Saturday, March 18, 2006

SXSW BLOG, FRIDAY 3/18



As for my showcase with Maggie Walters: Seymour Stein was in the audience last night, as was David Garza, Sarah Sharp, and other movers and shakers in the business. The show went very well--especially after a rough soundcheck. It wasn't transcendent like our KGSR/Four Seasons gig, but it was still quite good, and the audience seemed to love it, which is, of course, what really counts.






I went to see the famous 'trainwreck' band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre which was more fun than I thought it would be (has anyone seen the movie Dig? If so then you know what I mean), then I struck out to see 'The John Popper Project with DJ Logic. John is the lead singer, harmonica player of Blues Traveler. John is the coolest harmonica player on the planet (imho), and his new project is uber-funk. Guesting were Ian Neville on keyboards, and my good friend, Carlos Sosa (Bob Schneider, Boom Box, Texas Horns), on tenor sax. The show was rocky--equipment problems, ran late, and they pulled the plug on them at 2:30--BUT,.... it had that magic.... Great players and good songs.

Now I'm up early (how is it that I'm scheduled to get up EARLY????) to go to a musician's brunch at Ian Varley's house, (from the Drop Trio where hopefully we can discuss starting production on the DT's new record. Can you tell I'm pumped about that????

At two pm, I bust out the Casio SK-1 for a final show with Maggie at something called 'Love on the Lawn' with Maggie at 2pm. I hope it doesn't rain..... I'm sure that whatever happens will be just as it's supposed to be.

thesxswlove,
Dan

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Love on the Lawn? Sounds sorta kinky. You sure you need to be associated with something like that? LOL

"Uber-funk"? Now being as I've known you for a bit and know how you escalate very few things to "uber" status - is this a PD description or an official description of the style of music? (As I thought you have the whole uber-movement trade-marked.)

Glad you made it home in once piece. Get some sleep and I'm pumped you're pumped.

Scuba

3:49 PM  
Blogger dan said...

Uber in PB speak!!!! My description & totally unofficial, but very true.

4:01 PM  

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