Hey! Check out this pretty lame blog post I wrote about a favorite Austin food staple.
And while you're at it, wander around the brand new Rare magazine website that was launched just a couple of weeks ago. We all worked long and hard on designing, developing, and filling the site with content...and I have to say, it looks pretty rockin'.
THEN, if you want even more crazy excitement...browse our latest issue, all about Music in the ATX. Scope out some new artists and check out a little guide to the SXSW festival, co-written and laid out by yours truly. Enjoy!
I am so unbelievably excited about SXSW this year...especially the Film conference. Just did the layout for a "guide" to the Festival for the magazine I work for. This is going to be the first year I'm actually in Austin for the darn thing (the past four years, Michigan State's spring break has fallen a week before).
As a local Austinite I can get a film pass for $70 (versus the $400 badge that gets you into films + panels).
Plus, there will be tons of free informal music shows at bars around town. All the staff at the magazine is incredibly excited; we're going to try to get all our work done the week before so that we can attend everything we possibly can.
One of my favorite artists, A Fine Frenzy (which is what singer/songwriter Alison Sudol calls herself and her band) just came out with a second album. It's called "Bomb in a Birdcage," and it seems to have quicker-tempo, happier sounding tunes than did her previous album, "One Cell in the Sea." I personally prefer when she takes it slow; her ballads really showcase her vocals and her poetic lyrics better. But, I'm still gonna give this new one a chance!
After a recent Tori Amos experience (I was invited by a friend, and, while I definitely enjoyed it, it wasn't the same as seeing a band you really really love), I made myself think about who I would be willing to pay to see. Immediately, A Fine Frenzy popped into my mind. I told myself, "If she ever comes to the town I'm living in, I'm SO going." I listened to her first album for a whole summer straight when it came out, and frequently since then. So I pretty much have her lyrics memorized. For some reason this always makes me feel more favorable towards music, thus the phenomenon of liking horrible radio songs a little bit better once I involuntarily know every word. It's just this thing I have.
Anyway, since I follow A Fine Frenzy's Twitter updates....(yeah, I'm a loser, I know), I was made aware of the fact that she'd posted her next tour's dates. I was really hoping Austin was somewhere along the way, and lo and behold--it's the first stop!! She's coming here to perform at The Parish on October 20th, at 8:00 pm. And, like I said, "I'm SO going." It's only $17 bucks, it's a small venue, and it's practically right down the street!
So, anyone want to come with me?
I'm going either way, but it's always fun to have a buffer against other possibly weird concert-goers. So let me know if you're interested! And don't worry about prior obligations, 'cause I'm skipping class.
Here's a song I really like from her first album...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11:46PM 
