SXSW

Oh man, SXSW starts this weekend. I would give almost anything, even one of my legs (at least the left one) to be there. As a Californian i guess i am privileged to have the coachella festival so close by, but honestly, i've always been jealous of SXSW. Perhaps the reason is that almost every band that plays SXSW is independent, which would almost guarantee an attendee a chance to see at least one new band every night.

Also, based on my past investigations into SXSW, its fairly obvious that any band that i have any level of interest in plays there. Bear Vs Shark, when they existed, performed at SXSW, Ben Kweller, before he was fashionable like Ray Lamontagne, played there, The Glass, who are incredibly obscure, played there, and Zykos, whom i've never had a chance to see live, play there every year, probably because they are from Texas. I'm also relatively certain that Zookeeper, with the lead singer of Mineral, is playing there this year, which would be nice to see since i missed his recent show in LA.

So, to all you who live near Austin and get to experience the madness that is SXSW, let me just say, i'm very jealous, and you suck.