SXSW

My previous two years of SXSW coverage have taken you on my journey show by show…but this year was a...

My final show at SXSW would end at the same place it began. A perfect circle. I walked over to...

Rival Sons know how to harness the power of Twitter. They read my love tweets about their Jackalope set, informed...

I had to speed walk back to the main part of Sixth Street once my friends reminded me that APTBS...

Chapel Club were another must see band for me. I’d had one unsuccessful attempt already….a BADGE ONLY show….but this time...

I’d been receiving press releases for Rival Sons for a couple months, and was really digging their classic rock ‘n...

It was a very frustrating evening that had me completely rethinking my no badge/no wristband/no problem policy. I had intended...

I’ll be damned if I was going to miss this show….so I made a point to go look at the...

Day 3. The fatigue showed itself in the following manner: I did my now usual park my car at a...

Agalloch was my #2 must see at SXSW, and honestly, I thought that due to the hype surrounding their last...

The day started off with an interview and much glaring at the additional people in green descending upon downtown Austin...

It’s always fun when two of ‘my’ bands end up playing together…and while last year’s SXSW had She Wants Revenge...

I had seen The Click Clack Boom at last year’s SXSW and taken a liking to their lighter than what...

As I parked my car and reached the 6th street masses to begin this year’s SXSW adventure, I felt a...

I took my last stroll down Sixth Street, taking in the spectacle of people around me. I arrived at my...

I trotted down 6th street in a cold stupor, quickly sobering up from my Irish coffees. I walked in just...

Before going back out again, my mom took me to a nice dinner since I had been so busy that...

It was about 6pm when we got out of the Spin Party, and next up we had a mission. Black...

The Spin Party at SXSW is generally one of the most coveted events to get into. When I heard that...

I’m speedwalking down the street, gingerly stepping around the intoxicated mix of musicians, attendees, and industry folks meandering around the...

I had about 10 minutes to spare as I hustled to Rusty Spurs, which is normally a gay bar, to...

Through an acquaintance I made while following around the NIN/JA tour, I was invited to a party where some very...

Luckily I had heard rumors about this weeks ago, so it sat on my schedule as the crown jewel of...

After the death metal day show, Umlaut and I ate a Tex Mex snack and split off, him going to...

It would be my first time back for SXSW since I moved away from Austin 5 years ago. After a...