SOUTH BY SOUTHWORST

It’s thursday in the real world, but in Austin, this week is just getting started. Many of you are probably having some serious FOMO, and telling all of your friends, “Yeah, I was totally going to go to South by this year…but then I didn’t.” Well, cheer up you saps. Because in a nutshell, SXSW is awful. The video above gives a pretty accurate description of the SXSW stereotype, but here’s but a handful of other reasons why…

WHAT REAL TEXANS DO DURING SXSW

Well folks, it’s Rodeo time over in Houston, Texas. And while my family and friends are down south enjoying the sunshine, world-class BBQ, fried everything, and an excuse to be drunk and wear cowboy boots every night of the week for the next month, I find myself on my last Ricola, hibernating during the third snowstorm to hit Boston in that last two weeks. I keep coughing, my focus on studying for my upcoming exam is beginning to wane, and this ”happy” lamp is never going to be as satisfying as the sun’s rays, I don’t care what they say…

SXSW 2013: BANDS TO WATCH

Another year, another SXSW that I will not be attending, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some gnarly bands poised to break out this year. Let’s get real, it’s pretty impossible to preview this festival because you could stumble into any old watering hole and chances are there will be a band playing that’s worth seeing, but here are a few selections in case you’re having some trouble making up your mind..