For local bard Grant Peeples ? organizer and host of this weekend's inaugural Americana Woman Music Fest ? it all started with Emmylou Harris.

Published 03/17/2010 - 1:24 p.m. To the general public, the Third Annual Ramona Music Fest that will take place Saturday afternoon under the oaks in Dos Picos Park is an opportunity to listen to family-oriented musical entertainment.

Trying to pick the best moments of the 24th annual South by Southwest music festival is like trying to choose your favourite slowflake in a blizzard.

The 24th annual SXSW filled every available space in downtown Austin with musicians clamoring for attention.

Four bands that play bluegrass, old-timey, folk, and/or hillbilly music with an in-your-face attitude and a dark edge will make up a bill dubbed ? Old-Time Southern Murder Hour ,? to be held at Slim?s on Saturday, Mar. 20. Southern ?horrorbilly? band Pine Box Boys will headline the event, which will also include performances by ?outlaw bluegrass? outfit the Earl Brothers , The Last Men on Earth ...