Talk Normal's dinky, casually intimate show and Ricky Rude's inexplicable presence on a Young Scooter bill were both reminiscent of the slightly less ruthlessly managed SXSWs of yore.
A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more
The Hideout throws a South by Southwest sendoff party with Outer Minds, Tiger Bones, Mickey, Radar Eyes, Rabble Rabble, the Waco Brothers, Joan of Arc, and more.