My final day at SXSW started late but thanks to my friend, the beautiful & always stylish Kelly, I was able to see Ben Gibbard play the Stereogum party.
Man, this man and his band will always have space on my music shelf.
I then ran across town to catch The Boxer Rebellion.
As you can see from that pic, these guys were rocking the hell out of their last show.
And what SXSW would be complete without a Frightened Rabbit sighting.
So damn good. I’m pretty sure the plane ride home will feature lots of their tunes only interrupted by…
This was my second time seeing them but now I’m completely in love with Rachel Flotard. Why? First, she saw me singing along and mentioned it. Second, the set was awesome and she even took an off-the-cuff request from the audience. Third, she referenced both Winger and “Pigs in Space“. Seriously, Rachel, when you’re in LA drop me a line and I’ll take you out for a dinner.
Next up was Minipop.
Why these guys? Because I like their song from the 1,038 MP3 SXSW music sampler I told you about. What an added bonus that the lead singer is such a cutie.
I then saw Best Coast because my friend Kate tole me to.
Since they’re a new band and the lead singer was whining about having played so many shows at the festival (who didn’t?) all I’ll say is that I should have checked out Surfer Blood instead.
And finally I braved the cold night to witness Death.
They were awesome and if you don’t know their story you should listen to this NPR story. And obviously they’re my pick-of-the-day.
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And with the I say adios to SXSW. I hope to come back soon. LA, here I come.
BTW, the next stop on the Tony Music Express is Coachella!
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