Each day I feel like the lag between shows has gotten longer. I wasn’t the only one standing around in that gap between day parties and nighttime showcases. See? (More photos after the jump.) — Chelsea Ide…

We love The Black Keys. The couple hundred people at this afternoon’s show at La Zona Rosa love The Black Keys. If you aren’t already in love with the blues rock duo, then you need to listen to from this afternoon’s show. If you don’t fall head over heels by…

Disappointed that you didn’t make it to see Motorhead on Thursday afternoon? Can’t blame you. But make yourself feel a little better by at yesterday’s show. Turning the speakers all the way up is required. — Chelsea Ide…

Woman asking for directions: “You know, that one fuckin’ venue all the way down there?” A couple guys waiting outside Stubb’s: “Those windows are already broken. You should break the other two.” “Well, I’m tall enough. I’ve got enough scars on my hands, though.” “You can’t have too many. Bare…

Lemmy. Enough said. (Mark C. Austin) Motorhead. Fucking Motorhead. The hard rock* Brits with the gravelly-voiced bassist Lemmy Kilmister for a frontman took to Stubb’s Thursday afternoon and annihilated every song with the same vigor they surely had in the late ’70s. Lemmy even joked, “Sorry, that one’s from 1976.”…

Record Hop at Wednesday’s showcase. (Melanie Gomez) As promised yesterday, we’ve got images from the NX35 showcase at SXSW — a.k.a. The Denton Stage. Click through to see your favorite locals having a hell of a time in Austin. Included: Record Hop, Sarah Jaffe, the Baptist Generals, Dan from Dan’s…

No lie. Metal dude in hippie wear. (Chelsea Ide) Last night I experienced something for the first time. I’m still in shock. I saw a metalhead — we’re talking long haired, guitar wielding metalhead — in a tie-dyed T-shirt. On stage, no less. And, oddly, I kind of dug it…

Sonya of The Big Sleep. (Chelsea Ide) It may be impossible not to dance to The Big Sleep. At least I couldn’t resist at the band’s Wednesday night show at Mohawk. The Brooklyn-based band layers jagged riffs over a strong, steady beat; lending itself to hip shaking. Don’t misunderstand, though,…

While filling the time between the daytime shows and the nighttime showcases, I wandered near the clubs. Here’s what I heard: “They give you a lot of drink tickets, but the music sucks!” “We kind of forgot to get a stage manager. But maybe you can just go around back.”…

Madeline Adams playing with her band Madeline at Spiro’s Amphitheater Wednesday night. (Chelsea Ide) After jumping around a bit on Spiro’s back patio listening to Teenage Bottlerocket, I headed toward the ladies room, only to be diverted by the childlike, sweet vocals of Madeline Adams. She and her band, Madeline,…

I’m on the verge of heading out for tonight’s shows. When I get back we’ll have photos from this afternoon’s NX35 showcase — which I like to call the “Denton stage” — plus a recap of The Feds. The Dallas band is opening up the Wednesday night show at Spiro’s…

Ra Ra Riot’s Wesley Miles in a rare moment of stillness during the band’s Wednesday performance. (Chelsea Ide)Quite possibly the most simple sound check I’ve ever heard. Bassist Mathieu Santos says, “Check,” and then vocalist John Pike Wesley Miles says “Ahhhhhhhh.” That was it, and Ra Ra Riot launched into…