SXSW 2013: Assacre @ The Metal & Lace Lounge 03.12

SXSW 2013: Assacre @ The Metal & Lace Lounge 03.12
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Assacre was a motherfucking komodo dragon. As I entered the Metal & Lace venue, he paced to the entrance and looked me square in the eye through goggles and a black shawl-mask. He held his performance across the whole bar rather than the stage, and knelt down to execute thrash-y riffs reminiscent of Slayer. … read more

SXSW 2013: Robert Kelly’s Nasty Show with Aisha Tyler @ Esther’s Follies – Presented by TuneIn 03.12

SXSW 2013: Robert Kelly’s Nasty Show with Aisha Tyler @...
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I recently overheard to a comedy podcast in the SLUG office called The Champs, and Aisha Tyler was a guest on it. She was fucking hilarious. When I heard she was going to be at SXSW, I knew I had to see her. … read more

SXSW 2013: The Very Best @ Club de Ville – Invisible Children Showcase 03.12

SXSW 2013: The Very Best @ Club de Ville –...
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From the minute a tall, lanky African American man wearing a top hat and Mardi Gras beads stepped onto the stage to put some blow-up palm trees in the corner, I knew I was going to like The Very Best. … read more

SXSW 2013: The Geeks @ The Elysium K-Pop Night Out Showcase 03.12

SXSW 2013: The Geeks @ The Elysium K-Pop Night Out...
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I entered The Elysium at dusk. The bar was dark and had great black-lighting. Although the crowd let me down, I was able to look past them and sense the genuineness that The Geeks offer, who got me pumped for the rest of my night. … read more

SXSW 2013: Dark Sky @ Club Barcelona – Surefire Agency Showcase 03.12

SXSW 2013: Dark Sky @ Club Barcelona – Surefire Agency...
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I chose to see electronic DJ Dark Sky because I had some unexpected free time open up after walking out on Houston’s pop punk trio, Something Fierce. I was intrigued by the DJ group booked to play after Dark Sky (Jets, from Berlin) so I took another risk, rolled the dice and decided to hit up Club Barcelona a little early.   … read more

SXSW 2013: Mitzi @ Red 7 – Terrorbird Showcase 03.12

SXSW 2013: Mitzi @ Red 7 – Terrorbird Showcase 03.12
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I can’t remember where I came across Mitzi, but they were the very first to go on my list of SXSW “must-sees,” which was fitting, because they were the first show I saw at the festival.  … read more