When the Hospital Ships Docked at SXSW
During the South By Southwest Music Festival, I saw the chill and low key Lawrence, Kansas band Hospital Ships at a day party/ benefit show, which I wrote about in my column for the...
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I Saw the Band “Trumpeter Swan” at their SXSW Showcase!
This year at SXSW, I saw my pal Drew Patrizi’s New York based band Trumpter Swan play at the Soho Lounge for their South by Southwest showcase, which I wrote about in my SXSW...
From iPhoto to Lightroom
Over the last few weeks week I’ve been transitioning from iPhoto to Lightroom. The reason I did this was because using iPhoto on my machine with my massive photo library had become incredibly slow...
Rachael Ray Planting A Smooch on CeeLo Green at Feedback 2014
Since the South By Southwest festival ended, I’ve written a column for the Austin American-Statesman about it, and I’ve been going through the thousands of pictures that I took during the festival. So far...
Strip away the buzz, SXSW is about connections with friends
I usually love the cultural circus of the South By Southwest festival, but I’m having a hard time reconciling the party atmosphere of the event with the tragic incident on Red River Street that...
The End of SXSW As We Know It
For the last week, I’ve been running around like a manic at the South By Southwest Festival. I’ve seen interviews with bands, watched movies, and declined an inordinate number of chances to tweet about...
The First Day of SXSW Music, 2014 Has Happened
Sometime I think the above picture from Fader Fort last year is the mantra of SXSW. Every year SXSW music seems to get a little bit bigger. This year instead of starting slow and...
My Fifth Grade Dream Came True: Last Night I Saw Hall And Oates
Yesterday I woke up in my childhood bedroom and ended the day seeing my favorite band from fifth grade, Hall and Oates. For several years of elementary school, I attended a school built in...
Neutral Milk Hotel Played Austin, Texas Last Night! Squee!
If you had told me five years ago that I’d be on a high after seeing Neutral Milk Hotel last night in Austin, Texas I’d have asked what you were smoking. Jeff Mangum, the...
Thinking about Music and Austin, Wanting You To Survive SXSW
Living in Austin, Texas in the weeks leading up to the South by Southwest Music Festival, it’s hard not to think about music. A lot has been written about the musical offerings of Austin,...
