SXSW '09: SPIN's Best and Worst

After a day of much-needed R&R, SPIN's South by Southwest crew weighs in on this year's good, bad, and gnarly.
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DOUG BROD – EDITOR, SPIN

SXSW Tech Talk: How Ra Ra Riot Stays Connected

In his final SXSW post, Gizmodo's Adam Frucci chats up guitarist Milo Bonacci about how his band stays wired on the road.
Ra Ra Riot's Milo Bonacci texts away

With SXSW having wrapped up, hundreds of bands gathered here in Austin get ready to head back on the road, dispersing across the country on tour. One of those bands is Ra Ra Riot, who headlined SXSW's Barsuk/Merge showcase Saturday night at the Parish. They've been in Austin for three days, seeing old friends and meeting tons of new people.

Silversun Pickups, Tinted Windows, Tori Amos, An Horse

WATCH: At the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft on 6th Street, SXSW's top acts stop by for interviews and acoustic sessions.
John Norris with Silversun Pickups

Deep in the heart of Austin, SPIN and MySpace Music are hosting the Loft on 6th, an informal hangout where some of the biggest acts playing SXSW are stopping by to chat with guest correspondent John Norris -- and even play a song or two.

SXSW Tech Talk: Thousands of Photogs, Not Many Pros

Guest contributor Adam Frucci of Gizmodo.com watches bands through everyone else's camera screens.
Fans shoot Beach House's set at SXSW

As Beach House took the stage Friday night at the Cedar Street Courtyard for Blackberry's SXSW showcase, they were met with a sea of cameras, ranging from cellphone cameras to multi-thousand dollar DSLRs and everything in between. But few belonged to professional photographers.

X at SXSW '08

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X / Photo by Blossom Berkofsky

Watson Twins at SXSW '08

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The Watson Twins / Photo by Blossom Berkofsky
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