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Two minutes and seventeen seconds from my favorite acts at SXSW ‘08, including appearances by We Are Standard, Liam Finn, Duffy, Ludacris, X, Vampire Weekend, Sia, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, R.E.M., and My Morning Jacket. Music by We Are Standard.

I know I said it would be hard for any act to top Friday’s set by X, but on Saturday the Basque band We Are Standard tore it up during their intimate South By set.

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at sxsw | flatstock

The annual Flatstock show for poster art and artists, yesterday.
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at sxsw | ludacris

Ludacris makes a surprise appearance on Saturday at one of the outdoor SXSW party tents near the Austin Convention Center.
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at sxsw | perez

Perez Hilton (center), backstage at his SXSW party last night.
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at sxsw | x

I really think it’ll be hard for any act at South By this year to top today’s set by legendary L.A. punk band X, headlining the SPIN party at Stubb’s.

Perhaps worth noting:  Exene Cervenka from X made her way past us and walked through the crowd—seemingly unnoticed—during the Vampire Weekend set, and after Vampire Weekend finished playing the crowd thinned out considerable. A group of us wondered whether “the kids” didn’t know X. But, after Perry Farrell gave X a rousing intro, and the band fired into their first song, folks began to push towards the stage. By the end, the band expressed their gratitude to the crowd for their warm response.
[photo © eugene hernandez]

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