Here lies our documentation of Thursday in Austin. For more, check our list of 32 Must See Bands this week, and our coverage from Wednesday. (That's Zola Jesus above, by Ryan Muir.) Click on:…   Read Story »

We've offered our suggestions as to what bands to see this week, now we shift into the bands we are actually seeing. SXSW has begun in earnest, and is earnestly crowded. We'll try to cut through the…   Read Story »

A few years back we hosted Fred Armisen's comedic five part video guide to SXSW 1998. Then we switched video platforms and the clips were swallowed by our system. Whoops! We've finally rescued them…   Read Story »

In addition to eating tacos, we're doing a couple of unofficial shows at SXSW 2011. We announced our FREE all day/all night Beerland collaboration with Sacred Bones & Chaos In Tejas on Thursday. To…   Read Story »

We'll be in Austin in a couple weeks. Nobody likes a lazy non-contributor, so we've teamed up with one of our favorite labels Sacred Bones and one of Austin's greatest institutions Chaos In Tejas to…   Read Story »

The not-so-secret secret line on SXSW is that the industry fest isn't much of an industry fest at all -- all day everyday is a buffet of buzz bands playing showcases curated by your favorite blogger,…   Read Story »

MTVu, the dorm version of MTV that you might have watched a lot of in college because you and your roommate agreed not to get cable, will hold their annual awards ceremony in Austin during South By…   Read Story »

There's nothing like an unplugged Ben Gibbard set to remind you that the man has refined a signature style of storytelling. And there's nothing like an unplugged Ben Gibbard unveiling his cover of…   Read Story »

Perez Hilton photoshopped his presence onto the image of SXSW yet again this year, hosting a late-night last-night party that drew Hole, Snoop Dogg, and Estelle, but it's the earlier set featuring…   Read Story »

We saw a bunch of bands this past week. Not every set was memorable, but there were more than enough highlights to make the stiff necks and barking feet worth it. Here's Wednesday, Thursday,…   Read Story »