Tickets to Concerts and Drinking at Clubs, Sometimes for Music that You haven't even Heard Of

The carriage has turned back into a pumpkin, South by Southwest 2006 is over, and to no surprise my ears are still ringing, my body hurts all over from standing, walking, eating pizza and hot dogs, drinking at clubs, and staying up late having a great time with what seems like a million of my close music friends enjoying the best indie music festival on the planet.

Probably the easiest thing to do would be to say, screw this blog, too much to catalogue, but the last few days of postings will attempt to show the craziness of what the music festival is, and it seems to only be getting better. From the shows at night, to the day parties, to see Billy Bragg walking down south congress, to fun with friends, and 1,500 + bands to choose from in a 4 day span, it has something for everyone.

For us, the festival was divided by the 'day' activities and 'night' activities. This means we went out in the day around noon to catch music all afternoon, then come home for a 2 hour nap, in order to have enough energy to brave the crowds at night. We had a 15 page printout for daytime 'parties' and performances, and literally countless live music venues within walking distance to experience live music at its finest.

In terms of music, a toss between The Mystery Jets and Billy Bragg were favorites, I saw both FREE at day shows. Some shows I just stared down at a sea of humanity, while others we were in the thick of the action.

Stay tuned for a detailed back-blog of all the pictures, video and antics. I'm still catching my breathe and still trying to put it all into perspective. The nights took different turns for all friends, but for Ashley and I, the music 'died' last night at about 1 am, waiting for a ride on 10th and Red River. Stick a fork in me, I'm done.