Music Design: Trivia Challenge

Recently, I had the honor of representing Mood Media at the Austin Chronicle’s annual Mind Over Music Trivia Challenge, where we competed against the best in the (Austin) music industry for ultimate bragging rights and to fluff up off our nerdy feathers. We made...

SXSW: Tessa’s Recap

SXSW was a big blur of dirt, dudes with long hair, loud awesome music and telling people “no.” I’m not a big drinker, so luckily I didn’t have to endure ten hours of fun with a crispy hangover. But I was a SXSW Volunteer Stage Manager: it was...

SXSW: Tessa’s Recommendations

This is a delicate list pared down from my Basic Top 400, so rest easy knowing I’ve done all the work for you (unless you really like fusion jazz, because I really can’t help anyone there). For your planning convenience, I’ve included official SXSW...

Concert Recap: Local America

Going on tour is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a starry-eyed, 13 year-old girl at her first local show. It looked like a magical, romantic, exciting. life-changing adventure, revolving around my two favorite things: eating Taco Bell and Rock &...