The relentlessly effervescent Thao Nguyen, who usually works with her excellent band The Get Down Stay Down, and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, who has been crafting shattering tunes around her astounding vocal chords for years now, have joined forces for what is sure to be a fun and talented team. Only the third show on this tour, the dynamic twosome---awarded all sorts of critical acclaim independently---will see what they can do together, playing songs from both of their discographies (sounds like a sweet two for one deal, right?), as well as songs they've crafted together, and for each other. From the looks of this video, it'll be pretty damn good night at the Mohawk. more ›

The greatness of her sound is that it has not only retained, but honed and distilled that youthful spirit of playing music as play time, for the sheer joy of it. It’s that same raw, infectious joy shared between female vocalists in the tradition of Ponytail, Deerhoof, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and their fans. more ›

Saturday Saturday Saturday! It's a bounty of goodness unlike anything most people of privilege (or non-privilege) have seen, seeming that it is filled not only with SXSW's usual wealth of day-funs and joys and diversities, but that it is also privy to the wonderment that is Mess With Texas 2, a noon-to-ten cornucopia of music and comedy at Waterloo Park. It's sort of like a day of Fun Fun Fun Fest plus comedy minus the price plus the knowledge that there's great stuff going on everywhere else as well. So let's get to it, and all the other great stuff going on EVERYWHERE, shall we? Mess With Texas 2 @ Waterloo Park At this event, it's almost ridiculous what a wide range of musics you'll be able to see, from electro-folk to softcore-punk to anti-pop to alterna-world to whatever-other-hyphenated-genre-you-could-possibly-fabricate. Headlining are the Kim Deal-led Breeders and late-nineties punk-stars NOFX, but they are just icing on the cake of a day that features acts as intriguing as the inimitable Islands and the ever-so-subtle Atlas Sound. And, take a deep breath, because also lining up on one of the three stages is rise-from-the-ashes-via-Juno story Kimya Dawson, the mysteriously-spelled Wooden Shjips, hype-machine Simian Mobile Disco, quick risers Yeasayer, Monotonix, and No Age. And in case you haven't already caught them, this may be a convenient time to check out local respectables Shearwater and White Denim. Seriously, though, that's a ridiculous list already, and it's really just the beginning. And it's free, for God's sake! And there was some comedy at this Mess With Texas thing, too, right? Yeah, you can expect some laughs from the likes of Janeane Garofalo, Brian Posehn, Todd Barry, and Eugene Mirman, among a veritable slew of others. Make sure to get there before the sun goes down if you want to check that out, though, because we all know humor goes best with some sunshine. more ›