Gallery: Photos: Scenes From SXSW as Bands and Fans Swarm Austin

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    Or The Whale

    *After blowing the circuit three separate times mid-song at Cheers Shot Bar on Sixth Street, members of San Francisco band [Or, the Whale](http://orthewhale.com/) jumped offstage with their acoustic instruments and finished up the show among the crowd. From left to right are: Lindsay Garfield, Alex Robins, Sean Barnett and Lia Rose. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com.*
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    Food Truck

    *Hungry fans get some sustenance at Danny's Bar-B-Que food truck, which is savvily positioned across from the extremely long line at the [Fader Fort](http://www.thefader.com/category/faderfort/). Photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com.*
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    Lovejoy's

    *A SXSW attendee fields a call just off Sixth Street outside [Lovejoys bar](http://www.myspace.com/lovejoys) in Austin. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com.*
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    Hillside Fire

    *[Hillside Fire](http://www.hillsidefiremusic.com/) drummer Shane Schlick bangs out heavy, classic-rock beats for his Northern California band during a SXSW set. Photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com.*
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    Load In

    *Jonathan Allen from indie rock band [Pepper Rabbit](http://www.myspace.com/pepperrabbit) loads in at the Palm Door before his SXSW set. Photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com.*
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    Skyline

    *Dusk falls over Austin on Wednesday, creating a false sense of calm before the mayhem of the night begins. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com.*
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    Crowd

    *Once the [drunchies](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drunchies) set in, Stony's pizza truck starts looking pretty good. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com.*
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    Pedals

    *Travis Johnson from [Grooms](http://www.myspace.com/groomsmusic) gets ready to stomp one of his many guitar pedals during the band's SXSW show at the Palm Door. Photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com.*
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    Mirror

    *Late-night street vendors sell their wares in Austin's East Side neighborhood. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com.*
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