6th Street Drummer and Dancer @SXSW 2013 @Omen
The second drummer for Chicago rap artist Omen (who is also a bass player) followed the first drummer’s solo with one of his own that inspired an improvised dance from an old man in the crowd on 6th...
View ArticleRap and hip-hop at The Main @SXSW 2013
As it had been the year before, The Main on 6th Street was one of the more important SXSW venues for rap and hip-hop this year.
View ArticleSpin Magazine’s Spin House @SPINMagazine @SXSW 2013
SPIN Magazine used to be an innovative, cutting-edge print music magazine, but after several ownership changes, it now exists only as an online publication. But as one of the earliest publication to...
View ArticleWelcome to Austin on the East End of 6th Street @SXSW 2013
This brightly-colored mural welcomes visitors to Austin’s famous 6th Street Entertainment District.
View ArticleAnother Funky Drummer on Austin’s 6th Street @SXSW 2013
Up the street at the corner of Red River and 6th, another young drummer had set up and was soloing, drawing a brief interest from a passing rapper.
View ArticleWalking Down 6th Street at the End of a Busy @SXSW 2013 Day
Thoroughly exhausted and hungry, I walked west down 6th Street one final time before heading south down Congress Avenue and across the lake to where I had parked my car.
View ArticleIs @SXSW Evil? Sixth Street Evangelists, and More
Austin’s Sixth Street got far more crowded far earlier on Friday afternoon, and in the thick of it was a troupe of Christian evangelists carrying a large sign warning against homosexuals, liars,...
View ArticleFriday Evening on the Eastside @SXSW 2013
As the sun began to sink in the west, East Austin was alive with parties, showcases, bands and lines of people waiting to get into events. The weather was so awesome that many people were out on...
View ArticleAfrican Drummers and Dancers on 6th Street @SXSW 2013
African-style drummers motivate dancers at an intersection on 6th Street in Austin during SXSW, 3/15/13
View ArticleSXSW Day 5: Walking Down 6th Street
When I left the Austin Convention Center, I walked down Sixth Street, trying to see if any street musicians were out performing, but there wasn’t a lot going on other than huge crowds of people. So I...
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