SXSW Day 2: The Beginning of the New Vinyl Era at Austin’s @EndOfAnEar
With Austin being such a hip town, it has become ground zero for the vinyl renaissance, with plenty of vinyl record shops in several different …
Month: March 2014
SXSW Day 2: Sandy’s Frozen Custard And Hamburgers
After I left Waterloo Records, I headed across the lake to South Austin, and as it was the hottest afternoon yet, when I saw Sandy’s …
SXSW Day 2: Breakfast at @24DinerATX and Browsing at @WaterlooRecords
As I have said on previous occasions, during South By Southwest (SXSW) eveyone ends up at 24 Diner sooner or later. It’s strategically located for …
SXSW Day 1: Downtown NOLA Party at The Lucky Lounge with the Stooges Brass Band @StoogesBB
The Downtown NOLA Party was held at the Lucky Lounge, which I seem to remember being Antone’s at one time, and as soon as I …
Album Review: @SoulmanSnipes #TheClassicSoulProject #LyfeIsDope
Memphis rapper Snipes has always tried to connect Memphis’ soul past and its rap present in a way that few rap artists other than Al …
SXSW Day 1: Walking Around Downtown and East Austin
As I do every year, I spent the late afternoon and early evening strolling around the downtown area, Sixth Street and East Austin. The crowds …
SXSW Day 1: Gus’s Fried Chicken Brings The Taste of Memphis To Austin
One of the main differences at this year’s South By Southwest in downtown Austin was something that Memphis people have loved for year, Gus’s Fried …
SXSW Day 1:Searching for the Blues at Antone’s Records @AntonesRecords
Young Clifford Antone had left his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas in 1968 to attend the University of Texas at Austin, but his college career …
SXSW 2014 Day 1: Shopping Around Austin’s North Loop Neighborhood @MonkeyWrenchATX @BreakawayAustin @epochcoffee
Going the I-10 route through Houston as I did meant that I didn’t get into Austin until 4 in the morning on Monday, so it …
A Little Something Extra at Baton Rouge’s Lagniappe Records @LagniappeRecsBR
Recent years have not been kind to the retail music situation in Baton Rouge, so I was thrilled to learn of a new vinyl record …