B volunteers every year so that he can get a badge. A badge (which sells for $500+) gets you into a lot of events, often with free food/drinks. For the music portion, badges get you into the coolest shows. B got into Bruce Springsteen, Jack White and more this year.
Being not quite the same level of music enthusiast as B, I do not volunteer and obviously do not pay for a badge. This year I did 2 "days" of SX events. I went out on Monday to the Chronicle film party and another show. And I went out today to day parties. Day parties are mostly open to everyone (even us non-badged losers)AND you can find free food/drink at day parties as well!
We started off at MWTX...it had an indoor and outdoor stage. We went to see Purity Ring. (Let me mention that we slept in and caught the 1:34 train downtown. We hadn't eaten yet. We got downtown and I went to find a trailer for some food. I found a trailer that had fried chicken in a waffle "taco" of sorts. I got it. I regretted it. The trailer/trailer "chefs" were really dirty. I'm grossed out thinking of it now.) Anyway, here's a fuzzy pic of the band - they were pretty good.
After that show, we headed to Nuevo Leon for real lunch. It was delish. Then, headed to see another band, Tennis. They literally played for 15 minutes - but they were good! It was at this show that I was lucky enough to spot a modern, hipster mullet:
And this outfit:
What intrigues me about this outfit is I know someone who had that same skirt circa 1989 and I just can't figure it out. I'm not always on top of the latest trends, I'll freely admit- but I hope that this outfit isn't one of them. Gotta love SX.
Next, we finally found the party we should've been at all along! The Google + party was on top of a parking lot, had a lot of space, was clean (nobody parks on top) and we could sit for awhile. Granted, we sat on concrete, but it was nice. And then, the best thing of all - FREE BEER & WATER! So we sat and listened to Talib Kweli..it was a fun show. Next up, the Shins! B ditched me before they started to go stand in line for the Jack White show (he left at 6:40, Jack White takes the stage at 11:45pm - he did get in).
Anyway, it was a great show and I was really close!
Then I took another crowded train home. As I was walking to the station, I got a pic of 6th St. You really cannot imagine Austin this weekend - it is crowded, crazy, every empty corner is a music venue - but it can be a lot of fun. I don't know if you can tell, but 6th St is wall-to-wall PEOPLE. Mostly hipsters.
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