Festival review: SXSW 2013 comes to a crescendo with Jim James, Green Day, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Twangfest Day Parties, Heartless Bastards, Frankie Faye, FIDLAR, Ozomatli, Vampire Weekend and a softball triumph, March 15-16
With only two earnest SXSW Music nights left, and an overstuffed head of unforgettable memories and music, I set out with a now insatiable appetite for more. More venues, more music, more Austin, as much as possible, as much as I could live; the unfortunate end to the sheer dreamlike sequence I'd been savoring was looming.
Festival photos: KDHX and Twangfest SXSW day parties at the Broken Spoke, Thursday, March 14 and Saturday, March 16
The Twangfest day parties at South By Southwest, presented by KDHX, moved locations to the legendary Broken Spoke for the 2013 festivities, and although the stages were different, the good times rolled on.
Concert photos: Twangfest night 4 with John Doe, Kevin Gordon, Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers and Rough Shop at the Duck Room, Saturday, June 9
Concert review: Rough Shop, Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers, Kevin Gordon and John Doe put the wraps on Twangfest 16 at the Duck Room, Saturday, June 9
St. Louis' own Rough Shop kicked off the final night of Twangfest 16 with a great folk rock/blues set.
Concert review: Ha Ha Tonka, Langhorne Slim and the Law and Kasey Anderson and the Honkies tear up Twangfest 16 at the Duck Room, Friday, June 8
At the end of the third night of Twangfest, I was surprised the building was still in one piece. Luckily for the Duck Room, the structure is made from the same hard substances that has kept so many St. Louis buildings standing for so many years -- brick, old stone and concrete.
Concert photos: Twangfest night three with Ha Ha Tonka, Langhorne Slim and the Law and Kasey Anderson and the Honkies at the Duck Room, Friday, June 8
The energy in the Duck Room Friday night was barely containable. The room nearly exploded due to some crowd surfing, off-stage singing, a double encore, and other shenanigans.
Concert review: Americana and rock burn on at Twangfest 16 at the Duck Room, with Kelly Hogan, Wussy, Deano & the Purvs and Pretty Little Empire, Thursday, June 7
Concert photos: Twangfest night two with Kelly Hogan, Wussy, Deano & the Purvs and Pretty Little Empire at the Duck Room, Thursday, June 7
Twangfest 16 continued at the Duck Room Thursday night with a diverse lineup of crowd favorites.
Concert review: Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, Humming House and Prairie Rehab open Twangfest 16 with a bang at the Schlafly Tap Room, Wednesday, June 6
Prairie Rehab kicked off 88.1 KDHX's Twangfest 16 at the Schlafly Tap Room to a house full of happy station supporters and music lovers.
Concert photos: Twangfest night one with Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, Humming House and Prairie Rehab at the Schlafly Tap Room, Wednesday, June 6
Celebrating its 16th year, Twangfest kicked off a strong 4-night run to a sold out crowd at the Schlafly Tap Room.
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