Hans Watson
Geek, Dad, Husband

Please join Dell, Google+, Richard Binhammer, Robert Scoble, Thomas Hawk, Chris Chabot, Vincent Mo, Dave Cohen, Natalie Villalobos, Peter Tsai, Jack Hollingsworth, Lotus Carroll, Alvin Toro and more for an awesome photowalk along the Colorado River and in Downtown Austin.

We'll meet at 9am at the Hyatt Regency and photowalk from there. All...

Get your tickets for Japan Nite 2011, Lolita No.18, MO'SOME TONEBENDER, ZUKUNASHI, Hystoic Vein at The Independent here: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/27141

FREE SHOW!!
ALL AGES until dark!
Free Beer randomly throughout the day!
Austin Facial Hair Club Throwdown!
12 12:20 Writer (LA)
12:35 12:55 Salesman (ATX)
1:10 1:30 Lost Controls (ATX)
1:45 2:05 Gringo Star (Atlanta)
2:20 2:40 Golden Boys (ATX)
2:55 3:15 Happy New Year (Brooklyn, Australia)
3:30 3:50 Cave Bees (Burlington)
4:05 4:25...

MWTX 5
March 19th, 2011
ALL AGES//FREE

The James Stage:
7:45pm Dead Milkmen
6:40pm !!! (Chk Chk Chk)
5:45pm Surfer Blood
5:00pm OFF!
4:15pm Do Dos
3:25pm SPECIAL GUEST (TORONTO, ON) Hint: C & C
2:40pm Strange Boys
1:55pm Deertick
1:10pm Growlers
12:25pm Gentlemen Jesse & His Men

The Moody Stage:
8:45pm ODD...

Peelander-Z, the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band based in New York City, was originally formed by Peelander-Yellow, Peelander-Red, and Peelander-Blue (later replaced by Peelander-Green), after meeting in the Z area on the planet Peelander.

On the band’s latest album P-TV-Z (Chicken Ranch Records, 9/28/10), Peelander-Z has their sites set on...

Talking with Bowling for Soup singer Jaret Reddick, you may not immediately get the sense that this affable, down-to-earth Texan fronts a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated pop/punk band with over a million album sales to their credit. “If you compare our first album to our 10th one, you could be like, ‘Let’s see... Well, their voices finally...

A lot can happen over the course of a decade, and the past ten years have been no exception. Los Angeles-based pop-punk trio The Dollyrots know this all too well, having formed in Sarasota, FL as a teenage punk rock band in 2000. Although the nation has seen immense changes in that time span—from technological revolutions to shifts in political...

STEVE WYNN
NORTHERN AGGRESSION

Steve Wynn remembers the day that he and the Miracle 3 entered the city limits of Richmond, VA last fall ready to embark on recording the band’s first new album together in more than five years. Wynn got on the phone with his old pal and band mate Stephen McCarthy who jokingly warned him to “leave your northern...

ULTRA Music showcase with Benny Benassi, Wolfgang Gartner, Unicorn kid, Designer drugs...what more do I need to say?
Txt the phoenix to reservation your table today! If you don't have wristband, badges... only way to get in is to get a table... sorry no exception for SXSW. Very limited tickets at the door if you want to try getting it, come...

IHEARTCOMIX OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE

Thurs March 17
8pm-2am
21+
@ Beauty Bar
611 E 7th St
Austin, TX
Free to all SXSW Badge and Wristband holders

OUTSIDE

She Wants Revenge 1-2
Miami Horror (live) 1215-1245
Diamond Rings 1115-12
The Death Set 1030-11
Violens 945-1015
Pacific! 9-930
Dirty Ghosts 815-845

INSIDE

Beni 1-2
Pictureplane 1215-1245...

The Strokes will return to SXSW on Thursday, March 17th to play the Auditorium Shores Stage (at Lady Bird Lake).

The show will be free and open to the public, courtesy of the fine folks at Levi’s, who will also provide footage of the show online one day after their performance.

Over the span of three decades, the band has written countless era-defining songs and sold more than 80 million records worldwide. Their 13th full length studio album All You Need Is Now hit the #1 spot on the iTunes Album Chart in 15 countries around the world when it was released digitally last year. An extended, full length version will be...

Duff McKagan's claim to fame is certainly his work as a founding member of Guns 'n Roses, Velvet Revolver and the project which brings him to SXSW, Duff McKagan's Loaded. In addition to his rock credentials, McKagan also writes weekly columns for Seattle Weekly and ESPN.com, and had a long running financial column,...

Every week, Slate’s lively and opinionated “Culture Gabfest” critics discuss the best and worst of the current culture world, from Gwyneth Paltrow’s stab at country music to the IFC show Portlandia to Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” campaign. They’ve never done it from SXSW—until now, when “Culture Gabfest” records a live...

Legendary DEAD KENNEDYS guitarist East Bay Ray, and vocalist SKiP McSkipster from the WYNONA RIDERS have formed an exciting new band, THE KILLER SMILES. Drummer Steve Wilson of TATU and bassists Greg Reeves of CORDOVAN, and who has recorded with numerous artists including Chuck Prophet and Counting Crows, round out the band.

The band is finishing...

<time table>
1. 12:00 - 12:25 　Puffyshoes
2. 12:35 - 1:00 　Sonodaband
3. 1:10-1:35 Zukunasisters
4. 1:45 - 2:10 MO'SOME TONEBENDER
5. 2:20 - 2:45 DJ TERAOKA AND THE REVOLUTION
6. 2:55 - 3:20 white white sisters
7. 3:30 - 3:55 Lolita No.18
8. 4:05 - 4:30 Suck Piggy　 ...

Daniel Lioneye is a side project band from the popular Finnish group HIM. Musically, the band produces Hard rock/Sleaze rock with blues based guitar solos throughout.

The band was formed in 2001 and the members consist of Daniel Lioneye, also known as HIM's Mikko "Linde" Lindstrom, on vocals and guitar, Mikko "Mige"...

Defying all pre-conceived notions you might have that involve combinations of the words Seattle and grunge, rain, sadness, long hair and (capital R) Rock, Brite Futures (formerly Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - ask the band sometime about the name change, it ain't pretty) comes blasting out of the Space Needle, literally, armed with more...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: We’ve hooked up with FIAT USA to build The FADER FORT by FIAT and are heading to Austin, Texas to host four days of insane performances, spring flings and heavy vibing. From March 16th till March 19th we’ll be posted at 1101 E. 5th Street between San Marcos and Waller, getting wild with all your...

The SXSW® Music and Media Conference celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2011. Reaching a quarter of a century of being the biggest and most anticipated convergence of all things music, SXSW is ready to keep the reputation alive by programming the best event yet.
By day, thousands of conference registrants network in the halls of the Austin...

This legendary Athens duo made its mark in the early 90's with two Michael Stipe/Willie Dixon produced records: White Dirt and 8 Track Stomp and a rockin'-stompin' live show that earned them adoring fans all over the world.

Dubbed swamp rock their unique sound owes in large part to their inventive approach to instrumentation, with...

What happens when your band's debut album is a run-scoring hit with both music and baseball fans? If you're The Baseball Project, you grab some friends to fill out your bench, take batting practice by writing songs for ESPN and deliver a strikeout pitch with Volume Two: High and Inside. The new album from Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey,...

Join ServerBeach and friends during SXSW11 at the epicenter of Austin's Sixth Street entertainment district, Venue 222 for outrageous fun with free drinks, swag and more! Doors open on Tue, March 15th at 9pm until 2am. Get your geek on.