The Mess With Texas production stages by Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest and L.A.’s FYF Fest at the East Side Drive In was a nice getaway from 6th Street, and much like Auditorium Shore’s stage at Lady Bird Lake, the slight hike was worth it. Although it wasn’t an official showcase, the two stages boasting […]
[The home stretch of SXSW included a bunch of small bands in a bunch of intimate places …] Sun Airway (at Headhunters) – It was neither the right time (midafternoon) nor the right place (a divey joint near Stubb’s) for the blissed-out music of Sun Airway, and the screeching noises that punctuated their set were […]
Photographer-on-the-go Scott Dudelson covered a lot of turf on Saturday at SXSW – including spending substantial time at the big Rachael Ray day party and catching an explosive set from Panic at the Disco (top photo). Here’s where he pointed his lens.
[And the final installment from Friday night at SXSW …] The Baseball Project (Momo’s) – Since your humble correspondent has been known to do this on weekends, it seemed almost mandatory to check out the Baseball Project, a band of respected veterans who’ve combined to make two albums of songs about the national pastime. My, […]
[Show-hopping continued on Friday night … Although I’m pretty sure I could write an entire essay on the physical pain from SXSW, the celebration of music throughout Austin provided salve for the wounds.] American Music Club (The Parish) — The highly revered American Music Club led by vocalist Mark Eitzel kept the Merge showcase going […]
[Friday night is when SXSW hits you – at least if you were stupid enough to use too much fuel the first two days, which I was. So some best-laid plans went awry, I ended up straying from my usual strategy of avoiding L.A. bands in Austin and only a pep talk from a polite […]
Friday, March 18 You can’t sit still at SXSW. You have to keep moving. If a shark stops swimming it dies, this is the mentality you need to adhere to. Our 3 o’clock Sonicbids showcase was ridiculously good. We were running on fumes but somehow managed to throw down. By this point I am sweating […]
[It’s hard to believe music at SXSW only started on Wednesday. By the time Friday rolled around, it felt like the Buzz Bands crew has already been here covering shows for a good, solid month. Here’s the start of the weekend…] Dirty Beaches (Kiss & Fly) — Alex Zhang Hungtai, the one-man show behind the […]
Shot bars, convention centers and churches – anywhere they can install a PA (and a few they shouldn’t), there’s music at SXSW. Leg-weary photographer Scott Dudelson sends along this gallery.
SPIN magazine’s annual party at SXSW is among the most highly sought-after laminates at the festival – if not for the schmooze for the booze, and if not for either of those for the musical lineup, which routinely features some glossy-worthy stars mixed with acts actually interesting enough to interrupt the attendees’ gossip sessions. On […]
