This week I go back to my hometown of New Orleans to interview Dan Stein, a local icon and purveyor of fine sandwiches, craft beer, and other goods. We talk about his episode of Queer Eye, the carjacking, and a lot more.

Stein's Deli is on Instagram at @dansteinsdeli. The old instagram account that was brought up in the show is @steinsdeli.

We're also joined by Dan Fox of Antigrav magazine, a great alternative news monthly you should grab if you're in NOLA. You can find them at https://antigravitymagazine.com/ or on instagram and twitter at @antigravmag.

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I interview Mo Pittle, the creator of JewBoy Burgers, and Trevor Bell, head of culinary for all things JewBoy. It's the JewBoy decade, folks. Go get yourself a sack of burgers and some latkes.

In this episode, I interview Sean Daigle and Rio Payne from Outer Heaven, a disco club in Austin.

They're at @outerheavendiscoclub on Instagram

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On this episode of Bon Temps Club, I sat down with Antonio Matta and Bonnie Scott of The Treasury, an East Austin "speakeasy" located in Shangri-La. We talked about craft dives, trying to cultivate a vibe, and what it's like to run this kind of place in this part of town.

SXSW starts this week so we’re releasing a SXSW special, featuring guests Kasey Randall (Austin Tech & UX group) and Blake Williams (Hyperreal Film Club). This is our guide to the fest and how to navigate this huge thing taking over the city. We talk about the conference, movies, music, and roaming the streets.

If you like this episode, please follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube at @BonTempsClub.

Thanks Tom Micklethwait for letting us use Saddle Up to record and for stopping by for a bit.

Austin Tech & UX group: https://www.meetup.com/austin-tech-experience-group/

Hyperreal Film Journal: https://hyperrealfilm.club/reviews

@hyperrealfilmclub on Instagram

Show Contents:

Beginning: 0:00-6:53

Overview of SXSW: 6:53

Badge Prices: 9:36

Wristbands and Unofficial Events: 10:49

Tom Micklethwait Joins us: 18:23

The Conference: 22:16

XR Exhibition: 27:42

Other Exhibitions and 1 Million RSVPs: 38:01

Film Festival: 41:58

Hyperreal Film Club: 54:54

Music Fest: 1:03:32

More Off-track and Unofficial things: 1:11:16

Wrapping up: Kasey’s top tips: 1:17:45

Events

Thursday March 7th:

• Hotel Vegas 13 year anniversary party

Friday March 8:

• SXSW Begins (Conference, Film Fest)

Monday March 11:

• SXSW Music Fest begins

Wednesday March 13:

• Marshall Fun House starts: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Sk3gPs7_t/?hl=en

Thursday March 14th:

• Portrayal of Guilt, others @ Outer Heaven 3pm-9pm https://www.instagram.com/p/C3qNxpnpjao/?hl=en&img_index=2Friday March 15:
• Caravaggio at Elisabet New Museum, from Hyperreal Film Club: https://hyperrealfilm.club/events/2024/3/15/caravaggio-film-screening-at-elisabet-ney

Saturday March 16:

• Micklethwait Saturday 16th: Benefit show for Jason Austin
• Last day of SXSW

Sunday March 17th:

• Micklethwait Sunday 17th: Mini Chili Dog Fest feat 5 bands

Official SXSW things:

• Rolling Stone Future of Music at ACL Live: https://www.acllive.com/event/sxsw-rolling-stone-future-of-music-2024-showcase-03-14
• “Rising Stars” of the music fest: https://www.sxsw.com/music/2024/rising-stars-of-the-sxsw-2024-music-festival/
• Film wristbands: https://www.sxsw.com/wristbands/film-and-tv/
• Music wristbands: https://www.sxsw.com/wristbands/music/

Resources:

• Blueprint: https://www.theblprnt.com
• Dirty Team: https://www.instagram.com/thedirtyteam/?hl=en
• https://rsvpatx.com/what-is-sxsw
• do512: https://2024.do512.com/p/the-coolest-interactive-panels-at-sxsw-2024

For fun:

• AMC Nicole Kidman commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEeIxZJ9x0
• Yogetsu Akasaka the beatboxing buddhist monk: https://youtu.be/OpSvJfhM3zA?si=J3KJXejVkhbvluaY

I sat down with Rachelle and Chadwick from East Austin bar The Cavalier. We talked about raising a baby and a bar at the same time, community in East Austin during times of crisis, and the answers to questions pulled out of a hat.

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The Cavalier is on Instagram at @thecavalieratx

For our pilot episode, I sat down with Tom Micklethwait and Ren Garcia of Micklethwait Craft Meats, a BBQ restaurant in East Austin, Texas. We had a good time talking about Texas BBQ, Austin, and how these things are changing. Plus we pulled some questions out of a hat.

If you like this episode, please follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube at @BonTempsClub.

You can find Micklethwait on Instagram at @CraftMeats