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March 14, 2005
SXSW Cracking Down on Day Parties?
The SXSW organization has started revoking press passes of some publications holding day parties, according to the unofficial list. Most recently, they revoked Chunklet Magazine's pass. The SXSW day party scene has outgrown the showcases to the point where you can avoid buying overpriced wristbands and still get to see most of the bands you want to see.
Speaking of sxsw, those assholes revoked chunklet magazine's press pass. The official reason is that they weren't going to cover the festival enough, but through the grapevine I heard it was because they were advertising their free party/day show too much. I'm thinking of making t-shirts that say "sxsw destroys music" and wearing it around all week.
If true, this is a bad trend. Though they have the right to protect their intellectual property, what the higher-ups at SXSW might not realize is that the day parties are not parasites of their festival. They actually make the festival stronger. And remember, nobody likes a buzzkill.
Posted by timothompson at March 14, 2005 02:51 PM