http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/?rsssource=1 The Current at SXSW Copyright 2008, Minnesota Public Radio Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:08:31 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Keith Harris OK, actually I fought the limits of my own body’s endurance. In any case, nights that always extended too late and days that never began late enough have crushed me. But as I recuperate back at home, I have time... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/i_fought_sxsw_a.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/i_fought_sxsw_a.shtml Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:08:31 -0600 Keith Harris I really planned to wrap up my SXSW coverage this afternoon, on my flight back from Austin. My immune system, alas, had other plans. The rain/mist/drizzle/downpour cycle the past few days has finally dampened by spirit. Tomorrow! SXSW finale! Be... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/under_the_weath.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/under_the_weath.shtml Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:23:23 -0600 Keith Harris My SXSW had been largely twang-free before tonight. Not by design—I was simply more drawn to unknown quantities, and many of the rootsy singer-songwriters I might be interested in are regular tourers I've seen more than once. That didn’t stop... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/american_music.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/american_music.shtml Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:59:07 -0600 Keith Harris "You know how when I close my eyes, it looks like I'm really feeling the music?" Giant Drag singer-guitarist Annie Hardy told the audience last night at Emo's. "I'm really just sleeping." Hardy's supposed exhaustion didn't hobble the two-person band's... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/theres_sleep_en.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/theres_sleep_en.shtml Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:00:33 -0600 Keith Harris I'm convinced there are more day parties in Ausin this year than ever before--there is practically no moment of the day you can't walk down Sixth or Red River and hear one band's blare bleeding into another from some tent... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/hotel_music.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/hotel_music.shtml Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:06:29 -0600 Keith Harris It's good to keep moving at SXSW--the more ground you cover, the less likely you are to miss the odd occurance. Had we not loitered at the Soho Lounge a little longer than planned, for instance, we wouldn't have seen... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/a_matter_of_tim.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/a_matter_of_tim.shtml Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:11:47 -0600 Keith Harris This may be a small consolation to the snowbound, but today it's overcast and chilly (for Austin, that is--still over 60). I've set up camp, for now, in the Convention Center, where I've taken in a couple legal panels that... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/a_good_day_to_b.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/a_good_day_to_b.shtml Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:59:02 -0600 Keith Harris Minnesotans love Minnesota music. This is, by and large, a good thing -- local support helps bands thrive. And when you're in Austin, it means that any performance by a Twin Cities band is likely to attended by a sizeable... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/support_local_r.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/support_local_r.shtml Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:51:09 -0600 Keith Harris I am in the Austin Convention Center. In the other room, a marching band is playing the theme to Fat Albert. This is not necessary. Just left The Current's set-up over in the Capitol Place hotel, up on the 18th... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/beats_rhymes.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/beats_rhymes.shtml Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:20:42 -0600 Keith Harris We had to set up camp early at the Parish to make sure we weren't shut out of Art Brut, but the wait was worth it. First off, there were some good-to-great bands to help pass the time. In addition... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/brut_force.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/brut_force.shtml Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:59:12 -0600 Keith Harris I always forget how tired of watching a band of skinny, skanky boys in their girlfriends' jeans rockin' out till I pop across a co-ed group. (I forget, I should add, because bands of skinny, skanky boys in their girlfriends'... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/equal_opportuni.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/equal_opportuni.shtml Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:45:29 -0600 Keith Harris Or so some guy was proclaiming into his headset in the lobby of my hotel, apparently trying to convince some recalcitrant promoter or manager or other industry type. (He's the drummer from the Foo Fighters, has a new CD out--don't... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/taylor_hawkins.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/taylor_hawkins.shtml Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:04:21 -0600 Keith Harris I finally leave for Austin tomorrow and I've been scurrying around all day, finishing up last minute chores, errands, and preparations (pack, stop newspaper delivery till Monday, take out the garbage, write less-informative-than-usual blogpost for The Current). My flight's at... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/gone.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/gone.shtml Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:03:45 -0600 Keith Harris I’m glad we’re finally closing in on the Music Conference--I’m just about previewed out and ready to see some shows already. But the idea for today’s entry came about as I scanned the SXSW schedule for the eleventy-billionth time and... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/hey_hey_heyold.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/hey_hey_heyold.shtml Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:56:31 -0600 Keith Harris There are two schools of thought when it comes to SXSW planning. Some map out their weekend as thoroughly as a military campaign, singling out each show they hope to attend, circling it in their schedule booklet beforehand, and following... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/my_personal_bes.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/special/2006/sxsw/archive/2006/03/my_personal_bes.shtml Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:46:43 -0600