SXSW may be over, but we’ve got a mountain of cool pictures from A to Zorch–and more coming as the day and week rolls on. Check it out here, with photos by Spike Johnson and Nick Rallo…

As imagined by Bill Jensen, with contributions from Erin Broadley, Craig Hlavaty, Nick Rallo, Alexia Tsotsis, and me. All Village Voice Media’s SXSW coverage here. 1. “Random Guy With Guitar On Street Signed To Major Record Label” 2. “AT&T Makes Up For Past SXSW Coverage With Zero Dropped Calls, Lightning-Fast…

Ok, it got cold last. Like, damn cold. Didn’t stop most bands though–especially the European ones (like Fanfarlo), which know the easterly cold quite well–from getting up on stage and playing the socks off the audience. In fact, Gwar beat the cold by spraying the audience with meat blood. You’ll…

There were lots of shows this weekend that weren’t sponsored by anyone and didn’t require badges. I can’t imagine the amount of good bands that I missed. But I did manage to walk into one show that was great: Corley Pillsbury at Cuba Libre. Check out her exciting, jazzy tune…

Before the meat spraying, the blood showers, and the searing hell-rock, Gwar meandered around SXSW. In costume. About five hours before its show. Not being a huge Gwar fan, I had to confirm with my friend nearby (who would be at the concert five hours later) that it was indeed…

If there was any better way to start night two at SXSW than with a band that boasts an LP entitled “Free Drugs,” well, we’re stumped. We’ve got video below and slide shows galore, but start with dreamy rock like Dum Dum Girls or Avi Buffalo’s sensual folk (above) and…

First of all, it was 2 a.m. and my feet were like blood balloons. But The Very Best still managed to get me–and a room full of people–to board the stage and break out in a huge dance party last night. In the process, Michael Jackson lived on stage for…

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at La Zona Rosa, Friday…

Like in Vegas, what’s done on Sixth Street, stays on Sixth Street. Except, not at all. Thanks to the wondrous Flip camera, we got all ya’ll crazies on tape. Strange beast costumes, torches stuck to crutches, stilts–it’s all here. And there’s more after the jump…..

Where were you last night? We were all over the place, catching shows from Javelin, Ruby Suns, Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Sleep is indeed for the weak molecules in your body. View the rest of the Friday picture show right here…

You know when you’re in Paris, and you only have a few hours to go through the Louvre, so you have to high-tail it with the camera in about five minutes through the entire thing? Well this video is like that–only on 6th street, the main hub in Austin’s SXSW…

So, there’s a music festival-thing? In Austin? Have you heard? Well, this slideshow focuses on the stuff going on down in the streets. The people. The craziness. Also bands like Warpaint. Photos by Spike Johnson and Nick Rallo. See more from Day One and Day Two right here. …

If there’s anything your momma taught you, it shoulda been to not wander the streets at night alone. SXSW is the exception. You have to see what’s going on out there: There’s human statues and men on stiltz and pin-juggling. And some disturbingly good tacos. More after the jump. But…

People. People! Don’t worry. We have you covered. Video was taken. Documentation of good music is now available. Aquarium Drunkard’s sponsored shin-dig was a disturbingly good lineup with Warpaint, Futurebirds, Roadside Graves, Henry Clay People, and, above, the Love Language. More shook the walls at Lamberts. And wolfed some damn…

What do the Bowerbirds, Blair, J Rocc, and Those Darlin’s have in common? We got sick video of all of them performing at SXSW. Bowerbirds at SXSW…

Sure SXSW may be the best music festival in the Milky Way–but if you’re not there, how do you know what it looks like out in the streets? You can imagine the venues–blue lights, smoke, and beer–but what about the rest of Austin? What does Sixth Street look like? Well,…

Caity Colvard caught Abe Vigoda (not the wrinkled co-star of The Godfather, but the band) partying with the Vivian Girls at the Lounge on Elm on Tuesday night as both band geared up for a trip to SXSW.  See more from the picture show right here…

While some of us were shivering with ecstasy and coming down from the NX35 high, some fine folks were at Surfer Blood with Turbo Fruits at the Granada on Monday, including photographer Mattie Stafford. Check out her slideshow from the night…