When Japanther (Brooklyn, NY) takes the stage, expect stage diving, light rig-swings, and other antics just this side of bedlam. […]

After Barbara Lynn finished, the Allen Oldies Band called up Roy Head to the stage. And this guy in his

Sometimes, it pays to know a local. My friend Chris – a former NYer – gave us a tip on

I'm not a big fan of corporate sponsorship, but give credit to Blackberry: they've booked some of the best bills

The "new" sound of this year's SXSW seems to land squarely in the 60's, somewhere between electric Dylan and The

In between sets at the Forcefield/Asthmatic Kitty party at Okay Mountain Gallery, this guy Sandman – who calls himself a

Little Steven – of E Street and Sopranos fame – is probably The great evangelist of garage rock, having hosted

At the Village Voice day party at La Zona Rosa, I resort to having to stash my camera under a

Any visible signs of a recession are seemingly absent from this year's SXSW Music Festival, where the familiar stew of