SXSW Thread - Page 3

JAM · #41 Posted **Mar 1, 2012, 10:50 PM**

Oh I forgot, this is the time of the year when I come home and the cops hassle me for trying to turn down my street because its closed off for SXSW!!

Which also triggered another memory:

Word to the wise, don't order anything from UPS or FedX that will be delivered during this time if you can help it. I've had troubles in the past, with boxes getting beat up, and lost. Just too much extra work generated by SXSW for the boys at the delivery companies to handle.

Jdawgboy · #42 Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 1:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by JAM

Oh I forgot, this is the time of the year when I come home and the cops hassle me for trying to turn down my street because its closed off for SXSW!!

Which also triggered another memory:

Word to the wise, don't order anything from UPS or FedX that will be delivered during this time if you can help it. I've had troubles in the past, with boxes getting beat up, and lost. Just too much extra work generated by SXSW for the boys at the delivery companies to handle.

Don't you just tell them you live on the street give them ur address and they will let you go through? They are there after all there to make sure your street does not get clogged up with cars and people that are not from your neighborhood.

BevoLJ · #43 Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 3:47 AM**

^ Even worse than that, President and Secretary Clinton visit one of my neighbors pretty often, and always stay at their house. And every time they are visiting they shut down my street which is a long 2.5 mile street that goes up a couple hills and has no other exit. It sucks big time. It is like a 15 min process to come home or leave my house. They have to check my drivers license, and check their sheets and talk to people who I guess make phone calls or something. And if I am just making a quick run to the store down the street they always act like they didn't just see me 10 mins ago, and I have to do the whole thing over again. It is a disaster.

Oh! And even worse is if any friends or family come to visit me while the Clinton's are in Austin visiting my neighbor. They call my house and if for some reason I miss the call they are screwed. And when I do get the call I have to go down there and escort them.

Jdawgboy · #44 Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by BevoLJ

^ Even worse than that, President and Secretary Clinton visit one of my neighbors pretty often, and always stay at their house. And every time they are visiting they shut down my street which is a long 2.5 mile street that goes up a couple hills and has no other exit. It sucks big time. It is like a 15 min process to come home or leave my house. They have to check my drivers license, and check their sheets and talk to people who I guess make phone calls or something. And if I am just making a quick run to the store down the street they always act like they didn't just see me 10 mins ago, and I have to do the whole thing over again. It is a disaster.

Oh! And even worse is if any friends or family come to visit me while the Clinton's are in Austin visiting my neighbor. They call my house and if for some reason I miss the call they are screwed. And when I do get the call I have to go down there and escort them.

Yikes that is a hassle! I do love the Clintons and I am proud they consider Austin of of their favorite destinations but yea I can see your frustration with that. Seeing as how they come here quietly you would think nobody would be the wiser that they were even here its not like they announce it on the news that they will be in town, they are here quite a lot especially Bill.

BevoLJ · #45 Posted **Mar 5, 2012, 6:24 PM**

City and SXSW announce traffic information for festival
Posted on March 5, 2012

During the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals, beginning Friday March 9, 2012, there will be partial and full street closures throughout downtown through March 18.

Download a press release here. View the latest version of the map here [fixed].

The majority of closures will be centered on the Sixth Street Entertainment District between March 14-18.

Streets affected March 9 to 18 for the film, interactive and music festivals include:

-Northbound Congress Avenue reduced to two lanes between Seventh and Eighth streets

• reduced 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily from March 9-18

-Rainey Street District closed between Driskill and River streets

• closed 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily from March 10-11

• closed 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily from March 14-19 (residential and commercial access only, with parking pass required)

-Trinity Street will be closed between Cesar Chavez and Fourth streets, and East Second and Third streets between Trinity and San Jacinto streets

• closed 7 a.m. March 9 until 6 a.m. March 18 (Local, valet, shuttle traffic only)

Additional streets affected March 14 to 18 for the music festival include:

East Sixth Street closing for the event between March 14-18. However, in an effort to balance the needs between traffic mobility and those enjoying the event, East Sixth Street will be open for drivers during the peak morning hours of 5 -10 a.m. March 14 and from 6 to 10 a.m. March 15-16. Commercial deliveries will also be allowed on Sixth and Red River streets every weekday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Additional traffic changes will be in effect from 5 a.m. March 13 to 6 a.m. March 18. Roads closed during that period include:

• All streets between Fifth and Seventh streets

• Those that intersect Sixth Street from San Jacinto Boulevard to Sabine Streets

-Trinity Street reduced lanes between 12th and 15th, and Fourth and Fifth streets

• reduced 5 a.m. March 14 until 6 a.m. March 18

-East Ninth Street reduced to two lanes between Trinity and Red River streets

• reduced 5 a.m. March 14 until 6 a.m. March 18

-East Eighth Street reduced to three lanes between IH-35 and Trinity Street

• reduced 5 a.m. March 14 until 6 a.m. March 18

-Seventh Street reduced to three lanes between Brazos and Sabine streets

• reduced 2 p.m. March 13 until 5 a.m. March 18

-East Fifth Street reduced to three lanes between San Jacinto Boulevard and Trinity Street (two lanes between San Jacinto and Red River)

• reduced 2 p.m. March 13 until 5 a.m. March 18

-East Fifth Street closures between IH-35 and Waller Street (intersecting streets San Marcos and Brushy between Fifth and Sixth)

• closed 9 a.m. March 14 until 6 a.m. March 18

-West Fourth Street closed between Congress Avenue and Colorado Street

• closed 6 p.m. March to 4 a.m. March 13

• closed 2 p.m. March 15 to 4 a.m. March 16

• closed 2 p.m. March 16 to 5 a.m. March 18

-Riverside Drive closed between South First Street and traffic circle

• closed noon to midnight daily, March 15-16

• closed 10 a.m. to midnight March 17

-Bouldin and Dawson streets closed between Barton Springs Road and Christopher Street (local traffic only)

• closed 3 p.m. to midnight daily, March 15-16

• closed 10 a.m. until midnight, March 17

http://www.austinstrategicmobility.c...n-for-festival

BevoLJ · #46 Posted **Mar 7, 2012, 9:03 PM**

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KevinFromTexas · #47 Posted **Mar 8, 2012, 2:13 AM**

3 nights of free shows at Auditorium Shores.

Thursday March 15 • Friday March 16 • Saturday March 17.

Auditorium Shores Lineup

Thursday, March 15
5:45pm Little Hurricane
6:45pm M Ward
8:00pm The Shins

Friday, March 16
Presented by BMI:
7:00pm Diamond Rugs
8:00pm Counting Crows

Saturday, March 17
The Cult

http://sxsw.com/free

JAM · #48 Posted **Mar 8, 2012, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by BevoLJ

During the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals, beginning Friday March 9, 2012, there will be partial and full street closures throughout downtown through March 18.

It would be cool if they just blocked off all traffic to everywhere downtown. Why limit it to just a few streets! Maybe weekends and weekdays after 6. Otherwise, only cops, fire depart, paramedics, delivery trucks and residents can get thru. Want in, take a bus, train, taxi, bike or hoof it! NO LIMOS's FANCY PANTS!

Jdawgboy · #49 Posted **Mar 8, 2012, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by JAM

It would be cool if they just blocked off all traffic to everywhere downtown. Why limit it to just a few streets! Maybe weekends and weekdays after 6. Otherwise, only cops, fire depart, paramedics, delivery trucks and residents can get thru. Want in, take a bus, train, taxi, bike or hoof it! NO LIMOS's FANCY PANTS!

We don't have enough mass transportation options to handle the amounts of people that will be coming in for SXSW. There is no way they can do that they need to leave some streets partially open. Maybe someday if we get light rail, more express bus lines, High traffic bus lines ect... But until then its not something that can be done.

BevoLJ · #50 Posted **Mar 10, 2012, 10:19 PM**

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The ATX · #51 Posted **Mar 10, 2012, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by JAM

It would be cool if they just blocked off all traffic to everywhere downtown. Why limit it to just a few streets! Maybe weekends and weekdays after 6. Otherwise, only cops, fire depart, paramedics, delivery trucks and residents can get thru. Want in, take a bus, train, taxi, bike or hoof it! NO LIMOS's FANCY PANTS!

Yeah! And maybe the ~100,000 or so of us who work downtown could get additional paid time off.

BevoLJ · #52 Posted **Mar 10, 2012, 10:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

Yeah! And maybe the ~100,000 or so of us who work downtown could get additional paid time off.

I like this idea. That way we can take that time off and enjoy the South By parties with all the carpetbaggers!

BevoLJ · #53 Posted **Mar 11, 2012, 8:09 PM**

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BevoLJ · #54 Posted **Mar 18, 2012, 1:18 AM**

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with this. It has been busy.

There is a day an a half left until we get our wonderful city back, but so far this weeks SXSW has blown away every other. In fact it has been larger than all the rest of the SXSW combined. And each part has been bigger, Social, Music and Film, plus all the others like Style, Education and Environmental.

Latest estimates put the numbers of bands at closer to 3k than 2k. Almost 1k of which were international. Lots of unexpected performers came to town and are playing many shows. Usually 5 or 6 for most bands. It is really amazing. I don't know that there is another city in the world that could do that in an area as small as Austin's Downtown.

In addition to those ~3k bands there have been so many more huge names playing many shows. 50 Cent and Eminem have done multiple shows. Jay-Z did his show plus a party. Bruce Springsteen did a shows plus a amazing keynote (must watch!) and joined Alejandro Escovedo, Ely and Jeffreys for several songs at the Austin Music Awards. Springsteen also crashed and played at two parties that I know of. Jack White has done a whole crapload of shows. Like 6 or 7. Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie have done shows. Fiona Apple did a few shows. Kanye West didn't have a show of his own like last year (that I know of), but made 3 appearances in shows that I know of (and is still in town tonight so we will see). Arcade Fire has done like 4 or 5 shows already. Bill Murray has been all over town doing the crazy shit he does, lol. Norah Jones is in town playing. Lady Gaga was in town, but I don't think she played anywhere. That I know of.

And that is just music. The big splashed and big names in the Film and Interactive are no different. This year has really been a monster so much bigger than anyone could have possibly expected. There have been over 40 billionaires in Austin this week. Many A-List movie stars including (8?) with Academy Awards. A couple ex-American Presidents and a Vice President. Hell one ex-US Vice President (Al Gore) interviewed a guy who founded Napster and Facebook. The top brass from Google, Apple, Samsung, Facebook and well you name it, they were all here.

And thankfully as opposed to all of the riots we had last year, this years biggest controversy has been around Homeless Hotspots that whether they are good or bad they did bring tons of awareness to the homeless problems.

Edit: Right now McConaughey is playing his bongos at a The Cult show on Auditorium Shores. lol.

Armybrat · #55 Posted **Mar 19, 2012, 3:37 PM**

I avoided downtown until Saturday morning. Went to John Mueller's BBQ and watched Anthony Bourdain's Travel Channel show being taped. Had heard about this yesterday on my favorite Texas sportsboard, so went down there to meet with some fellow ShaggyBevo guys:

Anthony Bourdain (center, with white blue/grey plaid shirt) in line with everybody else -

Cutting meat at the order window:

Bourdain actually paying at the pick-up window:

Bourdain's table next to ours - We had been drinking some free tap beer provided by the place for everybody who showed up until noontime. I took two bottles of Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon Whiskey and was pouring shots for my Shaggybuds. Had about 3 ounces left in one bottle so I went over to Bourdain's table and placed it next to him saying "Have some good Texas Bourbon whiskey".
He graciously thanked me. You can see the nearly empty bottle to his left ( with the black top cap). He did drink it later:

The table where I was sitting - my gray cooler with 2 lbs of brisket & link of sausage to go on the table corner:

L-R:

Unknown lady, John Mueller, Daniel Vaughn, Anthony Bourdain:

East7thStreet · #56 Posted **Mar 19, 2012, 6:22 PM**

Where is DerkaDerka?

Armybrat · #57 Posted **Mar 19, 2012, 6:40 PM**

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Where is DerkaDerka?

Hangin' out in P-ville.

KevinFromTexas · #58 Posted **Mar 19, 2012, 8:42 PM**

I had a blast at the free shows at Auditorium Shores. To whoever made the bike racks possible, BIG thanks. I locked out right outside the gate and strolled right in. I loved it when the bikes took over the streets after the show.

Matthew McConaughey playing the bongos in Austin at SXSW with the Cult. I was about 30 feet from the stage. I saw the Counting Crows and the Shins the day before also.

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lol And I saw these guys open for the Cult. They're from Austin.

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They're a great band to see live.

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BevoLJ · #59 Posted **Apr 19, 2012, 6:29 PM**

They just announced the dates for this years SXSW Eco and next years SXSW Interactive, Education, Music and Film Conferences.

SXSW Eco Conference will be held October 3-5, 2012. Registration opening on May 1st.

SXSW i/m/f/edu Conferences will be held...



SXSW edu              March 4-7

SXSW Interactive      March 8-12

SXSW Film      	      March 8-16

SXSW Music	      March 12-17

Registration for the 2013 Conferences (except eco 2013) opens on August 1st.