Our friends at BrooklynVegan have always been hard-working, but this year's influence and involvement in SXSW is just jaw-dropping. In addition to a staggering eight other events at SXSW Music, today they're announcing a ninth event - this one on Thursday at Barbarella / Swan Dive Thursday afternoon. more ›

BV’s list of events is quite impressive. This throwdown at Emo’s on the 17th and this metal/pizza bash at Hoeks on the 18th will surely satisfy yearning ears and hungry stomachs alike. The cream of the crop, however, may well be BV and M for Montréal’s official day party at Galaxy Room on the 20th. The two stages at the former Radio Room are set to feature some of Montréal’s finest such as Plants and Animals, DuChESS SayS, Think About Life, Beast, and The Besnard Lakes, along with fellow Canadians Holy Fuck and Jason Collett from Toronto, and Jonquière metal legends Voivod. Local Natives, Andrew WK, Suckers, Wye Oak, and the Austin dream team that is Roky Erickson with Okkervil River ensure that some U.S. talent is on offer as well. Seattle’s KEXP 90.3 FM plans to document all the revelry at this free show and Nudie Jeans will be on hand to give away goodies to lucky fans. And as if the line-up wasn’t mouthwatering enough, the lure of free treats from local favorite Daily Juice and the ever-popular wagon that is the Ice Cream Man should make this shindig a destination of choice come Saturday morning. more ›

In BrooklynVegan’s own words, they’re doing “like 10 zillion parties this year.” Sure seems like it! We are pleased to announce that The Black Angels and Japandroids are set to join an already impressive bill consisting of Torche, Fucked Up, Javelina, Salome, The Atlas Moth, and Dark Castle for BV’s day party at Emo’s on the 17th. Then there’s a BV day party, presented with AnSo, featuring the likes of Thee Oh Sees, Golden Triangle, and A Sunny Day In Glasgow at Spider House on the 18th. Plus a full on metal/pizza bash at Hoeks as well on the same day. And of course, the official BV showcase at Club de Ville. We’ve compiled all this information below for your convenience. more ›

Because we love you so very much, we've gone ahead and put together a special mini-site dedicated to this year's SXSW Festival. more ›

They're all over the place these days. The deck at Spiderhouse: on the cover Austin Music Magazine. Eating a taco at El Chilito, on the cover of The Chronicle. Pick up a copy of XL at Jo's on 2nd: there are their sweet faces yet again. The handsome Austin quintet Voxtrot, it seems, are kind of a big deal. We already knew they've been loved up by bloggers the world over, but magazine covers?... more ›

After taking last week off because we were sure SXSW would release their master plan, we now return as there seems to be no end in sight to the band list embargo. Many indie labels and some marquee acts have simply announced their appearances, as bands attempt to book routing shows in Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, or elsewhere to make their long drives worthwhile. The lack of info has started to get the press... more ›