South by Southwest is every music lover’s dream. On 6th Street alone the venues line up one after the other (and that’s only one street!). You can catch a pop band at one venue and right across the street there’s a hard rock band from South Africa playing.
You’ll be happy to know that this afternoon I successfully purchased a wristband thanks to my Twitter badge holder friend @CyndiHellen. In order to get a wristband you have to be with a badge holder and buy it off them. Weird, I know but that’s one thing accomplished and now I can get into any concert I want!
My roommates are great too! Two of them have been attending SXSW the past four years so they know all the secret spots first time festivalgoers aren’t aware of. For instance, there’s a 75 cent “airport flyer” bus from the airport to downtown Austin which saved me tons of $$$ on a cab. They also found a great taco place for lunch today, cleverly titled Taco Shack. Fellow Jersey girls (they actually live two towns next to me) I really lucked out on having some pretty awesome roommates to spend the week with.
I’m about to head out to catch Meiko’s performance at the Austin Convention Center and interview her afterwards, but here’s my tentative schedule from today. Be on the lookout for more interviews and live Twitter updates.
noon- lunch with the roomies @ Taco Shack
1 p.m. -caught The Gay Blades at Creekside Lounge
2 p.m. – waited in line and purchased my wristband
3 p.m. – interviewed Jason Reeves @ his hotel
5:30 – Meiko performance
7 p.m. – interviewing Meiko
8 p.m. – Billboard showcase
9 p.m. – The Elms showcase
10 p.m. – Lights Resolve performance
11 p.m. – Minature Tigers set
12:30 a.m. – Ten out of Tenn showcase
Still trying to figure out if I can make it past 1 a.m. stay tuned for my interview with Jason Reeves and his take on SXSW tomorrow!
You can also read this post on MarieClaire.com here.
3 replies on “SXSW: Day One”
Lucky you!
How was THE ELMS performance?
I’ve experienced them live a few times and they always impress the hell out of me with their sound and skill.
Did they perform some of their most rockin material from The Chess Hotel album? Did they perform any new songs from the new album they finished recording this week in Nashville for the first time?
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They were AMAZING! Truly blew me away…they did play a new song, i think it was called “Unless God Appears First.” Glad so many ppl told me to catch their showcase!
WHOOOO! sounds amazing! have a great time lady!