This week, Richard Barone announced plans for a Lou Reed tribute at SXSW.

Barone writes:

In keeping with the spirit of honoring my friend and mentor Lou Reed, I have joined forces with my collaborator and pal Alejandro Escovedo to create the official Tribute to Lou Reed at SXSW in Austin, Texas on Friday, March 14th at the Paramount Theatre. Our amazing line-up of artists will announced in the coming weeks. If your plans will be bringing you to the Festival this year, we sincerely hope to see you there!

Barone recently recorded his own rendition of Reed's beautiful "All Tomorrow's Parties" and a stunning film by Jonas Mekas to accompany it...