Another SXSW in the bag! It’s crazy how much more mainstream SXSW gets every year. I mean I ran into Kanye West at the Red Bull party Saturday night. If that isn’t random I don’t know what it!
Stone Temple Pilots performed Thursday night at the Austin City Music Hall. Scott Weiland opened on a shaky note, but pulled it together while belting music off new album. No worries though Scott didn’t forget the STP classics. I almost forgot how many hits they had! However, if you were looking for crazy bouncing around Scott, like last time I saw him perform in Velvet Revolver, this was not the night. A very mellow Scott performed, I guess that is what happens when you kick the heroin.
I don’t think I heard from one person who caught a Crash Kings performance over the 4 days who didn’t think they were absolutely AMAZING! Roxwel was lucky enough to have them at our Roxwel Day Party on Friday! Unfortunately, the drummer came down with food poisoning and spent his afternoon puking! Yikes! However, Tony performed a solo that was STILL fabulous.
As I walked up to Stubbs Friday night trying to figure out where the line ended I could only laugh at the length of it! We got in right before Metric, and the lead singer put on a great performance. Sorry indie lovers the sound isn’t my cup of tea. Then came MUSE!!!!! If you have never seen Muse live make it your next mission. That being my 4th time seeing them all I can say is Muse killed it!
Saturday was just rough considering an arctic blast blew in!! The day kicked off with Yallwire’s first day party. Dale Watson performed who I really enjoyed, and I was impressed how many people showed up dancing around in the Antarctica weather!
Weather aside many people still came out Saturday night either trying to fight their way into the Perez Hilton party or the Fader Fort. I took one look at the chaos outside of the Whitley, and said no thanks. Snoop Dogg will have to go on hold. Since the sheriffs stopped entrance at Fader Fort, and I personally like to feel my finger tips and headed over to La Zona Rosa for catch Kaskade and Crystal Method. Nothing like a bunch sweaty raver kids!
As I called my SXSW excursion to an end, and my fingers were to frozen to Tweet anymore, and I was to frozen to even laugh at spotting Mischa Barton watching Bowling for Soup at Cedar Street I decided it was time to get this thing called…sleep!
See you next year SXSW 2011! - Kristi Lee