#sxsm

[dearyallfrommatt]

I went to a couple of SXSWs for work around '99-'01, and the trademarkization of Austin was already in full swing. I've been told the first SXSW I went to was the last one that wasn't completely ridiculous, which makes me wonder how bad it's gotten now.

Like any other town, the best places were where the tourists and/or hipsters didn't go. It was a lot like New Orleans is now in that respect. I did go to one old-school Texas dancehall (and saw Jo-El Sonnier and Rodney Crowell, both of whom I got to tell I'd been a fan since I was 12, and my buddy Scott Miller), and that was pretty neat.

Did you like living Austin?

No, I did not. If I'm not mistaken, there were 50 straight days of 100 degree temperatures at one point. The weather was awful. The traffic was worse -- and I'm from Sacramento and I've lived in Los Angeles for years, so it's not like I don't know what traffic is like.

Everybody kept telling me how "cool and "weird" and independent Austin was, but it was the most over-commercialized city I've ever been to -- and, again, that's coming from somebody whose lived in Los Angeles. It has to have the most big-box stores and franchise-anchored strip malls per capita of any major American city. Every time Austin is mentioned, it should have a trademark symbol next to it, like this: Austin™

Also, people will tell you that it's a "liberal oasis" in the middle of Texas. Guess what? It's still very much Texas. I saw my first Confederate monument in Austin, as well as the second and third and fourth. I saw more Confederate flags on license plate frames and truck windows within the city limits of Austin™ than I ever saw anywhere in rural Missouri. And if someone told me that there were still explicit segregation laws regarding where people can live in Austin, I would not be the least bit surprised considering the demographic makeup of each neighborhood.

I know I'm going to get hate mail for this one, but I'm just answering questions honestly!

(I only have love for the LBJ Library, though. Austin does have that, and the @lbjlibrary is worth a trip on its own. But go in November instead of the summer...but not when there's football game at UT that paralyzes traffic in Central Texas for 18 hours.)

[paramountpicturesspain]

¡Ya tenemos las fotos de la Premiere de "Un Lugar Tranquilo" que tuvo lugar el viernes en el SXSM Film Festival! Disfrútalas tanto como lo ha hecho la crítica con la película, pero hazlo en silencio... 🤫#UnLugarTranquilo. 20 de abril en cines.

[jessiejamesmgr100]

New Single Drops July, coming to SXSM radio, booking and touring info coming soon. #prettyricky#r&b#lifestyle# (at Sweetwater Creek State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQQ2O_ggAQc/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cubaverdad]

Rosa María Payá asiste a foro en Texas para hablar sobre falta de libertades en Cuba

Rosa María Payá asiste a foro en Texas para hablar sobre falta de libertades en Cuba marzo 12, 2017 La activista participará en un panel del festival SXSW titulado "La verdadera revolución de la información". La activista cubana Rosa María Payá hablará este lunes sobre la falta de libertades en Cuba durante un foro en Austin, Texas. El panel titulado "La verdadera revolución de la información" es organizado por la Human Rights Foundation, y se lleva a cabo en el marco del popular festival SXSW. Payá y activistas de varios países hablarán sobre el uso de la tecnología para contrarrestar la censura en las sociedades más cerradas del mundo. En el foro se abordarán varios temas, particularmente los creativos métodos de los opositores para luchar contra la censura, informa el festival en su página web. Precisa, entre otros ejemplos, que los ponentes mostrarán cómo los eritreos usan los mensajes de teléfono para diseminar información, y cómo la gente en Cuba y Corea del Norte recurre a las memorias flash, o el paquete, para ver lo que pasa en el mundo y sus propios países. (Con información de SXSM) Source: Rosa María Payá asiste a foro en Texas para hablar sobre falta de libertades en Cuba - http://ift.tt/2njblvU via Blogger http://ift.tt/2mkD1j2

[bam78520]

Rawmirez ❤ #brownsvilletx #SXSM #sxsm16 #stickerbomb

[calicoclubtx-blog]

#sxsm #sxsm16 (at The Kraken Lounge)

[dear-and-the-headlights]

We @Ideophonic will be play #SXSM in Brownsville, TX at #BAM this weekend. Be due to come out to this two day event!

[idlevisionband]

Idle Vision’s third gig!

[theamandaelise]

Sistahs. #sxsm

[yippeekiyayrecords]

Enroute to #Brownsville to play #HavenBar at the #sxsm festival! (at Padre Island National Seashore)

[themarty13-blog]

So... This is going on at @bam78520. Super trippy but i dig it #SXSM

[battleangelfajita]

#SXSM coming to South Texas #BrownsvilleTX @BAM78520 JULY 24 AND 25! GO TO FACEBOOK. COM/BAMTEXAS FOR MORE INFO. (at BAM)

[bam78520]

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[calicoclubtx-blog]

Earlier on our way into #Brownsville #sxsm #sxsm16 (at South 77 Highway)

[theamandaelise]

#sxsm #lonestarbeer #bam #snapchatfilter (at BAM)