Thurston Moore & Califone Live at the Other Music & Dig For Fire Lawn Party 2010

Front man Thurston Moore is inextricably associated with the Sonic Youth sound. But at the 2011 Other Music/ Dig For Fire SXSW Lawn Party, Moore surprised us all by sharing perfect, unheard seedlings of songs, performed solo on 12-string acoustic guitar. We snuggled up silently on the grass, blessed by this iconic rock star who had the generosity to bear his soul through these naked, new songs about love and loss. Now that's what SXSW is all about. SXSW is also about setting your band up in 15 minutes, having no sound check, and playing your set better than ever through a venue system you have no control over. Add to that a likely hangover. But bands like Califone make it look easy, creating a wholly unique sound, with contagious melodies and seamless performances, turning the grounds of the French Legation Museum into a veritable soundstage.

[@TheSkyNetworkBand]

just discovering Califone! Wow I have to get out more

[@dominikma_]

unbelievable record man

[@Karmablock]

I have a video of him playing this exact song on my channel. I think I even still have the flyer I took off a telephone post too.

[@dominikma_]

wow!!!