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Unofficial SXSW 2009: Lost in Texas

Growing weary of the East side of the city and the hipster shantytown that has begun to develop an invisible belt around Mrs. Bea’s and Todd P happenings, I made it a point that I was going to get super random on day three and blindly attack one of the many warehouse or house parties and get more of a breath of Austin local. The way of music, I pretty much struck out, with every band I saw coming from out of town.  But the caliber of Austin-bred youth that aided in my temporary hitchhiking tactic to get to said...  read more

SXSW 2009: Earthless Rattles, Psychs Up Austin

Earthless gave me a chance to try out my ear plugs, which isn't something I usually get to do at 1:30 in the afternoon. Combining LedZep riffage and an epic, almost post-rock vibe (though less meandering and boring than those words often indicate), the San Diego instrumental-psych-rock trio would've fit in nicely at Atlanta's recent Scion Rock Fest, even if many wouldn't exactly consider them metal....  read more

Riffs Under Radar

By necessity, the riffs that were singled out in my Greatest Riffs of the 21st Century (So Far) article were populist gestures...  read more