Mstrkrft Austin Concert Recap
Mstrkrft played at Republic Live on Friday. It was a fun concert. This was the first time I wore ear plugs to a concert. Here's my recap:
8:43
Show up and wait in line for Will Call. Got the VIP tickets aka free vodka for a few hours. Republic Live is a great venue that doesn't know how to operate. Its a new club though so they'll work everything out in time but still, major hassle just getting my tickets.
9:20
Finally got my tickets, walk in order drink number one.
9:20 - 11:45
The opening DJ was really awesome and set the tone for the night. Since I had paid for "free drinks" (if that makes sense) I proceeded to begin ordering as many free drinks as possible. I made friends with an Asian woman who looked a lot like the opening DJ, and myself and "Jarvis" this musician from LA who knows alot of people and wants to make beats, were able to convince her to order shots pretending she was the DJ when really she was an anthropology major from TX State (of course this is what I remember but Will + Free drinks = not so good at the memorization).
Eventually the bartender notices she's serving me every 15 minutes (it was a long line folks) and starts giving me a double to keep me from getting back in line. So I simply get back in line with twice the alcohol.
Will + Free drinks generally equals trouble but I surprisingly held my alcohol well. I manage to send out a few texts that are actually in respectable English and make sense. Later on the real DJ gave me her business card and her name is Grace and she works with 77002.com. I sent her an email asking for her set list because she was actually really good (update 11/10 she sent me some of her set list, on to beatport I shall go).
11:00?
Two guys dressed as Mario and Luigi start to DJ. I was dancing and doing my thing. I wonder what they normally dress like?
12 ish
Mstrkrft start their DJ set. I push my way up to the front and basically spend the entire set three feet away from them while they do their thing. At the end of the set, they poured out shots of crown to people up front and I was lucky enough to get one. If you want to know what it was like, I found a video through twitter that was taken directly to my right by @jposty. (caution loud disruptive bass, turn speakers down)
2:30
I go to Katz's. The place is overpriced and generally sucks but I know that if I eat anything greasy, the contents of my stomach will become a sidewalk art project. I order my food and am served by a muscular man dressed as some Greek God. I feel bad for him because he spent five minutes telling me about his costume and I was giving him this look of "where the hell is my food?" Of course you pay $15 for a sandwich so I feel its within my rights.
Images:
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- Picture from their set
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- Second image from their set