Last day of SXSW is always bittersweet. You’re ready for a break, but you don’t want to have to wait another year for the madness to begin again. I spent my last day seeing Rhett Miller yet one more time at the Baeble Party. Just before Rhett went on Graffiti6 played. I’d heard them a bit on KGSR, loved the song Free. Thought they were fantastic. They’ve got a soulful, almost retro, sound. Definitely a new discovery of the fest for me. Worth checking out. I’d love to see them again.
This go ’round for Rhett, he played solo acoustic, and previewed another of the new songs for his forthcoming CD The Dreamer, which I can’t wait to hear in finished form. There was a good crowd, people knew the songs and Rhett brought the energy. You’d never guess it was his fifth gig in three days.
Graffiti6 – Free
Rhett Miller – This is What I Do
Rhett Miller – a new selection from the forthcoming The Dreamer
Cotton Mather – My Before and After
Cotton Mather – AMPs of Sugarland
Cotton Mather – She’s Only Cool