South by Southwest has come and gone - here’s my report:
SXSW Showcase Show = Success!
The show went really well - gave away a lot of flyers, CD’s, and stickers and got to meet/watch Lord T and Eloise.
Nerdcore Rising = Awesome
This documentary
on Nerdcore Rap was incredible - I got to meet the director and crew and hang out with MC Frontalot quite a bit. Check out my profile on the official movie website.
Upright Citizens Brigade + ColdTowne = Yes!
Terp 2 it and ColdTowne got to open for and hang out with the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade which was an honor.
All in All
A very productive week. I have bags of “fun” “stuff” to go through and I’m looking forward to all the new fun people I met. Check the FlickR page for pictures from the shows. SXSW!
posted by christrew at 9:43 am
While tonight’s Air Guitar match at the Alamo Drafthouse didn’t have as much creativity and skill as previous matches, it more than made up for it with crowd intensity. I had my hands full as host as did the celebrity judges (Johnny Walker, Arthur Simone, and Buzz Moran).
Muff Dreamy, Hans Fretman, Master of Destruction, Firestorm, Sunbeam, Guitarmageddon, Johhny Chaos, and Rock Sack (a former champion - he finished third tonight) all turned in decent shows - but it was appetizer for the Buck Nasty vs. The Guardian main course. The crowd was split and calling for it all night - often times interrupting our celebrity judges (you don’t interrupt celebrities, especially local celebrities) and myself. Cookies were stolen and cuss words were chanted, and in the end Buck Nasty edged last month’s first place finisher The Guardian.
The lobby was crazy with activity post show with audience members loudly voicing their approval/disapproval of the decision. It was a good night - I scratched two things off my big to-do list:
1. Toss someone in the front row of the most popular movie theater in the world a warm cookie
2. Announce a big one-on-one main event ala’ professional wrestling
There’s only a couple of things left to go and then I’ll need to make a new list.
You, buy your tickets to next month’s show here!
posted by christrew at 1:01 am
In other news, check this P! Company podcast I was in right here.
posted by christrew at 1:03 am
