It was my last day at SXSW and I was going to make sure I would go out with a bang. Unfortunately, that bang involved me freezing my ass off all day. With every day at an average of about 70 degrees, it was a bit inconvenient for it to drop down to 40 degrees… Read the full article
SXSW 2010: Saturday, March 20th – PART 1
Tanner: Finally getting an early start to the day, I along with everyone else in Austin, was greeted with overcast, breezy, 45 degree weather. I made my way downtown at about noon hoping to capitalize on the ‘Free BBQ’ that was advertised by the Filter Magazine day party. I had yet to check out their… Read the full article
SXSW 2010: Friday, March 19th – PART 2
I was already half way through the festivities and already I was feeling like I was there twice as long. It started feeling like a Disneyland for music addicts. It’s easy to get caught up in the organized chaos that is SXSW, especially when your days line up perfectly with some amazing acts. I was… Read the full article
SXSW 2010: Friday, March 19th – PART 1
Tanner: After staying with friends and grabbing lunch at the popular local diner, Magnolia Cafe on South Congress Ave, we headed for 6th street. We got a later start to the day than we wanted as it was already mid afternoon by the time we made it to the festival. Much to my surprise, we… Read the full article
SXSW 2010: Thursday, March 18th – PART 2
Shawn: Day Two. I woke up around 11am and caught a $1 bus back to downtown Austin and check out what kind of trouble I was going to get in. Now let me kind of explain how SXSW works in case you’re not familiar. During the day, all bets are off. You can pretty much… Read the full article
SXSW 2010: Thursday, March 18th – PART 1
Tanner: Driving into downtown Thursday gave a glimpse of how big this thing really was. Traffic was practically at gridlock miles from the epicenter of the festival; that is anywhere the roads were still open, which only added another layer to the vehicular frustration. Luckily, this was the only day that involved arriving by car… Read the full article