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Peter [Buck] will be among an all-star cast of players who are slated to perform Big Star’s seminal album Three at SXSW in Austin on March15th at the Paramount. In addition to Peter, the lineup will include Mike Mills, Jody Stephens of Big Star, Mitch Easter of Let’s Active, Chris Stamey of the dBs, and pianist Charles Cleaver, as well as Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies. The group will be joined by a host of guest vocalists throughout the evening and will be accompanied by Austin’s Tosca String Quartet and guest brass and wind musicians.

Holy crap!

Athens comes to Austin.

Hamilton Pool, near Austin, Texas

motherjones:

This is what the US–Mexico border looks like in Big Bend National Park. Or: Why GOP presidential candidates have no idea what they’re talking about when they talk about building a high-security fence on every inch of the border.

(Via)

I like this picture because it is both poignant and pretty.

Here’s why I find it impossible to be a Republican: any crowd that instantly cheers the execution of 234 individuals is a crowd I want to flee, not join.
Andrew Sullivan on the debate crowd’s positive response to the large number of executions that Perry resided over while governor of Texas. (via liberal-life)

(via soupsoup)