SXSW 2009: IN PICTURES (A Few Weeks Late After I Figured Out the HTML Errors)

Jesus was among over a thousand live acts to play in Austin. Jesus opened for Metallica at Stubb's.

There were free shows at Auditorium Shore all weekend, and because my friends and I, are: a) poverty stricken and b) cheap, that's where we decided to go first. This was the line to get in.

Beachouse at Auditorium Shores

I attended SXSW on Thursday and Saturday. Travis, Tim and I really seem to be enjoying ourselves immensely right here.

All the white people say "hey"!

Thursday night, after the show we went somewhere, this is where my memory started to get a little foggy, no doubt from all the great music consumed.

Friday I worked all day and didn't attend SXSW, all the white people say "booo"!

On Saturday it was back to the music and the randomness that is 6th Street.

Apparently, every year Rachel Ray (yes, that one) has a free party at SXSW that features free food, free drinks and really good bands. This year the party was at Maggie Mae's and The New York Dolls, among other bands were playing. Jesse and I waited on line for TWO AND A HALF HOURS to get into Rachel Ray's party. Yes, that Rachel Ray. Here is the happy ending to the story, we gave up and never got in, this was as close as we got.

6th, looking west towards the Driscoll.

Super Light Bike, a Texas band that had some good original songs and did a great cover of Radiohead's "Everything in it's Right Place".

Taking a break at The Mooseknuckle Pub.

The final show on Saturday night . Overall, I saw (or really, heard) about a dozen bands and had lots of fun.It was a great few days in the live music capital of the world.