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The Purple Tape
| Mar | 20 |
As the sun shined along the sunny streets of Austin for the 2nd day of SXSW, the noticeable trend of Sixth Street shenanigans were multiplying rapidly. Jugglers, free-huggers and bands setting up on every street corner were appearing amongst the thousands of patrons walking through the controlled chaos. Straying away from the eventual headache, the Levi’s FADER Fort once again became a hub for bloggers, writers and media as a clubhouse to keep the chaos away. It also turned out to be a bit better than the first day there.
The combination of a perfect sunny day, chilled beverages and great music are a classic amongst many concertgoers. All of that was fulfilled with a greater emphasis on music, as Local Natives took the stage at FADER Fort and absolutely bombarded the crowd with sheer musical force. The energy felt …
I hit the wall yesterday. This whole SXSW thing can run you down.
The group’s first gig was a DJ set with Kingdom and L-Vis 1990 back at Silhouette. A small crowd got in to the mid day acid house set the masses filed in for the day.
I landed in the Levi’s Fader Fort to meet Keys N Krates and catch The Very Best. The set was excellent, and then I fell in love with Marina and the Diamonds. Well, more so Marina than the Diamonds….
The xx closed out their maiden SXSW voyage by performing in the final slot at the XL Recordings showcase at the Central Presbyterian Church. In the air hung an atmosphere of intimacy and reverence. The boisterous and booze-laden concert settings of the festival were left at the door and the band performed a well-sounding set–the acoustics and the bass were very intense, similar to the calculated concentration that Romy Madley and Oliver Sim exude. True to form, they kept it cool and barely hinted at smiling until leaving the stage.
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