SXSW 2014

March 23, 2014 at 6:28 pm | Posted in Photos, SXSW | Leave a comment

I went to Austin with a friend for SXSW. We flew from Detroit to Austin on March 10, switching planes in Charlotte, NC.

Looking out the window at the Charlotte airport

As soon as we got to downtown Austin, we went to the convention center to see a film.

SXSW movie posters at Austin convention center

We saw a documentary about zombie movies called Doc Of The Dead, and there were plenty of zombies wandering around the lobby before the film started.

Zombie in the convention center lobby

Doc Of The Dead movie poster

On Tuesday the 11th, we started by wandering around downtown, getting bus passes, and walking around the state capital building.

Guitar sculpture in downtown Austin

Texas state capital building

Closer look at the statue on top of the capital

Fountain near the capital

Horse statue near capital

Statues near capital

Sculpture outside office building

We saw a documentary about Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

The theaters on Congress from across the street

Rush Line sign (for those who don’t have badges or wristbands)

Poster for The Case Of The Three Sided Dream

Ballot for The Case Of The Three Sided Dream

Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s family, the director of the film, and a SXSW film presenter

We went to Thai Passion for lunch.

Thai Passion

Next to our table at Thai Passion

On the wall at Thai Passion

Thai Passion (I forgot exactly what dish I ordered)

We went to Waterloo Records, and then went down to the river and walked around a bit.

Waterloo Records

Down by the Colorado River

Bridge graffitti

Skyline plus traffic

Opossum Temple and Voodoo Pew

We saw The 78 Project, a film about a traveling machine that records sound directly to 78 RPM discs, and the machine was actually present at the screening and someone recorded a song on it when the film was over.

78 RPM Project poster

78 RPM Project ballot

The 78 RPM recorder

After the film, we saw Ramesh (formerly of Voxtrot), found a food truck that was giving out free burgers and fries, then saw the reunited Coachwhips playing a free outdoor show. They played in the audience with tons of people up on stage.

Ramesh @ The Main Jr.

Free food from Shake Shack vs. a truck selling fried pickles

Coachwhips playing in the crowd in the backyard at Hotel Vegas

Food truck @ Hotel Vegas

We ended the night by seeing a killer set by The Octopus Project, an Austin band I never got around to seeing before.

The Octopus Project @ The North Door

Wednesday was more of a shows downtown sort of day, we saw DJ Spinn + DJ Rashad, Future Islands, Eternal Summers and Mirah, did a bit of walking around downtown, and took the bus back to my friend’s house, thankfully avoiding the tragic accident that occurred right near where we saw Spinn + Rashad earlier in the afternoon.

Cool-looking building downtown

DJ Spinn + DJ Rashad @ Mohawk

Free haircuts

Future Islands @ Flamingo Cantina

Stage banner at Cheer Up Charlie’s

Mirah @ Cheer Up Charlie’s

Twinkie The Kid wandering around

Wall art inside Cheer Up Charlie’s

Eternal Summers @ Cheer Up Charlie’s

Convention center

SXSW 2014 Film poster

Living statue

Street cacti next to an office building

Capital building at night poking out from an alley

Statue on Congress

On Thursday there was a Pitchfork day show at the French Legation Museum that we stayed at for a while, then we saw SSLEEPERHOLD in the backyard of a bookstore, and then saw Giraffage at a cafe by the river.

Sculpture at French Legation Museum

Skyline from French Legation Museum

Roosevelt @ French Legation Museum

Eagulls @ French Legation Museum

Jerome LOL @ French Legation Museum

Angelina Lucero (singing with Jerome LOL) @ French Legation Museum

Mark McGuire @ French Legation Museum

Future Islands @ French Legation Museum

Classixx @ French Legation Museum

Kelela @ French Legation Museum

Balloons outside Fader Fort (which we never went into)

SSLEEPERHOLD @ Farewell Books

Pi in the sky

starRo @ Ableton Workshop

Giraffage @ Ableton Workshop

Colorado River at sunset

Street musicians

Went to Elysium to see Lee Bannon (who actually did a tag-team set with The Range), and then went to Hotel Vegas again to see Forest Swords, who were incredibly late but did an awesome set. Before their set we saw the last few minutes of Blouse’s set, and then a mindblowing set by Bo Ningen.

Lee Bannon with The Range @ Elysium

Blouse @ Hotel Vegas

Bo Ningen @ Hotel Vegas

Forest Swords @ Hotel Vegas

On Friday, we went to the convention center for Flatstock and saw a few artists (Angelina Lucero [this time without Jerome LOL] and Pure Bathing Culture), ate lunch at Koriente, visited the Museum Of the Weird, attempted to see Basecamp who had tons of tech problems so we just left, and then we went to Red 7 for the Holodeck Showcase, which was awesome.

Angelina Lucero @ Flatstock

Pure Bathing Culture @ Flatstock

Koriente

Violin Monster (from Ann Arbor)

Museum of the Weird

Basecamp (during one of the few moments their gear was actually working)

Dylan C @ Red 7

Boomboxes on the wall @ Red 7

Thousand Foot Whale Claw @ Red 7

SSLEEPERHOLD @ Red 7

Marie Davidson @ Red 7

Troller @ Red 7

On Saturday, we went to WFMU’s showcase at Beerland, then we went to Flatstock to see S U R V I V E (who played last at the Holodeck showcase, but we left before they started), and then went to the Paramount Theatre and saw God Help The Girl, with Stuart Murdoch in attendance! Then we got dinner at an awesome food truck, then saw Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter.

Protomartyr @ Beerland

Obnox @ Beerland

Spray Paint @ Beerland

Bathroom graffiti @ Beerland

Wall art @ Beerland

WFMU banner @ Beerland

Screen printing @ Flatstock

The Melodic @ Flatstock

S U R V I V E @ Flatstock

Guitar sculpture on Congress

Children’s choir singing Stuart Murdoch/Belle & Sebastian songs

Stuart Murdoch and SXSW film presenter

Chi’lantro (best food truck ever)

Kimchi fries from Chi’lantro

Paramount Theatre

Sunday was the day Austin went back to normal after SXSW, so we just wandered around downtown and went to museums. Everything closed at 5, though, so we just took a bus back to our friend’s house.

The infamous Daniel Johnston wall drawing

The restaurant that drawing is now connected to

Across from the drawing

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Student art gallery @ Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Blanton Museum Of Art

Capital building (from the other side)

Mexic-Arte Museum

Monday was our last day in Austin, and we took a bus down to the south side of town and went to End Of An Ear and walked around and visited lots of cool shops, and then ended up back downtown on Congress and our friend picked us up.