Alaska and Madi - Palm Door, SXSW, Austin TX - March 18, 2015

[Tulsa] The line for the Mohawk was ridiculous. I reasoned the people waiting were fools and the line would totally recede once Mohawk opened. While roaming and looking for travel-sized hairspray, I wandered into what seemed to be the only show happening that early (I had beat my own record for earliness, at SXSW and in general). It was a Tulsa, Oklahoma promotional fest – koozies, bumperstickers, sunglasses, and musicians all aimed at convincing SXSW-goers that Tulsa is the place to be. Alaska and Madi were two dressy underage (X-ed hands) females wailing country pop and backed by guys on 3 guitars, a drumset, a banjo and a violin. They were slick, over-produced, over-voiced – I kept thinking they reminded me of those people who win TV competitions for singing. The brown-haired one in particular was working it hard. Then an official representative for Tulsa approached me to see how my Tulsa experience was going and proudly told me the women were winners on The Voice. He should have kept that to himself.