They Like Us, They Really Like Us!

Musicians always claim that Austin is one of their favorite cities to play, and while this makes perfect sense to us and we hope that it's their honest opinion, we never really know if they're just buttering us up, before moving on and claiming that Houston is the coolest city in Texas. So it warms Austinist's heart and reassures our ego when we hear public praise of our fair city. Cary Brothers, whose song "Blue Eyes" is a standout on the Garden State soundtrack, had this to say of his time spent here for SXSW:

"Thanks so much to everyone who came out for my shows at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. The band and I had a blast, and the Hotel Cafe Show we played with Aqualung, Tom McRae, Alexi Murdoch, Joshua Radin, and many others was the best show I've ever been a part of..."

Austinist was lucky enough to be at that fantastic Hotel Cafe show and trust us Cary, the feeling is mutual.