I have so many thoughts about SX. They kind of all jump around in my head in a totally distracted sort of way. Exactly the way that you feel when you’re in the midst of it. Now, this was my first year down there so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Well, that’s not entirely(…)
Audio Perm (Minneapolis, MN), Carroll (Minneapolis, MN), Bad Bad Hats (Minneapolis, MN), Solid Gold (Minneapolis, MN), Sims (Minneapolis, MN), L’Assassins (Minneapolis, MN) and Wiping Out Thousands (Saint Paul, MN) March 1st, 2013 Mill City Nights (Minneapolis, MN) For the Third Annual Vita.mn “Are You Local?” contest, local up and comers Audio Perm, Bad Bad Hats and(…)
Thanks giant marlin! Second year in a row at SXSW in Austin; last year being with the SXWI delegation that included the Altos, Pioneer and All Tiny Creatures. This time around, the delegation coming down from Madison was much smaller since SXWI took a break. I made the trek over from my current base in(…)
We’d like to welcome our newest contributor, David with his first piece today! Booking agent by trade, David Priebe, is also a musician, avid writer, artist manager, and adjunct professor of music business in his free time. Or, in other words, he has no free time. Before he did too much, he used to have(…)
Each year, SXSW is awash in those tastemakers or people eagerly anticipating and seeking through the gigabytes of music tossed out there to find the newest, latest, greatest bands to watch and herald. Me, I just go to watch bands I thoroughly enjoy instead of trekking around and panning for gold along Red River Street. One(…)
They came by car loads and U-Hauls, traversing state border after state border with acoustic guitars in tow, leaving a frosted Wisconsin for heat and sunshine during spring break. In Austin, you could locate them by the distinct smell of Janesville’s Blue Farm and Watertown’s Detjen’s Meats-or the palest skin tones south of St. Louis.(…)
Sorry, Midwest geekout for a second. Especially in Texas, anytime you meet someone from the Midwest you’re like, “Oh! You’re my people!” As days go by, that’s what happens at SXSW. You start running into people either you know or from your town or city. It just happens. First night, for instance, Koala Fires ran(…)
Alas, SXSW was only a few short weeks ago. Upon returning to Madison, life decided to unleash a torrent of everything that’s delayed some of the content coming to you all. Regardless, it begins today with an interview with Chris Glover, aka Penguin Prison. At first fleeting listen, he could be rooted in electro-dance but(…)