SXSW, 2010 : Day 2
SXSW 2010
by Brianne Turner, Photography by Nick Chaivarlis and Brianne Turner
Our second day in Austin took us to the Babelgum lawn party at the French Legation Museum to see The Antlers. Amongst an onslaught of sound problems and broken equipment, the band finished out their set visibly tense about the technical difficulties. Despite the minor shit storm, The Antlers played a decent set and made a strong case for a strong album.
In an incredibly predictable move on our part, we headed to the Hilton Garden Inn to see Audioholic Media favorite, Bobby Long, whose voice sounds better and more seasoned with each performance. Playing solo and acoustic, Bobby took the stage as part of the U.K.-based Bedford lineup and played a solid and passionate set, no surprise.
After (regrettably) missing Lemonade, we did catch the Delorean set at Cheer Up Charlie’s, which held no shortage of dancing, crowd surfing and astonishment. There was even a smoke machine! With their trancelike conglomeration of beats and instruments overlapping occasional lyric integration, Delorean are a tough band to resist. Maybe it’s the Spanish charm. Maybe it was the smoke machine. Or maybe it was the purple haze hanging in the atmosphere. (Not that I’m pointing any fingers…)
Here’s the rundown, via pictures:
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