Day: 4 April 2011

Post-SXSW 2011: Grand Atlantic + The Parties – Hotel Utah, San Francisco (24.03.11)

One of the worst parts about travelling around on a tight schedule are the delays one encounters while awaiting their next flight. One such delay hit me today, travelling from Las Vegas to San Francisco. The latter is an airport known for its delays – with two runways quite close together, it’s common practice for…

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SXSW 2011: Part Ten – Stubb’s Gospel Brunch feat. Eli “Paperboy” Reed and Closing Night with The Jim Jones Revue (20.03.11)

While most of the South by Southwest contingency say their goodbyes on the Saturday evening, I decided to stay on board for an extra night – primarily to get to be a tourist for once (checking out the capital building, etc), but also to engage in another South by Southwest tradition shared by many. Stubb’s…

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SXSW 2011: Part Eight – The Aussie BBQ Day Party (19.03.11)

The Aussie BBQ has become an institution of the annual SXSW calendar. Organised by Stage Mothers, the event is now put on in four North American cities around the time of SXSW: Toronto (during CMW), New York City, Los Angeles and of course, here in Austin. The event showcases the best in Australian music –…

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SXSW 2011: Part Seven – The Vaccines with City & Colour and more at Stubb's + Menomena in a Church (18.03.11)

Having already taken in a whole heap of music during the day, my Friday evening remained a bit of a blank canvas right up until the night began. My first destination: Bright Eyes announced a ‘pop-up show’, however as essentially no one was let into this event, and gauging that fact pretty quickly, I made…

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