So I had heard about this crazy party at the end of SXSW called Skull By Skull Now. It is a yearly house party thrown by a bike gang called the Skidmarxxx. I mentioned them before when I was talking about them getting in a fight at the Pure Volume house.  I got invited by the Skidmarxxx, by one of my favorite photographers Sucka Pants, by my intern who was crashing there, and by Cerebral Ballzy who was playing the party.  I had been warned by several people that I should be really careful at SXSN. There are always lots of fights, fireworks and shit getting thrown at people.  They had a huge skull filled with paint cans and explosives and when I got there people were throwing paint at everyone.  There were fireworks everywhere and $10 tattoos.  I saw a guy get a swastika made out of dicks tattooed to his knee.  It seemed like the party had a lot of potential but when I was waiting in line to get a tattoo of a skull wearing a party hat, the cops showed up and the party pretty much ended. They blew up the skull, but ultimately, like the party it was a bit of a dissapointed.  No fights, no sex, no one even got hurt.  The only thing that happened was some people got covered in paint and some guy had his bike put 20 feet up in a tree.

So really, the highlight for me was Cerebral Ballzy.  I know Honor and Mel from the band for over a year but I had never seen them play before. Weird things kept happening and I kept missing them.  Shows got cancled, I showed up late, I had to change plans and all sorts of shit kept me from seeing this band. Finally I did, and they were pretty fucking awesome. You should check them out if you get a chance.

Click here to see the pictures of the madness that is Skull By Skull Now and Cerebral Ballzy.

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