I don’t know about you but for me there might not be a better way to start a music festival then by hearing Frightened Rabbit in the morning.
It was also good to hear that they changed up their set but a pity that a Seattle DJ fucked up one of their best songs off the new album.
Walking around, I dropped in to check out Sweet Baboo.
Yeah… moving on.
I then wandered away from downtown to check out a carnival and Cymbals Eat Guitars.
I didn’t know anything about them before but now I’m a wee bit curios. Plus it was fun hearing them while I rode the tilt-a-whirl (video coming soon).
Feeling the urge to walk even further (man, did my feet regret that by the evening’s end), I drifted to the Levi’s Fader Fort (a well done pop-up venue) and caught Local Natives.
I’d give them another album before checking them out again. They might not be my thing but maybe they’re still maturing too.
While there I also caught my country folk Bomba Estereo.
It’s easy to tell why everyone loves these perky, poppy Colombian dance-rockers (and she has a smile that’ll light up a room).
After dinner I drifted into Stubb’s to see The Soft Pack.
I really like their album but don’t think I need to see them live again.
Racing across downtown I dove into a tiny venue to see VV Brown.
Holy! When she played “Shark in the Water” I got goose bumps.
Riddle me this: if Meiko is just her and a back up guy why did she go on 20 minutes late?
I’ve seen her before at SXSW and she’s good but this time she played some new stuff and it’s obvious she still loves guys that are bad for her.
I caught the GZA because I wanted to see the act after him. Um, he lacked enthusiasm. So much so that he check his Blackberry twice while on stage. Just sayin’.
Finally, The xx.
They sounded great while actually playing slower and softer than on their album.
And that was my day so it’s obviously time for my pick. How could I choose anyone other then my peeps from the home country. Soak in some Bomba Estereo.
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Until mañana.
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