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SXSW 2012

This year was exceptional. Much like last year I spent most of my time at Spiderhouse/29th st. Ballroom, et al. Six stages this year. Somewhat confusing but none-the-less entertaining. I did not go downtown once. Never go downtown during this.
Here is a list of any band I watched more than 75% of their set, ordered chronologically by which I saw them perform over the duration of Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Bad Weather California
Prince Rama
Quilt
Amen Dunes
Mikal Cronin
Psychic Ills
Allah-La�s
Heaven
Crocodiles
Gardens
The Mallard
Guantanamo Baywatch
Strange Boys
Moon Men On The Moon M@n
Horse Plus Donkey
The Zoltars
Pataphysics
Barracudas
Peter Case and Paul Collins

Most of these bands were excellent. The stand-outs were
Allah-La's: excellent garage throwbacks from L.A.
The Mallard: post-punk psych trio from S.F.
Strange Boys: they have a new interesting piano-heavy style.
Peter Case and Paul Collins: two guys from The Nerves and The Breakaways reunited to play their hits. This was by far the best show all weekend. People were going crazy like at a GBV show, singing along and crowd surfing. A rare sight indeed.

5:56 p.m. - 2012-03-19

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