Pure Volume house is the only late night party that goes for both weeks of SXSW. You can just RSVP for it online and they have free booze and sometimes free food.  They have bands and a place to chill outside and the whole thing is pretty great except for that every single person in Austin is trying to get in there so the line is constantly around the block.  It is some times okay during the day, but from 10PM on there is no way you are getting in without waiting for an hour. I have been like two times ever in all the years they have been doing it and both times it was during the film/interactive weeks.  I also tried to go once during the day to get free tacos but there were none.  Shenanigans.

Anyway, I hit up Pure Volume on one of my first nights in town. I mostly hung outside with the smokers because it was nice out and I had just come from NYC.  I don’t even smoke, but I tend to get better pictures outside of clubs than in them sometimes.  I met a bunch of cool people, flirted with some girls, and had a way too long conversation with a guy about my acting career.  I think I was pretty tired considering that I am not an actor and have no interest in becoming one. Anyway the night ended with me meeting these kids from a bike crew called the Skidmarxxx. I ran into them all week and ended up going to their Skull By Skull Now party the day after SXSW ended.  For racist, beer swilling, fucked up dudes who live to fight, they were pretty nice guys. Oh, and then about 5 minutes after I met them they some how managed to goad some guy into throwing a chair at them at which point they caught it, hit him with it and then stomped him until the bouncers kicked them out.  See what I mean? Really sweet dudes.

Check out all the pictures from Pure Volume plus more fight pics by clicking here.

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