Mark Sultan takes a break from his other gig with King Khan to storm St. Augustine with his one-man band. Matthew Moyer assures us, it’s awesome – and there’s not a washboard or hat cymbal anywhere on the premises.

King Khan and The Shrines were knee deep in the chaos and high tension of a hot Florida bar filled to the brim with college kids… and Matthew Moyer.

What happens when the Muppets take a whole lot of drugs and partner up with an avant garde musician? Something along the lines of Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Matthew Moyer reveled in the unearthly delights.

The second annual Harvest of Hope Festival raises money to help migrant farm workers by giving music fans three days of music, mud, and mayhem.

Dark Castle brings a brand of metal mayhem that features some new layers of unique melodicism to SXSW. Guitarist Stevie Floyd runs it down for Ink 19 before the band departs on an upcoming European tour with Kylesa.

Spirited Migration (At A Loss Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.

There was much buzz about Girl Talk at the opening night of Harvest of Hope’s three-day weekend of music. Phillip Haire dutifully caught the set, and found a new respect for mixing and mashing.

King Kahn & the Shrines stood out, to Phillip Haire , as a key performer at Florida’s inaugural Harvest of Hope Festival.