The FeedBak Podcast

Bartenders Cody Budua from StarBar on West 6th and Ashley Haas from Bungalow on Rainey Street talk about:

• How and why they started bartending
• The bartender’s life
• Their pet-peeves as bartenders along with stories
• Bartending techniques
• Tips on how to get a hook at the bar
• Male bartender vs female bartender

The conversation about nightlife and dating in Austin continues. Make sure you go back and listen to Part 1: Dating, Nightlife and Nutty Buddies. With Sheena, J and Marcy on the panel, we discuss the following:

• What would be a definition of date we can all agree on.
• Why is it so hard to date in Austin?
• Meeting people in the bar scene
• What’s your purpose when you go out
• Hanging out vs Dating
• Knocking lungs loose
• We find a date for Sheena
• Online dating

We celebrate Cinco De Mayo at Holy Mountain with B-Boy Queso, Isis, and Kenny Duet:

• We talk about the meaning/history of Cinco De Mayo
• We play a game of trivia
• How to properly take a shot (of tequila)
• We share tequila stories
• A boyfriend and girlfriend play Truth or Drink
• We do a Grito contest
• How not to celebrate Cinco De Mayo

Austin ranks in the Top 5 best cities for singles according to WalletHub. However, the dating scene is quite complex. With Sheena, Tanya and Big Will, we talk about:

• What constitutes a date: the language, dating vs hanging out
• The economics of a date and gender roles: who pays?
• The planning of a date
• The impact of alcohol in a date
• How small Austin is like a high school and the small degree of separation
• Dating in the world of social media, Tinder, OK Cupid, and other technologies
• Going out as a couple
• The hook-up culture

DJ Mahealani, DJ Shani and Queen Deelah are D.A.M.E. or Down Ass Mamas Elevatin’. We talk about:

• Their background and upbringing around music from Texas/Maui, Chicago, and Oakland.
• Their move to Austin and how D.A.M.E. was formed.
• Collecting records and how they consume music.
• How they take their audience through a musical journey at their parties.
• Their song request policy.
• Being females in a male-dominated DJ/MC scene.

Easter weekend was quite eventful! Dave Chappelle, Frederic Yonnet, Body Rock, Stevie Wonder and much more. Darren Griffin, Panda Vinci, and Steven DeBose recount their weekend. We talk about:

• Dave Chappelle's performance at ACL Live
• Body Rock at Empire Control Room on Friday night
• Dave Chappelle's After-party at Speakeasy with Frederic Yonne, Stevie Wonder, and his All-Star Band
• Stevie Wonder's show: Songs in The Key of Life at Frank Erwin Center
• How spoiled we are in Austin in terms of access to talent and prices

M.O.S. and G-Christ of Crew 54 may have jumped into Hip Hop late but they definitely caught up with it. They have been bringing those raw lyrics on top of banging head-nodding beats. We talk about:

• How they fell in love with Hip Hop and met each other (great story there!)
• The beat, production process, the live shows
• The 54 Reality Show
• DVZN Media Production
• How they infiltrated the Austin Hip Hop scene
• The state of the local Hip Hop scene
• The evolution of Hip Hop music on a national level
• Top 5 Dead or Alive, no Biggie, no Pac, no groups

SXSW 2015 has come and gone. We recap the festival with Micco Fey, Paul Erickson, Chris Burfict, Obi Ariguzo, and Marshall Wesney aka SXSWhoa from the SXSW Mafia:

• Preparations and expectations
• The Domination Team from GroupMe
• The Fader Fort and the Kanye rumor
• The lines at the various shows: General Admission, Wristband/Badge, Cash, VIP
• How the new technology impacted the festival (Snapchat, Uber, Lyft, Instagram, FreeAt, etc)
• Transportation to, from and during SXSW
• We make suggestions to Boris Wright, who is an official SXSW staff
• We hear from a SXSW first-timer
• Top 3 shows, Total number of wristbands, Longest line, Best Hustle, Most Hyped (Illmore)
• Random/surreal moments

SXSW 2015 is upon us! Mahogany Dane and Boris Wright have been involved with event production for years. Then we talk to the SXSW Mafia who is behind all SXSW-related announcements on Twitter. They share their insight on SXSW:

• Their passion for music growing up and transition to event production
• Their move to Austin
• The evolution of SXSW
• Interview with the @SXSWMafia (+ 2 major announcements)
• We all share pro tips and advice

Keeper is a 3-member vocal group that was born from their friendship, and mutual of love of harmonizing and music. We talk about:

• Their background in music, singing and songwriting
• 10YR, L.A.X. and the birth of Keeper
• Their collaboration with Applied Pressure and other producers
• Songwriting and production
• Group dynamic and live performance
• How "Happy To Be Sad" got featured on Broad City
• Upcoming projects