Andy Baio
I write Waxy.org, worked on Upcoming.org and Kickstarter, and work at Expert Labs.

The ROFLCon Summit is a spin-off of the wildly awesome biennial ROFLCon. It'll be bringing together the leading generators, preservers and advancers of online culture so they can talk about where it's all headed and what it means to everyone else. It's an open discussion about why the very same communities that are good at making...

Get tickets: http://www.musicfestnw.com

Join us in celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony and launch of the Portland Incubator Experiment with Mayor Sam Adams, at our First Thursday Block Party.

We'll be welcoming the new class of start-ups and the esteemed mentor group with drinks, entertainment, and of course... PIE.

Join us in the courtyard at Bridge City Comics for a full concert of Geek Girl Awesome by Marian Call and The Doubleclicks! Free for all ages, though a $10-15 artist donation or CD purchase is appreciated if you enjoy it and you're able. The Doubleclicks hail from Portland and sing about D&D, beatboxing, and lots and lots of heartbreak....

Gel ("Good Experience Live") is a conference and community, founded in 2003, exploring good experience in all its forms - in art, business, society, technology, and life.

So we're throwing another epic event at SXSW complete with some fabulous music. We'll flesh this page out as more details emerge.

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SO YOU WANNA SEE THE SHOW? READ ON VERY CAREFULLY...

We will be able to accommodate about 1200 guests. During SXSW we will be giving away around 600-700 "Priority" wristbands randomly to those...

In a highly-anticipated return to SXSW, an all-star lineup of designers, coders, and entrepreneurs compete to pitch their worst business ideas in short lightning rounds. Winner gets funded by a real VC.

We're gathering Austin's best food trucks together for an afternoon of BBQ, tacos, meat pies and more.

Download Foodspotting for Secret Menu items and to participate in a photo scavenger hunt - win prizes!

Featuring the following Food Truck stars:
- Along Came a Slider
- Boomerang's Pies
- Chi'Lantro
- Clem's Hot Diggity...

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Free for SXSW Interactive badgeholders
The Austin Museum of Digital Art presents a party featuring live electronic music and visual art. Expect video projections, a musical Laptop Battle, an exclusive appearance by FaltyDL (Planet Mu) from NYC, a selection of indie videogames curated by Brandon Boyer, and a special live reading from Bruce Sterling....

Let's start SXSW right with a yearly tradition - predrinks at the Driskill hotel bar.

Every year at SXSW we start off the weekend with a couple relaxing drinks in the historic Driskill hotel bar. If you've never been there's no time like the present to get in on this tradition. Stay as long as you want, there are no rules. Its just...

Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.