Blog: There Goes the Fear

Something about SXSW that some indie bands and bloggers have complained about: the festival will draw several better-known, high-profile acts that inevitably pull punters away from the smaller shows. To me, this is somewhat of a hollow complaint: people who are drawn to those shows probably wouldn’t be that adventurous enough to go see the truly unknown and unsung heroes. For the entire 5-day period of the fest, I didn’t once set foot at the giant Auditorium Shores outdoor amphitheatre that hosted the Shins , Counting Crows or [...]