Music

  After a very active SXSW Interactive (you can see my students’ work at SXTXState.com and my wrap up), I was ready for the madness of Music. I took a day off on Wednesday, but jumped into the swing of things

  It was Umbelmania during the first weekend of SXSW for Interactive. Austin company Umbel sponsored a big party with hometown heroes, Spoon. They played songs from across their career, including their newest stellar They Want My Soul. It’s hard

Boy, am I glad I decided to get a ticket to the sold-out Pete Yorn You & Me show at the Parish. I had missed the on-sale, but went on StubHub and grabbed a ticket. It was well worth paying

  A couple weeks before Christmas, I got a text from my sister asking me if I wanted to join her for a road trip to New York to spend New Year’s Eve at Daryl’s House. That’s right, the legendary

Here it is, my compilation of some of the best shows I’ve seen all year. I do this because I like the quick look back, a fun way to remember the good times I’ve had at shows. A lot of