Name: Colour Revolt Hometown: Oxford, MS Latest Release: Colour Revolt EP, out on Tiny Evil Website: Colour Revolt at myspace.com

Decked in every shade of green, locales amassed on Austin's beaten paths for various St. Patrick's Day festivities while SXSW attendees made their final assault on SXSW's day parties. Without a doubt, Ghostface Killah delivered the awesome, did others such as Takka Takka, Datarock, and Mickey Avalon add to SPIN's daily quota of awesome? Read on for more on SXSW's last day.

At SXSW, you never know who might be watching. During an acoustic set at the Austin Convention Center, the Cinematics (read more) chose to cover Jeff Buckley's classic, "Grace." Afterwards, frontman Scott Rinning met a tearful fan: Jeff Buckley's mother.

To say we asked a lot of our SXSW photographers is a vast understatement. While our writers could scurry into the pack and scribble their notes, our lensmen had to bully through to the front of the stage to bring you the stunning images we've been posting all weekend.

St. Patrick's Day evening was hands down one of the hottest nights of SXSW. Sure, thousands of non-badgeholding locals added to the rock'n'roll fray with their beer-soaked celebrations, but Iggy and the Stooges totally brought the awesome on SXSW's final night out.

In all fairness, the one thing that can adequately describe what happened at Spin's party yesterday at Stubb's is some streaming video depicting the once-in-a-lifetime events that transpired.

Name:
Modern Skirts
Hometown:
Athens, GA
Latest Release:
Catalogue of Generous Men
Website:
Modern Skirts at myspace.com

I enter the Spin party just in time to catch Pete Townshend playing with my latest favorite Britpoppers the Fratellis. They close with a frenetic cover of the Who's "The Seeker." A splendid start to the afternoon.

With one more night of rock'n'roll debauchery to go, SXSW's scheduled shows for Friday evening (March 16) kept in step with solid performances by the likes of Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, Damon Albarn's latest supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen, and more, while hip hop showcases with the likes of Cage, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, among others, most definitely brought the awesome back to

With a bill fit for its own festival status -- featuring Ben Jelen, the Fratellis, Mew, Blanche, Galactic, Kings of Leon and Buzzcocks -- Friday’s annual Spin SXSW party at Stubb's (801 Red River) was as action packed as days come, even by SXSW standards, and presented by Yaris in association with Cazadores Tequila, Maxell, Old Spice, SESAC, Shift Energy Drink, and Unionbay.