Articles about SXSW: A Memoir
By Alex Young on March 21st, 2008
This marks the final entry in Matt Sander’s memoirs detailing his experiences at this year’s South by Southwest. If you missed any, check out the archives. After four long days of seemingly non-stop hustling to hear music, Sunday was a welcome relief with the festival all but officially over and only one sure thing on [...]
By Alex Young on March 20th, 2008
We now continue with the latest installment of Matt Sander’s life and times at this year’s SXSW… Okay, so Friday was kind of a Fail. Not totally – I still saw brilliant sets by Longwave, Yo La Tengo and The Felice Brothers among others, but in comparison to the epic nature of Thursday’s schedule, it [...]
By Alex Young on March 19th, 2008
In his latest entry Matt Sanders details day three of this year’s South By Southwest, which didn’t at all go according to plan.. On paper, Friday was looking like a relatively straightforward day. Not much in the way of conflicts and most everything was nicely centered around the main 6th Street drag. After having tromped [...]
By Alex Young on March 18th, 2008
One of the most exciting (and potentially maddening) aspects of SXSW is how it truly becomes your own festival. With 1500 officially scheduled bands and countless other bands not affiliated directly with the conference, but playing their own gigs at day parties and non-SXSW venues about town, one can make a schedule perfectly tailored to [...]
By Alex Young on March 18th, 2008
Our friend Matt Sanders was in Austin over the weekend and agreed to detail his experience in a segment we call “A SXSW Memoir”. In the first of his entries, Matt recaps day one of his SXSW 2008, which featured a mix of national and local talents… Let’s just start by saying this: more so [...]
