Metallica Pound SXSW With 90-Minute Greatest-Hits Set at “Surprise” Show

"Surprise, surprise — you're all surprised, right?" singer-guitarist James Hetfield cracked in his sea-captain's growl, leering […]

Punk Pioneers Circle Jerks and the Dicks Take Over SXSW

Chairlift, The Soft Pack, Wild Light Lead SXSW 2009’s Indie Rock Invasion

A slew of indie-rock next-big-things used Thursday night performances at SXSW as a platform to further […]

Big Boi Talks Solo Album, Future of OutKast After Rowdy SXSW Gig

After a rowdy, hit-filled SXSW performance at Austin Music Hall, Rolling Stone caught up with Big […]

Jane’s Addiction Rip Through Early Catalog at SXSW

A band like Jane's Addiction doesn't need to play a music festival like South By Southwest. […]

Peter Bjorn and John Squeeze Strong New Song Into Ill-Fated SXSW Set

To say Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John experienced technical difficulties at Wednesday night's highly anticipated […]

Punk Pioneers Circle Jerks and the Dicks Take Over SXSW

Aging punk fans with a little gray in their mohawks had a short, fast embarrassment of […]

Janelle Monae, Ladyhawke Nod to Past and Future With Polished, Poppy SXSW Sets

Janelle Monáe — the funky R&B rocker Rolling Stone named Hot Sci-Fi Beyoncé on last year's […]

Rising Rapper Charles Hamilton Hits SXSW With Endless Energy, “Twilight” References

In a 15-minute SXSW set at the Back Alley Social, Harlem rapper Charles Hamilton was as […]

The Decemberists Premiere Perfectly Over-the-Top “The Hazards of Love” at SXSW

Three weeks before the Decemberists premiered their new album, The Hazards of Love, at SXSW, the […]