SXSW Car Crash Tragedy: Drunk Driver Suspect Charged With Murder

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced the winners of this year's Jury and Special Award winners in a ceremony held Tuesday night in Austin, Texas, and hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael  With Lady Gaga and her bucking vomitron in my rearview, my personal goal for Friday at SXSW was to find some … Read more

Lady Gaga addresses difficulties in SXSW keynote

Lady Gaga Gets Puked On at SXSW Concert – Watch Now! Lady Gaga is covered with vomit while performing a special concert on the Doritos #BoldStage during the 2014 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on  AUSTIN, Texas — Lady Gaga vowed to quit pop music rather than compromise, detailing a difficult year that included … Read more

Lady Gaga addresses difficulties in SXSW keynote

Registrants are invited to join us for a complimentary Bloody Mary Breakfast with Tito's Vodka and free breakfast tacos—both Austin staples—tomorrow morning at 11am at the Radio Day Stage in Ballroom D of the Austin  Registrants are invited to join us for a complimentary Bloody Mary Breakfast with Tito's Vodka and free breakfast tacos—both Austin … Read more

5 things we learned at SXSW Interactive

0313-sxsw-accident-AP Two people were killed and 23 more injured after a suspected drunk driver, who was trying to evade arrest, crashed through barricades set up for a South By Southwest event and ran over several  SXSW witness: Couldn't hear car over the music. By Craig Hlavaty, Mike Ward, Peggy Fikac | March 13, 2014 | … Read more

SXSW crash: 9 remain hospitalized after deadly incident

One of the two people killed by a suspected drunk driver Thursday morning at South by Southwest in Austin is being remembered by his company MassiveMusic. Steven Craenmehr, who was attending the music portion of the festival, was 35 years old and  Gap, SXSW's official t-shirt provider, is taking over Stubbs this Saturday for an … Read more

5 things we learned at SXSW Interactive

Austin police said Thursday that the suspect in the deadly car crash that killed two SXSW attendees will be charged with two counts of capital murder. According to local reports, police said two other victims remained in critical condition and three The motorist, identified as Rashad Charjuan Owens, 21, fled from police and was subdued … Read more

5 things we learned at SXSW Interactive

Video and images shared on social media from Austin, Tex., where two people were killed and 23 others injured after a car crashed through a barricade and struck people attending the South by Southwest festival. That changed last night, when Jay and 'Ye took over the Austin Music Hall for Samsung's big SXSW party. Needless … Read more

5 things we learned at SXSW Interactive

For most of Wednesday, our team in Austin, Texas, had their eyes on the stage at Stubb's BBQ, where we presented our SXSW showcase featuring sets by Damon Albarn, St. Vincent, Kelis, Eagulls and Perfect Pussy. But near the end of the night, we started  That changed last night, when Jay and 'Ye took over … Read more

Hit-and-run driver kills 2 at SXSW

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced the winners of this year's Jury and Special Award winners in a ceremony held Tuesday night in Austin, Texas, and hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael  Two people were killed and 23 others injured at South by Southwest Thursday morning after a car drove through a temporary … Read more