checking in again

I had no idea the sun had my number all day. picture my forearms and forehead, red as a lobster. well, you gotta start that base sometime? like Marching Band and Deastro to start the day. The Canadian Blast was both heavily Canadian and definitely a blast. Strong sets by Arkells, Two Hours Traffic. highlights […]

checking in

safely landed in austin. had my first night out, which in the past has never really been about seeing bands. A bunch of us collected at the BMI party, then headed to Maggie Mae’s for free Margarita’s. Tons of people in the streets. The film and interactive registrants for the sxsw festival having their last […]


California On My Mind by Wild Light

Who : Wild Light from New Hamphire.
What : Another addition to my SXSW schedule of bands I’d like to see. These four guys have been playing together since they were kids and garnering good openers slots so far (Arcade Fire, Gutter Twins, MGMT ). From their debut album (Adult Nights), check out a stand out […]

The rest of CMW

Honestly, I don’t have too many things to report. I didn’t see nearly as many bands as I wanted to see this past weekend, but thats how it goes. Here were my highlights. -On Friday, after attending a party that Maple Music was putting on in the Royal York Hotel, I almost walked through a […]