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Scratch Acid reignite a compact snap

Economy hardware
In general, people who care about music make too big a deal about the notion of talent.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 03, 2011

Sleep ∞ Over | Forever

Hippos In Tanks (2011)
Of all the underground scenes causing a stir in the online music community, the sleepy lo-fi that's been coming out of Austin might be the least effervescent.
By PATRICK MCDERMOTT | October 04, 2011

Photos: 7th annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Austin

Boston's handcrafted bicycle movement goes to Austin
Boston's handcrafted bicycle movement goes to Austin
By ERIC BAUMANN | May 11, 2011

Boston's handcrafted bicycle movement goes to Austin

High on bikes
The seventh annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show hit Texas the last weekend of February, crowding the Austin Convention Center with beautiful handcrafted bicycles, many of them made in Massachusetts.
By JOSHUA KAMPA | May 09, 2011

Net neutrality has become the biggest free speech issue of the 21st century. Is it doomed to failure?

Net loss
One morning last month, Senator Al Franken stood at the podium of a hotel in downtown Austin, looking out at some of the most innovative minds in the country gathered at this year's South by Southwest Interactive conference. "I know that many of you have heard people talk about net neutrality before," he said, "but I want to take just a moment to explain it, because part of the strategy being used to destroy net neutrality is to confuse Americans about what the term even means."
By CARLY CARIOLI | April 11, 2011

Photos: American History of Graffiti

Photos from Neelon and Gastman's American History of Graffiti
The Phoenix presents a small collection of works to be showcased in Caleb Neelon and Roger Gastman's American History of Graffiti .
By RIME, JOHN SLYMON, RYZE, JAMES MARSHALL, AND SMITH | March 31, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 3: Miami Horror, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Surfer Blood, Trap Them

Live concert photos at SXSW Music Festival in Austin on March 16, 2011
Miami Horror, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Surfer Blood, Trap Them at SXSW
By JANICE CHECCHIO | March 19, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos: Daily BOS in AUS

Daily BOS travels to Austin for SXSW Music Festival
Daily BOS in AUS | March 15-20, 2011
By K. BONAMI | March 21, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 3: Wild Flag, Fishbone, Wu-Tang Clan, MellowHype, Motionless In White, Yelawolf

Live concert photos at SXSW Music Festival in Austin on March 16, 2011
Wild Flag, Fishbone, Wu-Tang Clan and more at SXSW
By KELLY DAVIDSON AND K. BONAMI | March 19, 2011

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South by Southwest Interactive plots a course to a better world

Peace, love and QR codes
Peace, love and QR codes
By CHRIS FARAONE | March 24, 2011

The good, the bad, and the indie: Boston may have broken Austin at this year's SXSW

South by South Wasted
The South by Southwest Music and Media Conference hadn't even wrapped up its third day before local news outlets were already bitching about the rowdiest batch of spring-break hipsters Austin has seen in the event's 24-year history.
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | March 25, 2011

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SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 1: the adventure begins

South by Southwest Music Festival | March 15, 2011
Phoenix staffers explore SXSW Music on its first day, March 15, 2011.
By KELLY DAVIDSON | March 18, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 2: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper at the Swan Dive

Lady Lamb the Beekeeper | SXSW | Swan Dive, Austin TX | March 16, 2011
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper performs live at the Swan Dive in Austin TX for SXSW on March 16, 2011.
By JANICE CHECCHIO | March 22, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 2: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Phoenix

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | SXSW | The Phoenix, Austin TX | March 16, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. performs live at the Phoenix in Austin, TX, for SXSW, on March 16, 2011.
By JANICE CHECCHIO | March 18, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 2: First Contact Austin day party at Klub Krucial

First Contact: Austin Day Party | Klub Krucial | March 16, 2011
Phoenix, Stuff and WFNX staffers party with SXSW performers and attendees at the First Contact day party at Klub Krucial on March 16, 2011.
By JANICE CHECCHIO AND KELLY DAVIDSON | March 19, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 2: on the streets of Austin

The Phoenix team hits the streets at SXSW 2011
Wandering around Austin at SXSW 2011
By KELLY DAVIDSON | March 18, 2011

SXSW Music 2011 Photos Day 2: Wild Flag at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop

Wild Flag | SXSW | Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop, Austin TX | March 16, 2011
Wild Flag, live at SXSW Music Festival
By KELLY DAVIDSON | March 18, 2011

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The long Roky road

Erickson finds his way off life's elevator
Erickson finds his way off life's elevator
By MATT PARISH | November 09, 2010

Life on the mend with Austin's Woven Bones

Road out of ruin
"Woven bones" suggests a serial killer trying to consolidate many corpses, or something a bloodthirsty despot might use to fashion a crown.
By REYAN ALI | October 19, 2010

Photos: Air Sex World Championships 2010

The view from the Pervert Pole. (Strangely SFW, but filthy all the same.)
Meet Diamond Dave and his Human Centipede impersonation. (No, really -- check slide # 5.)
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 13, 2010

Sword and tailor

Warp Riders brings a new concept to metal
The concept of the rock opera strikes fear into the hearts of many — and rightly so. Yet heavy metal since Zeppelin has always been friendly to hobbity tales of mirth and mayhem.
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | October 13, 2010