Personal highlights:
I’ll share a list of great bands below, but first I wanted to talk about a few of my personal highlights from South By Southwest.
DJ QBert
I stumbled into a Dr. Octagon reunion show with Dan The Automator, Kool Keith, and QBert. Afterwards I got a chance to hang out with Q-Bert and he told me that he got some early inspiration for his scratches by watching yo-yoers. That blew my mind since a bunch of us yo-yoers got inspiration from hip hop, scratching, and QBert in particular. I even had a trick named “Galactic Butthair”, the name of the QBert’s record label.
Me and @DJQbert pic.twitter.com/39mKSatmFX
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 15, 2018
Glitchet
I also got to hang out with Way from Glitchet, one of my favorite weekly newsletters. We chatted about some of his next projects and some of the cool technology news from SxSW. If you love technology, dystopian perspectives, and glitch art, then you should subscribe to Glitchet.
Hung out with Way from @glitchetdotcom last night. His weekly inbox zine on futurism, technology, and glitch art is one of my favorite newsletters https://t.co/gfV0YbiJ33 pic.twitter.com/t9nqQ9oOhO
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 15, 2018
Velocotize Talks
I was in town to record a series of talk and interviews for Velocitize. I got to meet a bunch of smart people and spent nearly 4 solid days working in our studio on the 16th floor of the Capital Factory. My favorite part was doing the daily recaps though.
New and Old Friends
Aside from Qbert and Way, I had a great time hanging out with friends from ORDcamp who happened to be in town. In particular, Aziz Gilani helped keep us moving from bar to bar at breakneck speed, which made the trip way more fun. I also got to chill with MC Frontalot for a day and wonder around Flatstock, SxSW’s poster art show, and the gaming expo.
Blockchain For Music summit wasn’t nerdy enough, so I brought @mc_frontalot to bump it up a notch. #SXSW #germanhaus pic.twitter.com/Db4ZpjE1Rz
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 15, 2018
Music!
I was working pretty hard during the first 4 days of the trip, but I feel like I made up for that pretty quickly. Fitting a week’s worth of SxSW shows into 1.5 days. As I mentioned before, I loved just walking into random shows and finding new bands. Here are some highlights:
Young & Sick:
In the Empire Garage, the smaller venue attached to The Empire.
Saw @youngandsick perform with his all star backing band. Fantastic funk/r&b. pic.twitter.com/n4rLwUg1ao
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 15, 2018
Partner:
Saw this band in the Canada House. The two main members really cracked me up. One was in an oversized Pendleton jacket, tight leather pants, and Harry Potter glasses. She had a million petals and rocked solos on her double neck guitar while balancing on her tippy toes. The other singer had one pedal and a real laid back demeanor. The music was crunchy and catchy. Sort of a cross between the Breeders and Weezer.
.@partner_band were fucking rad! #sxsw #cblastsxsw2018 pic.twitter.com/6h9WPrwxbq
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 14, 2018
Gracie and Rachel:
A friend gave me a great tip to check out some of the live tapings at Clubhouse Records, just about 3 miles south of South by Southwest. They’d have a couple of bands come in each day and record a 45 minute album with 10-15 guests hanging out on couches and floors for an extremely intimate show. I caught a band called Gracie and Rachel.
Went 3 miles southwest of #SXSW for an extremely intimate live recording of @gracieandrachel at Clubhouse Studio. If you are in town, check this place out! https://t.co/DGvpdhqyov pic.twitter.com/glT79xjQEL
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 14, 2018
Now Now:
Cadence Weapon:
No poutine at the Canada House, but @cadenceweapon made it worthwhile anyway. #sxsw #cblastsxsw2018 pic.twitter.com/au0KuhKuBV
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 14, 2018
Che Lingo:
Boss Street Brass Band:
Ain’t paid a cover, shown ID, or used my #SXSW badge all night. Just waking around enjoying the music on 6th st. pic.twitter.com/qsIaQAHnVq
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 14, 2018
Dr Octagon:
Just caught the end of this show, but it was my favorite Kool Keith show yet. BTW, there’s a new Dr. Octagon album coming out soon.
Just stumbled on a Dr Octagon reunion show with @UltraMan7000 @dantheautomator & @DJQbert. They sounded great. #sxsw pic.twitter.com/Sdp0VVpp3i
— Doctor Popular (@DocPop) March 14, 2018
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