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 …
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SXSW Day 2: Texas Funk Legends Kool & Together on The 512 Rooftop @The512on6th
One of the cooler things about South By Southwest is the way that old and obscure bands are brought back into relevance, either by documentary …
SXSW Day 2: Trailer Space Records and East Austin
After I left Travis Heights, I drove over to East Austin and parked my car across the street from the Carver Community Center. As I …
SXSW Day 2: Early Evening Back on South Congress
I had left my car parked on a residential street in Travis Heights in South Austin, so after dinner, I walked back down South Congress …
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 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 …
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 …
Discussing @StaxRecords and Its Impact on Memphis at @RhodesCollege
The recent release of Robert Gordon’s superb new book Respect Yourself: The Rise and Fall of Stax Records has unleashed a flurry of renewed interest …
Le Bon Temps Roule at @DejavuMemphis on Mardi Gras Day with the MemphOrleans Street Symphony @SuavoJ88Bones
Memphis, unfortunately, is not as much like New Orleans as it should be, despite some obvious points of similarity. We do have krewes, a legacy …