To quote Nirvana, "Wouldn't you believe it? It's just my luck." We just lost around 600 words here in the mobile Flagpole newsroom because some pushy person tried to gank my connection in the SXSW press suite causing everything to come unplugged. So here we go again…
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While the excitement around downtown stayed consistent throughout the day with plenty of big shows going on early, a house party north of the SXSW hubbub drew a crowd for Austin Lucas.
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After a crazy flight delay and this weird confusion surrounding press credentials that took 28 hours to correct, I'm glad to report that SXSW is still cacophonous, occasionally confusing to the point where it starts to feel intentional and packed beyond any reasonable comprehension with a billion characters suffering from what I like to call "Me-Too!"-ism.
Is there a Joe Walsh look-alike contest at SXSW this year? Probably not. In any case, there were a ton of dudes on stage this afternoon at Hotel Vegas that could have passed for the James Gang guitarist (we won’t mention The Eagles – we’ve “had a rough night and [we] hate the fuckin’ Eagles, man”). There must be something in the mutton chops and moustaches, because these bands drew an impressive crowd earlier today.
Lest SXSW be confused as a pack of bands all vying for media attention, the trade show in Austin’s Convention Center (the home base for all things SXSW) offered festival-goers the opportunity to check out the latest gadgets and products on the market.
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