Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

SXSW 2014 day 2 recap

March 18, 2014

Michael Turnini/ The Paisano Day one of SXSW was a blast and day two was even better. The start to my day was not the greatest. Parking at SXSW is something that is almost impossible...

SXSW 2014 day 1 recap

March 12, 2014

Rafael Gutierrez/ The Paisano There are two lessons I learned today from my time spent at SXSW. 1) Don’t forget to bring a phone charger. 2) Be prepared to walk. March...

SXSW 2014 event guide

March 4, 2014

Daryl Smith South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) is back in Austin. Musicians, ranging from country to pop and R&B, will be performing March 11-16. Actors and...

SXSW presents ‘Spark: A Burning Man Story’

March 9, 2013

If you have ever heard of Burning Man, you might already know it isn’t your average festival. One could hardly call it a festival. Before I saw “Spark: A Burning Man Story,” all knew was that a...

SXSW Film presents: ‘I Give It a Year’

March 9, 2013

How should one react to a movie without a main character? A story without a bad guy or a good guy?“I Give It A Year” is a romantic comedy directed by Dan Mazer ( writer of “Borat” and “Bruno).The...

SXSW: ‘Good Vibrations’ film review

March 9, 2013

When you leave a movie with a smile stuck on your face, you know it did it’s job. “Good Vibrations” is without question a timeless feel-good movie and possibly one of the best movies I’ve seen...

Chris Eska presents ‘The Retrieval’ at SXSW

March 8, 2013

Chris Eska kicks off his second feature film with an emotionally charged bang. “The Retrieval” opens to the sound of cannon blast and the silhouette of a young boy marching up a hill toward a house...

‘Our Nixon’ debuts at SXSW

March 8, 2013

If “Our Nixon” isn’t one of the best movies at SXSW then it certainly should be the greatest underdog story of the festival. This movie miraculously turned 36 hours of silent archival footage into...

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