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I ran into a man named Thax Douglas the other day at Birdhouse, a poet who has made his way to Austin from Chicago via a 24 hour train ride. I had seen him before at Red 7 a couple weeks ago, doing a reading on stage for the band Zorch. Thax has read for MANY bands--ranging from local bands like Zorch to bands as established as Animal Collective, the Flaming Lips and Os Mutantes. He writes poems for bands the night of, on the spot. And let me tell you, they are kind of amazing...

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