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SXSW scene report: The XX at Tequila Mockingbird, sound problems
For the past ten years or so, Santa Monica’s influential radio station KCRW has aired live performances at SXSW, first from the KUT studios and, in recent years from the Tequila Mockingbird jingle factory.
Friday at about 1:30 p.m. the XX, perhaps the buzziest of all SXSW buzz bands, played two 15-minute sets of spooky, sexy, brainy music interspersed with an interview with “Morning Becomes Eclectic” host Jason Bentley.
“There’s a great vibe here,” bassist Oliver Sim said, when asked how Austin’s been treating the band. “It’s been very warm and welcoming.”
Guitarist Romy Madley Crofy concurred, though there was one criticism. “The sound hasn’t been as perfect as we’d like it to be.”
The trio’s Thursday night set at the Mohawk wasn’t a sonic nightmare along the lines of the BellRays’ show at Prague, with mics going out and an overall tinny sound. “You just witnessed our last South by Southwest showcase,” singer Lisa Kekaula announced at the end.
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