Andrew W.K. Announces I Get Wet 10th Anniversary Tour

by Emily Youssef

Andrew W.K. is taking his party to the streets. To mark the 10th anniversary of his album I Get Wet, the “Party Hard” musician (and FOX commentator) will perform the entire album during his spring U.S. and U.K. tour that also includes a stop at Austin’s SXSW. Check his site for dates and ticket information.

Below, Andrew recalls the last time he visited Austin. A weird place indeed.

Eat to the Beat: Nab the Best Food Between Sets at SXSW

by Kathleen Willcox

Think you know where the best food is in Austin? Everyone attending SXSW has an opinion, from breakfast burritos to late-night vegan spots. And barbecue too, but that should go without saying.

So in the interest of a well-rounded experience at SXSW, we’ve done the foodie research for you.

Citizen Taco is a self-proclaimed “quick, easy, and reliable guide to finding good food, from four-star restaurants to no-name street carts.” That is, perfect for our quick and dirty needs down south. They draw up a nerdy, handy-dandy map of joints to hit, then break it down for dummies like me who want to eat every specialty the city offers.

The 512 Food Blog splits it up between the three main food groups you’ll be consuming: BBQ, Tex-Mex and burgers. What’s a vegetable?

The Modern Junkie organizes your week by meal, meaning you can hit all the events listed and never pay a dime for alligator chili, ice cream, crawfish, pancakes and more.

And of course there’s Foodspotting, one of the most popular apps to emerge from last year’s fest. This year they’ve got a street food scavenger hunt and secret menu items for users, as well as their usual international guide. We can taste it now…

SXSW Kicks Off This Week

by Emily Youssef

The population of Austin expands exponentially this week as the 25th annual SXSW festival begins. Uncensored Interview artists like Toro Y Moi, The Airborne Toxic Event, Surfer Blood, MSTRKRFT, Tapes ‘n Tapes, Spank Rock, Daedelus, Vetiver, Army Navy, Visqueen, Das Racist, Shad and hundreds more perform March 15-20. The big names this year are Kanye West and The Strokes, who last played the fest in 2001.

Check our homepage for SXSW survival tips from artists like Andrew W.K. and Matt & Kim, and for the best foodie recommendations in Austin, Eat to the Beat will be delivering the goods. For those skipping the festival this year, don’t fret–plenty of radio stations and big corporations hoping to get in on the act will be streaming performances all week.

Chances are your must-see bands will be playing several times throughout SXSW, and Matt & Kim share a little advice about keeping up.

The Antlers Prepare for New Album, SXSW Shows

by Emily Youssef

The Antlers are gearing up for the release of their new album, Burst Apart, on May 10 via Frenchkiss. The 10-song follow up to Hospice was recorded in their Bushwick, Brooklyn studio.

The band is also playing a few shows at SXSW, including the NPR party which will be broadcast live. Details on their website.

We talked to the guys, who told us about their preference for the studio or the stage.

The Dears and Eulogies Team Up for Tour, SXSW Shows

by Emily Youssef

The Dears and Eulogies have teamed up for a tour that begins March 4 in Victoria, British Columbia and continues to Austin for SXSW.

The Dangerbird Records labelmates will be playing songs from both of their new albums–The Dears released Degeneration Street earlier this week, while Eulogies put the finishing touches on Tear the Fences Down last month.

Both bands stopped by our studios to tell us more about crafting new albums and why taking the easy way out is never the best route.

Eat to the Beat: The Most Rock ‘N’ Roll Breakfast Burrito

by Kathleen Willcox

According to my highly scientific foodie analysis of musicians and their fans, the most rock ‘n’ roll breakfast of them all is the breakfast burrito. Ah yes, the breakfast burrito contains everything one needs to soak up the rather unwholesome remnants of last night’s excesses.

(Conversely, urbandictionary.com cites the definition of a rock ‘n’ roll breakfast as “when beer is substituted for milk in preparation of a bowl of cereal”–quite probable in Austin).

In its platonic form, the breakfast burrito is a honkin’ round of flour tortilla, warmed and browned on a buttered griddle and packed to bustin’ with all manners of protein-infused, cheap and filling ingredients like eggs, chorizo, cheddar cheese, beans, queso fresco, avocados, ham products and fried potatoes with luscious centers the texture of your momma’s cold cream. Not to mention the invigorating toppings like spicy salsa, cilantro, garlicky guacamole or a soothing shot of sour cream.

For SXSW, the always timely New York Times busted out with a guide to finding the perfect breakfast burrito in Austin. Behold the beauty:

PORFIRIO’S A variety of breakfast tacos, from carne guisada to potato, egg and bacon. 1512 Holly Street (Comal Street), (512) 476-5030.

TACODELI Try El Popeye— spinach and scrambled eggs with crumbled queso fresco. 1500 Spyglass Drive (Barton Skyway), (512) 732-0303, tacodeli.com.

TAMALE HOUSE The owner, Robert Vasquez, talks about the taco wars, when the price went down to 35 cents. 5003 Airport Boulevard (East 50th Street), (512) 453-9842.

TAQUERIA LA FLOR This trailer sells puffy potato tacos. 4901 South First Street (Heartwood Drive.)

TORCHY’S TACOS At five locations, Torchy’s sells tacos with eggs, guacamole, fried poblanos, carrots and poblano ranch sauce, among other styles. 1311 South First Street (Elizabeth Street ), (512) 366-0537, and four other locations, torchystacos.com.

SXSW Interactive Starts Today

by Emily Youssef

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Like everything else, the techies have a head start at SXSW. Today marks the beginning of SXSW Interactive, where companies gather to hash out emerging technology, websites, video games and cool new start-ups. (And we do mean hash–why, there are session-specific hashtags, of course).

We’re testing out the ways to engage more with video technology alongside other proud geeks who are also thinking ahead. There are keynote speeches, panel discussions, a trade show, an arcade to kill some serious time in and the annual Webby Awards (we’re a former finalist!).

And since our business is music and technology, one of our stops during the upcoming week will be at SoundCtrl’s FlashFwd event next Tuesday. RSVP at http://flashfwd.eventbrite.com

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