SXSW is All Grown Up

Well, well, well, it seems that SXSW has shaved it's beard, cut it's hair, traded the tie-dye for a suit coat, hired some lawyers, and, quite frankly SOLD OUT!!!! What was once a proud alternative venue has become the man, the system, the establishment, and big brother. Now there are real alternative to the alternative venues popping up, and it seems SXSW doesn't like the competition. SXSA -oops - I mean SA Indie Fest - lost it's moniker in the 11th hour via some legalese from the SXSW organization. (see LD's previous blog, right-on sisters!).
So, who is funding SXSW, you may ask? Musicians, that's who. What once was a genuine benefactor of the arts has turned into a chupacabra of sorts, though thier unquenchable thirst is not for goat's blood. This business model seems neither self-sustaining nor mutually beneficial. I implore the masses to rise up, refuse to pay for gas money to get to Austin, don't shell out your precious time to carting gear, footing your own bar tab, shelling out some payola just to play an off-off-off sixth street bar at 2am on Wednesday night for a 15 minute set in a 16 band schedule in a crappy sounding venue with overpriced beer!
Why? Because payola just ain't what it used to be.
Rock On