SXSW 2012: The Photos.

by | Apr 24, 2012 | PHOTOGRAPHY

Last week, we brought you Chad Brown’s recap of the wild, crazy, and completely overwhelming experience he had at SXSW 2012. But in truth, that was only half the story.

Last week, we brought you Chad Brown’s recap of the wild, crazy, and completely overwhelming experience he had at SXSW 2012. But in truth, that was only half the story. The other half consisted of a whole pile of great photos he shot at various shows he attended over the course of the festival. We thought these photos were significant enough to merit their own separate post, and so we are presenting those to you now. Feast your eyes:

LIL WAYNE (New Orleans, LA):

SAY ANYTHING (Los Angeles, CA):

GIRLS (San Francisco, CA):

EMINEM & 50 CENT (Detroit, MI):

BRIGHT MOMENTS (New York, NY):

DALE EARNHARDT JR JR (Detroit, MI):

CLOUD NOTHINGS (Cleveland, OH):

Images by Chad Brown
Introductory text by Andrew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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