On the last night of SXSW I headed over to Maggie Mae’s for some Chilean love music. First, Intimate Stranger – a band from Santiago, Chile with a British vocalist – but they all live in Austin now. Got it? Keep reading for more photos and video.
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Austin Rodeo
In the midst of SXSW, I headed over to the Austin Rodeo to unleash my inner-cowboy and participate in their BBQ Cook-off… as an eater of lots of food. A few photos below.
The hazards of SXSW
Standing too close to the stage in between shows has been proven harmful your eyes.
SXSW – HaDag Nahash
Top Israeli band HaDag Nachash (or Nahash – but the h is stronger) has been to Austin before. February 2008 to be precise.
Now they came back for SXSW all the way from the other side of the world. It’s very unfortunate that due to poor planning, the earlier shows at TenOak (formerly Cuba Libre) could not stick to their schedule apparently due to delays in setting up each show; so everything ran late and HaDag could not start playing until 1:45 AM, 15 minute before closing time.
When this happened last year at a different venue, they simply stopped serving alcohol and let the band finish their act… sure, after anti-Mubarak-like protests from the audience.
We were not so lucky this year. Shitheads. At least we got a good 15 minutes.
SXSW – Hip Hop Pantsula
Another South African rapper we saw is Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP), and he was a grownup. He was pretty good, but the best part by far was his bassist. She was awesome. You need to see the video, but I don’t know if it does her justice.
SXSW – Gamebuoy
This little kid from Johannesburg (oh… the memories) calls himself Gamebuoy and he can rap pretty good. Who knows, maybe he’ll get really famous and I’ll be able to say that I saw him in a concert when he was a kid and I was standing by the stage and totally blocked him from everyone’s view.
SXSW – Estados Alterados
These guys were one of my favorite surprises this SXSW. From Medellín, Colombia, this band from the late eighties sometimes can sound a lot like Depeche Mode with a little Moenia, which they predate… so I guess Moenia sounds a little like them.
Cheap solution to the Smart Cover dilemma
As you know, I bought the Smart Cover for my iPad 2. It’s really slick but it has one problem: It does not protect the back of the iPad. I like taking my iPad from one place to another and put it down on hard surfaces: the kitchen table, the tile floor next to the toilet kitchen table, etc.
I really liked the original iPad’s Apple Case because it protected the back well enough so that I’m not scared of scratching the aluminum back. Until I can find a suitable replacement, I found a $3 stop-gap solution:
Read more to find out…
SXSW – Vicente Gayo
Vicente Gayo is an interesting band from Mexico City. They put on a good show with a lot of energy but their sound was mostly noisy, not that melodic. They were giving away cool Speak n’Spell stickers and were selling really nice t-shirts. Also: Many extra points for using a Commodore 64 (the computer I first learned to program on) during their show.
Purim
The Ugly Nun shows her face one more time at a recent Purim Party. The Ugly Nun will keep appearing until every single person in the city has seen her. At last count, there were still 4 more people to go.
