Mission Mission

But they’re playing to much bigger crowds than they did last year.

They played a “new song,” and it goes a little something like this:

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“But Liz Phair is playing.”

“I don’t really care about Liz Phair.”

It’s so cozy and nice. It’s not affiliated with SXSW. They do their own thing and it rules. No corporate bullshit. No hordes of photographers. No VIPs. Just rock ‘n’ roll.

That’s Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Made me want to shake it even more than Little Dragon did, and with way more primitive technology.

After rousing sets by Limes and Harlan T. Bobo at the Goner Records showcase, I left Beerland to go catch the Black Lips and Little Dragon at the Dickies party. But I knew I wanted to return for Quintron and Miss Pussycat a couple hours later. And I knew my stamp wouldn’t live that long.

So I snapped a pic. And it was honored! By Beerland! The club that so famously doesn’t care about your shitty blog or anything.

Beerland rules!

Lots of elbows in the pit! It was a decent-sized pit, and at least a few people in the crowd seemed to be familiar with the band. Saw Aziz Ansari next to me doing the pogo.

Black Lip Cole took his penis out at the end.

And it was good. Dig that stage presence. And that kid’s sweet Milo tattoo. And that other kid’s vintage Lookout Records tee:

Dirty Beaches, ladies and gentlemen!

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Edwyn’s getting on in years, so he’d sat on a crate for the entirety of the rest of his set. But he got to his feet for the closer, just like you knew he would.

Shilpa Ray — she’s an Indian girl with soul-sister pipes, and she fronts basically a punk band in which she sings and plays some kind of janky old harmonium. It’s a killer mixture.

This video I took is not meant to be a primo concert film, but the sound is pretty good, and maybe it’ll give you a feel for what it’s like seeing Shilpa and Her Happy Hookers play at this club called Barbarella on a Friday afternoon at SXSW:

And lucky for us, she’s playing next Thursday at Bottom of the Hill!