March 17, 2008
SXSW
This year's SXSW music festival was my favorite. Probably because I had no free time. The whole thing went by in the wink of an eye and now I am a spent piece of used nuclear recycled rocket waste. I'm sitting in a hotel room somewhere in the middle of Colorado trying to make sense of it all. Some folks hate this festival but I still like it a whole lot. In the picture above, I am grinning because I just finished a show for KGSR in the lobby of The Four Seasons. Lyle Lovett was the radio guest host and asked for a copy of the new cds. Pretty freaking cool that he asked me to sign it to him. I wonder if he knows how much I love him. I tried to act calm and collected but my right eye was twitching. Our show that morning had a ton of energy.
This pic is after my show at Mother Egan's and I'm standing with the great James Mcmurtry. When he speaks he grits his teeth and he rarely smiles so this an award winning shot taken by my radio promo queen Jenni Finlay after our show together that Cary Baker threw. Thanks to Cary for inviting me to play. I love James' writing and his new cd is aces. I think it is due out in on April 15th and it's called Just Us Kids. I listened to it all day yesterday on the drive from Dallas to Colorado. Buy 10 copies for all your friends.
Here's Mojo Nixon. He's insane and he is saving the world. Listen to his show on Sirius Radio. The Loon in the Afternoon on Outlaw Country (channel 63). I've known him for years and he never ceases to leave my eyes wide open like saucers for the shit he says. I played his Jalapeno Pancake Party at The Continental Club and that show rocked to the nines. I crowd surfed and almost got my head taken off by a ceiling fan.
Here's Jon Dee Graham in a post show glow. He played the most amazing set and had the audience singing along and gave me goose bumps. He handed a box of cds out to the crowd and told them to put in money if they took one out. The box came back empty of cds and full of cash. It was awesome to see. People say music is dead but I say it ain't.
My favorite gig was at a gay bar called The Cock Pit. I can't make this stuff up! We rocked like there was no tomorrow and we met a very cool band from Sweden named Kristoffer Ragnstam. This guy is so fun to watch on stage and his band mates were stellar. I saw them play the next night somewhere else and they rocked again. I like Swedish rock stars. They seem so awkward and geeky. It makes for a great show full of attitude and energy.
I also got to hang out and eat BBQ with the XYZ Affair. We played a show with these guys in Minneapolis and they are my new favorite band. They got up on stage with us at my showcase at the Hilton garden Inn 18th floor and they sand in beautiful falsettos on License Plate Eyes.
More later-- we have to drive to Aspen for a show tomorrow night.
Steve
Posted by steve at March 17, 2008 9:59 AM
Awww...Love all the pics!! What great shows you Cali boys put on! Please say you'll just move to the atown so we can see your shining face all the time. :)
GODDANM that Lyle Lovett is one ugly S.O.B.
*i* love that jon dee can wrap his arm around your waist...TWICE! :D
hey booger...glad to see you had such a rockin' good time. you *LOOK* totally cool and collected with lyle... if he only knew.
SO, since you have such a penchant for flatulent and outrageous convenience store purchases, put some $$ where your mouth is and pick up some chilEs in new mexico, will ya? purty please? ;D
that would leave me speechless (i.e., silent)...well, at least for a few minutes.
looking forward
The picture of you and Jon Dee is so cute. You look like a sleepy 7 year old. :) Happy and spent.
Please someone tell me there is video of your show at The Cock Pit!!
I LOVE Lyle Lovett!!!!!!!!!!!! LUCKY!!!
I mean he's lucky, I mean you are BOTH LUCKY!!!!!
BTW...
You look REALLY cute when yer sweatin' like a pig.
Steve,
I just love the pics! You look so happy in all of them. It's that amazing smile of yours that always makes me all mushy and stuff. :) Thanks for sharing your experience here. It's a bright spot in my day, when I can read about your travels.
XOXO
TheMistressV
P.S. I LOVE MOJO NIXON!!!
you guys were amazing at sxsw. thanks so much. safe travels. xo
Steve - Continental Club was the first time I saw your show and I was amazed. We had sooooo much fun! I will be a life long fan. You have to record the Cold German song. Think it was the funniest song I have ever heard. You are a gifted man. We loved you and can't wait to see you back in Austin again soon although we are going to follow you show listing and hope to see you again somewhere else. You Rock!
awww it looks like you all had a lot of fun!
glad everything is going well.
hope to see you soon!
keep rocking hard.
license plate eyes falsettos- nothing better.
for real.
<3carcar
you and lyle are the best! you're so in awe! you look like how other people do when they pose with you! excited. and nervous. a little shocked maybe. and totally euphoric. i love it!
so, since i fell in love with you all over again this week, i feel like i can request this: i realized that i haven't heard tell of you and the fellas playing "Football Tonite (WTOP)" on this tour. i'm pretty sure you'd rock it like no other. could you play it in tuscon so i can get a full report from dawn? i'd appreciate it as i'm sure tuscon would.
kisses and splooge stains!
mittens
i wish pixcuntiepants was IN tucson.
don't worry, dana'll hear me yelp all the way from the old pueblo *if* it happens. ;)
lix
p.s. SO glad you're in love again.
The pic of you & JDG is indeed the shit. I think the two of you need to tour together. Or maybe just play a show or six somewhere in my vicinity. He's playing the Summer Festival at Davey's on 7/19. Call Michelle & put yourself on the bill! Do it for me! It's less than a week after my birthday.
so did you sign the cd with anything about his balls or did you keep it professionallish?
awesome stuff for you. glad to hear the festival went so well for ya. wish I coulda been down there.
Mojo’s Mayhem was fantastic, as always, and your near-death experience while body surfing had to be the highlight! Just glad I was there to warn you about the blades – always good to save a life once in a while. I told the Germans from Ashland that you immortalized them in Song (Cold German), although I don’t think they were anywhere in that number. I’m still chucking about the pink thing reference. Thanks to you and the Trukees for the great music the past 10 days.
wow, steve!
You were incredible at SXSW!
Crowd surfing at a packed house at the Continental Club + kissing boys at the Cock Pit… it doesn’t get any better than that haha
I’ll post links to my photos tonight-ish… :)
Have fun in Aspen.
xo
Man, I hope the bassist from XYZ did not mention anything about signing my penis with a sharpie in Minny Apple Ois,. I was kinda drunk and I'd been embarassed if word giot out about that.......
Gosh you're such a beaming and beautiful SXSWer!
So I'm in love with "Pixy Stick Girl" and
I think you should add it to your live repertoire
while truckin' with The Cynics and
you Mr. Steven Joseph Joshua Poltz
should play the saw!!!
Too many days between blog posts.
harumph.
;)
i agree. i know you're coming into the home stretch, but that's no excuse to leave us hangin'.
