Kinda freaked out about the creeping presence of LiveNation into smaller venues in the States…Dunno how this’ll go, maybe I’m just being a total paranoiac; I mean they’re pairing w/ Blender for this Gramercy endeavor. & Blender was pretty decent, reputable task-master when it came to supporting new-ish & cool acts during SXSWs present & past – their Blender Bar-themed takeover at a 6th street venue interspersed alt-comedy acts between medium profile bands this year at the fest, which I thought was admirable. Check out this Billboard article & tell me how you’d feel if Lee’s Palace or the “Shoe were snatched up by a multi-national conglomerate….With the recent HOB takeover, what else is there to eat up?
Anybody going to Over the Top Festival? I know Amanda’s doing Daniel Johnson, which I’d be up for….but what about Thursday & Friday & Saturday? Explorers Club (Friday Tranzac) is pretty gosh darn good….Saw’em at Emo’s during SXSW & they impressed the crowd with beautiful vocal arrangements & jangly BeachBoys-melodies & I really like the Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (Saturday Tranzac) record…Let’s coordinate the fest priorities already, peeps!
peace
meegs
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