Matt Wright

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• Posted Snapshots: Recover Reunion at EKE 5 to Austinist
  One of the many crazy-go-nuts fans at Recover's reunion show headlining Everyone Knows Everyone 5. This guy is doing a backflip into the crowd. No idea how he didn't break his neck....
• Posted Snapshots: Whirling Dervishes at Riverbend Center to Austinist
  Raise your hand if you knew what a whirling dervish actually is. Yeah, we didn't either. But now we do, thanks to a performance by the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi last night at the Riverbend Center. It's hard to put into words how mesmerizing the performance — literally just coordinated, extended spinning — is in person. There's some video on their site that gives a clue, but still doesn't do it justice. If you...
• Posted Wayne Coyne + The Tonight Show = WTF to Austinist
  Ah, SXSW. One minute you're walking down Sixth to catch a bus, the next you're watching Wayne Coyne, lead singer of the Flaming Lips, interview some weirdo for a bit on The Tonight Show. Don't worry, this video won't bring the FCC calling. Those are some kind of gag underwear that have a plastic genatalia-esque accessory on the outside. Coyne and crew were first spotted wandering down the street until this producer (we assume),...
• Posted Snapshots: Edwards Comes to Austin, Dozens Gather to Austinist
  What is this SXSW business? Don't y'all know there's a presidential campaign in full swing? And not at all excessively early, either. Edwards' only semi-public appearance in town was for a taping of Texas Monthly Talks. The interview airs next Thursday. Check your local schedule....
• Posted Snapshots: Going, Going... to Austinist
  Might be the last night to enjoy the ice-covered trees. Although, we've probably all "enjoyed" enough ice for two or three winters at this point....