Boy, it gets HOT in Texas in March. In today’s 93 degree heat, with shows to see on the far sides of downtown, I learned to love the pedicab!

Today was about quality, not quantity. Many of my friends have “bands-i’ve-seen” lists as long as their arms. Not I — mostly because I was working on interviews today — but I did thoroughly enjoy every part of the day. It went something like this:

*) Chatted with some folks from Spin Magazine and Chronicle books at the hotel, and scored a coveted invite to the SPIN party.
*) Stopped by the IHeartComix party at a parking garage, too early to see any bands, unfortunately.
*) Caught The Soundtrack of Our Lives put on a typically amazing set at La Zona Rosa. Ran into my old friend Lars from Columbia Records.
*) Pedicabbed to Stubbs where I caught Vampire Weekend and X (stood right up front and center, so awesome!)
*) Tried to connect with Working for a Nuclear Free City, but the line was too long and I missed them. Did get to spend some time in line with Daniel Gill of Forcefield PR, however, which was fun in itself.
*) A little dinner with founders of the Attacked by Jackets music blog
*) Interviewed Martin Hederos, keyboard player for Soundtrack, who is a complete foodie. Love him.
*) Caught old friends, The Submarines, playing at Momo’s. Ran into another old friend, Joe, who plays with the Submarines and has also been in a myriad of Boston bands.
*) Saw White Rabbits perform and chatted with them afterward. Turns out they were pretty drunk for our interview… and I thought they were just silly!
*) Saw White Denim play at 1am.

And that wrapped up the festival for me. All in all, a big success with four interviews and many more contacts. Plus SO much music and good food. You can bet I’ll be back next year.