SXSW Day 5: Friday Evening on Rainey Street
After I left the art party, I walked down Rainey Street looking for something to get into, or perhaps for something to eat. I debated …
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SXSW Day 4: Enjoying A Mocha at TOMS Roasting Company @tomscoffeeID @TOMS
TOMS began life as a shoe company, making a modified kind of Argentinian shoe for the North American market, and giving a pair of shoes …
SXSW Day 3: Dinner at Downtown Burgers and Down to Rainey Street
Fortunately, this year Downtown Burgers was open across the street from the Convention Center in Austin. The little walk-up stand has amazing charcoal-grilled burgers at …
SXSW Day 3: Beef Brisket Brunch at @RudysBBQ
It was fairly late in the day when I finally woke up on Wednesday morning, and I had had breakfast before going to bed. So …
SXSW Day 2: Walking Back to East Austin and Early Morning Breakfast at @KerbeyLaneCafe
I had left my car in East Austin, so after the Kool & Together show, I had a fairly long walk to my car, which …
SXSW Day 2: Downtown Austin and Dinner at Annie’s @anniesaustin
Back on the downtown side of Town Lake, there were a lot of things going on, particularly a lot of events associated with the Interactive …
SXSW Day 2: Hanging Around the SoCo Neighborhood
The funky neighborhood of SoCo in South Austin is one of the nerve centers of South By Southwest each year. Once a blighted area, redevelopment …
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: 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 …