SXSW (South by Southwest) is sort of a big deal at home. i've never gone; it's too much money, at what's typically been an inconvenient time (late March? seriously? but on the same hand, i guess there's never a convenient time). The bands and music is the festival features is compelling, though, and i saw yesterday that NPR is streaming bands live. Last night was streaming from Stubbs, a concert venue/bbq joint that i've been to a few times (though only once for a concert - Jurassic 5). The venue reminds me sort of a large basketball court with a stage on one end, fenced in. i've never seen Andrew Bird live (which i'm going to have to change at some point), despite having youtubed his live stuff constantly, and he was featured last night at Stubbs as streamed by NPR. i stayed up to watch, despite my better judgement - the concert was set to start (originally) at midnight, which eventually got shifted back to 12:30, etc. i told myself i'd only stay up until 1, which ended up being 1:30, of course, falling asleep in my couch watching the concert on my comp and reading Bryson's In A Sunburned Country (click on that, it's incredibly well done).
Sincerely pleasant. It's curious to watch a concert by someone you've never seen in a venue you HAVE been to; a warp in time and place, and i could nearly fool myself into thinking i was there.
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