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Austin's Global Pull
Soul Power ... From Noid, England
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The Life of the SXSW Party
The festival is all about live music, so here are some impressions of the live music I've seen:
Tuesday night. The opening party for the Music Festival is also the closing party for the Film Festival. It's at Stubb's.
Addictive TV is a ...
Classical music arrives at SXSW
Composers like Liszt and Chopin may have been the rock stars of their day but the idea of classical music at South by Southwest still can seem pretty jarring in this rock-drenched setting. A chamber concert in a downtown Austin church Wednesday night presented by the publishing house Boosey & ...
It's a Shame To Leave Early
I left the R.E.M. show a bit early to get some shuteye before a big day on the show tomorrow. And as I walked to the car, I passed by Emo's and heard a '90s siren song: 'It's a shaaaaaaaaame ...
R.E.M. [3/12/08]
OK, so it seemed doubtful that I would make it into the R.E.M. show at Stubb's. Lots of factors working against me: first album in four years, big preview show at SXSW, first time festival attendee who doesn't really, truth be told, ...
Live in Live Music Capital...
Check out Soundcheck's first of two special broadcasts from the South by Southwest music festival! Today we welcomed a slew of awesome guests to talk about the festival, including Amy Phillips of Pitchfork Media and John ...