The last of the great Delta bluesmen, Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins passed away today. He was 97. Close sources report that the iconic pianist suffered cardiac arrest in his sleep, but that has yet to be confirmed.

Tuesday was a pretty good night for the Foo Fighters. First their new documentary Foo Fighters: Back and Forth got its world premiere at a packed Paramount, and then they joined the list of arena bands to have played totally unsecret secret SXSW shows at Stubb's.

Shortly after the passing of bassist Alex Napier on Feb. 3, his longtime bandmate and former Bob Dylan guitarist Denny Freeman penned this personal tribute. It's a moving account of their enduring friendship and Austin blues history. On the occasion of the Continental Club's memorial for Napier on Sunday (2-5pm), it's been copied below, in its entirety.

The Red River crowd has Gerard Cosloy's Casual Victim Pile I & II (the latter reviewed in tomorrow's paper). For everyone else, there's the annual compilation put together by the Austin Music Office, a division of the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau. It's the city's version of a state of the union address, and it's never sounded better.

Kickstarter redefines the concept of a “sound investment.” The DIY crowdfunding platform allows artists to seek contributions for specific projects directly from its audience in return for various kickbacks, like being part of a record label without all the time commitments and financial hemorrhaging.

Rodney Crowell's 2001 triumph, The Houston Kid, was essentially memoir in song, a poignant look back at his dirt-poor childhood on the outskirts of town. That album also helped spark the writing of Chinaberry Sideawalks, his stellar debut memoir. Expect the two to come together when Crowell visits BookPeople on Friday, 7pm.

Seven months after the final arguments, the decade-long legal saga between the late Don Walser and his estate against his former record labels – Antone's Records, Texas Music Group, and Texas Clef Entertainment – finally came to an end today as Judge Craig Gargotta issued his judgment and a 46-page opinion in the case.

Singer Dan Keyes admits to having selfish motivations for taking a second chance with Recover. “If I don’t get that feeling of being on stage, I’m a depressed individual,” he says. Then again, Recover’s all ages brand of hardcore is inherently self-obsessed, with real-life stories of sex, hanging with friends, and the blurring line between the two.

The founder SideOneDummy Records and host of 101X’s Complete Control, Joe Sib hits the Cap City Comedy Club tonight (Wed., Jan. 19), with locals JT Habersaat and Jake Flores. OTR asked the former Wax frontman to share his top five memories of Austin or favorite albums. Here’s what came back.