It’s Been a Busy Few Weeks in Austin!
Its been a busy few weeks for me. Fantastic Fest, SXSW Eco, ACL and Scare For a Cure all happen at nearly the same time.
Category: Texas
It’s an Estonian Weekend Here in Austin
When I called my credit card company to let them know I’d be traveling to Estonia and Latvia, I got a response I wasn’t expecting. “That’s nice. What country are those in?” “Um, those...
Here’s Hoping that this Fantastic Fest Will Be Less Bro-tastic Than Last Year
Ever since Fantastic Fest started in 2005, I’ve told everyone how amazing this sci-fi and horror film festival is. I’ve shared how much fun I’ve had, and how many friends I’ve made there. I’ve got a framed poster for the first year of the festival hanging in my hallway at home.
So it took me a long time to admit to myself how this had turned from a sweet little film festival with a bunch of film nerd folks, to what seemed like a gathering of the nerd juggalos at Fantastic Fest 2012.
Why I Spend So Much Time Going to Shows, Listening to Music
Thousands of people from all over the world gather in Austin, Texas each March for the South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival. They come back for Austin Psych Fest in the late spring,...
Since You Didn’t Ask: Re: Really Cute Girl With A Deep-pink Color Hair – W4M
Re: Really cute girl with a deep-pink color hair on the 3 bus. – w4m – 20 (Burnet) He: So this isn’t so much a missed connection since I see you almost...
What To Expect When You Are Expecting Austin Psych Fest: Friday Picks!
It might be the 6th year of the Austin Psych Fest, but I’ve never been to the party. However, I have seen some of the bands who are playing at the festival play in the past, and I’m looking forward to seeing them play again this weekend!
Every Era Gets The Magical Elsewhere It Deserves.
Recently there was an article in the Huffington Post by David Landsel, about how Austin is way overrated, and Houston is a lot better. I wasn’t even slightly surprised when I read this article. I don’t think the article has much truth or insight to it, it’s just blowback from the fact that the locus of our collective Americian fantasy of the “magical elsewhere” happens to be currently located in Austin, Texas.
Every era gets the magical elsewhere it deserves. The magical elsewhere is the spot where you don’t have to work overly hard and dreams come true. It’s the land of milk and honey and the promise of romance and paradise and a certain loosening of the older strict moral codes.
HOW CHVRCHES GOT ON STAGE SO FAST AT THE SPIN PARTY…TOLD BY THEIR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR MANAGER!
One of the great treats of SXSW is the sheer cheek-by-jowl-ness of it. One moment you can be standing in the ladies’ room during the SPIN at Stubb’s party, complimenting someone on her fab...
My Fave Moments at South By Southwest 2013
The annual South By Southwest festival is a lot like the Indian parable of three blind men describing an elephant: one man, feeling the tail, describes the elephant as, “Thin, like a rope.”...
SXSW OVERLOAD: WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN… [FIELD REPORT]
It’s Grumpy Cat’s world, we just live in it. (Photo: Anna Hanks) We Promise That We Aren’t Making This Stuff Up: A Field Report on SXSW Interactive and Film from an Embedded...
