Boxscore:
Number of Bands Attempted: 13
Number of Bands Seen: 10
Number of Times I Thought I Might Collapse in the Street: 7
Number of Times I Ate Lunch: 3
Percentage of Those Lunches that were Pizza: 33
Overall assessment: This was my most successful day in Austin by a mile.
Factor by which this year's SXSW was better than last year's: 500

The final day of SXSW can often feel dizzying – a mad rush to try to get in all the bands you may have missed before the festival finally comes to an end. Accordingly, the bands that left the biggest impression on Saturday were the ones that seemed to match its frenzied pace.

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When it rains it pours, and this month has been a veritable flood. There are more new, great albums than I know what to do with. I need about 15 extra hours each day to listen to them all. Chances are you will, too. HERE WE GO.

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