Sunburned, sore, exhausted and not over yet – that pretty much sums up my Friday at South By Southwest. Today felt like a festival-wide “hangover” day as no venue seemed to run on time and if they did, the bands I wanted to see had massive technical difficulty resulting in this reporter catching a lot of sound checks only. However, […]

What this thing called South By Southwest is all about came to be summed up in the main event of the festival: Dave Grohl’s keynote speech at the Austin Convention Center. The man who answered the “drummer needed” role when Nirvana called gave a human, humble and comically expletive filled address to the room.  The moral of the story where […]

Today was a classic SXSW day full of intense walking, delicious food, amazing surprises, general insanity, and plenty of music. From an early afternoon documentary screening to a late night electro-dance party, there was no stopping. But with so much going on everywhere you look, is pressing pause even an option? Band Photo of The Day: Foxes at Red Eyed […]

Today was the official start of SXSW Music which meant housekeeping duties like getting badges, wristbands, and other needed credentials. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t all line waiting. I managed to get to the Spotify House, Paste/Sennheiser Lounge, German Haus, Hype Hotel, and Central Presbyterian Church. I know it’s only going to get crazier from here on out!  Band Photo […]