We had a day off on the Friday so used it as an excuse to properly check out the festival. As always we started the day with free beers at the convention centre. This was also the day where we actually got to check out some bands. We saw a lot, including lots of random stuff and some great local bands; some highlights were Good Old War playing with sore throats, Maps and Atlases [we missed their first show because we went to the wrong art gallery which meant we had to miss Cage instead to watch their later show :( ], Beans on Toast, DJ Shadow and the Gallows in a tiny venue with only about 100 people in it, playing right in the middle of the crowd! They can't play shows like that any more in the UK and I was stood right next to Frank for the entire show.
On the way back trying to find a taxi at the quieter end of 6th street Paul and I followed a group of musicians playing the Cantina theme from Star Wars. Then a guy playing a guitar with another guy playing a double bass ran over and shouted 'When The Saints Go Marching In'! They started playing and a guy playing banjo came and joined in as well as some other buskers playing percussion. Then everyone passing by started to join in.
You can watch the whole thing here as an example of pure SXSW madness!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFNu_vNupp4- Andy xo
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