I worked on tour boats in the harbor for a long time and we used to drive past Union Pier every day. Cruise ships take up way too much space in the harbor and those warehouses need to go. I think whatever ends up there is going to be better than what is currently in place.
The story on the waterfront is that this deal has been in the works for a long time. We used to tell people that there was an ongoing legal dispute over the land. I never knew that it was Navarro on the other side of the deal.
Wonder what’s going to happen to the old rice mill wall over there. I’m sure they will find some way to turn it into a gift shop.
As I go through my SXSW picks late at night, i recalled this song that I heard live. BODEGA. A band from NYC and their song “Doers” has such a great classic New York sound, lyrically and musically.
Thanks everybody! I slept most of the day yesterday after traveling back east to Jacksonville. I also have notes from Saturday, but 7 days of walking miles around Austin started to catch up with me later in the week.
Working on the review this week. Still traveling, but will be adding some of those bands / artists I mentioned up there to our Spotify playlist.
SXSW overall was a really epic time and eye-opening experience for me. I’m excited for the next chapter.
@toastedcarrot I’ll add app to the list of upcoming features, and see what I can do!
I still have to look into the “nested comments” feature you mentioned, i think it’s a great idea. Just haven’t had a chance to try and implement it yet.
Glad you like it, your participation is greatly appreciated!
I remember when Dead on the Deck was free. That was when I was 19 or 20, and there were like 50 people who showed up. I was the annoying college kid shouting out songs for them to play and they actually played them sometimes back then. They also used to play at Juanitas for free on Thursday nights.
It got busier and busier over the years and in 2019 or 2020 they made it $5.
Personally, I’m cool with the increased cover charge. It’s supply and demand in action. The band needs to get paid, they’re up there every Wednesday for over 10 years, I’m sure that as they age life continues to become more complex and difficult to make those Wednesday night shows every single week.
Getting them an extra $2 per head could be enough to keep the series going another 5 years. Good things don’t last forever, unfortunately.
Increasing the cover will also make it more people who are there for the music rather than the social hour. It will shift the crowd older, and older people have more money to spend on booze and tip the bartenders, who are also out there every week dealing with the hippie social hour.
I’ve got one for the people here. Sorry it took me so long to chime in. I’m a big fan of Tyler Childers indeed. Great tunes mentioned here so far.
Check out “Deadman’s Curve.” This whole Red Barn Radio album is simply fantastic. Has many of what I consider to be the best Tyler Childers songs on it.
This might be one of the ones that always gets mentioned but it’s pretty dope.
DMB Featuring Warren Haynes playing “Cortez the Killer” by Neil Young. To me this is one of those songs that can be covered well by many different artists.
