Sxsw

[guest031812]

Whos all enjoying the South by south west this weekend? I heard its packed!!


http://sxsw.com/music

[rekcaSxT]

I am going to try to avoid it at all costs actually. My sister is coming to town for it, and wants me to go at least one night.

The problem is if you want to go to any good shows you have to 1. be in the know. 2. have paid a rediculous amount for a bracelet.

Of the free shows, last year mostly what I found were a bunch of wanna be hacks and tone deaf idiots. I can hear better music in Austin the other 51 weeks out of the year for free.

And last year it was such a cluster f.. downtown it wasn't worth trying to leave one bar and go to another. They like to make parking more expensive too...

[sixxbach]

i live right off the highway and it will be busy. this weekend sucked traffic wise. but SXSW is great for austin. would have liked to see the stone temple pilots though

[Jennatexas23]

I just got a wristband for levi fort it was free and they say this year alot of good artist will be there saturday.

[Guest020916]

Sorry for the late posting, but some free show and party info:

http://www.austin360.com/music/sxsw-...sw-165920.html

Some of the good promo parties are done with RSVP. But there are plenty of other shows and parties that still accept RSVP (free) and lots of venues offering free drinks and food.

Have fun and be safe!

[nuglet]

1700 bands in town. maybe 10 worth hearing.. LOL

[rekcaSxT]

Originally Posted by nuglet

1700 bands in town. maybe 10 worth hearing.. LOL

SOOOO true.

I met up with my sis around 1pm. We walked to eat, then they went to this one venue where their favorite band was playing. (these people follow this band all over the country ok.) They gave us wristbands since we were there so early. (over an hour) Well my sister's best friend was freaking out.

Then we walk over to see Harper Simon. (who I wanted to see) After 2.5 songs we left so we could get in at this crappy show we were "on the list" for. We were on no list, we just got the wristbands first. This band's music had been featured in a couple movies whatever... unimpressed. But AOL was putting on the show and there was free beer and other swag. I didn't care for the band and got a phone call so I stepped out. I ended up talking to a cute blonde who worked for AOL in NY.

They wait for the bandmembers to come out so they can see them leave.... whatever. We then wasted a shit load of time sitting around bullshitting. I get several work calls etc... I drink more beer.

Then we walk over to the convention center because supposedly you can charge your iPhone there! NOT.

Now it is off to see another "show". Again we get there WAY too early and waste time that could be spent eating or seeing a different band. The guy playing when we get there looks like Jeff Bridges in the Big Lebowski, and he sounds like he is trying to channel Waylon Jennings and Tom Waits at the same time. BLAH...

The guys we are there to see are both total jokes. Weepy, singer songwriter, "oh she is not around anymore to hear my bullshit songs", shit. I feel embarassed FOR them. These guys are from Dallas and I imagine seeing them playing open mic nights on Lower Greenvile any Friday or Saturday night, "living the dream".

We leave there and go to eat. When we get back my "sweet free street parking spot" lets me down. Some asswipe had parked so close behind me that I literaly could not leave. I finally left downtown about 12:15 when he came to move his car. I told him almost had his car towed, he was a douche about it, of course...

On top of all of this when I did drive today I had to fight the mindless mob. It seemed at every intersection when I had a green light there were idiotic numbnuts dawdling or ambling accross the street. The jaywalking situation is out of control.

So like I said earlier, I will be avoiding it from here out. I hate SXSW, and I hate downtown right now.