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As a fan of writer and director Joss Whedon and his recurring ensemble of talented actors including Amy Acker , Alexis Denisof , Nathan Fillion and Clark Gregg , I was intrigued to hear about Whedon's thematic version of a classic Shakespeare comedy, Much Ado About Nothing .

SXSW will begin accepting band applications on July 9 , the earliest the fest has began the process.

This year during South By Southwest Interactive, Paste and Sennheiser teamed up to present an array of interviews each day, live from the Blackheart on Rainey Street.

Vinyl record collecting is a vibrant scene in the Live Music Capital of the World, partly because music fans love the thrill of making new discoveries.

The Dojo , Austin's first proper izakaya - a Japanese pub, recognizable by the red lanterns hanging outside their doorways - is tentatively set to open this July in the former Tokyo Steakhouse space at Highway 183 and Burnet Road.

Back in April, I reported that when San Francisco's Blasted Canyons arrived home from this year's SXSW, they immediately broke up .

Remember that time Screeching Weasel's singer Ben Weasel lost his freakin' mind onstage and punched, not one, but two women? On camera ? And very obviously on purpose? And then had to be held back by his bandmates and pushed backstage to stop him from attacking anyone else? It was pretty much the only memorable thing that happened at 2011's SXSW, ... (more)

Anyone who has ever waited two hours for a table at Barley Swine will tell you that Austin's restaurant scene is red hot at the moment.

Monday evening at ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona appeared more excited about introducing the artist than he usually is.

The relationship between Mexico and the U.S. serves as a continual inspiration to director John Sayles, it seems.

Each year Austin impresses the public with its well-known music festivals and events like SXSW, but Austin might be getting even more impressive in 2014.

AUSTIN Austin's Police Chief told members of the city's Public Safety Commission Monday night that his department will ask the city council for an additional 92 officers for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

Brie Larson seems to be everywhere this year. On the small screen she's making appearances on show like Community and Kroll Show , and taking part in films moving through the festival system and getting solid reviews, like James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Don Jon .

Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, from leftm Chris Baio, Chris Thomson and Ezra Koenig pose during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin.

You can take Jerry Hall out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of Jerry Hall.

This year during South By Southwest Interactive, Paste and Sennheiser teamed up to present an array of interviews each day, live from the Blackheart on Rainey Street.

Back in 2012 Mumford and Sons, along with musical compadres Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes closed out SXSW Music and Film Festivals with a triumphant screening of the concert film 'Big Easy Express' and a concert on the LBJ Lawn at the University of Texas that packed such an intense blast of good vibes that our staffers were gushing for days ... (more)

The project features Asher Roth, Travi$ Scott, Aston Matthews, Buddy and others.

That's right folks, while you were busy dancing your face off at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' only SXSW performance this year , Apple was capturing footage for its new iPhone 5 ad .

South By Southwest , or "South By" to many, is a 2 week-long festival encompassing technology, film and music that takes place in Austin, TX.