False Endings
There's nothing like a London Symphony Orchestra concert to clean out your ears after four days of indie rock. (Their 2007 visit coincided with that year's CMJ Music Marathon.) Unfortunately, last […]
SXSW 2009 – Friday Recap
Believe it or not, what you've seen so far is only a small fraction of everything Pete and I encountered this past weekend in Austin. I won't even attempt to
What’s Wrong With This Picture
(photo courtesy of Josh Haner, NY Times) Some of you may have heard about this "secret" show that Metallica played at Stubb's Friday night. Or the Kanye West show Saturday
The Regulars
On my last night in Austin, Pete and I stop by the Ruta Maya coffee shop on South Congress to see my brother Paul play keyboard with a salsa band
Back In Brooklyn
Walking back to the car, we pass by a poster for something called the Brooklyn Country Cookout, with an arrow pointing towards someone's house one block west of Congress. We
Day of Rest
Most SXSW attendees are already on their way home by now, but there are still plenty of local lineups to be seen for those who still have something left
Bring the House Down
By the time No Age took the stage last night as Ms. Bea's, the place was already all worked up from Wavves thrashing set, with had fans dancing on stage and
Quotable
"Hey, I have an ID here from someone who goes to Yale. And, here's another from somebody who goes to Cornell. So, hey, all you Ivy Leaguers, stop losing your