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Tilly and the Wall ♥ photo by Elizabeth Soda (7/3/09)

80/35 Music Festival Review

vusleeper July 5, 2009

We arrived in Iowa on Friday, July 3rd, morning, very excited to attend the second annual 80/35 Music Festival in downtown Des Moines. Already there was a few things I've noticed right away that the festival got right: awesome free parking, loads of portapotties, very organized setup, a lot of securities & volunteers. What I thought was disappointing was that the paid stage ($80 for both days) was somewhat expensive - considering that the two other stages (Mediacom and Meredith) lineup was just as good, if not better, for $0.

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Laura Marling – The Garden Party, Austin TX (3-21-09)

SXSW: Summary

vusleeper March 29, 2009

SXSW: SUMMARY
You know, the festival is only four days, but it really seem like weeks.

While having every band in the world merge at one place might sound like a great idea... sometime their appearance conflicts with other artists that you also want to see. So one of the biggest problem I had was sacrificing who to see.

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Superdrag

SXSW09 Preview

vusleeper March 16, 2009

I will at SXSW09 from March 17th to March 22nd so I will have sporadic internet access, if any.  Please consider getting in contact with me if you want to hang out. Also, don't expect any updates from me, until maybe March 24th or so.  I am certain I will be seeing loads of bands, but there are only a few on my preliminary list: SUPERDRAG, THE COATHANGERS, THE DRONES, LAURA MARLING, HONEY CLAWS, ASTEROID GALAXY TOUR and THE CRIMEA.

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