Day 2Stop one, Rainey St. with high hopes of seeing Night Terrors of 1927 Friends: Brit, MO(+1), Ron, Helen, Pat and Sheila Music: None. :( Quotes: "If you don't have a wristband or badge, you're not getting in" - Girl working the gate at Banger's

Brit and Ron with Helen, Pat and Sheila trailing off down Rainey

This night started as a rogue adventure, on two feet this time. Brit and I parked at a friend's and started our trek to Rainey St. in hopes of catching Night Terrors of 1927 at Bangers. We made it about 3 blocks, when Mo (+1) drove by randomly and picked us up. She was on her way to pick up Marc and Bonnie on Rainey, and lo and behold, this was where we were headed anyway. Well, Bangers didn't happen. A girl working the gate turned around to us and said, "If you don't have a wristband or a badge, you're not getting in," we walked away. Luckily, we ran face-first into Ron and Helen. You can't be disappointed for long when you see these two, so we stopped long enough to get a photo with them and headed to E. 6th.

Stops two through four - Yellow Jacket, Air BnB, Gypsy Friends: Setf, Matt and Brit Quotes: "Is this a swinger's party?" - Stef upon our arrival at Air BnB

Then, it was Air BnB time. We didn't quite understand what it was but the door people were friendly and welcomed us with open arms. Stef wasn't wearing the best walking shoes so the astroturf was comforting, we found some sweet homemade dog masks/David Bowie masks and booked it out of there within ten minutes... mainly because we couldn't understand what was going on in this place.

We finished our evening at the Sailor Jerry's party at Gypsy, had some tacos and called it a night. Friday was a great evening. The weather was mild and we found comfort in our family. We stuck to who we know and the places we normally frequent. Can't go wrong that way. This is the theme throughout our SX #whatever experience.

D A Y 3 Stop one, The Ped Friends: Brit, Bonnie, Hannah, Marc, Jorge, Suzanne, Ross, Ryan, Tiana, Paul, Paula, Drew, Scott, Linda and Jason Music: The Jones Family Singers

Stop two, Liberty Friends: Brit, Music: Marijuana Death Squad and Zorch, Widower, Startographers and Gentlemen Rogues

D A Y 4 Final destination: Joe's Crab Shack Friends:: Brit, Cody, Jason, Audrey, Courtney Music: Nicole Atkins Sunday, we found ourselves at a place we never actually frequent, Joe's Crab Shack! It was the Balcony TV party and we were stoked to see some of Brit's New Jersey friends play. Nicole Atkins made SXSW a stop in the midst of a tour to promote her new record, Slow Phaser. Sam Bey and Dave Rosen, formerly of Parlor Mob, were along with Nicole on this tour. What a treat!

We invited some Cautiontape members to join in on the party and though it was a bit cold and ridiculously windy, we made the best of it. Nicole's new stuff is stellar and we enjoyed hearing it live.

Overall, Brit and I had a great SX #whatever. Yes, there may have been some chaos in and around town, but we stuck together and played it safe. Thanks for the adventures, SX #whatever, we are glad you're through, but we cherish the memories and the photos we got to take while you were here.

We leave you with this last quote: "BRIT IS A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER!" -Brit All images ©Skyking Photography

I had the pleasure of first meeting and hearing these guys at a house party where they performed, I knew I was in for some type of experience when I was greeted with a pair of ear plugs, "You'll need these later", I was told. After they played I knew I had to work with them; their style, their sound sound, the experience. Moody and mysterious are the two words that come to mind when describing Startographers’ music. The members hail from all over the United States, but lucky for Austin, we can now claim them as one of our own.

A brief bio: Ian Lund and Mike Pawlowicz met in Wisconsin and played in a band called The Danger several years ago. Mike eventually moved on to New York City, where he played in three bands over a span of six years. Ian moved to Texas shortly after and played bass in Austin’s own Gentleman Rogues. When a room opened up in Ian’s apartment, he invited Mike to move in. Mike made the move to Austin and soon, the music started to flow. As most bands do, they turned to Craigslist for a drummer, where they found Nebraska-native Matt McCandless. After meeting Katherine Peters at a mutual friend’s party, she rounded out the rhythm section and Startographers was born.

We prepped for our evening stocking an ice chest full of Lone Star sprinkled with PBRs, a playlist of contemporary indie-rock with the occasional hints of 90s punk and began our adventure.

The shoot ended with some Jay-Z, where the band “walked it off” on a red carpet. The libations were all consumed at this point, and if you look closely, you’ll see evidence of this in the photo set.

You can check them out this week for some unofficial SXSW shows: Wednesday, 3/12 at 11pm @ El Mercado Thursday, 3/13 at 11pm @ Hole in The Wall Saturday, 3/15 at 8 pm @ The Grackle (outside stage)

Hear them here (Highly recommended) https://soundcloud.com/startographers "Like" them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/startographersmusic

This was an absolutely fantastic evening, thanks to Startographers for the opportunity to work with them. Many thanks to Joey Miller from Vain Salon, for hosting the shoot at her space, and keeping the band’s hair looking fly. Also thanks to multi-talented Cody Evans with Evokt Elements for lighting assistance and set building. And as always thank you Brit, for keeping the jams relevant and for the styling and art direction.

SX...#WHATEVER. DAYS 2, 3 AND 4.

S T A R T O G R A P H E R S !