SXSW - take 3

day three of the seemingly-endless madhouse that is austin.

started out the day by catching a set by a new band from L.A. featuring friends Bryan Harris and Robin Fehr called The Nights. the band includes former members of the Hanks and Selegna Sol. they played at the Troubadour, and even though it was a mid-day show, there was a decent turnout. then it was on to the show i'd been counting down to the entire week: THE BOUNCING SOULS! they played at the Red 7, following Dillinger Four and a reunion show by Recover (Todd can tell you all about that show). the Souls is one of those bands i grew up listening to, and i've tried to see them every time they come to town. this year is their 20th anniversary, and funny enough, their first appearance on the SXSW lineup. P.O.S. made a special appearance to perform "Argyle" after watching the set from backstage. pretty funny that none of the punk kids in the audience had any idea who he was, but everyone was still into it, crowdsurfing and rocking out to every lyric.
Bryan 'Papillon' Kienlen's "born to lose" tattoo (and my favorite Souls song):
after Red 7, Todd, Chris and i wandered around, got some food and got off our feet for the first time in hours. we met up with Zoneil and ended up... yup, on 6th street again. this time we were delighted to find a faux-scuffle between two very drunk guys that consistently ended in one guy's face in the other's crotch. their friends hardly took notice of the ongoing fight.
we soon realized that the fighting was happening in front of the live soundstage where they film the drawings for the Texas Lottery. these folks were standing at the viewing window, hoping to be holding the winning numbers:
more waiting around, more watching people:
we saw this girl two nights in a row, and i was a big fan of her fashion choices. the first night, the jumpsuit was white and black, the second was gold and black. we were hoping to see her the last night, and were holding out for a glitter ensemble:ended up at the radio room to close out the night with a set by Canadian band Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains, followed by an overly-crowded set by Cursive. i never did manage to fight my way to the front for Cursive, but the performance was incredible either way.that closes out the third day. stay posted for one last update from SXSW.