It is the Monday after the Saturday we finished covering SXSW 09 and all the Christian performers playing the fest.  I’m pretty sore from walking around so much, crouching for pictures, and pushing through crowds.  The strain was worth it though, we saw some great music, met some cool people, and were able to re focus and hone in on what we wanted The One21 to become.

We have been reporting all week from SXSW, but I thought it would be cool to go back through some of the great shows we saw and post some bigger pics.

The first show we saw ended up being one of the best. Anathallo played the Paste Magazine party at around noon on… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Saturday is the last real day of SXSW.  Everyone heads home tomorrow, but there are still a ton of exciting shows tonight (see SXSW Schedule for Saturday). But before we strike out on out on the Saturday night adventure, I have some final thoughts from SXSW 2009:

• I am still buzzing about the thunderous, apocalyptic roar of Wovenhand.  I was up until 4:30 this morning writing my review of the Wovenhand show.  I assure you nothing I could have written would paint the picture of what we saw last night.  They are headed to Europe for a few weeks, so check their tour dates at the Wovenhand mySpace page.  Do not miss a chance to see this amplified roar of worship.
• We spent

Our last day at SXSW started around 1PM at The George Washington Carver Museum. There, we saw a collection of some of the best in Christian hip-hop. Lecrae, Kaboose, Braille, Tre9 and many more hit the tiny stage at a rapid fire pace to a very excited crowd. The problem was that even though we got there close to an hour before the show was supposed to start, the theater was already at capacity, and there were no signs of that ending before the emcees hit the stage.

By chance though, we ran into Tre9, a hip-hop artists himself, but also the creator of DASOUTH.COM, and also the organizer of the event. He quickly was able to help us… Continue reading

Day three of SXSW music had gotten me down a little bit. I was tired and a bit sore from walking all over the place in the heat. I know I know, I’m from Texas, whats the big deal? I should be used to the heat. Well let me clue you in, its not the heat that’s getting me, its the pants. The cool thing about working on an internet business is that you can dress how ever you like to work, so I haven’t been in long pants for more than a couple of hours in the good part of six months.

All this to just say, I was beat when we made our way down 6th ST to find a… Continue reading | 1 Comment

I am stricken.  We just experienced a tribal, spiritual exultation unlike anything I have ever seen.  Guitar, bass, drums, some soundscape samples and an aggressive baritone, placed at the command of Holy Spirit rock prophet David Eugene Edwards create a rapturous rave, that laid waste to the room.  I have seen nearly 1000 shows in my life.  I have attended hundreds of revival and retreats.   I have never experienced anything that rendered tangible, the spiritual warfare all around us like Wovenhand did at SXSW.

Wovenhand sings of God.  Wovenhand sings not so much of the shiny, happy God of modern Christianity, but the fiery expectant God of Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, Elijah and Revelation.  Edwards’ is not a faith of… Continue reading | 1 Comment

There is a lot of stuff going on during SXSW Music 2009, we know that you guys might get overwhelmed. So every day, we will be trying to give you a heads up on what we will be covering everyday to help you through the process. Understand that things are ALWAYS changing, so don’t view the show times as law. If you are in Austin right now for the fest, be constantly checking the SXSW site, as well as the the myspaces and websites for all the bands we are talking about, because most times they will play a few more shows than they were scheduled.

For Saturday, March 21st 2009

• Hip-hop pastor TRE9 will play The Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater

Friday of SXSW, two days behind us and two days to go.  My feet hurt, but the SXSW music conference and festival are great.  We have met so many wonderful people.  We feel like One21music is starting to gain momentum.  Traffic is climbing, thank you. People in the music industry will leave Austin, with our business cards and fans will leave with our great stickers.

We started our SXSW day with an interview of Rootbeer, the LA hip hop duo of Pigeon John (see our artist profile on Pigeon John) and Flynn Adam.  For those of you who don’t know these guys, they were… Continue reading

Alright, day two of SXSW Music under our belts and we are feeling a little tired and sun burnt (at least I am), but feeling good beyond that.  We didn’t have a whole lot show wise until night time, so we didn’t even arrive downtown until noon.  What we saw at 6th and Red River was, well….

You see, in Austin, there is this little place called Emo’s, and every year they have a huge show that is free to the public around SXSW time. This year the headliners were A Day To Remember, Whitechapel, and one of our bands, The Devil Wears Prada. This pic doesn’t quite get it, but lets just… Continue reading | 2 Comments

There is a lot of stuff going on during SXSW Music 2009, we know that you guys might get overwhelmed. So every day, we will be trying to give you a heads up on what we will be covering everyday to help you through the process. Understand that things are ALWAYS changing, so don’t view the show times as law. If you are in Austin right now for the fest, be constantly checking the SXSW site, as well as the the myspaces and websites for all the bands we are talking about, because most times they will play a few more shows than they were scheduled.

For Friday, March 20th 2009

• Luna Halo will play Thirsty Nickel at (Red Gorilla Fest) at 10:30PM

We did not have any Christian music artists playing until tonight so we decided to spend the afternoon exploring, soaking up the sights and sounds of SXSW in the daytime. Ian and I walked the main SXSW thoroughfare, 6th Street, and scoped the scene.  Ian came upon a huge crowd that we discovered was drawn by free hard core shows.  So we decided to divide and conquer.  He will report on his adventures separately.

My first stop was the Sounds of Australia party.  Free tacos, yum.  I listened to  Dappled Cities, a psychedelic pop band.  But I needed to move on.

Then I came upon  the NPR Live Podcast party at one of the coolest club in Austin, The Parish. … Continue reading