Austin is burger central, and it would probably take a month to eat your way through all the different burger restaurants in the city. Then SXSW is the time of year when even a burger restaurant would hire a band. Thursday, March 15, 2012
Month: March 2012
The Magnolia Cafe is another mainstay of SXSW. Like 24 Diner, it never closes, and there are two locations, but the one on Lake Austin Boulevard is closest to SXSW and always crowded. Thursday, March 15, 2012
Street drummer, Sixth Street, Austin, SXSW, March 14, 2012
The League of Extraordinary G’z perform at Kiss and Fly during SXSW, Austin, March 14, 2012
The rap showcase at the Kiss and Fly on Wednesday night March 14, 2012 Â featured Austin’s hometown heroes the League of Extraordinary G’z and a crowd so dense it was impossible to move. #SXSW
Most people that are into music are familiar with African-derived musics of the Caribbean like calypso, soca and reggae. Fewer are familiar with African-derived musics from South American countries like Colombia. This musical group, known as Grupo Canalon, is an Afro-Colombian group that drew a huge crowd playing on 6th Street in Austin during SXSW.Â
When I walked back to downtown Austin on 6th, I noticed that the R & B group with the really cold drummer was still playing on the street where I had seen them before walking to East Austin for the New Orleans bounce event. The street was filled with people from one end to the other. #SXSW
Katie Redd and other New Orleans bounce rappers and fans cut up at the back patio stage at Hotel Vegas, East Austin, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, SXSW