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Current mood:  busy Category: Music
I woke up around 10am and Mark was already up. We set out to catch the Dillo downtown. Our first stop was CVS to pick up some drinks to replenish our dehydrated bodies and some Advil to stop the pounding in my head. I really wanted something substantial to eat so it was decided we would go to the flagship Whole Foods and get something to eat there.
Once we had food in our bellies we took the bus to the Yep Roc 10 year anniversary party. On the line-up was American Princes, Los Straitjackets, Apples In Stereo etc. They had free beer, free Southern Comfort Slushies/Punch and Free Texas BBQ with potato salad and cole slaw. We saw a lot of the people we met at the Yep Roc showcase the night before. We stated drinking and although we weren't hungary tried the Texas BBQ anyway. We saw American Princes and Los Straitjackets play. The Princes rocked and Los Straightjackets were great to watch and hear. We got a call from Moose and he wanted to sit down with us and talk shop so we told him to meet us at The Yep Roc Party. He walked in and watched some of the music and then asked if we wanted to catch a cab with him up to Waterloo to check out, I believe, Les Breastfeeders. We ditched the party and got into a cab where Moose started asking us a bunch of questions about our situation with the label and all our plans to promote the new album. Moose and his wife Mary Elizabeth run a small management company. We had been hitting them up for free advice for the past month or so and it was good to sit down and talk shop. We talked for about and Hour and a half and missed the showcase at waterloo. Then we caught the bus back down to congress. Bidding Moose a fond farewell Mark and I got off the bus near Guadalupe.
We heard a band we thought was Sloan and decided to crash the party. It wasn't Sloan but it was the Jane Magazine Party. We knew it was RSVP only but we just walked in anyway. The stage was outside under a big tent. I watched a bit of the band that was on and then decided to explore. I walked into the bar and spotted someone DJ'ing inside. Then I found some stairs and went to the second floor. I found all kinds of snakcks including these amazing panini sandwiches. I grabbed a couple panini's and made my way upstairs to the roof. On the roof were some tables and a bar. I walked up to the bar and order a free Seagrams screwdriver. I looked around and noticed that everyone up ther had yello wristbands. Then I noticed a lady at the door checking to make sure everybody had yellow wristbands. I guess she was busy talking when I walked through. I text mark, "Hey I'm eating panini sandwich's on the roof and I don't think I supposed to be here" Shortly there after Mark joined me on the roof. He just walked through the door. He thought the girl might have asked him something but He was already waving at me and I guess she figured he was suppose to be up there. He asked me if Sloan was going on yet and I told him to ask Sloan guitarist, Patrick Pentland who was standing right behind Mark. Mark decided not to ask him anything. After a while we got bored hanging on the VIP roof and decided to get more sandwiches and drinks and watch some music. Sloan finally hit the stage and we made friends with a group of people excited about Sloan. Most of them were from Canada. Sloan was amazing as always. They make other bands look like they forgot to do their homework. When Sloan was done I hung around a bit and the the staff actually started pouring me Seagrams doubles with no ice! Mak went to meet up with his Bother to watch Public Enemy* and I stayed and drank more screwdrivers.
When the Jane Party was over I made my way back to congress and decided to get a slice of pizza. I don't know why, I was full of stew, BBQ, and Paninis. I sat down and read the print version of The Onion. I tried an energy drink that someone had left on a table (Gross, I know, but can you even imagine how drunk I am at this point?). I noticed this cute girl was sitting by herself and I joined her and gave her a free t-shirt I got at the Jane party. This was just about the time I needed to head up to 8th street to catch our old pal MC Chris perform at the Karma Lounge. Me and the cute girl walked up there together since she was meeting a friend that way to.
When I got to Karma Lounge they we're checking wristbands at the door but I just went around them and walked upstairs. I saw MC setting up and he was all by himself. No DJ John or Bucky. I called Mark and he said he was on his way. While I was killing time I bought a shot for a random girl. I pulled some jewish girl's hair as part of a lesson she was teaching in rough sex. I joined some people by the stage and I started texting with this girl in the booth. It was all blurry and weird from this point and I would love to tell you that we all went back to some posh hotel room to party and get it on but alas Mark showed up and saved me from saying anything embarrassing. We chatted with MC while he was selling T-shirts and closed out our tabs at the bar. Mark said he was beat and he needed to go home. I told him I'd catch up with him later and made my way to catch Sloan and Apples in Stereo.
When I got to the bar there was a line of people waiting to get in. They all had wristbands and badges but the bar was at capacity. I tried to paid the cover to get in but that didn't work. I noticed to front of the bar was opne and the only thing separating me and watching sloan was a small railing. I went to the far end and asked the guy by the railing if he could move for a second while I sneak in. He said sure and I jumped, drunkenly over the rail. I got about 10 steps into the bar when the security chick grabs me and starts physically pulling me out of the bar. I told her she didn't need to grab me and she should stop. She didn't so I stopped until she would let go. This got the attention fo the Ownere and the main door guy. They asked me why I was grabbing the girl! I told them she was grabbing me because she caught me sneaking in but she didn't need to be so rough. My lesson in rough sex earlier in the night gave me my fill of tough love. I explained that I wasn't trying to cause any trouble but I was a huge fan of Sloan and really wanted to watch the showcase. The owner seemed to understand but he said there was no way he could let me in. I walked out the front door on my own accord. I had lost this battle but I wasn't about to give up. I decided to walk to the back. The bar had anartist entrance and as I approached a familiar face walked out. It was Robert from Apples In Stereo. He recognized me and and went "Hey, you need to sing on my song!" I was like "OK, which one?" I hadn't known the new songs all that well if at all. He goes, "Ruby" from Her Wallpaper Reverie. I had that album and I knew exactly was he was talking about. He asked me if I could sing the ba-ba-bas. I said "Sure but I can't get into the club because I don't have a badge or anything" Rob walked up to the door guy and said "can you stamp him please,he's with my band?
(pause here to relish in the coolness of this particular moment in time)
The door guy stamps my hand and I walk right into the back entrance. There was a bar in the back and I started a tab. I laid low until it was time to sing. Tammy from Dressy Bessy was there and she was also asked to sing on Ruby. I bought her a beer and we chatted a little bit while we waited for our cue. Then it came time for Ruby. I jumped on stage and they handed me a tamborine. It was me, Tammy, rob's wife ( it was her birthday) and the rest of the apples on stage at SXSW!
I thanked Rob profusely and made my way out the back. I was spotted by the owner and he yelled, " Hey," and then in some kind of odd respect and approval he says "You got on stage." Indeed I did but now I'm in the back alley just buzzin from the events of the past 12 hours and I start chatting up some ladies in the back alley. In mid conversation this guy walks up and joins in. I drunkenly go, hey! "You look like the guy from Harvey Danger!" and he goes I am. I don't know why but I had a hard time believing him and thought he was just fucking with me. It was him.
* Mark will post separatly about the Public Enemy Show
8:57 PM
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