I went to the SXSW Japan Nite show last night at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. I had to leave early, but it was an awesome lineup, with Asakusa Jinta, The 50 Kaitenz, ORESKABAND, and of course, GO!GO!7188. Pistol Valve was okay, but I'm holding my verdict until I get a chance to listen to the CD. I ended up missing HY at the end.
Rather than copy/paste my write-up, I'll just link to my post on my other blog: link
Also, since I really feel like promoting ORESKABAND, go check out some of their clips on Youtube.
Here's the news article I wrote about it: link