SXSW (South By Southwest) is a music, film and interactive
festival that takes place each year in Austin. The event attracts
over 57,000 people over the span of three days. Over spring
break, eighth grader Danielle Ellis attended the annual music
festival for Raider Media Net. Here is her journal:
Eazy
G-
Team*
Johnny S
1975
The
timpson
Bad Sun
s
Young the
Great Escape
Giant
G-Eazy
I got to walk around Austin,
attend concerts, talk to and
meet the artists, and take the
photos you see here.
On the first night I saw
Bad Suns out of California. You
may know them from there hit
single Cardiac Arrest. On the
second day I went to the spotify
house and saw G-Eazy, an up
and coming rapper out of the
Bay Area. I also got to catch
Highland Park’s own Johnny
Stimpson’s set at the Green
Room .
On the third day I saw
Team* at the Pre-Kindle
Showcase. Team* is made up of
members of Forever the Sickest
Kids, All Time Low and The
Almost. Later that night Young
the Giant performed. They are
a band based out California,
mostly known from their song
Cough Syrup.
On the fourth day I got
to see The Great Escape at
Lot 323. The tent held 1500
people who jammed out to
the new album, which drops
this summer. Later that night
Bear Hands opened for The
1975 at Stubbs. Bear Hands is
a post punk indie rock band
out of New York City. After a
thrilling performance by Bear
Hands, The 1975 stole the
show playing songs off their
IV EP, including hit songs
Chocolate and Girls. The 1975
is a band based
out of Manchester,
England.
All Photos Courtesy Of Danielle Ellis Photography
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