The Boxing Lesson spent their SXSW week in Austin running around town dressed as cats having fun with acoustic guitars, MOOG synthesizers and tambourines. Local guest appearances by Good Dannys, Switched on, The Victory Grill, South Congress, the Capitol, Side Bar, Joe’s Coffee, Rooftops, fron[...]
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March 25th, 2011 - 8:06 am § in Music - Video, SXSW
The Boxing Lesson make the most of their trip to Austin
SXSW: Love, Music and APIs
Cross-posted from Social Studies: Since I’m a music blogger and lover of technology, there was no way I was going to miss Love, Music and API’s featuring Dave Haynes from Soundcloud and Matthew Ogle from Echo Nest (formerly Last.fm). The discussion started with a brief history lesson on [...]
SXSW: Millionyoung at Mohawk
Millionyoung were a welcome surprise. Basically chillwave soaked in sugar with light-up drumsticks. Great stuff.[...]
SXSW: The Hood Internet at Mohawk
The Hood Internet, mixing rap with indie rock so you don’t have to…[...]
SXSW: Evan Voytas at Mohawk
Last summer I was fairly jazzed about Evan Voytas‘ single, “I Took a Trip on a Plane” (mp3), and I even included it on my 2010 mixtape. So it was pretty exciting to see Evan and his group knock out their electronic-pop live, even if the venue kept the lights too bright…[...]
iPad DJ a must-see act at SXSW
This is Rana Sobhany. She’s the famous iPad DJ you have heard about (a character based on her was on CSI: NY, she’s been covered by CNN). Her gimmick is using two iPads, plus sometimes an iPhone, to spin the beats that make the crowds go wild. I first heard her at this year’s SXSW [...]
Matt and Kim at SXSW 2011
Matt and Kim at the Gowalla Party at The Belmont earlier this evening…[...]
March 14th, 2011 - 1:20 am § in SXSW
My posts from South by Southwest 2011
A collection of posts from my fifth year at South By Southwest as posted at the Social Studies blog. Be sure to come find me! SXSW: Unleashing Employees: Empower Innovation from the Ground Up SXSW: How Farmers Get Serious Business Done With Mobile SXSW: Demystifying Online Privacy and Empowering the[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 3:40 pm § in SXSW
I’m at SXSW – are you?
Let’s meet up. This is what I look like (on a moderate to good day). Locate me in the meat space via the Twitter machine, FourSquare, Facebook or Yobongo. Or just stand on Sixth Street and yell “PERFECT PORRIDGE ROCKS!!” and see if anyone looks up. I’ve pretty much given up o[...]
