Oh No Oh My

Free Week has come and gone. I went out with the intention of just seeing bands. No interviews. No reviews. Just hang out with friends and check out bands that I could featured in the future. Sadly, I missed five nights of shows. Well technically four because I went to an early show one night at Emo's but had to pay cover so it wasn't an official free week show. But still saw a good amount of bands. So instead of writing out an epic recap post, I figured I keep it short and sweet. Here are the reviews of each band I saw Twitter style, in 140 characters or less. FYI: Some of these might be a repeat of what I tweeted for Better Than the Van. Hey originality only happens once with me!

Monday
Guns of Navarone: Country rock provided the soundtrack for the cold Monday night at Mohawk. All I needed was something warm to drink.
Shitty Carwash: Walked to Plush for something really different. To sum it up: it was a mess but an organized awesome entertaining mess.

Wednesday
Milk Thistle: stumbled onto to this show while killing time for another band to get on stage. I love discovering good bands on accident.
Frantic Clam: been wanting to see this band after i reviewed their album. I was amused by their Psycho Killer cover.
Orchestra of Antlers: only caught the first and last song of this band but from what I heard reminded me a bit of Dignan but more melodic.
Oh No, Oh My: Marlee wanted to see this band all night. I only caught the last 2 songs. I love when indie is done right.
New Roman Times: 2nd time seeing this band. They're a little predictable but they're still good.
We the Granada: Tagged along with Ajay to see this band. All he said was that they were over the top. That doesn't even cover it.
Born to Lose: APR Flashback. I forgot how much fun this band was. Had beer thrown on me many times but that's part of the charm.
New Disaster: I haven't seen Natchet Taylor perform in awhile. Another APR flashback. This band is more aggressive than the previous band.

Friday
White White Lights: Was hesitant at first because I'm burned out on indie. However, these guys and gal didn't fit the cliche. I liked them.
Sober Daze: Didn't see much of this band because I had to get to another show but they got the crowd going pretty well in the cramped Red 7.
SPEAK: I love these guys. They look like they're still in high school but they're over 21 (with beers in hand). Music reminds me of the 80's
Krum Bums: These guys are grittier punk rock. So even more crazyiness in Red 7 ensued. Apparently I missed the singer climb the rafters.
Betaplayer: Beauty Bar was crazy crowded and hot which became unbearable after awhile, but that didn't stop the band nor the crowd.
Lower Class Brats: These guys have been performing for years and are still freaking energetic and crazy. No better way to end the night.

Saturday
The Paper Shapes: Poor guys were freezing on the outside stage of Red 7 but were still entertaining, complete with light show.
Markov: the singer used one of those old school mics that looked like an ice cream cone. That was awesome. Yeah, the music was good too.
The Laughing: Caught the last two songs of these guys at Beauty Bar. I love bands that make me wanna dance. Definitely worth the attention.
Watch Out for Rockets: The first song was a bit on the droney side which made me hesitant but then they started playing more folksy indie.
White Rhino: Another band that I walked in and only saw two songs. But those two songs were pretty damn raw. How refreshing.
Watching the Moon: I've heard the name from various friends so I wanted to check them. The bass head vibrated off the amp. That says it all.

Sunday
In Situ Sound: Austin Vida crew has been praising this band so I wanna check it out. Totally worth freezing to see them. Definite potential.
Exeter: Even by a heater, I was still freezing. Haven't seen these guys in a long time. I forgot how much I liked them.

And Free Week is done. My only complaint (besides it be too cold to do anything, but that wasn't the venues' fault) is for venues to list the times the bands play. Free Week is becoming a little Austin version of SXSW so times are crucial when trying to catch all the bands you want to see.