Texas Monthly + SXSW

DJ Van Rivers tearing it up at Barcelona.

Kids of '88 play at the Perez Hilton party. We think that's the year they were born.

Texas Monthly Senior Editor Michael Hall answers the question "Who was Blind Willie Johnson" at a music panel. He'll also be introducing some of the best slide guitar players tonight at 8 pm at The Continental Club.

walked out the amazing das racist show into a marching band on red river.

Will Sheff of Okkervil River.

Austin's own Okkervil River at Antone's.

Friday night at Antone's.

Barcelona band Mujeres doing a decent job on the Velvet's "Run Run Run"

The only people who are going to see this show are AOL execs.

Megan Giller on East Side King and five other food trailers to hit during SXSW

Spin party? Moby? Some of us are early adapters. OMD, "Electricity," Thursday night at Maggie Mae's.

SXSWPITAPIT (Thursday night on Congress Ave.)

Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller sings and sweats onstage at Antone's late Thursday night.

Watching from south first bridge. The sound quality is the same as all the strokes' best records and they are just as visually interesting this way. Fans on the bridge applaud "the modern age". I think the sound might be better on congress bridge though.

Venue is at capacity. On a related note, Austin motorists may wish to avoid Riverside Dr.