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Monthly Archives: March 2021
STOPPING TRAFFIC IN AUSTIN–LIFE INTERVENES AT SXSW 2010
Somewhere amidst the dizzying fun, 12 hour music listening days and nights, breakfast tacos, sun and hanging out in record stores, vacant lots, parking lots and coffee trailer parks there are people living their lives, and (please forgive me for … Continue reading
ACCESS AND EXCESS- THE RISE OF EAST AUSTIN AT SXSW 2009
Imagine seeing a Grammy-nominated noise punk band from LA, with 50 or so other people, in the backyard behind a book store, for free, with free beer, Celis White, to boot. How about seeing a Rock and Roll Hall of … Continue reading
EXPERIENCES AND MUSIC AT THE BUFFET TABLE- SXSW 2008
An all you can eat buffet. You probably know how that is. Say, for example, at one of those Brazilian steakhouses. You are tempted by the huge salad bar–it is sooooo inviting, the salad, pasta, cheese—all of it is great, … Continue reading
DISCOVERING THE STOOGES (a couple of decades late)-FREE BBQ, BEER AND THE BUZZCOCKS–SXSW 2007
One good (and potentially bad) thing about SXSW is that it is different. Choosing a music path through several days of thousands of bands at hundreds of venues virtually ensures (or insures) that one person’s experience will not be like … Continue reading
CAPITAL-FROM FORBES TO AUSTIN—SXSW 2006
Ready for pontification? While Austin was crowded this year, contrary to media reports, it was not so crowded that you had to line up at 8:00 to see buzz bands like the Arctic Monkeys. I got in at 10:45—without any … Continue reading
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GOING BACK IN TIME– 2005 SXSW
I started this blog in 2010. I had been writing review of SXSW for several years and sending them out two a very small audience. Since we have missed SXSW for a couple of years, it seems to make some … Continue reading
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