Creative Loafing’s Best of SXSW ‘09

The relatively new trio DiCaprio take a step back from the orchestral pop Atlanta has been producing and off up the simple and promising single “Ectoslavia.”

The Creative Loafing team survived the brutal drive to and from Austin for this year’s South By Southwest festival, kept alive only by gallons of gas station coffee and truck stop tacos.

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While we chased down every free meal and drink ticket we could find, we also managed to see a tiny fraction of the 1,900 bands that played this year. Sure, everyone is talking about it today, but we didn’t see Kanye or Metallica. We’re OK with that. Check out a rundown of our favorite moments from the festival after the jump.