All Entries in the "Music" Category
Conference Hound-Up March 16, 2012: Here’s One For The Irish
We’ll all be breaking out our greenest shirts and drinking caps for tomorrow’s celebration of St. Patrick, who supposedly banished all of the snakes from Ireland many years ago. But let’s not forget about all of these other exciting events fighting for our attention this weekend as well! Not one but two events kick off [...]
Bruce Springsteen Inspires Young Musicians with SXSW Keynote Address
On the heels of news that his latest album “Wrecking Ball” overtook Adele to hit Number One on the Billboard charts, Bruce Springsteen took to the stage at SXSW today. With inescapable guitar in tow, The Boss delivered a much-anticipated SWSW keynote address aimed towards the young, up-and-coming musicians who may well be in need [...]
Conference Hound-Up March 13, 2012: I Hope Prehistoric Animals Like Pizza
There’s a wide gamut of excellent events on the roster today, from the magnetic to the magnificent, and even the Mammoth. Along with the bustling activity down in Austin this week, the SXSW Music portion of the Festival officially kicks off today. They’ve got dozens of great acts to check out, including an upcoming performance [...]
Conference Hound-Up February 21, 2012: Strange Things are Afoot
We’ve got some saucy stuff for you today, with a music festival, a whisky tasting, a fashion show, an event for weed and even some flying saucers popping into the agenda. Don’t be shy. Have a shot and climb on board. We’ll return you shortly. Whisky Live turns the entire town center of Perth, Australia [...]
Conference Hound-Up February 10, 2012: Geek Alert
Welcome to the second Friday in February, 2012. There’s nothing particularly exciting about this day, except that it will never happen again, for the rest of your life or in the infinite future of the universe. This is the only chance any of us will ever have to get it right on Friday, February 10, [...]
Conference Hound-Up January 13, 2012: Live Fest, @Midem, @GoldenGlobes, Pinterest, Bing?
Happy Friday the 13th everyone! I promised you more Auto Shows, so here we go. In addition to the ones in Detroit and New England, you currently also have the option to attend the South Carolina Auto Show, the Utah Auto Expo, and the Montreal Auto Show. I guess music festival season has begun on [...]
Conference Hound-Up December 29, 2011: @SanDiegoAutoShow, @VanHalen, @DavidAdler, the Health Benefits of Getting Drunk
OK quiet down, let’s get started. San Diego is hosting an International Auto Show today, showcasing the new 2012 models for just about every make. Auto enthusiasts or anyone curious about the concept of a street legal bumper car might be wise to check out this enormous event. I’ll admit I’m curious about the bumper [...]
Trinity Orchestra: Something A Little Different
I consider myself to be quite the jetsetter, and most recently I made a trip to the exotic tropics of Eire, otherwise known as the land of the potato. Yes, I was staying in Dublin, a beautiful city full of people who, to my eternal delight, actually pronounce 33 1/3 ‘tirty-tree anna tird.’ There I [...]
Bruce Springsteen Named Keynote Speaker for #SXSW 2012
Legendary Rock & Roll icon Bruce Springsteen has been tapped to provide the keynote address at the 2012 SXSW Music Festival. Lucky attendees can look forward to a “House Party” of coordinated fist-pumping, death-defying stage slides, verbose band introductions, and anything else generally considered to be awesome. The SXSW Festival started as a music event [...]
Rumpus Vol. 6: Dia de Los Muertos!
When I first decided to attend Rumpus I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Their website held promises of bands with names like Sam the Womp, Penny Black Remedy and Perhaps Contraption, and attractions like the Rubbish Sideshow Circus and Jungle is Massive. Upon further investigation nothing became any less obscure; phrases like ‘art [...]
