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Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:00 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:00 am
anyone going?
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Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:06 am to charliethehun
Lmao I don’t think SXSW is an event that many southerners go to
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:09 am to TXSTaggie
why not?
tons of bands from the South, lots of Country & Bluegrass
tons of bands from the South, lots of Country & Bluegrass
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 10:18 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:11 am to charliethehun
What is it?
PS Get off my lawn!
PS Get off my lawn!
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:17 am to charliethehun
Most of the time when people complain that something was cooler 20 years ago I roll my eyes, but that really is the case with SXSW. Almost everything is geared towards people with corporate passes.
You can still find some cool events worth checking out here and there if you live close by, but overall it’s not worth traveling or going out of your way to attend anymore imo.
You can still find some cool events worth checking out here and there if you live close by, but overall it’s not worth traveling or going out of your way to attend anymore imo.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:18 am to charliethehun
Music board
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:23 am to charliethehun
Yes but SXSW is not a music festival it’s more of a convention.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:24 am to charliethehun
SXSW was cool like 25 years ago. You could find cool up and coming artists all over the place.
Now it’s bloated and corporate. Might still have good bands, but it’s a different feel now.
Edit: what Heels said
Now it’s bloated and corporate. Might still have good bands, but it’s a different feel now.
Edit: what Heels said
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:26 am to TXSTaggie
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Lmao I don’t think SXSW is an event that many southerners go to
Plenty of southerners go for the music.
Not too many are going to go sit in the echo chamber of idiots who think that great keynotes would be Meghan Markle, women who want to make big brands send more sponsorship to the WNBA, and a lady who wants to make sure that AI is black.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:31 am to Evolved Simian
if you like music, 1500 bands from around the World
It did change a bit once the Technology convention became huge, everyone from the Tech business is there
It did change a bit once the Technology convention became huge, everyone from the Tech business is there
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:31 am to charliethehun
Who else had to google wtf SXSW is?
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 10:32 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:35 am to charliethehun
Dude you go and tell us how cool Austin is when those of us that live in Texas know it is a shithole!
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:37 am to ABearsFanNMS
how in the world is austin a shithole? 
you spend too much time on dirty 6th?
you spend too much time on dirty 6th?
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:37 am to charliethehun
No, frick Texas
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:40 am to charliethehun
Many Silicon Valley folks flock to SXSW to show off their new products. While yes the music is great but that’s not what SXSW is about anymore
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:46 am to TH03
Austin is a total shithole..the liberal asswipes would rather prosecute the cops for doing their jobs instead of the criminals. Street crime is rampant, cost of living is astronomical, quality of life sux, major traffic congestion, complete fricking idiots running the city and county governments, it’s overrun with drugs, Californians, homeless deadbeats, sixth street is just a focused representation of the entire city and county. Something that used to be great fifty years ago, trashy cesspool now.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:47 am to charliethehun
Nope. It’s a total overpriced shite show like all things Austin these days. Enjoy your $17.50 Lone Star and some no name Finnish dairy farmer synth/pop/rapper who you stood in line for an hour to see unless you dropped a grand on wrist band to jump the line.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:48 am to charliethehun
Last time I went was 2006, band I was playing drums for got signed to a shitty (and broke) Indy label from Austin and they supposedly booked us at Maggie Mae's for SXSW, ended up playing at San Jac Saloon I think, but the whole thing was a clusterfrick. Stayed at a motel 6 north of Austin (somewhere around Rock Rock) and barely made it down in time for our set. Band broke up shortly after (label was only doing token promotion and promises of recording never happened) and haven't been back since. If I already lived in the Austin area I would have probably checked it out a few times over the years, but not worth the hassle these days.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 10:49 am to charliethehun
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SXSW
When it was a music festival, it was awesome. And there’s still some cool stuff. But, I’m going to have to sit out the AI mania & Markle lecture.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:41 pm to charliethehun
Tech owns this event. Almost takes the fun out of it.
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