Country music often becomes a family affair. And, while it's certain the famous lineage of these particular guitar pickers certainly hasn't hurt, most have done well enough to survive and prosper in an industry more than willing to kick in even famous teeth. Justin Townes Earle, son of hardcore troubadour and political gadfly Steve Earle, and named in part for Texas legend Townes Van Zandt, is part of this tradition. The younger Earle, who will be playing February 4 indoors at Stubb's, has just come off a real hell of a year in 2009, having been named best emerging artist at the Americana Music Awards and garnering attention from men's magazines for everything from his music to his suits. more ›

Austinist unofficially kicked off our SXSW festivities with "Gonna Gonna Get, Get Down!", our day party over at new indie rock club Red 7, just east of Red River at 7th Street. We started a bit late, owing to some unfortunate sound issues (the new PA had been installed less than an hour before our show), but once these were resolved we jumped right into the thick of things. Including, as you can see to... more ›

If you’re participating in SXSW this year, we hope you’ve got a day planner or something so you can keep track of all the crazy shizz that’s going on around town. Speaking of, here’s something else you should mark on your calendars. I Eat Records (with a little help from Austinist) is throwing a couple of FREE day parties this Friday AND Saturday at Spider House, and you really don’t want to miss ‘em.... more ›

Here's just a small sampling of the artists playing our day party next Wednesday at Red 7: [mp3] Ghostland Observatory - "Candy Rider" [mp3] Asobi Seksu - "I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me " [mp3] Asobi Seksu - "Sooner" [mp3] Asobi Seksu - "Walk On the Moon" [mp3] Asobi Seksu - "Let Them Wait" [mp3] The Ark - "Rock City Wankers" (From Aurgasm) [mp3] Levy - "On the Dance Floor" [mp3] Levy - "Rotten... more ›

Hot on the heels of our afterparty annoucement earlier today, we're thrilled to let you know about "Gonna Gonna Get, Get Down!", the free day party we're throwing on Wednesday March 15th, from Noon-11pm at Austin's newest indie/hipster joint, Red 7 (across the street from Sidebar, in back of Plush Lounge, and sharing an alleyway with Emo's and True Blue) more ›