SxSW

Our final day of SXSW 2010 was the longest and most fun of the bunch. We gathered together as big of a group as possible, and took to the streets of Austin for our last hours of debauchery. During Saturday, March 20, we caught sets from the likes of Mishka, Bob Schneider, The Orion Experience, J Roddy Walston and the Business, The Cringe ft. John Popper, Steve Conte & the Crazy Truth, Andrew WK, Dr. Dog, Jakob Dylan & Three Legs ft. Neko Case & Kelly Hogan, Street Sweeper Social Club, She & Him, Crystal Antlers and Frightened Rabbit among others.

Check out my final round of shots from Saturday, March 20th at SXSW after the jump

Our final day of the 2010 edition of SXSW was easily our most action packed. We started our day off earlier than the other two, making it to Rachael Ray's day party at Stubb's just a bit before 11 in the morning. We knew we couldn't pass up the stellar line-up, free food and best of all free drink, so we bundled up due to the uncharacteristically chilly Austin day, and started the party.

Read all about Saturday, March 20th at the SXSW music festival after the jump

Day two of the SXSW music festival was just as action-packed as day one, this time filled with a host of my must-see acts of the year. After our initial plans were deviated, we ended up catching sets from Everest, Delta Spirit, Citizen Cope, Minus The Bear, Grupo Fantasma, Mariachi El Bronx, Billy Bragg, Frightened Rabbit and Man Man.

Check out my photos from Friday, March 19th at the SXSW music festival after the jump!

With one full day at the 2010 SXSW music festival done and gone, we still had two more to go. While I studied my ass off leading up to the weekend, I still went into it with no real plan – just ideas of what I might want to do. I had the parents and sister in tow for another day, and Bacon had plans to meet us later in the day, so all I knew was that I was ready for a party. We got up decently late, and shipped off in favor of another brilliant day of music, friends, partying and whatever other hi-jinks we could get ourselves into.

Read all about Friday, March 19th at the 2010 SXSW music festival after the jump.

Our first day of the 2010 edition of SXSW was jam-packed with musical exploration. We had the chance to check out a bunch of bands we've never indulged in before, and caught up with some old favorites. Throughout the day we caught sets from The Living Sisters, Fanfarlo, Gordon Gano & The Ryans, Lou Barlow & the Missingmen, The Lonely Forest, The Low Anthem, Black Prairie, The xx, Local Natives, Adam Green and Delta Spirit.

Check out my photos from Thursday, March 18 at SXSW after the jump.

Another SXSW has come and gone, and we couldn't have left with more accomplished and satisfied feelings then we did. The BOT team of Toast, Bacon and myself took the festival by storm, and hit up as many shows as possible. Over the course of three days I witnessed at least a few songs by 48 different bands (as well as a few choice repeats), and now I sit here in a daze trying to think about our crazy adventures throughout the city of Austin. We made it to the festival on Thursday morning, and it was on from there!

Read about BOT's Thursday, March 18 at the SXSW music festival after the jump

Mess With Texas 2009
With only a week until SXSW Music is in full force, the people behind FYF Fest and Fun Fun Fun Fest have put together a great group of bands for the fourth annual Mess With Texas Party. Pulling together many of the conferences heavy hitters, MWT4 has also brought about two headliners that currently have no other shows scheduled during the week – Gwar and Man Man. I always look forward to this yearly event, not only because the copious amounts of bands performing, but also because the fact that it is completely free. With a new location closer to all the madness, and a switch to a two day format, MWT4 will also be hosting the likes of Billy Bragg, Man or Astroman?, Frightened Rabbit, YACHT, Grupo Fantasma and several more on Friday, and Andrew WK, Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers, Neon Indian, Holy Fuck and a bunch more on Saturday.

Check out the full line-up after the jump

With already over 200 showcasing acts already announced, next year's edition of SXSW is already continuing to expand its massive list of bands. The latest additions include a bevy of acts from around the globe, including some of our favorites like The Low Anthem, Band of Heathens, Dengue Fever, Jason Lytle, Breakestra, UME, Dash Rip Rock, DD/MM/YYYY, Joe Pug, David Garza, Reading Rainbow, Sebastien Grainger, The Hood Internet, Those Darlins and Houston's own Ceeplus Bad Knives. Also of note in the new additions is singer-songwriter Pegi Young – hopefully she brings her husband with her...

You can check out the fully updated list of 2010 SXSW showcasing artists after the jump.

SXSW 2008

Austin's yearly springtime musical orgy, better known as SXSW, has slowly been leaking handfuls of artists over the past week, but today saw the announcement of over 200 additional acts to the list. Several of BOT's favorites were announced today, including Frightened Rabbit, Deer Tick, The Crystal Method, B-Real, C-Mon & Kypski, Steel Train, Timber Timbre, Princeton and We Are Scientists. It's also great to see Houston string group Two Star Symphony among the names announced today. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come, and we'll see several more of our local acts headed to the Hill Country for official showcases in mid-March.

Check out the full list of showcasing artists after the jump

Our third and final day in Austin for the South by Southwest music festival and conference was spent jumping to and from parks and downtown venues. After two days of non-stop music, though, we had tired minds and tired feet, so we decided to make our day an easy one.

Read all about it after the jump