Anti-SXSW Party: Mess With Texas!

The Thermals, King Khan, and much more. SPIN's Charles Aaron weighs in on the best off-the-grid event in Austin.
Cursive's Tim Kasher / Photo by Christy Kurtz

For years, there have been Austin shadow parties and festivals in opposition to SXSW's corporate juggernaut -- the best, known affectionately as Fuck by Fuck You, booked local (and international) punk bands to squall and scream and spill beer all over the backyard of a venue called the "Typewriter Museum" (the 2009 event was redubbed Type by Type Writer).

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