This year's Old Settler's Music Festival featured Fred Eaglesmith, the Lovell Sisters, Cindy Cashdollar, Dave Alvin, Ray Wylie Hubbard, the Lee Brothers and the Travelin McCoury's, Marc Broussard, Robert Earl Keen and many more. Austinist contributing photographer Steve Hopson was there to catch it all. more ›

The Austin Chronicle is offering up tickets to a series of free day shows this year, over at the newly-created SXSW Live space inside the Austin Convention Center. A limited number of space-available passes will be distributed at Cheapo Discs next Wednesday, March 14th, from 2-5pm. Badges and wristbands are not required. The lineup: Thursday, Mar 15 The Lone Star Lounge 2pm Tracy Lawrence 5pm Razorlight 7pm Marc Broussard 9pm Brandi Carlile The Bat... more ›