6. Give my number to the cute 23-year-old Armenian (I think) taxi driver who drove me back to my hotel, though his attempts at hitting on me were really rather sweet and actually fairly skillful ( Read more... )

(Thanks for all comments/suggestions/etc on previous posts! Am kind of insane and sleep-depped right now; will try to be more interactive in near future.)

My South by Southwest, in brief:
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Have some free SXSW-based music!

Yesterday I picked up the Ioda SXSW Opening Bash Sampler, which was free off Amazon and worth the download, though the quality of the recordings was so inconsistent it did make it a little difficult to listen to at times. Some of the tracks were great -- I liked Deastro, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Maus Haus, ( Read more... )

Another kickass day in Austin, Texas. ( musing about food, drink, nifty shops, Dale Watson, and what to see at SXSW )

Just saw Jonathan Coulton (with Paul & Storm) for the second time -- again at a blues venue, weirdly enough. The first time was at Johnny D's in Davis Square, and this time was at Antone's in Austin. A lot of it was familiar (but still awesome, of course, and he seemed to be having a darn good time up there), but he did play a few unusual songs, ( Read more... )

1. Leonard Cohen tickets! Last week, marinarusalka brilliantly suggested that we try for one of the LA shows because tickets for those went on sale this morning and therefore hadn't yet sold out like those that went on sale earlier. And they were even during the first weekend I'll be back in SoCal! And my houseguest said sure, count her in! So I bought 4 ( Read more... )

1. Beck's new album, Modern Guilt, keeps reminding me of the band Ribbons. Like if you had taken their album and Beck's sea change and tossed them in a blender for a few seconds. It also sort of reminds me of some of the stuff I was hearing in China; but then, so does Ribbons ( Read more... )

Today featuring Boston and Bristol and Minneapolis-St. Paul.

First, and farthest away, I would go and wade through books in Bristol and bring home bags and bags full.

Next, and nearest, I would attend one of the last two performances of Caligula at the Red Eye Theatre, put on by my brilliant friends at the Walking Shadow Theatre Company. I know ( Read more... )

TV on the Radio! "Crying"! You are reminding me of something very very specific. And I can't think of it! This is extremely frustrating. I can't even quite hear enough of it to sing it, which means I'll probably never figure it out. It might also be two very specific things. That may or may not even remind me of each other. If it's two, I ( Read more... )

I have opted in for the makers' meme, but like last time, I'm changing it just a little bit ( Read more... )