Rave New World

Rave New World

ALL THE FREE SHIT I GOT AT SXSW

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Michelle Lhooq
Mar 23, 2026
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SXSW might be the best festival ever for scoring random free shit—and I’m saying this as a professional swag bag schemer. The music, film and tech gathering has been gradually cannibalized by corporate interests since it began in 1987, going from a scrappy showcase of Austin’s music scene to a networking bonanza for tech founders and angel investors rai…

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