SXSW recap, by the numbers





Surfer Blood, "Take it Easy," Club DeVille, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Compliments to my sneakers: 2 (1 pair each)

Ricola consumed: 10+

Twitter followers gained: 8

Lunches successfully arranged via texting: 3

Lunches successfully arranged via Twitter: 0

Tex Mex meals: 4

Delicious home-cooked meals by Singer Songwriter Sara: 3

Bands seen: 18 (the closed studio performance by She & Him doesn't count)

iPhone low battery warnings: 7

Austin bars that serve real ginger ale and not Sprite with a dash of Coke: 0

Free ice cream from the ice cream man: 2

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 12





SXSW dispatch 12, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Fin.

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 11





SXSW dispatch 11, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Hipsters and sculpture waiting to hear Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 2010

mixed media

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 10





SXSW dispatch 10, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Broken Social Scene's guitars. Maybe it's because they switch up
instruments so much that they nickname them "Original
Gangsta," "Shred Atkins," etc.

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 9





SXSW dispatch 9, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Anything can be a music venue during SXSW.

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 8





SXSW dispatch 8, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Like me, Surfer Blood is from Palm Beach County, although I'm pretty
sure they were born after I left. I totally would have had a crush on
this kid in high school.

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 7





SXSW dispatch 7, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


The Tex Offenders play a house party.

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Katie 1

SXSW dispatch 6





SXSW dispatch 6, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Broken Bells play a pop-up show in a parking garage.

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 5





SXSW dispatch 5, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


Last day of Interactive. It's cold and rainy in Austin. Dr. Webstein
remarks that it's kind of like the last day of camp.

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Katie 0

SXSW dispatch 4.1





SXSW dispatch 4.1, originally uploaded by Mind_TheGap.


ACL, Band of Skulls.

pbs.org/video

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Katie 0