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SXSW scene report: Pitchfork Party at Emo’s
The line outside of Emo’s for the Pitchfork day party was about 35 minutes long at 3 p.m. on Friday. Inside, the crowd was so thick that it was next to impossible to get past the bar in the outside area the psychedelic pop artist Ernest Greene, aka Washed Out, who brought a band along for his live performance.
Best Coast
After Washed Out’s set ended the crowd thinned out a bit as people shifted inside for Dam-Funk. California surf/garage trio Best Coast were up next outside. They don’t have as much buzz as a lot of the other groups that played the party, but the band, led by Bethany Cosentino, has a well-developed sound and were very good live. Consentino’s transitions between her tough punk voice and sweeter, more melodic style was a highlight. “This is our first South by Southwest,” she said. “It’s weird to start drinking at 11 a.m.”
Surfer Blood
Palm Beach, Florida based Surfer Blood, a band that might have a corner on the hype market this SXSW, played after Best Coast on the outside stage. They’re a very young and polite band, as evidenced by lead singer J.P. Pitts’ greeting to start the set: “I’d like to preface the set by saying we’re really honored to share the stage with some of the awesome bands that played here today.”
Other bands scheduled to take the stage later in the afternoon included Neon Indian (inside) and Vancouver garage rock outfit Japandroids.
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