Henry Rollins with fan Kelly Maddy after a show in Charlotte, N.C. in 2007. Courtesy of Kelly Maddy hide caption
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This could be you. istockphoto.com hide caption
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Tuesday
A press photo of Loleatta Holloway from the 1970s. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Singer Pinetop Perkins at the 2011 Grammys in February. His win that night, in the category of Best Traditional Blues Album, made him the oldest person to ever win a Grammy. Dan MacMedan/WireImage hide caption
Percussionists Gidi Agbeko (green shirt) and Sam Bathrick (purple shirt) play on the street at SXSW in Austin on March 18, 2011. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption
The crowd at a Bright Eyes show at Auditorium Shores at SXSW 2011. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
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Claudia Garate of Austin, Texas, watches Man Man play at Auditorium Shores Saturday at SXSW. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
Friday
Austinite D'wazauhn Washington working a make-shift pay-to-park lot in East Austin on Friday. Wills Glasspiegel for NPR hide caption
Dave Nada (left) and Matt Nordstrom make up Nadastrom. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
A computer hard drive, the preferred place to keep music in the age of the MP3. kemped/Flickr hide caption
That's his ring finger: Nate Dogg in the studio during the recording of Snoop Dogg's Doggy Style, in Los Angeles, California on April 12, 1993. Chi Modu/diverseimages/Getty Images hide caption
Stressed-out music junkies, take heart. (Still from the film High Fidelity, adapted from Nick Hornby's novel.) Getty Images hide caption
Open Your Hearts, Music Nerds: SXSW Advice From Ann Powers
Monday
Tom Waits, one of five stars inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2011 tonight. Cynthia Macadams/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image hide caption