jesus

I'm so addicted to dr. mario as of late. it's sort of ruining my life.

ip masking site?

do you guys know offhand of a web site that will mask my ip address? not a software package, but just a site where I can type in a url and it'll hide my ip from that computer?

Here's me in a Yosemite Sam mask, just to make this post less boring:

final sxsw tally

it was a great week, i bailed on going to any shows on saturday because I was just dead tired and decided to go camping instead. So, the final tally was 23 bands in 72 hrs. The last two things I went to were the Diesel Party and the Nylon Party. At the Diesel party I saw Matt and Kim (really really fun show), Tokyo Police Club (really entertaining, they tossed alot of things between one another mid song), and Girl Talk (don't get it, left early). By the time I got to the Nylon thing it was really late, probably after 2am, and all of the bands were done, but Peter and Bjorn (no John that night) DJed the rest of the party. As i said before, it was great. If I had gone really gung ho I probably could have seen 10 or 15 m0re bands and still not have paid a dime. In summation, go see deerhunter, the twilight sad, menomena, and david vandervelde.

all for a muff

sxsw day 3 part one

I'm taking a bit of a break right now between the day shows and a couple of parties I'm going to tonight. My tally is up to 18 bands over the course of 19 sets (saw twilight sad twice) so far. Today I started out by seeing the Twilight Sad once again, this time it was inside at Emos Lounge and the sound was much better. Once again, good set, the singer seemed incredibly hungover which makes sense since it seems he's incredibly drunk most of the time. Next I caught RJD2 on the Emo's main stage. Wow, really really good. I'd be lying if i told you I listened to them a lot but they put on one of the best performances I had seen thus far. Their drummer is so great. I was nothing but impressed with them. After RJD2 I tried to go inside to see Beach House, but it was beyond packed so I just hung out near the main stage until the next band came on. Next up was Menomena. I've wanted to see them for quite some time and this was my first chance. I was completely amazed that there were only 3 guys in the band. On their albums there is just so much stuff going on I figured they would need 5 people or more to pull it off. Each band member played several instruments and they pulled off the album stuff really really well live. I was impressed. This was all at the Pitchfork party by the way, which is why the list of bands I saw today reads like a whos who of the Best New Music section. After Menomena I skipped out on Girl Talk (they're playing the Diesel party that I'm going to tonight), and went to the inside stage to get a good spot for Deerhunter. Before Deerhunter went on Simian Mobile Disco did a dj set. I'm not what you'd call a dancer unless I'm really really drunk, so I didn't do any dancing but a whole lot of other people did, so I stood in the back and watched people dance. Deerhunter gets the Silver medal in the "Loudest band at sxsw" category, coming in just a few decibels below The Twilight Sad's first show. They were just absolutely phenomenal. If they come anywhere near you go see them, it'll be worth it. A few notes. Their singer is the most emaciated looking person i've ever seen outside of save african orphans commercials. The guy couldnt have weighed more than 90 pounds, and he was of average height. One of the guitarists (i don't think you can really tag either of their guitarists as rhythm or lead, they both just make noise) looks like he is about 11. I wanted to check out Peter Bjorn and John on the main stage but they played at the same time as Deerhunter. meh. Maybe I'll see them tomorrow. Tonight I'm going to the Diesel party (it's vip and I am the most unvip person ever but my buddy is the store manager so i always get to go and look out of place). Girl Talk is headlining it and I don't know what to expect from that but it should be fun. David Vandervelde, Illinois, Matt and Kim, Tokyo Police Club, and the Epochs are also playing it. Then AFTER that I'm going to another party that some friends of mine are organizing for Nylon magazine and who the fuck knows whats going to happen at that. Seriously sxsw is so much fun and even without a wristband you can see so much good stuff for little or no money, you should all try to go at least once, it's a blast.

sxsw day 2

this one'll be quick because I'm about to head out to a party. David Vandervelde is really awesome, sort of a 60s rock guitar guy with a kick fucking ass backing band. He's a studio musician from Chicago and has one huge unibrow. Cold War Kids were good, they suffered from the usual sxsw day show sound problems (this show was in an alley behind an art gallery), but they were good nonetheless. Midlake, really good. Then i ate some Migas and I played with this one girls dog and saw The Glass Family (good, from austin and definitely worth checking out), Zookeeper (bleh, guy who used to be i the gloria record is the singer), The Gulf of Mexico (they looooooove mission of burma but they are baaaaaaaaaaaad), Soundteam (awesome)

im out

SXSW 2007 Day 1

No wristband for me this year. I decided to just go to free day shows and parties that I could get invites to in the evenings. Heres how it has gone thus far.

So today was shit weather-wise. In the 60s and grey and rainy. I was in a tent all day so i didnt really care, but it kept the crowds at bay most of the day. I saw 7 bands. I spent almost all of the day at the Emos Annex (ie the tent across the street from Emos). First band I saw was called The Foundry Field Recordings, they're from Missouri and were pretty decent, didn't know who they were going in, but I'll check them out. Soon after foundry started the bartender announced that the party's sponsors had bought out the bar for the next couple hours and drinks were free as well as the food, so that was a bonus. Next was a band from Detroit called Canada, and unsurprisingly they came off as a band that desperately wanted to be broken social scene. After that was this band called The Affair and they sucked. Next up was The Twilight Sad and this was what we went to see. 4 guys, 1 guitar, 1 bass, 1 drummer, 1 singer who mainly just banged on the crash cymbal. They were great. They surpassed Mogwai in 2000 and Explosions In The Sky in 2003 as the loudest band I've ever heard and it wasn't even close. I am hoping that at some point this week they play a show with a sound guy who is more skilled at mixing a band with their extreme loud/soft thing. After that I just walked around and poked my head in here and there, and then came back to see Apostle of Hustle (good but a shitty mix) and The Black Angels (again good, but the mix was not the best.) Then I called it a day since there arent really too many good shows tonight for the wristbandless and the line was way too long for Architecture in Helsinki. Tomorrow will consist of some combination of Mexican food, SoundTeam, Beer, Cold War Kids, Midlake, and whatevere else I happen to catch. If you guys have any suggestions for what i should attempt to catch tomorrow (http://www.showlistaustin.com/thurs-day.shtml) let me know.

i think this one has you beat

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what the deuce

i dont know where everyone went but i hope no one died. one of the guys from animal collective and some girl who seems incredibly cute are coming out with an album called "pullhair rubeye" which leaked the other day and it's really good. this is my favorite song on it right now:
avey tare and kria brekken - palneka
a lot of these songs sound really really good backwards too.