The Bacon Takedown Series sponsored by Hormel Black Label Bacon is once again happening during SXSW! Amateur chefs have filled the roster, are armed with 15 pounds of Hormel® Black Label® bacon as their main ingredient, and are ready to put their tasty creations up for judging by local bacon lovers. Joining founder Matt Timms as…
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Austin: Week-long St. Patty’s Celebrations
Fadó Irish Pub celebrates St. Patty’s Day with the First-Ever Austin weeklong ‘Savage Craic’ Celebration! Savage craic (pronounced “crack”) is an Irish expression meaning a great time out with friends. Fadó’s weeklong St. Patrick’s Day party kicks off Wednesday, March 9, with St. Patrick’s Day-themed trivia. There’s a Friday night dance party, then on Saturday, March 12, a St. Patrick’s Day…
Austin: WHERE for SXSW
Y’all know I make a lot of lists about my fave places in Austin. Now there’s a new list-tastic app called WHERE that is currently ranked at the number 1 navigation app on the iTunes store and is getting over 40,000 downloads a day! They conveniently launched just before SXSW … are they the next Gowalla/Foursquare/dare…
Awesomeness I’ve been doing and where I’m headed
Yesterday’s awesome: EXPRESS ROCKS at The Phoenix with cute girlie band The Likes, where I got gifted! I think it’s my first visit to a “Gifting Suite” … I was so excited! Lots of love for that event, super fun. Nuke the Soup at Kenichi with free delicious sushi Today’s awesome: PEREZ HILTON / SWAGG…
Flah Flah Flah
The first Annual Austin Fleadh (Pronounced Flah, the proper Gaelic word for Festival) debuts this week on Wednesday, otherwise known as St. Patrick’s Day o10. It’s a wonder this city doesn’t spontaneously combust during SXSW with all the parties and booze flowing … I mean, I personally feel like I’m going to bust, so multiply…
Reminder: SXSW Spreadsheet
I’m so psyched so many of you are using the SXSW 2010 Free Party spreadsheet! Just wanted to remind you that it’s constantly updated as I find out about new parties, so make sure you’re checking this version: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Asjskwdlt0podDk4V2R6T1VScHNGa05kQ0hyd2Y4d3c&hl=en Some weird “Copy of SXSW Spreadsheet” babies have started showing up in my google docs, which…
OTHER awesome SXSW things
#PowerUpATX: Rest, Relax, and Recharge A place for the weary to rest, relax, and recharge, from 11 – 4 on March 15th and 16th, Wyatt Brand & Launch787 are opening a patio lounge behind the Launch787 headquarters just behind Moonshine. There, guests can plop down, plug in their phones, and take in some local culture…
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See, with all the buzz, I don’t even need to put the letters in the right order and you know what I’m talking about. Obviously you’ve seen my ridiculously large and always growing FREE PARTY SPREADSHEET. But because the criteria are so strict to get on that puppy (free party, must offer free food and/or…
Let the madness begin: SXSW 2010
It appears the SXSW media frenzy has come earlier than usual this year. It’s just less than a month out, but the twitter/blogger/media buzz is already loud and, well, buzzing. So I’ve come to your rescue, this is life in austin readers, and put together the beginnings of a spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Asjskwdlt0podDk4V2R6T1VScHNGa05kQ0hyd2Y4d3c&hl=en I will be updating…
SXSW Interactive Panel Picker & Me
Warning: shameless self-promotion ahead. Please help my SXSW Panel get voted into SXSW 2010! http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3405 Austin Post’s Proposed SXSW Interactive Panel – Newspaper v. Oldspaper: Redefining The Local News If people can write it, shoot it, video it, twitter it, and post it, does that make it news? Real-time news by, of, and for the…