Seattle Music in Austin
The entire music industry descends on Austin, Texas each March for the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival, running from March 15 to 20 this year. The Seattle music scene will be well-represented in Austin as dozens of bands from the city are making the trip. They will be playing more shows drinking more beers than can be counted.
The musicians modes of transportation to the festival are quite interesting. For example, Christopher Mansfield of Fences plans to drive to Austin in a Ford Econoline van, while Damien Jurado is hooking up with another band (Viva Voce) to make the trip down as a tour stop. Eric Elbogen of Say Hi said that the festival is happening right in the middle of a tour, so they are not sure they will be able to make it to SXSW at all this year. Kyle Musselwhite of the Globes is still not sure about driving, as the band's tour vehicle is pushing 300,000 miles on the odometer.