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Barryfest at South By Southwest, Part 2: SXSW Is Shallow and Pedantic

Barryfest at South By Southwest, Part 2: SXSW Is Shallow and Pedantic

I’m generally not the kind of guy that notices, asks for, or even cares about American politics at rock shows. In fact, there was a time, somewhere between Rage Against the Machine’s second album Evil Empire and, not ironically, when Bono started begging George W. Bush for money on behalf of all 3rd World countries, that I wanted every nineties band to just shut the fuck up.

Barryfest at South by Southwest, Part 1: SXSW Is Decadent and Depraved

Barryfest at South by Southwest, Part 1: SXSW Is Decadent and Depraved

I’ve been to South by Southwest a few times in the past several years, the experiences of which have been experiments in the cause and effect of not planning for something that requires concise preparation. Results have been varied, the luck of the draw sometimes providing me with posh hotel accommodations and free drinking, and [...]