SXSW 2007 - The Final Tally

SXSW 2007 is now officially over and it's time to do the stats:

Hours slept: 20 hours in 4 days
Bloggers I met: 17
BBQ I ate: None
Philly bands that rocked: All
Bands I didn't care about: Any suggested by Stereogum
Number of drive-bys to the Levi's/Fader House: 8
Hottest Song with a whistle in it: Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn & John
Best Blogger organized day party that wasn't The Hot Freaks - None

Bands I saw:
Future Clouds & Radar
White Rabbits
Beirut
Loney, Dear
Page France
Peter Bjorn & John
Amy Winehouse
Au Revoir Simone

Illinois
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
Antibalas
Fujiya & Miyagi (2x)

Oakley Hall
The Good The Bad & The Queen
Pistol Valve
Yo Majesty
The Fratelli's (guest appearance by Pete Townshend)
Menomena
The Ponys
Dana Falconberry
Marissa Nadler
The Teeth
Malajube
Rosie Thomas & Denison Witmer
Joan As Policewoman
Nicole Atkins
Field Music
The Bird & The Bee
Alexi Murdoch (well, I didn't see him play but I sure ran in to him a lot)
Let's Go Sailing

Andrew Bird

Cold War Kids

Music:
You're So Pretty - Field Music
I Am John - Loney, Dear
Double Vision - The Ponys
LLL - Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
Wet And Rusting - Menomena
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
Much Farther To Go - Rosie Thomas
Carousel - Nicole Atkins
I.C.E. - Antibalas
Club Action - Yo Majesty
Montreal 40 degree Centigrade - Malajube
Lazy Susan - Oakley Hall
Screendoor - Illinois
Kid On My Shoulders - White Rabbits
Indoor Fireworks - Cold War Kids

Bands I didn't see that had the Vegas bookies buzzin'
Under Byen
Tammany Hall Machine
Jealous Girlfriends
Joshua James
Patrick Watson
Dennis Coffey
Brett Dennen
P-Spree at Hot Freaks
Amanda Blake
Beach House

Sparrow House

Busdriver

SXSW is an affirmation that while the music business may be a mess, the love of musical discovery is at an all time high. It was great seeing old friends and meeting new ones.

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