Remember Magnificent Beard from the story Stephen Becker did last year? Well, check out Matt from Magnificent Beard at Flatstock. April Kinser caught up with him at the convention center in Austin.

KXT 91.7 has set up shop at SXSW in a club called House Wine. The Barr Brothers stopped by for a visit.

…House Wine that is. If you’re in Austin, stop by to watch the crew film musicians. If you’re not, listen to KXT this week for the interviews.

Former Art&Seek calendar editor/producer Nilufer Arsala checks in with photos of new sculpture at Rusty Taco.

Videos on opera, videos on museums; reviews on Tigers Be Still, and thoughts on creativity. Dig in.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and in addition to all the local concerts and shows, D’Jam (Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month) is recreating the most famous photo in jazz history — with a Big D slant.

Sad news that guitarist Bugs Henderson has died.

If you missed the last State of the Arts, fret not. You can watch it on video. And join us next week for the last in this year’s SOA series.

Congratulations to Jerome Weeks and Bill Zeeble, whose arts coverage has been recognized by Texas Associated Press Broadcasters!

Yee haw, it’s Wayne “The Train” Hancock at the Granada. With the King Bucks! A Big Deal hootenany for two winners.