Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Brian Reilly It was a happy St. Patrick's Day for Spoon. The Austin, Texas, indie-rock band received a hero's welcome during its hometown show on Wednesday at the South by Southwest music festival. The group, this musical city's... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Backbeat Online interviews Spoon frontman Britt Daniel. A member of F**ked Up discusses the convergence of advertising and music at SXSW from a musician's perspective. Synthesis interviews singer-songwriter Adam Green. The Boston Globe profiles Bache... more info

My Old Kentucky — We hate to keep making you pick between shows but, for Indianapolis, this is a great problem to have! While I'm whoopin' it up at Locals Only, the other half of our team will be hosting a good ol' fashioned "git down" with Minneapolis-based Trampled... more info

Radio Exile — Hidden Shoal Recordings recently announced the release of the single “The Green” from Boxharp [MySpace], an experimental/ambient-pop duo. Boxharp, Scott Solter (producer/engineer for the likes of Spoon, The Mountain Goats and St Vincent) and Wend... more info

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Detroit Free Press — Sixteen years after revving up on the Austin scene -- and earning a loyal following from those in the know -- Spoon arrives in Royal Oak with two hard-earned Top 10 albums. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — (photo via Krystin Norman) I found an awesome article from NYMAG’s Vulture section where they talked to Spoon about how a setlist comes about. It’s an excellent read. Read the article here. Thanks to Trust Me On This for posting the link. more info

Stereogum — Spoon are on the Transference train, in the middle of a couple-month tour supporting their latest. DC photographer Mehan Jayasuriya caught their show last night, and said Britt Daniel and co. mostly stuck to their recent album, but dug out a lot of ... more info

Topix — Editor's note: Spoon plays a sold out show tonight at the Republic New Orleans. Britt Daniel can't resist some dry humor when asked what it means to him that his band, Spoon, sold out a gig at New York's prestigious and spacious Radio City Music Hall... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson • Big Star’s Alex Chilton Dead at 59 • Rob Sheffield Remembers Alex Chilton • SXSW Day One Twitter Marathon: Catch Up! • Spoon, Broken Bells Shine at SXSW • Secrets of The Runaways: Inside the F... more info