For day 2, I left relatively early for downtown but once I got there I ran into a clusterfuck for parking. The I-35 lot I parked in the pervious day was totally packed and the road closures made it difficult to circle back to the pay lot that Amanda found.
After circling twice, I finally got […]

As expected, I woke up late on the first day of sxsw. I got a text msg from Amanda asking when I was going to be downtown, but as I couldn’t even remember where I was (common problem for me in the morning) I didn’t have a good handle on the situation. I knew I […]

I was booked on the last Continental flight to Austin the night before the music festival started. Pulling my usual “get to the airport late then mad rush to get on the plane”, I poorly judged how ridiculous the line was going to be at the ticket counter and ended up having to carry-on my […]

Girl Talk - easily my most anticipated show. I am a sucker for remix/sample artists, and this guy is the best I’ve heard in a long time. I’m sold the moment he mixes Hum with M.I.A., I’m sold.
Fujiya & Miyagi - I’ve really been digging their album.
Most of the others I have seen […]

Since I finally had a free moment, I started putting together my SXSW calendar. So far I’ve picked 15 bands, most of which I’ve seen before, using the sxsw.com calendar feature. After adding the first fifteen, I took a look at my calendar, only to realize that the fifteen I wanted to see […]

“Your ear for music is becoming more finely tuned.”
I think it’s a nice way of saying that I’m starting to go deaf. 
 

Are you a f—ing hipster?
Your Result: You’re not a hipster at all.

Actually, you’re pretty cool. You probably do cool things like think for yourself and dance at shows. I bet you have a gorgeous smile. Let’s hang out sometime.

You’re not a hipster.

You’re a hipster wannabe.

You’re a f—ing hipster.

Are you a f—ing hipster?Make […]

It’s the end of the year, a lot of shit has happened and I don’t get to talk to everyone nearly enough. So it’s time for me to start making some best and worst of lists. We’ll start with the worst (of course).
Worst shows I went to in 2006 (in no particular order)

120 Days - […]