Friends, there’s still SXSW hope out there. According to Austin360.com, there are still wristbands available to the festival.

If you didn’t hear, there was a lottery for local Austinites to get these wristbands that would allow them into some shows (they went for $130, so they aren’t as good as the badge). This was also a way to cut out ticket brokers so that “real fans” could get to the shows.

About 4,000 were alloted for the lottery and only 3,500 were sold. This means that a couple of days before the festival starts, out-of-towners may be able to snag some of these (the price will be upped to $180.

It’s been a sloooow day after the holiday weekend and I, for one, am finding it hard to stay motivated (though word of a new iPod being released tomorrow has perked me up).

So here is some live video I found of one of my favorite bands, Okkervil River, performing “Unless It’s Kicks” at Waterloo Records in Austin, TX.

The song is off the band’s newest album “The Stage Names” and I’m a douche for not picking up the album yet. I dunno what my problem is. Neither does my therapist.