On The Road To SXSW With Vanaprasta: Day 2

So, it’s the second to last day of our stay at SXSW Music 2010 and we’ve got more exclusive reviews and photos coming your way, but let’s back it up a bit and go back to our trip out here with Vanaprasta. As you’ve seen in our video log (vlog) #1, the band seemed to having a great time out on the long ride out to Austin. However, as the event drew closer, we all grew excited, anxious, and even a little nervous.

After getting dinner/breakfast at 3 am on Monday night/Tuesday morning at IHOP, we all awoke from our slumber at the hotel and set out again. However, before we could actually continue we had to make a stop in El Paso once we enter Texas. Pit stop #1 was Guitar Center for these guys and the moment we walked in, everyone seemed to ask if they were a band. As a person who normally doesn’t enter Guitar Center on a regular basis, it was quite weird to have people stop and ask if you needed help or with the band. Smiley needed new cymbals and with the help of Steven, we found a manger’s special where he got the first cymbal 50% and the second one free.

Next up was Best Buy as their engineer, Chad, had to stop and get a flip camera. If you haven’t noticed by now, catching the boys of Vanaprasta in candid moments is pure money and knowing how these boys can turn anything into something hilarious Chad had the right idea.

With a few more stops including dinner at Dairy Queen and one at The Smiley Show (which you’ll see below), we finally arrived into Austin around 1 AM. Vanprasta performed twice on Wednesday and will be performing again today on Friday. If you’re in town, make sure you catch them at Triple Crown Tattoo Parlour starting at 1 PM. Until then, check out the second half of our trip down to Austin as well as some live footage from Vanaprasta’s show at The Belmont as part of Manic Fest Destiny Showcase!

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