2010 in Review: SPEAK

This is just one post in my wrap up of the year 2010. If you would like to read the rest, click here to the main post.

If I could sum up 2010 in one word, the obvious answer would be the one word SPEAK. Of course, right? I dedicated the entire year to going to a SPEAK show once a month. During my ordeal, I ended up witnessing a local band from Austin become that band no one knew grow into one of the most talked about bands now (especially in the Austin press).

They're not exactly there yet, but I have a feeling the full length album they've been keeping to themselves will be that final step to take them to that level. That may sound cheesy while you're roll your eyes as you read this but that's just what I think. The girls already loved them. They've performed at major music festivals. I can't wait to see what happens next. I invested too much time in this band to see them fail.

Ah, the Accent article that started it all. I'm so glad that I got to interview 3/4 of the band when I did. Once the EP release show was announced, it gave me an excuse to finally use that interview and save me some time since I already had all the research I needed. After the article and the EP were both released, SPEAK for a Year took off quickly afterwards.

Because of that SPEAK for a Year, I spend over 12 months hanging out with SPEAK. Girls, if that's not an incentive to become a music journalist, I don't know what is.

I forced myself to leave my house and see a SPEAK show every month regardless of how exhausted I was from whatever happened during the day (and something ALWAYS did), how far the show was, how much the cover was or what the weather conditions were that night. And because of my dedication, I was definitely lucky and appreciative to tag along with the guys for my first ACL "guest" experience. I had been to the festival before but nothing could compared to this year.

With my camera in hand, I snapped photos throughout the day but right before they got on stage, I decided to film some behind-the-scene footage. I never released any of it but today is your lucky day!

Here it is. SPEAK's first year performing at Austin City Limits.

Here are the links all the actual posts I wrote during SPEAK for a Year:
December 2009 - April 2010
May 2010
June and July 2010
August 2010
September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
December 2010