Image from Transmission Entertainment’s MySpace The F Yeah Fest, along with Transmission Entertainment, presents the third annual Mess With Texas on Saturday the 21st at Waterloo Park. This is the ultimate spot for Saturday -- the last day of day show mania -- a shindig where you can fill in t...

Austinist Presents Local Music Is Sexy 7 Saturday, March 14thPureVolume Indoor (E 2nd and Trinity St)9 p.m. | 21+ | RSVP | Complimentary Drinks There’s no hiding from it -- SXSW will take over our streets starting this weekend. We don’t think you should have to wait until the official mu...

Image provided by Birds Barbershop Hot Freaks has released the details of its SXSW day events! On Friday the 20th, Club de Ville hosts the Insound Stage with performances by Obits (12:30 p.m.), Handsome Furs (1:30 p.m.), American Analog Set (2:30 p.m.), The Thermals (3:30 p.m.), and The Hold Steady ...

We're collecting all the official and unofficial SXSW-week flyers in our massive slideshow above. After the jump, check out all of the free stuff that you'll find around town, plus a handy guide to how and where you'll need to RSVP for some of the events. To keep up with Austinist's ongoing coverage...

Image provided by Misprint Magazine Misprint Magazine’s 3rd Annual Beard & Moustache Competition Friday, February 20The Mohawk (912 Red River)9 p.m. | $5 | 21+ only[info] Misprint Magazine has kept us chuckling for many a year now and its novel ideas and columns never cease to amaze -- just th...

Image from All the Saints’ MySpace All the Saints (Inside) & Toko Ri Get High (Outside) Thursday, February 19Emos (603 Red River St)9 p.m. | $8[info] | [tickets] All the Saints (not be confused with All Saints) brings its brand of fiery psychedelic rock to Austin today. The trio released its d...

The members of local collective Grupo Fantasma are a hard working bunch. When not churning out Grammy nominated records or taking a break from supporting Prince, the team of versatile musicians dazzles as Latin-funk outfit Brownout! ( Le Diamant Brut ). The band is currently working on a follow-up t...

Image from Austin Moose Lodge #1735’s website Sound Benefit Saturday, February 14Austin Moose Lodge (2103 E.M. Franklin)2 p.m. | $8 before 8 p.m.; $14 after[info] SXSW might be right around the corner but in the interim, wet your appetite for multiple stages and overflowing performers with a n...

Image from Johnny Goudie and the Little Champions’ MySpace, by Alexandra Valenti Johnny Goudie and the Little Champions Friday, February 6Stubbs (801 Red River)11:30 p.m. | Inside | $10[info] | [tickets] Long time residents of Austin must get a tad nostalgic when they hear the name Johnny Goud...

Image from Transmission Entertainment’s website Goblin Cock Monday, February 2Red 7 (611 E. 7th St.)[info] The versatile and prolific Rob Crow has been a part of quite a few acclaimed projects (Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, etc.) over the course of his esteemed career. He goes by Lord Phallus when...