SXSW 2009

HEEEELLLLOOOOO!!!!
So glad to be back in Richmond! So so glad...
Went out to Austin, TX to visit some good friends that live out there and see SXSW. This is my fourth year making the journey and Christine Miller, whom is a good friend of my from high school, made it out too!!!
It is hard to live with three other people for one week in a 600 square one room apartment! But we had tons of fun and saw lots of awesome music. Walked around constantly in the 80 degree sunny weather. Dirtied our feet. Dirtied our bellies. Took LOTS of pictures. We did so much that I am still exhausted!
I feel though, that it is my duty to let you know some of this new music that really struck a cord with me!
Okay so here's a little info and pics on two of my favorites-

Steve Taylor (pic taken on sixth street):
http://www.stevetaylormusic.com/
Folk/rock/gospel
From California. Drove out with his drummer and set up (illegally) on the side of the street and played all day and night. He said a couple of police officers had passed and glanced at him but nobody said a thing. He drew in large crowds and basically knocked our socks off. We came back the next day to see him again and buy his self-produced CD's that had sold out the day before.

Black Joe Lewis & The honeybears (Pic from an in-store at Waterloo records):
www.blackjoelewis.com
Soul music!
An Austin-based band that rocked our fuckin socks off as well! Serious kickin' soul music. You cannot help but dance! Check 'em out if you haven't already.

And here are some more that I really loved Vetiver, The Death Set, King Khan and the Shrines, The Heartless Bastards, Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down, Monotonix.
I spent WAY too much money on music.

(Picture of a not-so-good Japanese rock band)

Oh, and I also bought cowboy boots. Real, genuine, classic Cowboy boots. I will be wearing them constantly. I am wearing them right now.


All my pictures can be found either on my flickr or facebook page.