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Bruce Springsteen was not only a keynote speaker at the SXSW festival in Austin this week, he also put on quite the performance with the E Street Band, bringing members of Arcade Fire and the Animals on stage with him.

While wandering around downtown Austin during SXSW, I met a pretty kickass, sexy band - Vanity Theft. I caught up with guitarist Brittany Hill and  singer-keyboardist Alicia Grodecki near Congress Street and they introduced me to the rest of the band's members outside Rusty's, where the band performed Thursday night at 10 p.m.

I'm now home from Austin after spending several days with Buzz, Teresa and Duke, stalking celebrities and bands and bringing the performances inside our SXSW studio to you in El Paso. It was a whirlwind of a trip, check out my play-by-play of events: Wednesday, March 14

You just never know who you'll see walking around Austin during SXSW. We found presidential candidate and pony purveyor Vermin Supreme wandering down (where else?) South Congress Ave.

While most of our time at the SXSW festival in Austin was spent in our Four Seasons studio, interviewing bands and broadcasting the KLAQ Morning Show, I did get a chance to sneak out and explore the city. There were plenty of odd and unusual sights to see and I made sure to take plenty of pictures for you guys!

The band The Features stopped by KLAQ's Austin studios during the SXSW Festival, chatted with Buzz, Duke and Teresa and performed a couple of songs. The band's song "From Now On" was featured on the "Breaking Dawn" soundtrack. Even if sparkly vampires aren't your thing, you've probably found yourself nodding your head to the Ford Mustang commercial featuring their song, "H

Dr. John sat down for a rare interview with the KLAQ Morning Show live at the SXSW Festival in Austin. Dr. John’s name has become synonymous with New Orleans jazz. His style also combines rock, funk and blues. He has five Grammys and was inducted last year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dr. John has performed with the Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher, Eric Clapton and Lou Reed.

The Pierces performed on the KLAQ Morning Show as we broadcast live from the SXSW festival in Austin.

The use of homeless people as wifi hotspots at the SXSW Festival in Austin has drawn some controversy. What do you think?

The band Dead Sara stopped by KLAQ's Austin studio as the Morning Show goes live from the SXSW Festival. Singer Emily Armstrong and guitarist Siouxsie Medley chatted with Buzz, Duke and Teresa AND performed live.

They didn't come in on motorcycles and wearing capes, but when Foxy Shazam walked in our Austin studio as we go live from SXSW, we knew it was them.

The band Electric Touch performed live as the KLAQ Morning Show goes live from the SXSW festival. The band just went on tour with Evanesence. Their new album 'Never Look Back' comes out on March 20.