Last year was local rapper D. Black’s first trip to SXSW. Being a religious man (Orthodox Judaism), one can assume the non-stop booze-and-tweak-fest that is the music industry’s Spring Break is not necessarily D. Black’s scene. But he’s headed back for a repeat performance and tonight is his send-off party. Though his music took a turn for the mature and inspirational with the release of 2009’s Ali’Yah, his focus and commitment have only grown stronger. Proof being The Blackest Brown EP he released last year with producer B. Brown, which owes much to the collaborations of Kanye and Common circa Be. B. Brown provides some serious soul-jacking beats, allowing D. Black to rhyme about his life, his faith, and his responsibilities. With any luck, he’ll give those hedonists in Austin something to ponder. With Wild Orchid Children, State of the Artist, Tea Cozies. BRIAN J. BARR

Thu., March 3, 5 p.m., 2011