Rather than partake in the SXSW 2006 Saturday events, I played the Austin WPBT Invitational Dos. I wasn’t really feeling poker all week, but I had already decided that I was going to the tournament, so there was no turning back now. On the way, I was somewhat thankful though because the weather […]

Today’s surprise highlights: The Saturday Knights. Find me another rap group that sings over “Where is my Mind” by the Pixies and I’ll probably like them too. They aren’t even playing the festival, they were just here for the day show. Quintron and Miss Pussycat - they’re badasses. Yelling “you’re awesome” at Wayne […]

Oh yeah, Day 2. It’s too much work to look up all the names of the bands that I saw, so I’ll stick with the stuff I remember off the top of my head:
Victory Grill is within walking distance of downtown. It’s not worth waiting 15 minutes for a $4 cab ride. The […]

Mobile blogger totally screwed up my live blogging updates, so we’ll see if I can piece them together now.
3:00 pm - It’s go time!

I got a ridiculously late start because I’m a jackass and stayed up way too late the night before SXSW drinking. When will I ever learn?
5:45 pm - Red Eyed Fly […]

A 24″ widescreen monitor. That’s four non-overlapping poker windows open at once boys and girls. God I want to be home trying it out right now. And for you obnoxious bastards that will surely comment: yes, I know I could get the same results with a 19″ monitor if I ran […]

According to the CMJ update I just received, Rainer Maria will be playing at the CMJ Texas Tea Party at Room 710 at 2pm. I won’t be able to make it, but everyone else should go.

Use the recommendations at your own risk. I’ve never seen any of these people play live and I’m just going on samples I’ve heard online and reviews.
Rahim (SXSW link) (myspace link): I first heard of these guys when I was listening to my Minus the Bear radio station on pandora (which everyone should be listening […]

drunk skating officially more fun than sober skating

Starting with bands I’ve seen before, here’s my recommendations:
Rainer Maria (SXSW link) - I’ve now seen them twice - first at SXSW 2005 and then later when they opened for Copeland. Their performance is awesome. They have a ton of material out there, but I swear it’s better live than on their albums. […]

SXSW is coming up soon and I’m super excited. Brian has set up a SXSW Music blog which he’s been kind enough to let me post on. So as I finally start getting my plans together for the week, I’ll be cross-posting my recommendations there. Go there and get everyone else’s picks […]