SXSW 2016, Day 2: Mercury Rev’s after-midnight effervescence
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Wednesday in Austin: Mercury Rev, PWR BTTM, Jess Williamson, The Crookes, Moving Panoramas, Dana Falconberry
SXSW 2016, Day 1: An orgy of sights and sounds for an Austin newcomer
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Tuesday in Austin: Calliope Musicals, Kites and Boomerangs, Good Field, Total Abuse, Beau, PARTYBABY
SXSW 2016: 16 L.A. artists to watch next week in Austin
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Check out our L.A. Bands to Watch for SXSW 2016 — along with an 80-song Buzz Bands LA playlist of artists who will be in Austin next week.
Stream: Buzz Bands LA’s ‘Dear Austin, Love L.A.’ Sampler
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Check out songs from each of the eight artists performing at Buzz Bands LA’s annual “Dear Austin, Love L.A.” party next week in Texas.
Download: 100 songs from SXSW artists, curated by NPR Music
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Ten L.A. artists are repped on NPR’s SXSW 100 — a playlist of (downloadable or streamable) songs from those performing this month in Austin.
SXSW 2015: The 10 Coolest Things I Saw in Austin
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The South by Southwest Music Festival is a spectacular collision of art and commerce and technology and debauchery — the latter probably being a semi-trailer carrying propane in that four-vehicle pileup. It embodies the best hopes and worst fears of its participants, and begs for you to slow down and watch, before the ambulance gets […]
SXSW 2015: A hangover party with Austin locals Tele Novella, Roses and Molybden
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Downtown Austin looked a lot like my eyes on Sunday — a little bloodshot and vacant, with that what-the-hell-just-hit-me stare after five consecutive days of South by Southwest madness. Spending an early evening at Cheer Up Charlie’s, though, provided a needed dose of connectedness, as a laid-back party featuring mostly Austin locals made me long […]
SXSW 2015: Kicking and gouging at Burgermania; Sun Club on a cloudy Saturday; and practicing the pronunciation of Makthaverskan
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Burgermania (Twin Peaks, the Meatbodies, the Parrots and more), Sun Club, Hinds, Makthaverskan, Mini Mansion, Of Verona In a span of about seven years, Burger Records has rocketed from a niche business releasing cassette tapes to a full-blown movement, known for its DIY ethos and its artists’ back-to-basics punk, pop and psych-rock. The label was […]
SXSW 2015: At one with twin sisters Ibeyi, Big Phony and The fin.; winning with Failure, Speedy Ortiz; and a pot full of stories from Snoop Dogg
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Snoop Dogg, Ibeyi, The fin., Big Phony, Failure, Speedy Ortiz, Juliana Hatfield Three, Dylan Gardner, Tobias Jesso Jr., more South by South Wet. It rained Friday in Austin, prompting a squall of band puns (“Dudes, we are so soaked to be here!”), wreaking havoc on shows that were scheduled outdoors and making an Olympic sport […]
SXSW 2015: High times with Leon Bridges, Black Rivers; old times with the Zombies, Gang of Four; and meal time, as Bronson serves and is served
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Action Bronson, Leon Bridges, Black Rivers, Gang of Four, the Zombies, Tei Shi, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the Ting Tings, Zella Day, Yumi Zouma, Chastity Belt, more Thursday dinnertime: One minute you’re digesting some fine fare from one of Austin’s ubiquitous food trucks [more on that in a moment], and the next you’re […]
