- The Level Spirits at Maggie Mae's: This was the first band we saw at the Aussie BBQ. Great band, maybe a bit like a raunchier version of The Beautiful South? I'm going to get their album.
- The Snowdroppers at Maggie Mae's Gibson Room: Wow. What an act. Terrific music, although even raunchier than the previous band (The Level Spirits). What is it with these Aussies? I'm going to get their album.
- Mother Mother @ Paradise: Another show at the Canadian Blast party. This band started strong, but didn't seem to have enough strong material for a full show, even though they have a few albums I think.
- Tapes 'n Tapes @ ACC: We were going to see these guys at Lustre Pearl later in the day, but when we tried to see !!! and And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead at Barbarella's we couldn't see the stage. So, we left and came here instead. I'm sorry I couldn't see those 2 bands, but this was a better venue to see Tapes 'n Tapes. Great show, should get a full album someday.
- Little Comets @ Latitude 30 (Yorkshire showcase): we caught the end of this band by accident when trying to meet up with our new friend Sharon, and her friends Mike and Victoria. They were pretty good, and when I got home found that I had their CD in my "swag bag". Must have picked it up at the trade show.
- Rural Alberta Advantage @ IFC/Crossroads: Wow. I have both of their albums, and love this band. This was a real highlight, seeing them play live like this. Check out this recording made by IFC. We ended up seeing them again later this day too, and they were still awesome to see. Get yourself one of their albums, probably Hometowns.
- Meema @ Hilton: Only saw this band by accident while my friends were using the Hilton's bathrooms. When I heard the band's name (really, the lead singer), I scanned the whole band quickly and saw Fred, the guy with whom we walked to the Lucinda Williams concert (he had told us he played with Meema).
- The Just Desserts at Copa: We had originally intended to only stay for the half of this concert, so we get to half of another concert during the same timeslot. We ended up staying for the whole show. The 2 main band members brought up several other musicians during different songs to help round out their eclectic/world/bilingual music. Great fun!
- The Fast Romantics @ Speakeasy: a great indie rock band crammed into a tiny stage! I'm going to buy their album or EP.
- Veronica Falls @ Latitude 30: This was one of our favorite clubs last year, esp. with all the British Music Embassy parties. We only got to one of the daytime parties here this year, earlier in this day. I wasn't paying attention to the bands then, but we came back for this band. Their hit single "I Found Love in a Graveyard" had me dying to see them! The show was good, although it was hard to hear the vocals and some of the songs started sounding the same. They don't have a full-length, so I just bought the single.
- Rural Alberta Advantage @ Central Presbyterian Church: The Veronica Falls concert got over early, so we got to catch the end of the 2nd RAA show today. Really, this band is incredible!
- Ezra Furman and the Harpoons @ Speakeasy: This Chicago-based band first popped up at Tufts University. They still look like they're in college and some of the lyrics sound like it too. A fun live band, but I won't be getting an album yet.
- Jukebox the Ghost @ Central Presbyterian Church: We really came back to the search to see the next band, but caught the end of this band. They were actually pretty good! One very cool thing they did was bring up some horn & brass players/students from the University of Texas. I guess these guys let the band stay with them, to save the band money and get a chance to play with the band.
- Great Lake Swimmers @ Central Presbyterian Church: We saw them play an all-too-brief show on Thursday, but this was the show to remember. We had front-row seats, and the band was incredible. Ed bought an album after the show, and I bought a rare EP/soundtrack too, adding to the album and free singles I already of theirs. This is really an incredible band, and one of the real highlights of SXSW 2011 for us!
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