Triumph of the Ill
We missed them at SXSW, but a couple of months ago, _Heeb_ rabbinic authority Berel B introduced us to "The Whitest Kids U' Know":http://www.whitestkids.com/main/ at Piano's. Tonight, their new series debuts on...
Hasidic Hijinx
You may recognize some of the faces from our "Hanukkah hijacking of the Mitzvah Tank":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG4pG-NBJdE _Heeb_ Founder Jennifer Bleyer goes inside the only religious movement ever named...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (The Hangover)
Woke up in bed with "JDub":http://www.jdubrecords.org/ Director of Marketing, Elliot Fox (a perfect gentleman). Managed to stagger out to the street and find a cab to the "Kerbey Lane Café ":http://www.kerbeyl...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (People Watching)
Other than music and Tex-Mex, people watching is probably the most enjoyable pastime at SXSW. Our friends at "Smith Magazine":http://smithmag.net/2007/03/18/geek-shirts-a-sxswi-photo-essay/ have posted a hyster...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Saturday Showcase with JDub Records)
In full disclosure, I probably was a little too trashed to fully appreciate the showcase. I do have a somewhat hazy mixture of recollections that include getting trapped inside a port-o-potty, texting with Jame...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Times New Viking)
While "Lily Allen":http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/, " Amy Winehouse":http://www.amywinehouse.co.uk/ and "The Good, The Bad & The Queen":http://www.thegoodthebadandthequeen.com/ generated the largest crowds and t...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Going to Church)
The next few hours are kind of a drunken whirlwind: "Sloan":http://www.sloanmusic.com/ at the "Dollhouse":http://www.dollhouse.com/-sponsored _Jane_ Party ("_Jane_ Magazine":http://www.janemag.com/ had the best...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Meditations on Daniel Johnston)
I take off and head over to the Convention Center. I narrowly miss a performance by Daniel Johnston. Drats. In my mind, experiencing Daniel Johnston in Austin is akin to experiencing Van Gogh in Arles. Two geni...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Insound Showcase)
The _Heeb_ crew wakes up around noon and grabs brunch at a pretty mediocre Tex-Mex joint. "Michael Showalter":http://www.michaelshowalter.net/, "Eugene Mirman":http://www.eugenemirman.com/ and "Aziz Ansari":htt...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Night One)
"The Dears":http://www.thedears.org/ and "Bloc Party":http://www.blocparty.com/ play at Stubb's. I'm drinking my eleventh or so Shiner Bock when I spot former human "Dennis Miller":http://www.foxnews.com/story/...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Arrival)
We land in Austin on at around 2 p.m. and take a cab to the Hilton to drop off our shit off at the JDub crib. What a fucking madhouse. Sixth Street is like a gigantic L train to Lorimer. We walk past Wayne Coyn...
_Heeb_ at SXSW (Departure)
Off to "SXSW for our showcase at the Habana Calle Annex":http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/club/Habana%20Calle%206%20Annex.html on Saturday night. After fortuitously being bumped to first class (LeTigre was ...
