Vocalist Alex Ebert, of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros from Los Angeles, CA, sticks his head near a bubble machine on the stage at the MyMusicRx: YOU WHO Rock Show For Kids at Fader Fort in Austin, TX during South by Southwest (SXSW) on Thursday morning, March 19, 2015. One hundred percent of ticket proceeds benefit MyMusicRx, a special Portland-based program that provides bedside and online music programs to kids facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
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A calf lies on the ground covered in mud while being tied up during the calf roping competition at the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford, Texas Friday afternoon, July 2, 2010. Heavy rains from Thursday night left the floor of the main arena wet and muddy.
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Over 200 veterans and supporters cycled 53 miles from San Antonio to San Marcos during the first day of the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge on March 28, 2011. Cyclists are riding in the six-day, 490-mile rehabilitative ride from Houston to Fort Worth to to raise awareness for veterans struggling with PTSD.
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Amidst the various crowd surfers at Fun Fun Fun Fest, Brandon Stone stood out. The 32-year-old Tulsa, OK native has been in a wheelchair since a car accident eight years ago. He was hoisted above the crowd during Slayer's set Sunday night November 10, 2013, but made his debut as a wheelchaired crowdsurfer during the Descendents set the night before. “I forgot I was in a wheelchair,” he said. “Overcoming that fear and being able to do something that even able-bodied people are hesitant to do was just so liberating.”
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Jenny Lewis performs on the Austin Ventures Stage at the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park during Weekend Two, on Sunday, October 12, 2014.
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Eye In The Sky Collective, founded by Anthony Erickson (center), was created to empower local independents artists and musicians. Photographed April 2011.
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Crowds gather in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday night, June 25, 2013, awaiting news of Senate Bill 5 after a nearly 13-hour filibuster led by Senator Wendy Davis (D). Senate Bill 5 is measure that would tighten restrictions on abortion clinics in Texas.
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Asli Omar, vocalist of The Tontons, performs at the Orange Stage at Fun Fun Fun Fest at Auditorium Shores on Friday, November 8, 2013.
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Mil Muertes chokes Fenix during a match at the Lucha Underground Austin Warfare Live at SXSW event at Austin Music Hall on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Lucha Underground is a wrestling television series that airs on Austin filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's network El Rey. This event was the first time Lucha Underground performed outside of "The Temple," the location in Boyle Heights, L.A.
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Fenix lays on the floor after being thrown outside the ring as Mil Muertes looks over his body during a wrestling match at the Lucha Underground Austin Warfare Live at SXSW event at Austin Music Hall on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Lucha Underground is a wrestling television series that airs on Austin filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's network El Rey. This event was the first time Lucha Underground performed outside of "The Temple," the location in Boyle Heights, L.A.
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Violinist Aisha Burns performs with instrumental ensemble Balmorhea at Mohawk on February 26, 2011.
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Bobby Whittenberg, a member of the Iraq Veterans Against The War – Austin chapter, leads a march to city hall to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in downtown Austin on Saturday afternoon, February 28, 2009.
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Austinites Faith and Andy Sams with February Sams (in blue earmuffs) watch Hey Marseilles at the MyMusicRx: YOU WHO Rock Show For Kids at Fader Fort in Austin, TX during South by Southwest (SXSW) on Thursday morning, March 19, 2015. Andy Sams said it was his four-month-old daughter's first concert. One hundred percent of ticket proceeds benefit MyMusicRx, a special Portland-based program that provides bedside and online music programs to kids facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
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The sun sets at Zilker Park as fans walk past a replica of the Texas State Capitol near the festival entrance during the first weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival, on Friday, October 3, 2014.
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Evan Weiss of Chicago indie band Into It. Over It. performs on the Forest Stage during Sound On Sound Fest at Sherwood Forest in McDade, Texas, on November 4, 2016.
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Lupe Fiasco performs at the Blue Stage at Fun Fun Fun Fest at Auditorium Shores on Friday, November 8, 2013.
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Fitz and The Tantrums perform at the Circuit of The Americas After-Party during Formula One at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Sunday, November 18, 2012.
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The annual Republic of Texas Biker Rally parade takes over Congress Avenue on Friday, June 8, 2012. The ROT is the largest motorcycle rally in Texas.
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Brian Fallon (right) and Alex Rosamilia, of The Gaslight Anthem, perform on the Samsung Galaxy Stage at the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park during Weekend Two, on Sunday, October 12, 2014.
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Sam France, vocalist of Foxygen, performs on the Orange Stage at Fun Fun Fun Fest on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Butler Park.
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Ben Hardesty, singer of the band The Last Bison from Chesapeake, VA, interacts with the crowd at the MyMusicRx: YOU WHO Rock Show For Kids at Fader Fort in Austin, TX during South by Southwest (SXSW) on Thursday morning, March 19, 2015. One hundred percent of ticket proceeds benefit MyMusicRx, a special Portland-based program that provides bedside and online music programs to kids facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
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Sarah Barthel, vocalist and keyboardist of Phantogram, performs on the rooftop of the Starr Building for the filming of an episode of Guitar Center Sessions during SXSW on Saturday, March 15, 2014.
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Kevin Devine of Bad Books performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
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