by far sxsw is the best festival in the usa, maybe the world. no more virgin, lolla, all those big crowded festivals. every year i go i am i little hesitant as to what i am going to find. by the end of sat night i am always amazed. this yr i got back to the hotel at 3-4 am each night and only got 4-5 hrs of sleep each night. i never bought a wristband or a badge and was entertained from noon to 3-4am. punk rock on a pedestrian bridge over the river at 2am with 1000 people, a generator. no rules, no bouncers, beer and people flying everywhere. most venues are outdoors so if you can't get in, you can always hear. the party outside is sometimes better then inside. go from spindrift + dead meadow at jaimes. across the street to kings of leon,spoon,stooges at stubbs. down the street to black angels at mohawk. back to 6th at 2am to find out lee scratch perry still had not gone on at flamingo. then i find out other people at the flamingo had done the same thing.
