[Dixielandjazz] Musicians In Search Of Discovery (SXSW)

[Dan Augustine]

Steve and DJML--
     Well, Austin got a couple of 'well-known' musicians from New 
Orleans (one of the Neville brothers, can't remember off-hand which 
one), but hardly any of them do OKOM.
     I haven't been to any SXSW concerts in 15 years, mainly because 
of a) type of music, and b) crowds. If they had more jazz i might 
venture out, but they don't, and it's so crowded that (like Yogi 
said) nobody goes there.  The local papers didn't publish any reports 
that i saw of any bands playing anything close to jazz, OKOM, 1920s 
songs, etc.  There were a few concerts of "New Orleans" type music 
(Dirty Dozen, swamp rock, etc.).  All in all, denizens of this list 
would not find much of interest.
     Has anyone besides me (who grew up in Carson City and Reno) ever 
been in Pahrump or at the Moonlight Bunny Ranch (outside Carson City; 
the Mustang Ranch is outside Reno)?  Places like those do not rank 
charitable largesse highly among the activities in which they engage. 
If you want to get taken, i suggest your local AF of M.

     Dan

P. S. However, yesterday we had a great (large) and enthusiastic 
audience for Jim Cullum's concert in Austin.  Filled the place and 
heard some great jazz.  I'm writing a review for www.atjs.org (which 
it says here i will start maintaining after i learn how this 
web-stuff works).
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>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:15:20 -0500
>From: Steve barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Musicians In Search Of Discovery
>
>Here is a write-up on the Austin, TX Music showcase. 1400 bands. While not
>much OKOM, it seems, the quote that got me is: "Music from New Orleans also
>had a strong presence; many of that city's well-known musicians ended up in
>Texas."
>
>Question for Dan A. Did you go? If so, any real OKOM or "New Orleans" music?
>
>Also, it looks like these bands play for free. Question for Tom W. Why don't
>you and I promote a similar showcase for Dixieland? Say in Parumph NV or the
>Bunny Ranch in Reno? Or somewhere in between?  :-) VBG.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve 
>
>Musicians in Search of Discovery
>NY TIMES - By JON PARELES - March 20, 2006
>
>AUSTIN, Tex., March 19 - Why would musicians travel halfway across the
>country, or halfway across the world, to play a 40-minute set through a
>mediocre sound system for a few dozen people glancing at their cellphones?
>
>Because, at the 20th annual South by Southwest Music event, (SXSW) there was
>a chance that among those people were the right ones: a booking agent, a
>manager, a band wanting tourmates, a music supervisor for a video game. The
>hope was that the right connection was somewhere among the 10,000
>conventiongoers and the 4,000 people who bought wristbands to go
>club-hopping for the festival, which began on Wednesday.
><snip>

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