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2004
the
trashcans tear through sxsw - march, 2004
tcs
had a busy four days in austin, texas at the 2004 south
by southwest music festival. having played two shows in
london on march 12 and 14, the band then flew to los angeles
for a march 16 session on kcrw's morning becomes eclectic show, and then a sold-out
concert at the troubadour - the band's first show in california
in over 10 years.
from
there, the band moved on to austin from march 17-21 for
a number of appearances and interviews in support of the
upcoming weightlifting album. following are more
details of the time spent at sxsw.
wednesday,
march 17, 2004
the
band (including roddy hart, who is playing keyboards and
acoustic guitar) and their travelling crew (stage manager,
sound engineer, business manager, merchandising team)
arrive in austin from los angeles on wednesday night.
after arriving at their hotel, most of them head out to
6th street for a night of acclimating themselves to sxsw.
thursday,
march 18, 2004
this
is a busy day, the band has 3 appearances scheduled. first,
they're playing the day stage at the conference, then
an acoustic in-store appearance at 33 degrees, and finally
a midnight show at the vortex theatre as part of the scottish
invasion after hour s party. the band also has to register
for the conference/festival, pick up equipment they'll
be using over the next few days and conduct a couple of
interviews.
sxsw
convention center day stage
working
on the set list
paul,
davy, frank and john
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| frank
and john |
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paul,
davy and stephen |
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| the
trashcan sinatras (with roddy hart at right) |
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interview
with flavio morales from l.a.
tv |
after
the band's set, they had time for a couple of interviews
before heading over to 33
degrees for an in-store appearance.
33
degrees in-store
while
davy hughes browsed through the record selection, frank,
john, paul and stephen played an acoustic set.
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| paul,
stephen and frank |
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frank
(and john) |
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| paul
and stephen |
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john |
scottish
invasion at the vortex theater
next
up was the scottish invasion after-hours party at the
vortex theater. thanks in large part to the support
of the scottish
arts council, a record number of scottish bands
performed at sxsw 2004. the scottish invasion was an
opportunity for a number of the bands and fans to celebrate
this fact. $5 bought lucky fans admission to the party
and a brand new plastic cup for the free kegs in the
beer garden outside the theater. due to overtaxing the
power supply, the bands had to play in near darkness,
otherwise they were constantly blowing fuses. this doesn't
make picture taking very easy. after a set the band
has called their favorite of sxsw, they retired to the
beer garden to chat with fans.
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| paul
and john during soundcheck |
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roddy
hart |
friday,
march 19, 2004
tonight
is the band's official sxsw showcase gig, at midnight
at the fox and hound. throughout the day, the band has
a few interviews scheduled:
interview
with vic galloway from bbc scotland air
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| john,
vic galloway, frank and paul |
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a
great day |
interview
with yahoo/launch
john
and frank were interviewed by yahoo/launch, then they
were joined by paul and stephen for two takes of an acoustic
performance of "got carried away."
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| john
and frank on the interview set |
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setting
up for the acoustic performance |
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| performing
"got carried away" |
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paul |
interview
with bbc radio
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| paul,
john and frank poolside for bbc interview |
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frank |
bob
harris
while
going between interviews at the hotel, tcs' manager runs
into legendary bbc radio host 'whispering' bob harris.
bob is given a copy of the weightlifting album,
and proceeds to play the title track on his show the following
night and the following weeks as well.
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| bob
harris with tcs' manager, robin |
interviews
finished, the band heads to the fox and hound to check
on final arrangements for the night's showcase.
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| paul
and john in their taxi |
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frank
and paul thank the taxi driver |
sxsw
showcase at the fox and hound
the
band's official sxsw showcase starts at midnight...as
does the rain. but it doesn't stop the gathering of the
outdoor venue's largest crowd of the night.
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| paul |
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davy |
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| the
trashcans |
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paul
and davy |
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| frank |
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john
and roddy hart |
saturday.
march 20, 2004
interview
with rolling
stone
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| senior
editor bill crandall with john and paul |
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bill
crandall, frank, john and paul |
the
trashcans' final appearance at sxsw was at the pop
culture press party at the dog and duck. it was
such a nice day i forgot to take pictures until it was
nearly over.
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| frank
getting plugged in |
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singing
"send for henny" |
and
with that, the trashcan sinatras' participation in sxsw
came to an end. thanks to everyone who came to see the
band and thanks for the support. it was important for
industry folks to see the support and enthusiasm of the
band's fans during the festival.
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