SXSW = BANG X BANG WEST!

So folks!  I moved to Austin….  Yeah I did that shit in Fucking December,

but I am finally writing a blizigity blog to keep your minds right!

I guess it is only fitting the first blog I write after relocating

from my permanent residence at Nevaehland Ranch

is about a little event I have been screwing up

royally since I was 16 and it is called SXSW

(SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST)

Prior to this particular SXSW I didn’t keep a luxury condo in

Austin Proper so I had to have my driver cart my ass home every morning after doing the

walk of shame through some hotel lobby, but things have changed and I have started DO’IN BIG!

The Thursday before SXSW my Homeboy Sean’er Dawner Brennan of the Chicago band SKYBOX called me

and said, “Cain!  Brotha!  Would you mind if this really cute girl from LA stayed at your crib in ATX for SXSW this week?”

I am sure you will all be surprised but my answer was of course WHY THE HELL NOT?!?!

So I introduce to you Ms. Jenny Jones.

The kicker was I had no idea about the rad project she was in the ATX to promote.

Jenny works for one of the most awesome projects that I have seen or heard of in a long time called

FALLING WHISTLES

Which is a company that sells these awesome Whistle Chains:

You see FALLING WHISTLES is a non-profit organization set up to campaign for peace in

the Congo.  They ask you to wear your protest and be a whistle blower for PEACE.

These awesome pieces are being worn by celebs all over the place from Jay-Z

to the Bravery and now yours truly!  So go contribute and be fashionable

while making a difference!

The other thing that I didn’t know about Ms. Jones was she was bringing someone

who I actually knew from a time before time.  If you have a copy of the imfamous U! Magazine

then you may have asked who’s house was that Cain was jumping off of i the index?

Well this was the mean crew I was to roll with the rest of the week kids!

But back the story of SXSW.  The week started with SXSW Interactive Festival

and I was hired on as a guest celebrity photographer for the entire  event

due to my love of the craft of photography, my latest hobby.

I thought when i signed on these jokers knew who they

were dealing with, but I’ll get back to that tirade

later in the story for now I’ll start with

the first party I shot it was the Gowalla iPhone App Party.

Gowalla is an app that is sort of like FourSquare, but after the interactive segment of SXSW

I have noticed there are probably like 1,000 apps just like this so who gives a fuck you’re gonna download

the app go the party and erase it a day later anyway.  So whoever is throwing the best party is where you are going!

Let me tell you the Gowalla cats did have their heads straight and their ducks in a row when it comes

to throwing a fabo party!  The DJ set was provided by none other than my home boys from Chi-Town

DJ’s J2K and Autobot together forming Flosstradamus

Here are some of the shots I got of them on stage:

So all this went down at The Belmont and these cats were just the openers!

The main event of the night was MATT & KIM of Brooklyn, NY!

So let me just say I knew who MATT & KIM were, but until you see them live  you just really don’t know!

They are the Effing Shit!!!!!!!!!!  Especially at a small little venue like The Belmont!

Also, I have to say I really think these are some of the best photos I’ve shot.

This show was sick!  And this was just the first night of SXSW!

So I am gonna do a couple blogs about this so I don’t loose your attention,

but stay tuned to find out why SXSW is suing me and to see how my

trip next week to see LCD Soundsystem at Madison Square Garden goes for Mr. Murphey’s last show!

FUCK YEAHAHA!!!