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SXSW Notebook Dump: Over and Out
“Wait, did this all just happen?” That’s what we asked ourselves this morning, as we got up and prepared to go to our day jobs after five days at the South by Southwest (SXSW)
Read More »SXSW Notebook Dump: Jack White/Third Man Records Showcase
Note: This review was written by Lily Angelle, the junior member of our reporting team. AUSTIN – Friday’s official Third Man Records Texas Stand-Off showcase was surreal, something out of a music junkie’s fantasies.
Read More »SXSW Day Three – Up Close and Way Too Personal
AUSTIN – Perhaps at this junction it might be helpful to briefly summarize the physical nature of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival, so it can serve as a road map of sorts
Read More »SXSW: Day Two – The Big Names Strike Back
AUSTIN – First off, our apologies today for all the up-and-coming acts that we were supposed to spotlight – Thursday at the South by Southwest music conference, the big names took over. Everywhere we
Read More »SXSW Keynote Address: Bruce Springsteen
The Boss addresses his loyal subjects from a podium in Austin
Read More »SXSW: Day One – The Crossroads of Craziness
AUSTIN – There is nothing gradual or tentative about the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference; you jump in and either start swimming madly or you just drown. We tried to make a schedule
Read More »SXSW Interview: The Mastersons
We first saw Chris Masterson in the late 1980s at a place called Blythe Spirits in Houston. His dad would bring him and his guitar to open mic night on Sundays because he was
Read More »My Worst Gig: Middle Class Rut
Every band has one: the story of a completely disastrous train wreck of a show. And how the band chooses to handle such a catastro-gig can reveal a lot about them as people and
Read More »SXSW: It’s Not All About Music, But Almost
Austin’s SXSW festival has earned its unruly reputation for the five-day bacchanal of live music that ends this spring event each year. Many people who’ve come to town in past years seemed truly surprised
Read More »SXSW: The Next Best Thing (or Better) To Being There
We kick off our coverage of SXSW 2012 right here. Join us!
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