18 Responses:

1. pixel_juice says:

   11 years ago at 3:13 pm

   I live in Austin, but I don't know if I'm attending anything this year.

   • editer says:

     11 years ago at 5:55 pm

     Likewise. Tough semester going on.

2. defenestr8r says:

   11 years ago at 3:15 pm

   i'm emailing you and the rest of the people i know who are going so you know how to reach one another.

3. sooper_rizzn says:

   11 years ago at 3:37 pm

   We don't know each other IRL, but I've been following your writings since whenever it was I got rid of Mosaic and installed Netscape in the 90s.

4. heresiarch says:

   11 years ago at 3:45 pm

   netik put the idea in my head to go. what does that actually involve?

   • heresiarch says:

     11 years ago at 4:18 pm

     hm, apparently more money than i can spare. how do i get corporate sponsorship? :D

   • placeslost says:

     11 years ago at 6:09 pm

     You can do a ton for free. Most of the bands play non-sanctioned shows during the day that don't cost anything, plus most have free booze. Although, I'm guessing getting to Austin and having a place to stay would probably be a big part of the investment.

     • pavel_lishin says:

       11 years ago at 8:40 am

       There's cheap-ish places to stay. Plus I'm pretty sure you could walk into a random hippie's house and pass out on the couch, and nobody would even realize you're a new addition.

5. matt_od says:

   11 years ago at 5:35 pm

   I was daydreaming about it just last night, but sadly don't have the funds to pull it off this year. If you don't already have accommodations arranged, I highly recommend checking out craigslist. A lot of Austinites appear to put their apartments up for rent during the festival. Sure to be much cheaper than a hotel (if you could even still find a room at this date).

6. mysterc says:

   11 years ago at 6:03 pm

   I miss the days when that was in SF...

   • mysterc says:

     11 years ago at 7:21 pm

     The Gavin, that is..,

7. option12 says:

   11 years ago at 6:12 pm

   I live hear and I still haven't been able to go! Are you going movies or music? Their is also conference style talks. I have a friend who has done one the last few years on video compression.

8. decibel45 says:

   11 years ago at 9:04 pm

   If you like food that is really hotcomes from inside an active volcano, you should check out nucleartacos, which will be Monday night, probably starting around 6:30PM, if for no other reason than it's hosted by a bunch of geeks.

9. fantasygoat says:

   11 years ago at 8:08 am

   I will be one of the exhibitors at Flatstock 20, selling my posters. I highly recommend taking a spin through and checking it out.

   http://sxsw.com/music/flatstock

   They don't have the profiles for this year up but here's mine from last year.

   http://2008.sxsw.com/music/flatstock/exhibitor_list/index.php?action=exhib_show&id=FS08-0080

   • decibel45 says:

     11 years ago at 8:54 am

     Crap, you were at SXSW last year? If I'd know I would have come by to check your stuff out. Sadly, I won't have a badge this year.

     • fantasygoat says:

       11 years ago at 8:55 am

       Flatstock is free and open to the public.

10. cavorite says:

    11 years ago at 1:08 pm

    I should be working on something to do with Interactive, at least one of the after-parties. I'll post more details when I know.

11. djverablue says:

    11 years ago at 2:56 pm

    i may be going with the owners of my bar (their band is playing), to take photos and whatnot.

    however i cant seem to find a list of the bands playing on the website...what noteworthy bands are playing?