Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality

Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR

"...frequent VR users and that they’d never been to SXSW in the flesh. Completely opposite, I go to SXSW..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...a show? Don't panic: for its 2021 online iteration, SXSW has collaborated with extended reality experts VRrOOm to create..."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...been added to the speaker line-up at this year's SXSW virtual conference...."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Pierson said, "While we won’t have the wonderful in-person SXSW that we know and love, we can gather together..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Vortex vs. Coronavirus: The Shows Really Do Go On

Melissa Vogt explains the how and the why

"...could see the writing on the wall – when SXSW was canceled, I was like, “It is coming.” We..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...schedule of performances and installations exclusively online, featuring live interactive and prerecorded experiences...."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: DJ Chicken George Rolled Out Coconut Air Fresheners

“Rather than let [it] get the best of me I shifted to hyper creative mode”

"...shut down operations for me at the beginning of SXSW and like many others, unfortunately I lost a considerable..."

Aug. 26, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Eliza Gilkyson Predicts a Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Lifelong folk leader unleashes 2020 into current political cycle

"...person – at a show, at Central Market, at SXSW?..."

April 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Qmmunity: Austin’s Queer Community Feels Effects of SXSW Cancellation

Now's the time show local support however you can

"...Whew, y'all. What a week it's been since SXSW's cancellation. The shutdown is a devastating financial loss for..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Drops Final Artist List

Welcome Delta Spirit, M. Ward, Open Mike Eagle, and 151 more

"...money from online scams. Someone get him on an SXSW Interactive panel, stat!..."

March 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW EDU on a Budget

SXSWedu's free expo caters to a diverse crowd with a variety of activities, interactive exhibits

"...this story was published, city of Austin officials cancelled SXSWedu due to coronavirus fears. Read more...."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Francesca D'Annunzio

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...SXSW, meanwhile, signed on to premiere his A&E doc Biography:..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Screened at: SXSW..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bob Odenkirk, M. Night Shyamalan to Speak at SXSW

Plus Jim Belushi on weed and T Bone Burnett on surveillance capitalism

"...She highlights today’s grab bag of SXSW speaker announcements that’s light on star power, but typically..."

Dec. 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Meet Accomplice, the Austin Startup Paving the Way Toward an Immersive Future

Striving for a world with no more boring experiences

"...These days, the label "interactive experience" doesn't seem nearly as exciting as it used..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Best of SXSW: Best Stage Banter, Best Show, Best Repeats

… and other observations from Kevin Curtin’s notebook

"...Lukens mocking Donald Trump while performing at the newspaper’s Interactive party at Mohawk...."

March 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Frank Oz on Muppets, Disney, and Being Puppies at SXSW

The great director gets candid at the fest

"...Legendary filmmaker Frank Oz got candid during Monday’s SXSW Interactive Featured Session – telling us how he really..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Music News: Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, and Toro y Moi Give Way to Music Week

What’s what so far at SXSW Music

"...Two days in officially, SXSW Music already racked up an array of appearances from..."

March 13, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Joan Jett Shreds Stubb's at SXSW Music

I love rock & roll is here to stay

"...Which made her Tuesday night Stubb’s set for the SXSW Interactive Bash so cool on a sticky Lone Star..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Review: Boy Better Know Collective

London grime collective seizes Seventh Street

"...capacity crowd nodding happily in approval for the highly interactive performance of English singer-songwriter Tiggs da Author (Adam Muhabwa)..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Special Event: Drag Bingo with Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon

Lip-syncs and glam at the Culture Trip House's Soho in SoCo

"...a handful of drunk attendees who considered this an interactive experience. Manila and Bob smoothly made lemonade out of..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...new acts," says Warner, whose label debuted unofficially at SXSW in 2018. "[Attending] isn't cheap for a small label,..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Comedy: Standup Downtown

The varied lineup made for an unpredictable show

"...The eclectic SXSW Comedy Standup Downtown showcase Monday night covered a lot..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW VR Cinema: Cypher

You control Güvenç Özel's interactive new flesh sculpture

"...oddly compelling inside and out, a fine example of interactive nonnarrative art that would fit well in any high-end..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

VR/AR @ SXSW

What you see (and immersively interact with) is what you get

"...Scan the schedule of panels and demos at SXSW and you'll guess that entertainment is the major activity..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trump’s Twitter Library, a Ferris Wheel of Cheese, and More From the Wide, Weird World of SXSW

Festival-adjacent events abound!

"...Your SXSW badge doesn't just gain you entry to films, concerts,..."

March 8, 2019 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Five Food-Centric Panels Coming to SXSW

People are hungry for information about policy, sustainability, and curbing a global food catastrophe. And wine.

"...The Future of Big Food: What's at Stake?Wednesday, March..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Behind the Buzzwords: Diving Deeper at SXSW EDU

Panels that highlight challenges and strategies shaping the Mendez turnaround plan

"...If you're checking out SXSW EDU next week (Mon.-Thu., March 4-7, at the Convention..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Stacey Abrams, Beastie Boys to Speak at SXSW

Nile Rodgers, Gwyneth Paltrow and more join the roster

"...some of many names just added to this year's SXSW speaker lineup. Plus ch-check it out: The surviving members..."

Feb. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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