SXSW - take 2

sxsw... the adventure continues.

day 2 was spent doing even more people watching. i think that was one of my favorite parts of the entire trip, just sitting on the curb anywhere on 6th street and checking out all the characters who walked by. which is always a plus when you're waiting in a huge line to see a show that you never manage to actually get into... which is what happened when we tried to see Cursive the first time.

Todd and I caught up with Drew Anthony Smith of baltimore/Patuxent fame. Cursive was playing a free show at the radio room, but the line was so long that we just decided to stand at the window and listen from the street. we could see the back of the drummer, at least. haha.

Drew was too cool in his sweet shades:
so after that, we posted up on the curb to watch these girls hula-hooping to get people in the door of this restaurant. i was diggin' this girl's tattoo:then this other lady came in and took both the hula-hoops and busted out some Golden Gate Park-style hooping skills. i was really impressed that she kept it up for so long without hitting any of the passers-by on the crowded street:
wandered over to Maggie May's with Todd and Chris and accidentally caught a set by hardcore punk band Death by Stereo. i haven't heard of these guys in years, and the show was more epic than i could have imagined, never having seen them before.after the set, i met up with Zoneil to interview Blue Scholars at a sports bar downtown. what started out as a simple Q&A lasted about an hour, ending with Geologic turning the mic around on Zoneil and interviewing him back. saw these guys play twice this week, and ended up running into them a dozen times. they're a really tight hip-hop act from Seattle, i highly suggest checking them out.after the interview, i wandered the street and met up with my buddy Brett "Sweet Tooth" Nelson, from SF by way of Brooklyn. he was in austin playing street corners just for the hell of it, and it was fun to watch the passers-by stop and watch for a little while. i think he earned a quarter while i stood there. closed out the night at the Rhymesayers showcase at Habana. saw Idea and Abilities, P.O.S. with special appearances by Sims and Dessa from Doomtree. everyone was going crazy, and it was awesome for a girl like me, who grew up listening to punk and not much hip-hop, to hear P.O.S. singing and Operation Ivy song. afterward, Zoneil and i tried to catch a set by the Bar-Kays, but the line was too long and we couldn't get in, so we people watched some more and called it a night.

still more to come.