SXSW Recap - Alisa Ali

So SXSW is over and my head is still reeling from the madness of it all.

My socks were rocked off. My gut had been sufficiently filled with shinerbock beer and bbq and my feet are killing me.

I saw some great shows. Too many to recount right now. But I would have to say that Andrew Bird was my favorite... followed very closely by the Stooges reunion.

Andrew Bird...Ahhh so complex and beautiful. Swiftly switching from violin to guitar and back... all the while exhibiting his magnificent whistling abilities. Now, I thought I could whistle a tune, but boy, that guy really blows...in a good way. His performance was captivating. He had the whole room hanging on his every word & note. It was really mesmorizing and mysterious although no eggs were produced;)

& Iggy Pop. Yeah, Iggy pop. No, you don’t need no stinkin shirt. BUT would it kill you to wear some pants that didnt threaten to fall completely off? But thats Iggy, huh. Nobody wears their pants lower. And how is so buff? He’s like 60! But you know, that dude can rock. Hard core. He jumped into the crowd and was singing while being completely surrounded by adoring fans. At one point, he points up to the VIP section and says, “ hello VIPs.” “Hello NOBODY’S!” Oh man. That was great. Immediately afterwards, he starts singing “my idea of a good time is killing everyone” hahaha. Don’t worry though. No VIPs were injured in the Stooges rock out. In fact, Kirsten Dunst was seen dancing unstage - unscathed - during their last song. By the way that girl is SKINNY. She doesnt look it on screen, but in real life she is very skeletor. But thats rock and roll chic isnt it.

Theres so much more to tell, like Peter Bjorn and John throwing swedish fish into the audience and crowds playing on a slip and slide of BBQ sauce, but that will come later. I gotta flight to catch.

(just kidding about the fish and BBQ sauce by the way. They didnt really do that. But it would have been a lot cooler if they did;)