The headline is true. But since Spinner isn't the National Enquirer, here's more accurate verbiage: Police politely ejected Bill Murray and approximately 175 others from an unauthorized SXSW tradition, the always illegal, late-night music on the pedestrian bridge crossing the river in Austin. Murray joked briefly with police before vanishing, ...

Standing nearly naked in the freezing wind, Damian Abraham said, "I've been training my whole life for this day. All those extra orders of French fries paid off." The F---ed Up frontman made reference to another show where he'd poured a cup of ice down his pants. So -- logically, of course -- he did it again. His effort was cold comfort to a large ...

Playing a short set during the SXSW fest, 'The Office' star Creed Bratton showed off his quality musical skills, though he probably won't quit his comedic day job. During his set, Bratton wasn't shy about making the connection to his eponymous character on the American version of the TV show, saying, "Here's a karaoke song I sang in season four. I ...

Andrew W.K. faced tough times during SXSW. At two separate shows, one stage broke, and a crowd almost crunched his equipment. Later, he showed up in short sleeves to perform head-on into a freezing wind. At least that show had a moat of bouncers. Hours earlier, at a 4AM show, the surging crowd of drunk college students drunks constantly ...

Despite windy, near-freezing temperatures, Gwar soaked the screaming crowd with endless gallons of extraterrestrials' bodily fluids (colored water) at their SXSW show. However, two other bands altered their water-spraying antics. Andrew W.K. repeatedly asked permission before squirting water bottles. Damian Abraham, vocalist for F----- Up, said, ...

One-Eyed Doll have won several Austin Music Awards for best punk or metal band. Too bad there's no category for hair whipping. Vocalist Kimberley Freeman can sling her 36-inch mane within two inches of any target. She ended Sunday's SXSW show with a running dive headlong into the drummer's chest. Unlike most grunge-metal artisans, Freeman is ...

During SXSW week in Austin, even Computer Jesus Refrigerator drew some stares as the band sauntered toward the frenetic intersection of Red River and 6th streets, hours early for their show. (Especially during SXSW, the intersection is arguably the epicenter of action that makes it easy for Austin to maintain its unofficial slogan of "Keep Austin ...