SXSW- Day 2: WOXY, Veggie Heaven, Panache

Posted on 10:04 AM

We are beginning Day 2 in Austin, TX, and people are gradually filtering into this beautiful city as the film portion closes out, and massive showcases from Brooklyn Vegan, Terrorbird, Pitchfork, and more start today.
We toured WOXY early in the day, the landmark radio format for internet. They just moved down to Austin from Cincinatti, and the studio was too badass for words. We talked music jargon for quite a while, video of which is coming shortly. We then got the opportunity to sit in on the Via Audio session, which was brilliant. Their new record Animalore was produced by Jim Eno, the drummer of Spoon.
Sitting in on the Via Audio session in their second floor listening space.
Matt Shiv (Music Director) DJing at WOXY as we talk to him about WOXY's format, move to Austin, and their studio.
Last night, Genevieve, Alex and Jon headed out to Veggie Heaven, the restaurant in Austin that everyone must go to, regardless of whether or not you are a vegetarian or vegan. You never know what is in your food besides a dousing of sweet and sour sauce, but it is oh so good. They wandered Guadalupe street surrounding the University of Texas, saw Daniel Johnston's mural ("Nice to Meet You"), which is supposedly the most photographed landmark in Austin, and meandered through the gardens in front of the gigantic state Capitol.
Daniel Johnston mural
The State Capitol. Everything really is bigger in Texas.
Alex and Jon later headed on over to Waterloo Records where they picked up some shirts, Gonjasufi, The Besnard Lakes, and a Science Fiction Dance Party compilation on vinyl because it was Vinyl Tuesday (10% off on all vinyl!). Three of our instudios are doing sessions at Waterloo (Shearwater, Dengue Fever, and A Sunny Day in Glasgow), so we're really pumped for that.
Anna, Sam, Amy, Ellie, and Genevieve wanted to start the festival early, so they went to the Panache Pre-Festival Show. They got to see three awesome bands blister through 1/2 hour sets. Thee Oh Sees started them out; they were a ton of fun and played in the middle of the crowd. Next up were The Strange Boys, a group out of Austin, TX. You can tell they were getting a lot of hometown love. The final band of the night was Golden Triangle, the newest act signed to Hardly Art, the sister label of Sub Pop. They were LOUD and had crazy amounts of energy. Definitely a great way to end the night.
The women of Golden Triangle.
Thee Oh Sees (playing in the middle of the audience!)
Austin-based band The Strange Boys plus Jenna Thornhill-DeWitt who is also in Mika Miko at the Panache Pre-Party.
The Strange Boys
Tomorrow we'll have updates from the Terrorbird showcase where The Fresh & Onlys, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Real Estate, and Neon Indian are playing, as well a slew of interviews from Basia Bulat, Neon Indian, Golden Triangle, and The Antlers. Stick with us!
- The SXSW K Crew