It’s that time of year again, when SLUG Mag messes with Texas. Editor Angela Brown, Lead Designer Joshua Joye, Editorial Assistant Alexander Ortega and Digital Content Coordinator Cody Kirkland have stepped up to the plate to blast through all the bases at SXSW, with lists of all their daily happenings from shows, food carts, free booze and parties. Check back with SLUGMag.com every day to get the scoop on our batting average in Austin.

SLUG SXSW 2014 Stats – Day One 03.11


March 12, 2014

Events

SLUGger: Angela H. Brown, Editor
Number of shows: 13
Number of FREE alcoholic beverages: 1
Food item of the day: Tofu Bowl from Kimchi Burrito truck
Number of parties attended: 1
Number of women wearing cut-off shorts: 200
Amount of swag: Offered twice, declined twice

-5 p.m. Neil Young/SXSW Interview @ Ballroom D Austin Convention Center = Thumbs Up
-7:30 p.m. Hari Kondabolu/SXSW Comedy @ The Hideout = Thumbs Down
-7:45 p.m. Todd Berry/SXSW Comedy @ The Hideout = Thumbs Up
-8:00 p.m. Andy Haynes/SXSW Comedy @ The Hideout = Both Thumbs Up
-8:15 p.m. Alex Cameron/Avant/Experimental Showcase @ The Iron Bear = Both Thumbs Up [Pictured]
-9:00 p.m. Polytype/ Electronic Showcase @ The Iron Bear = Both Thumbs Up
-9:30 p.m. Glass Animals/Harvest Records @ Haven = Thumbs Down
-10 p.m. Psalm Zero/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Indoor = Thumbs Up
-11 p.m. Power Trip/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Outdoor = Thumbs Up
-11:20 p.m. Primitive Man/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Indoor = Thumbs Down
-12:00 a.m. Kylesa/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Outdoor = Thumbs Up
-12:20 a.m. Gnaw/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Indoor = Double Thumbs Up
-1:05 a.m. Indian/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Outdoor = Thumbs Up

Best show of the day:
-12:20 a.m. Gnaw/Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy @ Mohawk Indoor

Gnaw is a noise band from NYC featuring four members that make and play their own instruments. They create dark, hypnotic ear-piercing experimental music that seems to have an improvisational component. I had never heard of Gnaw before entering Pitchfork’s Showcase. Finding new bands like Gnaw is one of the reasons why SXSW remains to be a unique and exciting experience for hundreds of thousands of music lovers.