Friday I head down to SXSW for the fifth year straight; a festival I've had a love affair with ever since my first trip to Austin, when Cowboy Del Amor took home the audience & grand jury prize. Beautiful Losers premiered there as did the short Prom Date and the festival helped secure distribution for Kurt Cobain About a Son. I didn't expect to be back this year - I was stung too harshly by the sudden closing of Las Manitas Avenue Cafe - but the festival lineup proved too alluring. Not to be missed: 11/4/08, Barry Munday, Cold Weather, Helena From the Wedding , How to Fold a Flag, Jean Michele Basquiat: The Radiant Child, Life 2.0, Putty Hill, and The Canal Street Madam. Also, I'll be participating in the mentor sessions on Monday, March 15th. Sign up, say hi, and I promise to be informative.
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