The Sip: The Sweet Leaf Tea Blog » Live Music http://sweetleafteablog.com Writings from Sweet Leaf Tea employees! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:26:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Day Four of the Sweet Leaf Tea 12 Days of Christmas! http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/12/12/day-four-of-the-sweet-leaf-tea-12-days-of-christmas/ http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/12/12/day-four-of-the-sweet-leaf-tea-12-days-of-christmas/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:47:23 +0000 Danny http://sweetleafteablog.com/?p=10161

HO, HO, HOPE you are enjoying this contest as much as we here in the office are!  HUGE shout out to Jennifer for entering and winning day 3 of the 12 days of Sweet Leaf Tea Christmas!  Hope the Grinch doesn’t intercept the package!

Day four starts now!

ON THIS FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME…

Four Music Festivals!

This year Sweet Leaf Tea participated in FOUR music festivals! SXSW, Free Press Summer Fest, Lollpalooza, and Austin City Limits!

Write to us in the comment box below and let us know your most memorable moment from one of these festivals this year. One lucky winner will win a ROCKING SLT prize pack!

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]]> http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/12/12/day-four-of-the-sweet-leaf-tea-12-days-of-christmas/feed/ 4 EB and J-Stan’s ACL Picks http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/09/15/eb-and-j-stan%e2%80%99s-acl-picks/ http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/09/15/eb-and-j-stan%e2%80%99s-acl-picks/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:37:11 +0000 Elizabeth http://sweetleafteablog.com/?p=9816 Hey guys, @SweetleafBarber here, back to share my top picks for ACL this year. But this year, I am not alone. J-Stan and I have known for awhile we both shared a love of spreadsheets, but we didn’t know until this August when we ventured to Chi-town for Lollapalooza that we had the same love for live music. You know when you are planning out your festival schedule with friends and it gets tricky because…you want to see this band and they want to see that band….well not me and J-Stan. We had all the same festival picks and that’s when we knew we would be music fest soul mates forever. So now it’s time to share with you our ACL schedule magic.

Ok, so our top pick this ACL has to go out to our boy, KANYE WEST. After we saw Eminem at Lolla, this became a no-brainer. I think if there is another performer that can bring the same energy Emimen did it would have to be Kanye. @SweetleafJermaine and J-Stan sang every word to every song and I chimed in every chance I could (what, he raps at warp speed). Our hands bounced up and down, heads bobbing to the beat, and we even held lighters in the air when Bruno Mars came on stage. I was on a high the rest of the trip from that show. So you will find us three at the Bud Light stage on Friday night reliving our Lolla glory. Spoiler Alert: What if, just what if, Jay-Z surprised everyone and came out to rap with Kanye under the Austin skyline?!?!

Some other top picks…Foster the People, Young the Giant, Fitz and the Tantrums (we saw them at a Lolla afterparty and they rocked it…super high energy and a stellar cover of Sweet Dreams).

]]> http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/09/15/eb-and-j-stan%e2%80%99s-acl-picks/feed/ 0 SweetLeafDanny’s Top Pick for ACL! http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/09/09/sweetleafdannys-top-pick-for-acl/ http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/09/09/sweetleafdannys-top-pick-for-acl/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:16:57 +0000 Danny http://sweetleafteablog.com/?p=9735 ACL is ONE WEEK AWAY!  OMG!  Then, I realized I’ve been so busy prepping that I haven’t written my top pick for the festival.  Frantically, I scanned the line-up and LOW-AND-BEHOLD I found them!

TELEKINESIS!

I discovered this band at SXSW 3 years ago to the Austinist SXSW party. They were one of the opening bands that played before Kevin Devine (Personal Favorite).  So I got there early and starting listening, and they caught my eye right off the bat.  One thing that I was super impressed with, was the lead singer (Telekinesis! founder and brainchild, Michael Lerner) plays the drums while singing. It’s AH-mazing.  I’ve seen them play SXSW a couple of time now and they have 2 albums and one EP out. They are all top notch records!  BONUS they play at the Google + stage on Saturday at 11:45am! See them. It’s a great band to start your day!

This first video is just a live performance of to show you how awesome he is a drumming and singing my (current) favorite song.

These following are just awesome, listen and enjoy.

See you there!!!

-@SweetLeafDanny

]]> http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/09/09/sweetleafdannys-top-pick-for-acl/feed/ 0 Mandy’s Lolla Picks and Tips http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/08/02/mandys-lolla-picks-and-tips/ http://sweetleafteablog.com/2011/08/02/mandys-lolla-picks-and-tips/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:59:28 +0000 Smashley http://sweetleafteablog.com/?p=9583 Lollapalooza Round 2!

I can’t believe it is less than a week until I will be in lovely Chi-town slingin’ some Sweet Leaf Tea with my awesome tea’mates. This will be my second year attending Lolla and I couldn’t be more excited.

Last year was my practice round…this year I’m gonna be a Lolla pro!

When I’m not passing out the best tea on the planet, you can find me jamming to my favorite bands. This year, I have a huge dilemma- Coldplay or Muse? Gwyneth Paltrow’s handsome hubby or Kate Hudson’s baby daddy? Of course they are both playing at the same time Friday night! I love them both and I can’t decide! Might just come to the toss of a coin!

Lollapalooza tip: Bring a poncho! We’ve got a 50% chance of scattered T-storms on Friday in Chicago, folks!

And believe me- I am not letting anything rain on my parade! (pun intended)

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Top Pick : The Cars (Sunday – 8/7 : 4pm : Music Unlimited Stage)

Being a huge fan of the 80s, The Cars always said they would not get back together…Glad they were not able to stick to their word.

Random Pick: The Naked and Famous (Friday – 8/5 : 3pm : Sony Stage!

Although I missed their show here in Austin, Texas a few months ago, I am sure this band will make up for it as we rock out together under the amazing Chicago skyline!

Festival Tips:

1. Ziplock Bags – Good for keeping your cell phone dry if it should rain. Cool thing, Seems to always happen at some point at Lollapalooza.

2. Swag Bag – I make sure to always have a back pack handy for all the Sweet free stuff.

3. Grannyism #65 “Life is a Garden, Dig It”  – I have learned over the many years of festival-going, always make the most out of your experience.

See ya’ in Chicago!

- Maine!

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