard of, The Shins across town with M Ward, the Black Angels, Grimes, Purity Ring, Com Truise, Crystal Antlers, Titus Andronicus with Jesus and the Mary Chain ??? Choices, choices…

I wondered around soaking up the madness while I decided.

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