Standout sets from the clusterfest
Though South by Southwest and its offshoots always create a downtown muddle, Thursday felt particularly active. Open-to-the-public offerings of headliners the Black Keys and Dinosaur Jr. caused at-capacity huddles at Mohawk and Parish. Prior, our Luck Reunion correspondent saw Dino leader J Mascis wandering Willie Nelson’s ranch.
Downtown, reports of a suspicious package, later found not to be dangerous, caused the shutdown of a block of Sixth Street around 8pm. That’s after a stacked lineup of bands kicked off all afternoon on the Austin City Hall plaza, playing an Anti-SXSW Fest in support of Palestine. Stay tuned for our final day of fest coverage tomorrow.
I’m glad I saved some energy for Ada Oda, because their closing-time set at Marlow proved to be the highlight of the night. The Belgian foursome plays rock music that is sludgy punk with a sprinkle of Sparks mania. Victoria Barracato sings only in Italian, with electro-clash bursts, post-punk screams, and winks to Eurodance. Aurélien Gainetdinoff adds mustached Television guitar heroics. But most notable about the band was a rare 1:20am wellspring of enthusiasm – very loud enthusiasm.
At their third showcase, any jitters over their American debut were already long gone. Their reckless grins reminded me of a bonkers Snõõper set last year at a West Campus house party. Ada Oda already sound battle-tested, so expect them to absolutely destroy Hotel Vegas on Friday at 10:20pm. Bring earplugs. –has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene.
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