NPR put together a dream showcase in Austin on Wednesday night. So dreamy, in fact, that even badge holders had to enter a lottery to get in. Hive photographer Chona Kasinger made it inside and captured Nick Cave looking extra devilish, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O looking extra nerd-adorable, and Cafe Tacvba looking extra Cafe Tacvba. Check out the full gallery below, and be sure to catch the rest of our SXSW 2013 coverage.

Don’t miss the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards, Sunday, March 17 at 8/7c on MTV & mtvU, featuring performances from Zedd, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Twenty One Pilots, coming at you from SXSW!