I survived another year of SXSW!!! I saw a lot of good music… and some not so good. (Kids, posturing on stage while staring at your laptop is not rock and roll.) I started off at my favorite bar, Lovejoys to see the Pierced Arrows (formally known as Dead Moon). From there, the 4 day party progressed. The only real downer was the passing of Alex Chilton two days before I got to see him with Big Star. I still tried to make the showcase as Dwight Twilley was playing, but SXSW and Antone’s decided to make it a “Badge Only” show. LAME! All in all a great week though. Bill Murray was in town bar tending at various venues and a vicious rumor was circulating about U2 playing on the roof of Star Bar. You never know what can happen during SXSW! Nothing has beat the time I saw Iggy Pop with the Stooges playing for free on the street. Nobody needed a badge!
![IMG_1022 Jeff, Me and my wife Donna getting ripped for Pierced Arrows!](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_10221-300x225.jpg)
Jeff, Me and my wife Donna getting ripped for Pierced Arrows!
![IMG_1032 Pierced Arrows at Lovejoys!](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1032-300x225.jpg)
Pierced Arrows at Lovejoys!
![IMG_1019 Brass Bed from Louisiana. Great Pop Rock band!](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1019-300x161.jpg)
Brass Bed from Louisiana. Great Pop Rock band!
![IMAG0217 Drive By Truckers at Waterloo Records. Somehow got VIP and drank lots of Shiner Bock](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMAG0217-300x200.jpg)
Drive By Truckers at Waterloo Records. Somehow got VIP and drank lots of Shiner Bock
![IMAG0222 Meat Puppets at Dog & Duck Pub! It was good to see Chris Kirkwood back behind the Bass](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMAG0222-300x200.jpg)
Meat Puppets at Dog & Duck Pub! It was good to see Chris Kirkwood back behind the Bass
![IMG_1045 CHEAP TRICK!! Brought my kids to their first real rock show!! So FUN! They still RAWK!](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1045-300x161.jpg)
CHEAP TRICK!! Brought my kids to their first real rock show!! So FUN! They still RAWK!
![IMG_1059 My pal Bruce Hughes playing bass with the Texas Sheiks. Austin Music Awards.](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1059-300x225.jpg)
My pal Bruce Hughes playing bass with the Texas Sheiks. Austin Music Awards.
![IMG_1063 Exene Cervenka of X at Red Eyed Fly.](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1063-300x187.jpg)
Exene Cervenka of X at Red Eyed Fly.
![IMG_1072 Denge Fever at Emos. They're my new favorite band. Cambodian 60's pop from LA.](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1072-300x181.jpg)
Denge Fever at Emos. They're my new favorite band. Cambodian 60's pop from LA.
![IMG_1087 Chhem Nimol of Denge Fever with a groupie](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_10871-300x225.jpg)
Chhem Nimol of Denge Fever with a groupie
![IMG_1083 Grupo Fantasma. So good that Prince flies them out to Las Vegas weekly to back him up.](http://www.whetstoneaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1083-300x225.jpg)
Grupo Fantasma. So good that Prince flies them out to Las Vegas weekly to back him up.