SXSW Recap: Part One

It would be difficult to sum up my entire SXSW experience in one post, so this will be the first of several posts.

Amy, JC, Ben and I had the pleasure of working at Pangaea, a club that recently opened in Austin. We lucked out with a great stage manager, club managers and crew... oh yeah, and MUSIC.

Pangaea Line-up:

Wednesday Night:
Bruce Robison
Bonnie Bramlett
Daniel Lanois
Blue Mountain
The Felice Brothers

Thursday Night:
Richard Julian
Salvador Santana Band
Tom Freund
Brett Dennen
Men
Perry Farrell

Friday Night:
The Airborne Toxic Event
Christopher Denny
Jon Foreman
Nicole Atkins
The Vines
Robyn

Saturday Night:
Planningtorock
Jacques Renault & Justin Miller
Still Going
Holy Ghost!
Digitalism

Of the above bands, the only two I knew off the top of my head were The Vines (my dad bought me their CD my senior year of high school) and Robyn (think: "Show Me Love," circa 1997). Upon further investigation I also knew Perry Farrell (lead singer of Jane's Addiction), Jon Foreman (lead singer of Switchfoot), Nicole Atkins (singer-songwriter from NYC), and Salvador Santana (son of Carlos Santana). I knew I'd be in for a treat.