You know the old saying, a picture tells a thousand words? Well, if you add our full recap of South by Southwest ’09 to the slew of extra pictures we decided to post below, then we’re probably closing down on a trillion words about last week’s festivities, or at least something pretty darn close to that…

SXSW Interactive Closing Party

Voxtrot:

Forcefield PR/Terrorbird Media Party

Loney Dear:

The Thermals:

DMG$:

Themselves:

Brooklyn Vegan Day Party

Bishop Allen:

Au Revoir Simone:

These Arms Are Snakes:

Cursive: