North Vs. South: Discuss

By all accounts, this past weekend’s Sixth Annual North Vs. South Music Festival at Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club was a crackin’ good time.

That’s what everyone I’ve talked to has reported, at least. Unfortunately, I was only able to attend for a portion of the last night, Saturday evening, so I missed a lot — but everything I saw, I liked. The bands sounded great, and the flow moved seamlessly between the north (big stage) and south (barroom floor) rooms of the venue.

Particularly rockin’ was Austin, TX, band Grand Champeen, who threw down in the dark, crowded south room like it was Liberty Hall. The band has played NVS fests in the past and was not wanting this year for an engaged crowd. Women were dancing!

Champeen’s catchy, furious and textured sound combines ’90s Texas psych-rock of bands like Tripping Daisy with ragged, youth-gone-wild powerpop.

Now, since I saw criminally little of this whole big festival, if you were there for any part of it, please have mercy and give us your highlights in the comments. Please. I beg you.

Sincerely,

J.H.