Fear of Men: NOT fearing SXSW

I’m not a fan of large crowds… or sleeping on couches…or un-changed clothes… or unshavenness… which is why I am not with the High Voltage crew at SXSW right now… However, if I were, there are quite a few bands I’m a large fan of and who I would be more than psyched to check out… possibly none more than […]

SXSW: All The Rage, March 12th – RECAP

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 […]

South By Southwest-Watch: Track-By-Track With Irontom

The number of times that I’ve mentioned Irontom via Tweet, Facebook, email or face-to-face conversation probably cannot be counted but you should know that it is for cause: I happen to believe in this band. A five-piece out of Los Angeles, Harry Hayes (vox), Zach Irons (guitar), Dane Sandborg (bass), Daniel Saslow (keys) and Dyl Williams (drums) are, by my […]

SXSW: Shine A Light On, March 11th – RECAP

While this is the first day of High Voltage’s SXSW coverage, it’s actually my fourth day in. The last couple days consisted of geeking out over new tech gadgets, digital strategy & apps (and also developing a BlackBerry app for High Voltage, get it here). Today the music portion of SXSW pseudo kicked off, but tomorrow is really the “game […]

SXSW 2013

It’s hard to believe that SXSW is upon us once again. Time is just racing by these days. And as I sit here in the Austin Convention Center writing this, have to admit how excited I am (and that goes for all of us at High Voltage) for this year’s South By Southwest. There’s a renewed since of hope in […]

Last Week In Review: Irontom, Gold Fields, & Snowden

Three musical offerings of vastly different natures highlighted last week that are worth pointing out. If they’re not already, maybe these will wind up on your radar to look forward to when coming to a city near you: Irontom @ Dragonfly, Hollywood 2/26/2013 There are many reasons why I keep eyes and ears keenly focused on Irontom and this show at Dragonfly was […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Postal Service’s “audition video”

It’s like the 10th anniversary of an Academy Award winning, live changing film when you find out who auditioned for but didn’t get or even turned down that pivotal starring roll. Son of a bitch. Cue the Postal Service who are in the throes of kissing themselves on the mouth (repeatedly) in celebration of their debut album Give Up, now 10 […]