<> oh man, my jealousy knows no bounds this morning. please let us know how they were after you see them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bruce halverson" To: Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:04 AM Subject: Re: SXSW? > yes. > seymour stein spoke in the morning and was completely entertaining. > the room cheered loudly with the mention of the ramones which was a > joy to hear. seymour then said that if anyone did not know of the > ramones they are to leave the room. he was kidding im sure, but > judging by the crowd response, there was no one leaving the room. > only very slight response for the talking heads, blondie, television, > the pretenders, climax blues band, echo and the bunnymen, madness and > the deviants. the only other band that the room cheered loudly for > were the dead boys. > > motorhead were added late to sxsw, but still able to pack the huge > outdoor venue. maybe not a band to be considered power pop, but a > fine rock n roll band for sure. > the nights highlight for me as seeing hanson sing absolutely perfect > 3 part harmonies then walk a few blocks to see the cowsills perform > of the the most exciting shows ive ever seen. an odd setting as they > were playing in a church and susan slipped by saying sh*t which > evoked some laughs. everyone i heard leave at the conclusion of the > show was totally as blown away as i was with the sheer talent of the > cowsills. > > looking forward to seeing paul collins beat saturday too. austin is > one of the best and coolest music towns i have ever been to. i hope > to discover a couple bands i have never heard of while here. > there is a j-pop event friday featuring petty booka and ketchup mania > which should also be fun. some great punk bands are here this year > too including naked raygun, channel 3, the meatmen, the dicks and not > really punk, but still worthy of mention, the supersuckers. > so many bands here, just a wonderful vibe in austin. i would love to > hear a great power pop band, oh wait, paul collins beat! how great > thou art. > > > On Mar 13, 2008, at 7:28 PM, crothers wrote: > >> Anyone go this year? >> >> My friends The Explorers Club went for a couple of shows. Anyone >> catch them? >> ====================================================================== >> = >> Detailed Audities-List information: > audities.googlepages.com> >> To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >> >