Author: Cindy Royal

Liz Phair is one of my all-time favorites. I was so excited to hear that she’d be at SXSW. However, she ended up not having a showcase (as far as I know), but playing a few special things, like this

SXSW is really a commitment. There are shows around the clock, and you’ve got to get up pretty early in the morning for some performances. I didn’t. Every year, I hope to make it to the KGSR Four Seasons morning

Thursday night was a big night, featuring 2 of my favorites, back to back. Quiet Company at The Marq (where coincidentally they played for a party I helped put together for Interactive on Sunday night) and then the Old 97’s.

The Old 97’s hit SXSW with a slighly more than 24 hour whirlwind, consisting of six shows across two days. Here’s the first, the New West Party at the Belmont. It was a beautiful day with beautiful music and beautiful

Here are my Wed highlights. Great stuff, locals and legends. My favorite local female singer, Pink Nasty Augustana at Barbarella Patio John Vanderslice at Red 7 Smoking Popes at Maggie Mae’s And… Duran Duran, at Stubbs They sounded and looked