The Whigs - Holy Sh*t!

We closed out our last SXSW night with a show by The Whigs at the Blender Bar at the Ritz, and...wow. The trio from Athens, GA blew us away - in fact, it was very much a religious experience (if your religion happens to be music, like so many of us down here in Austin this week.) We shot a ton of video, but the sound was so intense that the microphone on our camera couldn't handle the audio! (Thank God for earplugs...)

In fact, I was so moved by their performance that I decided to steal their set-list.

For only having three members, The Whigs can certainly deliver a highly energetic and LOUD show, all the while keeping it musical and coherent.

Looking back on the past few days here at SXSW, I could honestly say that this was one of the top 2 or 3 shows that I saw - they are NOT to be missed if coming to a town near you...

One of my main complaints about the festival is that many of the bands don't get enough time to play their sets. Although with some 1,500 bands crammed into four straight days and nights, it would be impossible for bands to play full-length sets. But damn, I would have liked to have seen them play for another 2 hours!