East End Ink

Ladies and gentlemen of SXSW ! We don’t normally drink all day  and all night, but with all the free beverages we are being offered, it’s hard to say no. Tito’s Vodka knows you all are having a good time, and they want to keep you safe as well so they’ve provided a FREE and safe mode of transportation to get you around town !   Tito’s Trolley is officially in service as of 2:00pm today and will continue to run throughout the festival everyday til 9pm. For a look at where the Trolley will be click here. Find their current location through their Twitter – #TitosTrolley – hashtag.

So make sure to be on the look out for the Trolley and have fun!!

As we rapidly approach Friday, the excitement is slowly beginning to kick in ! With shirts still being printed, we wanted to share our latest goodies with you all once again.

Friday marks the official first day of SXSW ! Here’s some parties to kickstart your butt into gear :

1- South by GoLab

2- Digital LA – Dynamite Network SXSW Cocktails

3- North of 41 – Canada Lounge @ SXSW

These two parties aren’t on Friday but they look so awesome we wanted to include them anyways ;]

1- Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel

2- The Warby Parker Citizen’s Circus

SXSW is just 4 days away…and so the chaos continues! With an overwhelming Unofficial 2012 Schedule available to us now, we have decided to pick some of the parties we have already RSVP’d to and hopefully have you all RSVP as well. Today’s picks are:

1- The House of Creatives Project, which is sponsored by Black Banditz, Bang On! NYC, No Shame, Zero Film Festival, Loose World & Freaker.

2- Portland/Oakland/Austin SXSW Showcase, bands playing will be Agent Ribbons, Y La Bamba, Radiation City, Emily Jane White, Foxtails Brigade, Nick Jaina & Body Parts.

Meanwhile, around the shop we continue to get ready for next week. Busy busy with tees such as the ones below. Pretty awesome huh? :] Can’t wait to see people actually wearing them around town!

It’s our favorite time of year !

Spring is just around the corner & that means only one thing… South by Southwest is approaching ! The fashion, the parties, the films.. the free food & drinks, the music and the interesting people… it’s almost too much to handle – ALMOST. SXSW officially starts Friday March 9th with both the Interactive and Film panels. The first couple of days are really for networking and socializing – Startup businesses come and showcase to the SXSW community, hoping to become the next big thing (success stories include: Twitter, Skype, and Instagram). Films are debuted in hopes of acclaiming the title for this year’s most promising piece .. and bands start arriving with aspirations of creating the largest buzz amongst the thousands of music fans that flow into the city.

We are beyond thrilled to be working on a bunch of SXSW projects and it is about time we start sharing with y’all (slowly of course, because anticipation is key)! The possibilities of SXSW are endless – we will try our best to keep you updated with the best events, screenings and shows that pass by us.. here’s a few links to get you started on the RSVPs:

3rd Annual Ignite Social Media Party /  EITS presents The Future of Music Showcase /  Austin Never Sleeps Official After Party / SXSW House Party 2012

Check back regularly for more sneak peeks, RSVP links and show updates !

was anyone part of the pepsi max truck experience during south by southwest? it was host of special performances (including the snoop dogg/warren g show), concert screenings, happy hours, barbecue plus lots of activities like ping pong, foosball and a photo booth. Our digital department, with MVP Jason Carter leading the pack, was a huge part of turning this parking lot into one of the most happening locations during south by…all under a 48 hour turn around !

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Our digital department has been blowing up these past two weeks – sometimes projects come in & out of there so fast that i don’t even get a chance to see them ! we recently did this vehicle wrap that caught my eye…

It turns out that Spiderwood Studios is this wicked rad production studio located along the Colorado River, over 200 acres wide ! They will be hosting a party this SXSW at Maggie Mae’s with local band Speak and Sahara Smith.

here’s some SXSW Interactive tees all up in your grill (x_x) !

but seriously, that’s some spot on discharge orange to match the official Interactive color

…we are gettin so close to the biggest day(s) in austin – ah !

is everyone getting their rsvp’s in?

here’s one that just opened today as a little treat for readin’ our blog :D

1 out of 6 sxsw shirts we’re printing -

1 color discharge white :

Our shelves are filled…

It.. is coming….