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| From | Ralph Alfonso <ralph@bongobeat.com> |
| Subject | sxsw |
| Date | Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:26:47 -0700 |
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yeah
lambert's patio was off the beaten track.... so attendance varied
(cabs are non-existant)
saw a bit of the deadbeat poets before being pulled away... primal
sounds for sure...
very impressed by astra heights who had all their families there
my lad ari shine poured his heart out at same venue....
upstairs at the same venue was a blues showcase - snuck up there to see former
homeless man honest jon washington destroy the place - skinny
dreadlocked little 70 year old guy playing el;ectric blues guitar
like i've never seen before.... after the last song, with every mind
blown there, he puts the guitar down and runs out the door.... wild!
saw carbon/silicon (mick jones/tony james) - surprisingly poppy short songs!
saw x with all original lineup (billy zoom is god - they were great)
saw daryl hall - really liked it -
saw darando last night - old 70s bay area black soul guy half
esquerita/half james brown with an amazing daptones style back up
band
- also caught ugly beats and paul collins at get hip showcase - blistering sets
- cynics tore the place down while the stems' set was cut short by
the pa system blowing up or soundman taking off - not really sure
what happened...
other stuff - amy levere (female stand up bassist roots artist from memphis)
blue rodeo and friends, '
and saw Duffy! - jury's out for me - the hits were great - some of
the other white brit soul stuff verged on the sade side for me - she
looks wonderful tho the restrictive stage area (they were first band
so gear was pushed right to the front) didn't give her much room to
manouevre....
more as i remember.... just waking up after a late night....
on my way to waterloo records now.... hopefully will pick up some goodies...
ralph
http://www.myspace.com/ralphalfonso
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