Music fans who skipped out on Ray Benson's birthday party on Tuesday (March 14) during SXSW are now kicking themselves for missing a surprise appearance from Willie Nelson.
Back in 2014, Huston-Tillotson science professor Jeff Wilson gained a modicum of fame by living in a dumpster to teach his students about efficiency and minimalist living. He apparently had a lot of time to think in his dingy dumpster digs, and has since designed a line of tiny but technologically impressive tiny homes being manufactured in Austin.
Thursday night (March 18), Loretta Lynn played a spirited set at the iconic Austin, Texas venue Stubb's during the South by Southwest Music Festival, where she took song requests from the crowd.
Willie Nelson calls Austin, Texas home, but his appearance at the popup Spotify House venue at SXSW 2016 on Sunday night (March 13) was unplanned — and a huge surprise for the crowd.
Hey! Have you heard? SXSW is upon us, which means traffic will be OBSCENE going in, and coming out of Austin for the next few weeks. Since Austin is already gridlocked for much of the time, combining SXSW will likely start Carmageddon. But there's one more thing happening tomorrow (Friday) - the arrival of President Barack Obama...