{"id":9505,"date":"2019-03-17T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T14:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/david-boring-the-first-hong-kong-band-invited-to-sxsw-in-austin-texas\/"},"modified":"2019-03-17T14:29:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T14:29:34","slug":"david-boring-the-first-hong-kong-band-invited-to-sxsw-in-austin-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/lifestyle\/david-boring-the-first-hong-kong-band-invited-to-sxsw-in-austin-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"David Boring, the first Hong Kong band invited to SXSW in Austin, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cahN7Ekrydo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https:\/\/sc.mp\/subscribe-youtube<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong band David Boring have become the first band from the city to be invited to the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The punk band, which was formed in 2013, is named after the unlikely hero from the American cult classic graphic novel of the same name. They also featured in the late Anthony Bourdain&#8217;s last episode of Parts Unknown, slowly reaching out to a more global audience. <\/p>\n<p>SXSW, short for South by Southwest, brings together music festivals and conferences every year in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on David Boring, the first Hong Kong band invited to SXSW in Austin, Texas<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=David+Boring%2C+the+first+Hong+Kong+band+invited+to+SXSW+in+Austin%2C+Texas&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">David Boring, the first Hong Kong band invited to SXSW in Austin, Texas - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635edcd0a3f4400919c2330b235f750&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straitstimes.com%2Flife%2Fentertainment%2Fhong-kong-boy-band-mirror-s-concert-in-malaysia-cancelled-singapore-gig-still-on&amp;c=9369624428166915190&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong boy band Mirror\u2019s concert in Malaysia cancelled, Singapore gig still on\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong boy band Mirror\u2019s upcoming concert in Malaysia ... in 2018, and released their first single, In A Second, in November that year. 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They included Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635edcd0a3f4400919c2330b235f750&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldsoccertalk.com%2Fnews%2Fhong-kong-to-invite-ronaldo-and-al-nassr-as-revenge-to-messi%2F&amp;c=4211107767708448796&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong to invite Ronaldo and Al-Nassr as revenge to Messi\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe first match I played in Arabia ... In fact, a plan to invite Ronaldo and Al-Nassr for a friendly is already in the works. That\u2019s according to Pui Kwan-kay, the president of the Hong Kong FA, who ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635edcd0a3f4400919c2330b235f750&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techtimes.com%2Farticles%2F303629%2F20240416%2Fhong-kong-greenlights-first-bitcoin-ether-etfs-conditional-approval.htm&amp;c=17588611251417352880&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong Greenlights First Bitcoin, Ether ETFS with Conditional Approval\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong's securities regulator has granted conditional approval for the city's first spot-bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a report by AFP. 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Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day. Multiple Hong Kong ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635edcd0a3f4400919c2330b235f750&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fsport%2Fracing%2Farticle%2F3259003%2Fdavid-hayes-confirms-group-one-test-little-brose-hong-kong-debut-its-throw-stumps&amp;c=3523626983868585528&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Hayes confirms Group One test for Little Brose in Hong Kong debut: \u2018It\u2019s a throw at the stumps\u2019\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Hayes will throw Group One Blue Diamond Stakes (1,200m) winner Little Brose in the deep end for his Hong Kong debut when he ... 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