Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield METZ / Octopus Project The first of three free BrooklynVegan SXSW day parties at Red 7, and the only one that had no rain, happened Thursday (3/19) from noon to 6pm with 15 bands across the... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, we threw a 14-hour unofficial SXSW showcase at Austin’s Hole In The Wall alongside the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Boston label Exploding In Sound Records. Thirty-one bands played two stages, from established names like Speedy Ortiz, Alex G, JEFF... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Speedy Ortiz let me come on stage and ruin their song with my horrible drumming. I am forever indebted to them." - Hannibal Burress. Hannibal Buress is currently in Austin for SXSW and yesterday tweeted: "I'm in Austin and i... more info

Stereogum — Presumably for the hell of it, the great stand-up comic and Broad City star Hannibal Buress, currently enjoying the festivities at SXSW, said on Twitter that he’d like to drum for a band. He was careful to note that he does not actually play drums.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — finished flyer coming soon We already announced the lineup for Friday (day 2) of the three FREE BrooklynVegan SXSW day parties at Red 7. Saturday (day 3) will be announced very soon. Here's Thursday (day 1):THURSDAY, MARCH 19 @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the recently added third Courtney Barnett show with Chastity Belt at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the added Viet Cong show at MHOW (part of Northside Festival) go on sale today at noon.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Gaslight Anthem show at Webster Hall was sold out but tickets are back on sale. T5 is still sold out. (Update: and sold out again.) The newly-added Courtney Barnett and Viet Cong shows both go on BrooklynVegan presale... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Speedy Ortiz at Death by Audio in 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Speedy Ortiz announced that their new album, Foil Deer, would be out April 21 via Carpark, and they've now released its first single, "Raising... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Speedy Ortiz at a final Death by Audio show (more by Amanda Hatfield) Speedy Ortiz singer Sadie Dupuis gave an interview to SPIN, where she announces that the band will release the followup to their excellent 2013 debut, Major... more info

Stereogum — Speedy Ortiz have announced the follow-up to 2013 debut Major Arcana. It’s called Foil Deer, and it’s out this April. In an interview with Spin, Sadie Dupuis said the title “comes from a sculpture I saw in a museum a while ago. I wrote it in a ... more info