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"The first day of South by Southwest always sets the tone for the whole week&amp;amp;#xE2;&amp;amp;#xBF;&amp;amp;#xBF; And this time around, I have good feelings about what's to come. After getting to my hotel around 6,...\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestSinger-Songwriter Erin McCarley performs at the BMI Club Showcase Benefit for Girls Rock Camp at Ninety Proof on March 12, 2008 in Austin, Texas.2008 SXSW - BMI Club Showcase.90 Proof.Austin, TX United States.March 12, 2008.Photo by Randall Michelson/WireImage.com..To license this image (51580258), contact WireImage.comRandall Michelson/WireImage.com\n\nThe first day of South by Southwest always sets the tone for the whole week&amp;amp;#xE2;&amp;amp;#xBF;&amp;amp;#xBF; And this time around, I have good feelings about what's to come.\n\nAfter getting to my hotel around 6, I met some friends at Iron Works for an amazing BBQ dinner. From there, we rolled over to see Erin McCarley (pictured above) play the Girls Rock Camp benefit at Ninety Proof. Erin was a tiny girl with a monster voice. Any fan of female singer-songwriters should check her out.\n\nNext, to the Dirty Dog bar to see Voxhaul Broadcast. After that set, we went on to the Black Ghosts DJ set at Karma Lounge and then over to La Zona Rosa for Times New Viking and Yeasayer. Finally, I went over to Emo's to catch The Black Keys rip up their 1 a.m set.\n\nHere are some Day One superlatives:\n\nBest new face: Erin McCarley was great. I can't wait to get home and hear more of her stuff.\n\nBest set: Yeasayer was amazing--one of my favorite new bands--but I'm gonna have to give this one to the Black Keys, who mid old favorites in with newer tunes.\n\nLongest Line: I had really wanted to see These New Puritans at Emo's--they were part of a stellar Domino records bill. But, no dice OR dominoes&amp;amp;#xE2;&amp;amp;#xBF;&amp;amp;#xBF; The line wrapped around the block and showed no signs of moving.\n\nOther longest line: Word is, getting in to REM at Stubbs was impossible unless you were in line really early. But someone said they saw bassist Mike Mills at my hotel, so maybe I'll have my own sighting before weeks end."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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