SXSW 2011 Day 1

My friend Ed and I made our 2nd trip to SXSW this year. Here are the bands we saw on Wednesday (Day 1):

1. Shilpa Ray @ ACC: Noisy, angry female-fronted rock; might get the album soon.




2. Ximena Sarinana @ ACC: Terrific bilingual singer-songwriter; will get her new album as soon as it comes out.




3. Jessica Lea Mayfield @ ACC: Country/rock; already have the album.




4. Jenn Grant & Buck 65 @ the Canadian BBQ: Great singer-songwriter doing her own stuff .and an incredibly original rapper doing his stuff, and the 2 singing together was even better!






5. The Traveling Band @ the Hilton Garden Inn: we walked out very early on this show.



6. The Beat Connection @ The Beauty Bar: electronica, not bad, not great.




7. Hollerado @ Antone's: fun fun fun! These guys put on a great indie rock show! Got the album at last year's SXSW.




8. The Black Atlantic @ Esther's Follies: don't remember them much, must not have left much of an impression.




9. Low @ St. David's Sanctuary: we had to sit way in the back, but this was a beautiful show. I have a couple of their albums and several free singles, but I need to get their most recent album now.




10. Cults @ Windish Agency House: This band had an interesting sample on the SXSW website, but the concert was ruined by truly horrible sound and an annoying keyboardist.



11. The Delta Mirror @ Maggie Mae's Gibson Room: They put on a great show, and Ed and I bought the CD at the end of the show. The CD is all electronica though. It isn't bad, but the show was very rock-based, not electronica-based. Don't know if those rock songs are going to end up on an album too.

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