SXSW 2009

Team Robespierre

Team Robespierre at Waterloo Park, March 21, 2009. Photo by Joshua Bean.

Waterloo Park
Austin, TX

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Words by Joshua Bean
Photos by Joshua Bean

Published on melophobe April 5, 2009. A staff favorite.

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Following Cut Off Your Hands' succinct set at Mess With Texas 3, The Death Set's "favorite band," Team Robespierre, set up their gear on the lawn in front of main stage in Waterloo Park. According to lead vocalist Ty Kube, Team Robespierre's set was a lesson in "how to ruin your life." What followed was 25 minutes of sloppy drunk, wake up in the gutter punk, complete with lots of crowd surfing and a song about "getting your fucking heart ripped out of your chest." The MVP of the performance wasn't one Team Robespierre's members however, but a spirited kid with a hearing impairment, who after signing with his dad, ran into the mix and surfed across the delighted crowd.

Photos by Joshua Bean

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