It turns out Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond, was the perfect choice to play the first slot of our three-day Stereogum/PASTE party. Armed with only her voice and guitar, the karaoke star and…   Read Story »

Hours before this performance, we met with Jack Barnett and his New Puritans on Red River St. Video camera on, mic in hand, we asked about TNP's first trip to the States (because we care). Actually…   Read Story »

We're rolling with a camera crew at this year's fest, capturing our favorite performances, interviewing bands, and getting advice from festival goers on successfully navigating South By Southwest…   Read Story »

Welcome to our night one photo spread. Every year we forget that we can't be in every place at once ... until we wind up waiting in line for two hours. But at least for last night, the lines were so…   Read Story »

This week we're revisiting and reflecting upon the original write-ups for some of our favorite Bands To Watch playing SXSW '08... We first saw No Age live at last year's SXSW and were blown away by…   Read Story »

After I interviewed Yeasayer in November '07, they took off way beyond the low-level buzz the song "2080" was creating at that time. In the last few months, the guys have become key spokespeople for…   Read Story »

We may be running on fumes, but we do still need to run, so we're busy marking up our "to do" lists for the night. Fittingly, for a finale, we're aiming for a dance-y night, with folks like Kid…   Read Story »

The Austin sun's especially strong today -- so much so, it's difficult imagining it setting enough to usher in the nighttime showcases. But it will eventually go away, so if you're here and looking…   Read Story »

Dinner time in Austin, time to munch tacos and figure the night sched. As the picture suggests, tonight's the night for Jens Lekman fans: y'all have two chances to catch the Swedish troubadour (Emo's…   Read Story »

As far as we can tell, there are two must-see parties today. Not to be too shameless, but one of them is ours. We're not just saying that -- we've been waiting for this for months now. This afternoon…   Read Story »