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On my last night in Austin, Pete and I stop by the Ruta Maya coffee shop on South Congress to see my brother Paul play keyboard with a salsa band […]

Walking back to the car, we pass by a poster for something called the Brooklyn Country Cookout, with an arrow pointing towards someone's house one block west of Congress. We

  Most SXSW attendees are already on their way home by now, but there are still plenty of local lineups to be seen for those who still have something left

By the time No Age took the stage last night as Ms. Bea's, the place was already all worked up from Wavves thrashing set, with had fans dancing on stage and

"Hey, I have an ID here from someone who goes to Yale. And, here's another from somebody who goes to Cornell. So, hey, all you Ivy Leaguers, stop losing your

  Todd P's shows have always had something of a happening-feel to them, but never more so than tonight's closing gig in the parking lot of Ms. Bea's on the

It's not every day you get to see a band the caliber of Dirty Projectors from the front row, under the most perfect Texas sunset you can imagine. Well, tonight's

"The lord giveth and the lord taketh…Iraq drags us like a misplaced anchor. The 60's are back with a vengence. Gen Y is pissed…as blonde angels scream bloody murder." Um…ok.

As the sun sets on day 3 of SXSW, I can't think of a better way to wind down (or up?) than hanging out under the tent at the French