[bomp] SXSW 08 redux

[Joe Emery <jemery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

whew, my head hurts, my throat hurts, my liver hurts, my feet hurt!  what a
great time this weekend.  i didn't get to see much this year but what i did
see was really great.  highlights:

paul collins!  i got to see him 3 times and he was amazing each time.  his
wednesday afternoon set at beerland might just be the greatest rock n roll
set i've ever seen by any band.  absolute powerpop rock n roll heaven.

the stems - great, great band, and some of the nicest guys you could ever
hope to meet.  very powerful live.

muck & the mires -- they tore the roof off Sonny's Vintage store on Friday.
these guys pace their sets as good as any band i've seen -- barely time to
catch your breath between songs.  we need to figure out a way to get them to
austin more than once a year.

later friday i hit a tri-fecta of guitar players that most people would
dream about.  in the space of 2 hours i saw X w/ billy zoom, downbeat five
w/ JJ Rassler, and magic christian w/ cyril jordan.  downbeat five were the
best i've ever seen them.

the mullens - best of the bands on the get hip showcase imo (and they were
all great).  original drummer rod baird is back in the band and they're now
a 2 guitar band.  their new rec will be out in a month and it's a monster.
Mondo Topless was also really great Saturday night.

i'm interested to hear others chime in w/ their reviews...

joe

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