South By Southwest is easily the Indie Music pinnacle every year down in Austin, TX. But, truth is, more of us wont be attending than those that will be lucky enough to be there. photo of Michael taken by Sufjan Stevens

So, what can you do, music nerd that has a job that wont allow the vacation time? Well, for starters, you can check in here next week as our roving correspondent, Michael Kaufman from Asthmatic Kitty Records, checks in with “on the spot” audio reports. We won’t be censoring Michael of course, so this should be lots of fun. And speaking of AK, check out the brand new Asthmatic Kitty radio, featuring bands that are playing the festival next week.

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