Oct 04, 2016
Photos: Lots Of Folks, Including The President, Posed With Lego People At South By South Lawn
“SXSL is, at its heart, a call to action,” said Obama.
While down in Austin over the weekend, Mayor Vince Gray shunned his usual SUV in favor of a pedicab.
Mar 08, 2013
What Should Vince Gray Do at South by Southwest?
Mayor Vince Gray is taking a little trip down to Texas this weekend to join all the cool kids at South by Southwest. Here are some travel tips.
Mar 20, 2012
South by Southwest 2012 Scouting Report
We saw 63 musical acts over six days at South by Southwest last week. Here are sixteen acts that we saw that will be hitting the D.C. area soon—and whether they’re worth seeing live.
Feb 24, 2012
Headed to Austin? Bluebrain Has a Soundtrack for You
Bluebrain’s Ryan and Hays Holladay have written their third location-aware album, this time for the South by Southwest Interactive festival next month in Austin, Texas. Ryan Holladay tells us how it was crafted.
Aug 24, 2009
Sou’wester Blowing Into Mandarin Oriental
We told you a few months ago about a new venture by CityZen’s Eric Ziebold at the Mandarin Oriental called South by Southwest. The restaurant is supposed to offer less pricey regional fare. The name was questioned by the City Paper’s Tim Carman, so when a number of folks received invitations to save the date for the opening of Sou’wester, we wondered, what’s going on here? According to Ziebold, the rationale was a lawsuit…
Apr 03, 2009
The Weekly Feed: Music for the Mouth Edition
Eric Ziebold For fans of CityZen at the Mandarin Oriental, and those who can’t quite afford to splurge for their tasting menu, there is good news. James Beard Award Winner Eric Ziebold is working on South by Southwest, a less expensive restaurant with a “new look, lower prices and flavors reminiscent of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.” The Mandarin Oriental will convert the existing Cafe MoZu into the new restaurant in early summer. South by Southwest…
Apr 08, 2007
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
We don’t know about where you are, but it seems like spring can’t decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren’t sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still seems cold out there. Unless it’s not. Anyways, onto the -ists. Austinist happily anticipated fall’s Austin City Limits, even though they’re not fully recovered from South By Southwest. In…