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 At 5pm on the Friday of SXSW, downtown Austin is filled with an overpowering din, the music seemingly coming from all directions. It's simultaneously scary and thrilling, like being at the

I don't really know what to make of this day show hosted by Brooklyn/Japanese eccentrics Peelander-Z (who play later tonight.) It's at a house on the east side ambitiously named

 (Lots) more pics on the Fan Page. 

  After The XX played their set at the French Legation Museum, I stuck around to check out the various outdoor stages situated nearby (there were no fewer than six of

The French Legation Museum, an historic homestead just east of I-35, has been home to some of the happiest times I've had at SXSW, with the sun setting over rolling

Down near the Red River, a trio called Branch and Steel (Wurlitzer, pedal steel, drums) play a slow instrumental set on the outdoor patio at Freebirds Burrito House, just as

  My first stop this sunny Austin afternoon is the Schuba's/Lincoln Hall party out back of the Yard Dog Gallery on S. Congress. A good crowd of about 300 are

  I arrived in Austin this morning for the 2010 edition of SXSW: the annual musical summit where just about every band/label head/promoter in the universe converges for five fun-filled

 Speaking of ageless musicians, Happy 85th birthday to Roy Haynes: one of the most expressive drummers in the history of jazz, who's played with everyone from Charlie Parker, to Miles Davis,