Bring on the Chow Rachel!

A completely voiceless Rachel Ray thanks the crowd after a blistering set by Brooklyn (by way of Minneapolis) rockers The Hold Steady at the 2009 Rose's Mojito and Rachael Ray's Feedback: The B-Side party at Maggie Mae's on Saturday at SXSW. Earlier, iPOP's eardrums were shattered by the punk pioneers New York Dolls. Going a little deaf was tempered slightly by some pretty fantastic eats, including jalapeno popper mac n' cheese (iPOP would bathe in it if it was socially acceptable), ancho chicken soft tacos, smoky chipotle & black bean chilaquiles and some insane beer & beef chili sliders on bacon biscuits, all washed down with Rose's Mojito bevies (and beer). Other performers included Bob Schneider, The Airborne Toxic Event, Ra Ra Riot, Semi Precious Weapons, The Cringe, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Thermals and John Pringle. All a part of the SXSW Music Festival which overlaps with the SXSW Film Festival. [Photo and caption by Mark Rabinowitz]