We had a great time at SXSW. It was a bit of a whirlwind. We took the early flight out of NYC at 5:40am...yes musicians up at that hour is a crime! But it was actually nice because there was no one on the road or at the airport. We could tell already while we were in line, that we weren't the only ones on our way to Austin. I think NYC was taking over the festival this year. We had a layover in Houston, and more musians were on the second leg. I was waiting for someone to break out into song on the airplane.

We got to Austin and had to immediatly take layers off. The weather was beautiful and sunny. We checked into the hotel and headed out to our first show at Threadgills which was a September Gurl party. We played with great bands; Romantica, Steve Paltz, and Samantha Murphy to name a few. We were there for most of the night and then headed home.

The second day we started the day with a short set at the Soup Kitchen. I had never played for a homeless audience. It was a very emotional experience for both of us. They really loved it and we will do it again. Upon finishing, we walked around and saw other people play as well as did some thrifting on S. Congress street. We had dinner with our friend Ryan from Kanagroo Press (amazing screen printer) and with one of our managers, Patrice Fehlen at Magnolia. Great place to eat!! Then we headed off to Trophy's for a two song set in a GoGirls showcase. Right after we played, we busted out of there to try to make it into The Parish where our label mate Cary Brothers and other friends were playing on the Hotel Cafe Tour bill. But, we couldn't get in. You had to have a lamenated pass as well as your wrist band which was pretty jive considering that the SXSW folks only give each band one pass. We ended up going into the Raveonettes show instead. Then we headed over to the Greenroom showcase and saw a great band named the Bedroom Walls. Love them...after that it was sleepy time.

The third day, we went to the Spin party to get our passes and busked outside the place. Direct TV with Rachel Perry (VH1) bumped into us and asked us some quiestions as well as filmed some songs. They had been covering bands playing on the street for the past few days. Then we went into the Spin party. It was 90 degrees outside and we got really hot, so we went back to the hotel to relax before our big bluhammock showcase at the Hilton Garden. The showcase was great! The sound was amazing and we really enjoyed playing with all the other bands on the label. It is a nice thing when you like all the label's choices;) We especially loved Kristoffer and his band. What kickass music, and people! It makes us want to jump on a plane to Sweden right now.

The fourth day and last day was crazy! We played a bluhammock party at the Iron Cactus and got to see our label team and the other artists again. The label had brunch for everyone which was really nice. Then we decided to head back to the other side of town and busk for new members of The Crayons (our stuffed animals that we bring with us). We were given a few new members which you will see very soon. We had lunch at a little place over their with some friends and Lucinda Williams happened to be eating lunch there too. We introduced ourselves. She was super nice! Finally, our last show at the Cock Pit! What a crazy place. The sound man was nice and the place was interesting. By that time we were super tired, so we had a very long dinner and I called it a night. Benjamin went out and saw Ting Ting who we are playing with tonight and some other people. We slept for about 3 hours tops and got on the 5:40am flight back to NYC....with the same people as our flight on the way in! It was a great time and we will look forward to going back next year.