Many of you know Adi Anand, and are familiar with the breadth of influence in town as a writer, promoter, friend to local musicians and general badass. Since first joining the site in 2006, he's written hundreds of stories and supported at least as many local artists. In addition to that, he's made a name for himself as a an event planner, a radio host at Breakthrough Radio, a blogger at Transmission, organizer at Austin Music People, and the man behind Austinist's own Indieroke karaoke parties. That's just the tip of the iceberg - Adi's strength doesn't come from a need to do stuff, it comes from a completely pure and wonderful love for our music scene and the other hard-working people that make it run. more ›

Everyone’s favorite Austinist writer and indie-devotee, Adi Anand, has just broken into Break Thru Radio with a new show he’s dubbed River Runs Red. Okay, this is not his first run with Break Thru (that was last month, which is still a brilliant lineup – Tacks the Boy Disaster, Horse + Donkey, Blackholicus, Belaire), but come on. He’s got The Boxing Lesson, The Midgetmen, Golden Bear, Zykos, The Quitters, Crawling With Kings… screw it, we’ll just list them all since we started listing some. more ›

Chris Rose, or Car Stereo (Wars), will ensure 2008 kicks off right, with a barrage of dance floor ready material that includes a fair share of samples and mash-ups, no doubt. Happy New Year! more ›

As we reported a month ago, Little Richard will headline this year’s 40 Acres Fest at UT’s annual shindig. He will be supported by assorted acts such as up-and-coming party favorites Jungle Rockers as well as local dance-poppers The Lemurs. Complete details can be found, well, not really anywhere as far as we can tell, but 40 Acres Fest’s MySpace page might be one’s best bet. more ›

Let's be honest: everyone loves SXSW week, but when it ends, you are secretly very ready to move on. Before we do, let's take a look at some of the isolated, crazy, and wonderful moments that make SXSW such an over-the-top sensory experience. – The dude at Girl Talk dancing with a broken pinata on his head. Then passing said pinata to someone else to dance with. – Isaac Hayes talking in his famous... more ›