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March 13, 2008 10:57 PM

SXSW Update 3

Fernando & J got up early and ran off to a Metal show, but i didn't have it in
me, so I slept in, made awesome coffee that J brought (A+ for the solid
stainless steel french press. No glass to break, no plastic to leech, and
easy as all hell to clean) which really has me turned on to making home coffee
now. I ran over to Whole Foods again (vegetables, multivitamins and water.
repeat. survive), then was trying to get a parking spot down by Mohawk, but
it was so bad that I crossed the freeway and parked way the hell up the hill.
Which was right next to the French Legation, where Other Music was having
their party. So I went in!

The French Legation is way up on top of a hill with a view, antebellum
buildings, and massive lawns. It was perfect. People were Brooklyn/SF indie
crew with their specific style, and nice, and J Mascis (!!!)
was jamming like a maniac in the tent. I sat down and was blown away. Words
can't really describe the wall of sound he was putting out. And then it was
over. The venue was just so perfect; I wandered over to the other stage
which was just outside on a gentle grass covered hill.

I laid in the grass, thought about the fact that life might not be so bad, and
then the cutest boy & girl got up on stage and played sweet songs with
whisking drums, with adorable broken english. I heard their whole set,
thanked them later, and was just generally washed over with a pleasant
euphoria of niceness. I love them now. "Silje Nes" is their name. (maybe
that's her name?)

For a /total/ change of pace, I ran over to Mohawk, dealt with a crazy long
line of a bajillion people, heard Cut Copy from outside, then thanks to Lydia,
made it inside for Sons & Daughters and then Clipse. Clipse came on like 5
minutes late (who cares?) and for some reason thought that people were pissed
to have been waiting (I don't think we were?) and so they said:

"Yeah, we're late. Yeah, we just got here 5 minutes ago. We tryin to get our shit together. What, y'all gonna rob us?"

It was awesome. They were on it. The whole Re Up Gang came out and they
all did their thing. Way good show. I wish I could say more!