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The Polyphonic Spree
Act: The Polyphonic Spree
Hometown: Dallas
Venue: La Zona Rosa, 11 p.m. (actually 11:20 p.m.) Saturday
Pre-show buzz: Only die-hard fans even knew the orchestral, “Up With People”-esque band was playing. SXSW listed them as “thee spree” in the Saturday night schedule. Who is “thee spree”?
High point: The revisionist version of “It’s The Sun,” complete with acoustic intro. Band visionary Tim DeLaughter was in his typical awesome form.
Low point: La Zona Rosa was virtually empty. No musician enjoys playing to an empty room, no matter what they might say.
Post-show buzz: The band’s fans in attendance appeared to enjoy the new songs.
Afterthoughts: Something went horribly wrong. One of Austin’s best venues was empty on a Saturday night of SXSW at 11 p.m. And the few people there weren’t even sure who was playing until the harp appeared on stage. Polyphonic Spree deserved better.
Comments
By Entera
March 18, 2007 7:27 PM | Link to this
I was there, and the venue wasn’t “empty”. Granted, there should have been more folks there given the talent and awesome show, but hey, it’s a BIG room and everyone was crowded together to get closer to the action. I heard about Polyphonic Spree from others (it was my first experience of them) and now that I know, I’ll be looking for more performances. A band this unique gets fuel from “word of mouth”, which takes time but creates loyalty.