PHOX SXSW Covert Curiosity at Hotel Vegas
we were pleasantly surprised by PHOX from wisconsin. this was their first sxsw, and first time to tx. the audience was very attentive and appreciative of their efforts. this music friendly environment was not lost on Monica (singer for PHOX), she was overwhelmed by emotion and started to cry.
we chatted with the band afterwards. this was just monday. they will have a week of playing multiple shows a day, this is just the begining for PHOX
six hours later, I was walking home and I saw her on a corner near whole foods, waiting for a cab. "MONICA!" I yelled, she looked up with a smile and yelled "PAUL!" she opened her arms and gave me the biggest hug, I stayed chatted with her until her cab arrived, she asked the cabbie to wait a minute so she could give her new friend a hug goodbye, he did and I thought she was going to cry again. not bad for a monday. I hope PHOX achieves the success they deserve. and they have a friend named sammie that is also from wisconsin... I also ran into him three times that monday. if I see him again this week, it's gonna be epic. although I'm not sure he can continue his current pace. there is a lot of sxsw between monday and saturday.