Birmingham Goes to SXSW

Birmingham Goes to SXSW was a 6-hour multi-band concert and party featuring eight bands with ties to Birmingham performing at the Creekside Lounge in Austin, Texas on March 21, 2009 during the 2009 South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival.

The event was organized by Skybucket Records owner Travis Morgan and Tenner11 Management owner Jeff Tenner. The costs of transporting and housing the bands and equipment, renting the space, and providing free beer to the audience, was offset by sponsorships from Live 100.5, Bottletree Cafe, WorkPlay, Bham.fm, Bham Text, Rojo, Soca Clothing, Levy's Fine Jewelry, Skybucket Records, Tenner11, Reg's Coffee House, Trak Shak, and Black & White. Advance fundraisers helped with the transportation costs.

Performances

• Taylor Hollingsworth
• The Grenadines
• Duquette Johnston and the Rebel Kings
• 13ghosts
• Through the Sparks
• Kate Taylor Band
• Vulture Whale
• O + S (Orenda Fink and Cedric Le Moyne)

References

• Seay, John (March 27, 2009) "SXSW Diary: Birmingham bands sojourn to South by Southwest." Birmingham Weekly