SXSW, Day 6: Dozen Street with Little Dickman Records

A New Saturday Tradition

I just wanted to do a quick recap of my last full day in Austin before getting back to regularly scheduled programming here. I still have a few SXSW-related things to post in the coming days -- pictures, another interview -- but this will be my final recap before turning focus to this weekend's shows.

After spending Friday night with Mastodon, Beach Slang, and others, a nice day hanging with friends sounded fantastic. Chris and Amy Dickman are my partners in crime on lots of things back here at home. They spent their first two days in Austin driving me all around; and, on Saturday, they'd assembled a loaded bill of bands at Austin's Dozen Street. All of that, plus free pancakes had me showing up just as the doors for Rock Or Die IV opened.

Ex-Girlfriends, Pink Mexico, Dead Coast, Fruit & Flowers, The Off White, The Nude Party, The Blind FRIGGING Shake, Sharkmuffin, Thelma & The Sleaze.

Lots of friends.

Chris Dickman and Sean Jones of The Off White

Lots of bands I'd pay to see anywhere.

Pink Mexico

(creamy) Tomato soup bloody marys. (Uh, no thanks.)

Margaritas.

Lone Star.

Heather Cousins of Ex-Girlfriends rolling on the floor or climbing up on amps.

Ex-Girlfriends

Tarra Thiessen of Sharkmuffin and Caroline Yoder of Fruit & Flowers hanging from the rafters.

Fruit & Flowers

Sharkmuffin

Natalie Kirch of Sharkmuffin and Amy Dickman dancing with a dog.

Natalie, Amy, and friend

A DANCING DOG!

Amy Dickman smiling from ear to ear while The Blind Shake were playing.

The Blind Shake

Po' boys from the New Orleans-style restuarant next door.

Chris Dickman taking videos of everything.

The woman absolutely losing her shit to Thelma & The Sleaze.

Thelma & The Sleaze

No Fake Rockers.

It was a great, great day and something I hope can become a Saturday tradition for me as long as I keep making it down to South By Southwest. As funny as it may sound, maybe the best part of the whole trip was getting to hang with friends from back home in such a charged environment.

When it was all done, I headed back to my room, packed, tried to get ahead of some of what was waiting for me back home, and turned in early. I missed Saturday night; but, physically, it couldn't have happened.

You can see lots of the bands that played Rock Or Die back here in our area. Sharkmuffin and Ex-Girlfriends play this Sunday, March 26th, at The Saint with Kino Kimino, Lunch Ladies, and EVL MOMMZ. On March 30th, Fruit & Flowers play Langosta Lounge with tour mates Big Bliss and Joe P of Deal Casino. I can't promise that there will be any dancing dogs at either of those shows, but you can dance like crazy.