a week of SXSW

for years while we were in japan, reba told me about this magical circus called South by Southwest Music Festival. 'imagine a whole world of music' dropping itself on the little city of austin for a week,'... she would use statements like this to challenge my limited imagination. 'AND!!! there's tons of free stuff!'

that was it. i was sold.

nearly a decade on the other side of the world left us hungry for a different kind of stimulation. the author julie cameron writes in one of her creative inspirational coaching books (borrowed from a friend and still for some reason has not made its way back to the original owner) that WE (the artistic observers of life) need to 'refill our creative wells.'

here's our chance and there's no looking back. our day jobs let out for spring break. so, we have exactly 168 hours to soak up what is NOW no longer just a music festival.

need a taste? here are some free downloads of bands performing here.