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Unofficial SXSW 2009: The Hipsters are Coming

Austin is a massive, wonderful and gorgeous place.  And SXSW is equally as diverse and awesome, unofficially and officially.  And this is not a hipster bashing rant.  But if the only stain Austin has is the big stain of Texas that surrounds it, then the one bad thing about SXSW is hipsters.  Not the polite, nerdy ones, who flood the rapidly gentrifying minority establishments with cash for Lonestar and Shiner Bock so they can survive.  But the assholes that don’t give a damn about who the hell is even playing, bring their own damn beer, throw it all over the...  read more

Live Review: Mahjongg, Yea Big + Kid Static @ Schubas 8/28

Local acts Yea Big + Kid Static brought the funk and Mahjongg brought the noise to Schubas on Thursday night, but the music was put on hold while another Chicago-based act, Barack Obama, accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination in Denver.“We'd like to thank Obama for opening for us tonight,” Stefen Robinson, aka Yea Big, humbly said a few songs into the set. Yea (pronounced "yay") Big embodies geek hip-hop: His scraggly beard and nerdy glasses are topped off with a sweatband to hold back his thick, short curly hair, while his track short-shorts and tube socks assure you this...  read more

Live Review: Ezra Furman & The Harpoons @ Schubas 8/25/08

The slight, exceedingly quirky, and often rambling young frontman may have appeared awkward in-between his songs, but Ezra Furman displayed all the confidence and swagger of a pro while playing them. As the final performance of Furman and his bands' month-long Schubas residency, the show, featuring almost all new material, was sold out. Not too shabby, considering that it was a Monday night that began sparsely with opener J-Roddy Walston, who delivered a raucous and revved-up piano-driven set to, unfortunately, only a handful of people....  read more