Heartless Bastards
2022-03-17
SXSW 2022
Ladybird Lake - Outdoor Stage
Austin, TX

SOURCE:
SP-CMC-8 (w/Mods) > Sony PCM-M10 > Sandisk Mini-SD Card (32gb - Class 10)

TRANSFER:
.WAV (24 Bit) > Adobe Audition 2022 CC (normalize/amplify/tracking) > Trader's Little Helper > FLAC (Level 8)

SETLIST:

01. Intro
02. When I Was Younger
03. How Low
04. You Never Know
05. A Beautiful Life
06. Photograph
07. The River
08. Went Around the World
09. Revolution
10. Sway

NOTES:

Heartless Bastards is a band that has been on my low-key radar for a little while now, and I've been wanting to see them live but just haven't ran across the chance until I found myself in Austin for SXSW 2022, and saw that they were performing a free show at the park (Ladybird Lake) on Thursday evening. I figured, if there was ever an ideal situation to go see them, it would be on the riverfront outdoors, with the beautiful Austin skyline in the background. And well....my instincts were right. The setting and show was just beautiful in every sense of the word. The only knock I can think of, is I wish it had been slightly less cloudy so the full Moon could have been seen in her full glory. Other than that, it was perfect.

For the band, I knew they were gonna be good, but wow I was impressed. There were a few sound issues to clear up, but once they got rolling into the set, they never slowed down. "The River", which I had not heard of until this night, really blew me away. I was left stunned. I was so happy I had decided to trek out across the bridge and deal with the hassle of making it into the venue despite being exhausted from my earlier adventures. It was worth the effort.

Being that it was an outdoor stage, with a slight breeze and a bit of a talky/rowdy crowd (hey it's free, that's normally the crowd you're going to get unfortunately), I knew the sound wouldn't be super great, and it does sound a bit light in my opinion, but that comes with the territory. I'm just glad I was able to record it regardless. I was so blown away by this set, that I knew I had to see them again before I left town. Luckily, there would be an opportunity...

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