Bruise Cruise at NXNE in 2012 (more by David Andrako)

Panache Booking is returning to Austin for a number of SXSW events, kicking off with a Bruise Cruise on Monday (3/11), followed by an unofficial kickoff party at Tillery Park on Tuesday, an acoustic show at Flatstock Stage on Thursday, their official showcase on Friday at Hotel Vegas across four stages, and for those sticking around on Sunday there's a hangover party at Beerland which runs all day (11:30 AM to 2 AM on Monday) with tons of bands and free bloody marys, and an official closing party with Jonathan Toubin's Soul Clap & Dance Off at Emo's Jr.

Flyers (with full lineups) for all Panache shows and the schedules for some, below...

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photos by Sarah Frankie Linder

Ty Segall @ Mohawk on 1/25/2013

Album-releasing machine Ty Segall is on tour which hit Austin on Friday (1/25) at a sold-out Mohawk with Ex-Cult and intense locals OBNIIIs. Ty's tour marches on, hitting NYC this weekend for two shows.

Pictures of all three bands from Friday's Mohawk show are below.

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OBN III's at Emo's in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)

As mentioned on BrooklynVegan, Ty Segall will kick off a tour with Ex Cult later this month which swings through Austin on January 25 at Mohawk for a show which local greats OBN III's are opening. Tickets for that show are on sale now.

Ty's tour also hits TX for shows in Marfa on 1/24 at Padre's and Dallas on 1/26 at Sons of Hermann Hall. All Ty Segall dates are listed at BrooklynVegan.

OBN III's also open the only two currently announced shows for Ty Segall's new band Fuzz, which are in California, and they play a bunch of other shows over the course of the next few months, culminating in their slot at this year's 35 Denton Festival in Denton, TX, which runs from March 7 - 10. OBN III's play on 3/9. All of their dates are listed below.

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Wiccans

One of the end-of-year lists we most look forward to each year is the one Matador chief and Austin resident Gerard Cosloy submits. Without further ado, check out what albums, singles and shows he loved this year....

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Sleep at Terminal 5, June 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

35 Denton have announced the first batch of artists for their annual festival that goes down March 7 - 10, 2013 in Denton, TX. Included are the great Sleep (their first show in TX in over two years), Roky Erickson, Reigning Sound, King Khan and the Shrines, Astronautalis, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Thee Oh Sees, The Soft Moon, Merchandise, Nicky Da B, Brutal Juice, K-Holes, Mac Demarco, OBN III's, Fat Tony, Hunters, Gap Dream, Nu Sensae, Sinkane and Cloudland Canyon. Quite a first round of bands! A limited number of wristbands and 4-day "FAST TRACK" passes (that allows priority line access and VIP perks) are on sale now.

A video on the festival was released today and you can watch that below.

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