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This 6-Person Startup 'Won' SXSW — And It's Nearly Profitable After Just One Year

When you think of event planning and ticketing services, companies like Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, Ticketfly, and Ticketleap probably come to mind. But event planners often times need more than just ticketing services. Enter Splash, a one-stop shop for planning events, selling tickets, and engaging with attendees after the event. Show More Summary

2013 Sasquatch Music Festival Line-Up of Artists & Bands and Playlists, Plus Sasquatch Tips

The 2013 music festival season officially launched with Coachella last month. You might think the music fest season kicks off with South By Southwest, but SXSW is not really a music fest as much as it is a music free-for-all, sort of like New York’s CMJ Music Marathon that happens each October is. In the [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

Drafthouse Films acquires intense German flick NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN!

Howdy do, everyone, it's Papa Vinyard here. According to Deadline, Drafthouse Films has picked up Katrin Gebbe's German film NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN (a.k.a. TORE TANZT) at Cannes. They intend on dropping the film at this year's SXSW,Show More Summary

‘Don Jon,’ ‘I Give It A Year,’ And The Rise Of The Unromantic Comedy

I’m glad we’ve got the first trailer for Don Jon, the directorial debut of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, because it gives me an opportunity to talk about something I’ve been thinking about since I saw it at SXSW this year. As romantic comedies have hit a financial and creative rough spot, one of the best responses to [...]

Here's A Map Of Austin Restaurants' Health Inspection Scores

In a data map that appears to have been made at this year's SXSW Interactive, restaurants and other places evaluated by health inspectors are plotted with their scores and whether they were good or bad. [ more › ]

Deconstructing: Daft Punk, Will Oldham, And Two Decades Of Mysterious Musicianship

One of the things I remember most from this year’s SXSW isn’t a particular artist, a showcase, or party. It’s a Daft Punk billboard. During that week, rumors had slowly swirled around Austin about the possibility of the French electronic duo performing at a secret location (which, to my knowledge, never actually happened). But the [...]

Pop Up Archive Makes Audio Searchable, Findable, Reusable

yesterdayMedia / New Media : Idea Lab

After an insane and memorable week at SXSW Interactive in Austin in March, we came away with our work cut out for us: improving Pop Up Archive so that it's a reliable place to make all kinds of audio searchable, findable and reusable. Show More Summary

SXSW ‘13

Trekking out to Austin next week for SXSW to play live as part of Loose Shus, and DJ as Chautauqua. No idea what to expect but I’ve heard that its a total clusterfuck of artists, egos, cellphones, queues, ropes, wristbands, business cards, corporate sponsors, tweets, fandom, and drug use. Sound fun? Confusing? My [...]

Nutella Has Brain Fart, Sends Cease And Desist to Biggest Fan

You would think that after all these years of highly publicized social media screw ups and popular SXSW panels that highlight such screw ups, brands would finally get the message; Don't be a jackass and alienate your biggest fans. Sadly, it seems there will always be an idiot in the mix. Show More Summary

Hurray For The Riff Raff – Look Out Mama [album review]

3 days agoMusic / Indie Music : HearYa

On the first night of SXSW 2013, I made it a point of seeing Spirit Family Reunion. Some time during their set, some members of Hurray For The Riff Raff made their was on to the stage for a real back porch jam session (for the record, they were playing on something that looked like [...]

Monday Morning Video: The True Believers

3 days agoMusic / Country : Twangville

Here’s a flashback to this year’s SXSW. Austin rockers The True Believers — featuring singer-songwriter-guitarists Alejandro Escovedo, Javier Escovedo and Jon Dee Graham — let their guitars ring out at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in this set recorded for Seattle public radio station KEXP. This band was meant to be played LOUD. The set list [...]

Indie Trailer Sunday: Badass Punk Rock Doc 'A Band Called Death'

"We are fighting to maintain our identity!" While the Cannes Film Festival rages on, today's trailer is for an indie rock doc called A Band Called Death, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival this year and was picked up by Drafthouse Films in February. Show More Summary

A quickie interview with Buck Angel

This is probably old news for you guys, since parts of this made it into my review of Mr. Angel from SXSW, but with Mr. Angel playing this year’s QDoc: [...] The post A quickie interview with Buck Angel appeared first on FilmDrunk.

This is thew new Club 8 record and now I am on holiday

Kjell B PerssonKnow what the worst thing about not going to SXSW this Spring was? Not missing SXSW, but not having my previously annual late-Winter vacation. In fact, save for a weekend jaunt to New York last November, the last time I got out of the 416 was Labour Day – that’s well over eight [...]

Deradoorian opening for Nightlands at Mercury Lounge

Deradoorian @ Our Heart Ached for Syria SXSW 2013 benefit (more by Tim Griffin) As mentioned, Nightlands tour will hit NYC at the end of the month for a show at Mercury Lounge on May 29. The night has become...

Hurry! The Austin TC Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Selling Out Quick

Austin, I wish I knew how to quit you. It's only been a few months since TC ventured down south to check out SXSW, but it wasn't enough. We're returning on May 30 with the legendary TC Meetup + Pitch-off, and tickets are selling out fast so pay attention and get 'er done.

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