GIMME THE LOOT
Narrative Competition, 2012
Jonathan Demme presents this feature debut from writer/director Adam Leon. Love and the price of infamy play out as a group of friends run the streets of New York hoping to become the biggest writers in the city. Gimme the Loot won the Grand Jury Prize at last year's fest so this is some quality celluloid, y'all.
Out now (Austin)
Photo by Arthur Van Rooy If you are in the San Francisco area this coming Monday, May 20, SXSW V2V would like to buy you a drink. Come on out to Mighty (119 Utah Street) between 6:00pm and 8:00pm to mix with your fellow entrepreneurs, digital creatives and tech professionals, and to learn a little more about what SXSW V2V has in store for its inaugural event in Las Vegas this August. One lucky party goer will win a FREE badge to attend SXSW V2V! Let us know you are coming, RSVP here!
Kevin Russell, frontman of The Gourds,
is Shinyribs
(Courtesy of Davis McLarty Agency)
According to Shinyribs’ website, Kevin Russell, also frontman of The Gourds, started Shinyribs “to stretch out as a performer and band leader.” Russell’s solo project has come a long way since it formed in 2008. He just released his second full-length album under the name Shinyribs, Gulf Coast Museum, this past April 16. KUT states that the album is a tour through Russell’s “unique universe, featuring folk ballads, soul struts” and more. Shinyribs is currently on tour in the US and will be performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival this fall.
Photo Credit: Jojo Marion
Attend the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival for FREE by getting involved in our scholarship program. Now in its fourth year, this scholarship program leverages the knowledge of the international SXSW community. More specifically, we ask the international community to help us identify some of the non-profit heros from across the United States and around the world who are using digital tools to help empower the less fortunate members of our community. Complete details on the 2014 scholarship program for SXSW Interactive Festival will be announced via this website in early August – stay tuned for complete details here!
Image from The Chair courtesy Marker 96 Films
One of Australia's most prestigious film events, St Kilda Film Festival celebrates 30 years this year, and we're delighted to report that SXSW Film will be part of the festivities.
Short Film Programmer Claudette Godfrey will be heading to Australia to present 4 programs containing a selection of shorts culled from the last 5 years of SXSW.
2013 Showcasing Artist Natalie Maines (from Lubbock, TX)
When Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines decided to make a solo album, she knew she "didn’t want to make a country record." According to NPR, Mother, which was released last week, is "emphatically not country music." You might recognize a couple of the tracks on the album: "Without You" written by Eddie Vedder, and the title-track, which is a reinterpretation of a Pink Floyd tune from The Wall. Natalie, along with Ben Harper, Courtyard Hounds, and more, will be paying tribute to her father, Lloyd Maines, this Thursday, May 16, at ACL Live right here in Austin.
New! 2014 dates!
Interactive: March 7–11
Film: March 7–16
Music: March 11–16
