Austin SXSW 2015

kznyc2k · #1 Posted **Mar 22, 2015, 6:00 PM**

Oh SXSW, how I love your humidity, your shitshow of humanity and your all-engrossing cacophony.

Of course, what we're really there for are the shows, so I'll leave you with this backstage shot of Incubus making their SXSW debut...

KevinFromTexas · #2 Posted **Mar 22, 2015, 9:39 PM**

Sweet. I always enjoy seeing an outsider's perspective. Nice pics!

kznyc2k · #3 Posted **Mar 22, 2015, 11:19 PM**

Kevin, did anything in particular stick out as really outsider-ish? You got me curious now, especially since I'm at a place where I'm starting to get what I think is a real feel for the place (I'm up to ~18 days spent in the metro).

KevinFromTexas · #4 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 12:24 AM**

Nothing really, I guess. Except for the crane shots maybe. I hear and read a lot of comments about people being surprised by the number of them. I really like your people pics. I went down to 6th Street Wednesday night for a few, but mostly just went for skyline views and then went "joy riding" - on my bike around downtown.

lzppjb · #5 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 3:49 AM**

Nice pics. Hope you enjoyed your time here.

Nickelplate · #6 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 8:01 AM**

Mmm...badass. Nice scenes

kznyc2k · #7 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 8:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Nothing really, I guess. Except for the crane shots maybe. I hear and read a lot of comments about people being surprised by the number of them. I really like your people pics. I went down to 6th Street Wednesday night for a few, but mostly just went for skyline views and then went "joy riding" - on my bike around downtown.

Ah ok. My first time to Austin was three years ago and the place was absolutely booming then, so the crane thing doesn't really surprise me any more except for the Seton/UT project which by my count has seven cranes up and absolutely dominated my view from the Doubletree Austin University Area hotel--by any standards that's a huge looking project.

But even before then, I've been aware of Austin's tremendous growth ever since the Frost Bank Tower went up, which I've always thought was a cool looking building and still do. It's fun to watch a place grow so quickly

Centropolis · #8 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 3:39 PM**

hah. the canadians always seem to be extra red-faced and sweaty from the humidity/warmth at SXSW.

KevinFromTexas · #9 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 8:05 PM**

I thought the weather was great. Wednesday was particularly nice. Friday and Saturday were washed out, though, with the rain. They even cancelled the big outdoor concert at Auditorium Shores because the park was soaked.

Anyway, I really like the pics. That 2nd to last shot with the Capitol dome sticking up is nice.

kznyc2k · #10 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 9:36 PM**

Wednesday was pretty nice, though the heat really seemed to crank up in the evening. Thursday was iffy though, and Friday... I'm glad that's the day we flew back home.

lzppjb · #11 Posted **Mar 23, 2015, 10:21 PM**

It hasn't really even gotten warm yet.

The ATX · #12 Posted **Mar 24, 2015, 3:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

It hasn't really even gotten warm yet.

Imagine if SXSW took place sometime during the July-September time frame. Talk about sweaty masses.

Kudos to kznyc2k for this SXSW collection and his flickr photo stream. There are a lot of amazing photos of NYC and cars.

AviationGuy · #13 Posted **Mar 24, 2015, 8:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I thought the weather was great. Wednesday was particularly nice. Friday and Saturday were washed out, though, with the rain. They even cancelled the big outdoor concert at Auditorium Shores because the park was soaked.

Anyway, I really like the pics. That 2nd to last shot with the Capitol dome sticking up is nice.

I recall that Saturday was on the cool side, but kind of pleasant temperatures (although rainy at times), with people wearing light jackets even during the day (mostly 50s during the day). I don't remember what the temperatures were on Sunday, though.

I think it was less than two weeks before SXSW that we had a morning low of 21F one day and some pretty cold weather. There have also been SXSW where it was so cold that even northerners complained. But usually it's pretty mild since it's held in March.

TXLove · #14 Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 3:47 PM**

Great photos, loved that aerial shot!

tdawg · #15 Posted **Apr 4, 2015, 8:33 PM**

Very cool photos. I loved my one visit to Austin two years ago. I actually could see myself living there.

Danny · #16 Posted **Apr 6, 2015, 3:20 PM**

Very nice and sharp pictures! Thanks for sharing, kznyc2k!

Austin is a very vibrant city. The SXSW festivals must be an interesting time to visit the city. Love the people shots you captured.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.