South By Southwest (SXSW) is upon us! Our busses are packed and ready for the trek. While the SIDEbus spreads the rock & roll freak show fever across our great country, the Street Attack Bio-Projection bus b-lines it to Austin, TX to promote the showcase and everything else Sidehatch related. Follow us as we prove that a truly independent, DIY spirit can make a difference in the music industry.

There are two ways to follow us at SXSW this year. Follow the links below to find out what we’re up to. Ben will be posting blogs from the road on a daily basis while Chris updates the Wicked Good Scene twitter stream with pictures and other anecdotes from Austin throughout the week. Keep reading below for more info, but be sure to check in regularly to see where we’re at, who we’re talking to and who we’ve seen!

Click the links to follow us!

BOSTON-TO-AUSTIN: The SIDEshow goes to SXSW!
Daily tour blogs from 2 bands, a bus, and a couple of SIDEshow freaks
Hosted by the SIDEchief (Ben Maitland-Lewis)

WICKED GOOD SCENE does SXSW: Live from Austin!
Pictures and anecdotes from the streets of Austin and beyond!
Hosted by Chris Cave and the Sidehatch SXSW crew!


A message from Ben:

WOW! South By Southwest, aka SXSW, is the Mecca of the U.S. music scene. This gathering of the timbres happens once a year in Austin, TX for about 5 days. Hundreds, if not thousands of bands take over every venue and street corner in the city, sound fills the air wherever you go, and streets are swarmed with musicians, professionals, and enthusiast alike, all having an awesome time.

It has been a dream of mine to someday make it to SXSW, either with one of the bands I work with or with my punk band The Thickness. I’ve submitted many times to the many expensive, tedious service sites to get a chance to play; yet never successfully. I never really understood it, our bands play all over the country, as far away as the Virgin Islands and have released 16 records, yet no SXSW love... This year, we wanted something different, something big. So, we rented our own venue and booked eleven of our favorite bands to play a truly do-it-yourself showcase at SXSW 2009!

The two stages at Creekside Lounge, located at 606 E 7th St. in Austin, TX will play host to the Sidehatch Entertainment Group showcase on Saturday, March 21st. If you’re in Austin be sure to come by between 8PM and 2AM! FREE, 21+

FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SHOW HERE!
In a few hours I will begin my voyage to Austin, driving through seventeen states and playing 10 shows. Follow me, The Thickness, Humankind, and a couple of SIDEshow freaks as we traverse cross-country in our veggie-fueled SIDEbus bound for Austin.

We also just released a new issue of WGS Magazine.

CLICK HERE to check it out!