Most of us went to tour the studio in which we will be recording bands. It's a great space that we're thrilled to work in and will be perfect to record the six bands we have coming in over the next two days.

While we were touring the studio, Anna went to the first of her 3 (!) interviews that she did on Wednesday. She talked to Basia Bulat about The Simpsons, Peter from The Antlers about their album Hospice (one of her favorites of 2009), and The Rural Alberta Advantage about their work with Saddle Creek.

Sam spent some time with Golden Triangle and his kindred spirit Sam from Le Loup. He talked to Golden Triangle after their in-store performance at End of an Ear Records. Apparently their SXSW schedule consists of 11 performances in 5 days. We don't really know how to wrap our heads around that. After seeing Le Loup perform songs from their latest album Family, Sam caught up with Sam (aww, twins). His favorite part of the interview was talking about the differences between playing live and recording in a studio. Later in the evening, Alex hung out with, or was possibly abducted by, local legend Mark Mallman. He got to see Mark's band Ruby Isle soundcheck and perform at Lambert's. The band recently finished recording a cover of "Appetite for Destruction," and according to Alex, it sounds amazing. We had to listen to him talk about Mallman for the next 3 hours, so apparently it was a good time ("Mallman was cray-cray" in the words of Alex).

Finally, Sam and Anna ventured out to the Stones Throw record label showcase. Peanut Butter Wolf and the rest of the Stones Throw gang were spinning their favorite 45s, and if you know the label that means some rare hip hop and R&B records. Needless to say it was a dance party. We know DJ Phizzy of "On The Corner" would've loved every second of it.

Today, we continue the madness with tons more interviews and showcases this evening. We hope to make it to the Paw Tracks showcase as well as one at Beauty Bar, partly owned by ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's Jason Reece. Tomorrow is a HUGE day, as the first day of our broadcast will be upon us! We kick things off back in Minnesota, where The Big Pink will be performing in-studio at 10a.m. Then from 11a.m. to 3p.m., check out SXSW in-studios from Shearwater, Dengue Fever, and Malachai. Sprinkled throughout, you'll hear some sweet interviews we've gathered while down here in Austin.