boygenius made sure that people flying in and out of Austin would miss South by Southwest. The trio of artists gave a secret pop up show for SXSW at the Austin Airport over at the baggage claim. Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker will release their album, the record, at the end of this month. Their airport set list included singles that they’ve already dropped from the album. The Austin Airport tweeted a video of the event that can be seen below! We’re just waiting for something cool like this to happen to us.
Listen Up! On today’s episode actor Chris Santos joins the show in studio to talk about the film ‘Perfect’ which he stars in and is premiering at South By Southwest later this week. We also have a SPONSOR!!!… enjoy!
Listen Up! On today’s episode Zoe Renee from BET’s The Quad joins us in studio to talk about condiments, how Brett eats French Fries like a psychopath and her upcoming film at South By Southwest… enjoy!
Think about it, the entire WORLD knows phrases like: “Don’t mess with Texas” or “God Bless Texas”, and as an LGBT woman of color, I am embarrassed to admit, I was worried about my welcome.
You’ll be able to test your knowledge of all things HBO next week, at a three show-themed escape room experience.
“Your New York is coming out”, Fish is reconfiguring the Hubble Telescope, and GROVES is inventing new Beats Headphones on the latest episode of Gone Fishkin.
Thursday, March 19th I flew into South by Southwest this afternoon. Tonight, I strode 6th Street. amid the scene here in Austin. I felt a tension between, and within, the musicians, attendees, and the city. The dichotomy is an inclination toward indie values, opposed by the gravitation of commercialism. I realize this as I happen on IFC’s Fairgrounds, which features a music stage, interactive attractions such as a Velcro wall, and food trucks and a beer stand. It’s like a festival within a festival and it is a microcosm of SXSW. It’s an insular fantasy realm manifested by marketers and… Read more »
Since the homogenization of South by Southwest by the mainstream, it has become fashionable among music critics and self-anointed culture commentators to dismiss music festivals as passé. They claim media conglomerates, bringing bloat, have diluted the musical variety which could be counted on at SXSW to make it palatable to general tastes. These observers conclude that the principles of independence and community that SXSW was conceived upon have been subsumed by the now ubiquitous forces of corporatization. Coinciding with this sentiment is anxiety among locals who cleave to an idealization of Austin as a bastion of open-mindedness and creative experimentation;… Read more »
By nearly all measures, the festival, now in its 24th year, was bigger than ever with a record 13,022 music industry professionals registered.
It is 3:30 p.m. and Patrick Stump is sitting cross-legged on the balcony of his hotel, looking out on the Austin skyline with a smile on his face. He is wearing a gray button-up tucked into skintight black jeans. He looks ridiculously fit, not to mention pretty content. The smile never fades, not even for a second.
