SXSW 2009

We had a great time this year at SXSW 2009 and in case you missed it, make sure you click below to read all the fun we had last week... we were blogging live all week long! Also, coming soon - the official High Voltage SXSW Photo Gallery. Stay tuned.



HIGH VOLTAGE @ SXSW 2009

Rock The Bayou 2008 - Houston, TX

Rock The Bayou has come and gone; and what a fabulously hot time was had by all. Highlights for us included Kix, Sammy Hagar, Jetboy, the sunday night All Star Jam at the official after party held at Meridian, the breeze that picked up on Monday, Dee Snider's stage banter, and so much more. Disappointments included heat stroke, Bret Michaels and The Rock of Love - Season 3, Dangerous Toys, and having the festival come to a close. Check out some photos we got over the weekend:






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Rock The Bayou - Houston, TX

HEY HOUSTONIANS! Rock is back and it's invading Houston, TX this Labor Day weekend. That's right, Rock The Bayou is here bringing us four days of live music from bands such as Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Bret Michaels (who will also begin taping Rock of Love 3 on the festival grounds), Ratt, Warrant, Rockets to Ruin, Gypsy Pistoleros, and much more - all of this will occur on the old Six Flags Astroworld/Waterworld grounds! And on top of the music, RTB will include rock n roll movies each night after the headliners on a 60 ft drive-in-like screen.

So make sure you're there as the festival kicks off on Friday, August 29th at 11:30 AM with a main stage set from Jetboy, who just happen to be our band Of The Moment. Read that full story here.

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Outside Lands 2008 - San Francisco, CA

A Personal Look at Outside Lands
By: Chelsea Schwartz

This past weekend 60,000 music lovers crowded into Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to attend the inaugural Outside Lands Festival. Brought to us by the co-founders of Bonnaroo alongside one of the most successful promoters in San Francisco - Outside Lands provided concert-goers with an all around experience of what San Francisco is about.



Music kicked off on Friday late afternoon with Steel Pulse hitting one of the six festival stages to an audience of anxious Radiohead fans who were already holding spots for the bands end of the night set. Over the course of the weekend we'd see Tom Petty, Rogue Wave, Matt Nathanson, Regina Spektor, The Black Keys, ALO, and many more.



One of my favorite sets of the weekend was Beck's 17 song set performance which included an array of selections from all his albums minus Mutations. 'Hell Yes' was performed entirely by 808s (video clip below) and 'Loser' was introduced by a very cool bluesy slide guitar jam. And I have to say, in all my experience, 'Where Its At' was the best I have ever seen it.



Also stellar, as usual, was Radiohead's killer light and video setup. Just YouTube anything from Radiohead at Outside Lands and you'll see what I mean. Their set list was also impressive as they played more "hits" than any other time I've seen them, including my old personal favorites 'Just' and 'Fake Plastic Trees.'

New favorite Radiohead song (thanks to its live performance): 'Reckoner' off of the new album, In Rainbows.

If you needed a break from the music, the Dell Dome provided tons of options from creating your own digital mix tape to rockin' out your hair! And the food and wine provided by San Francisco's own local favorites was quite a treat. Not to mention the festival proximity to the Haight Street area provided excellent post show opportunities.

While one is never quite prepared for the extensive walking of a music festival (no matter how many you've been to previously), Outside Lands was overall a fantastic vibe and a very well done festival, even with all the Beck fans tearing down the chainlink fence to race over to Radiohead's upcoming set faster.



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