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SXSW 2016: Bombino jam out Hotel Vegas’ backyard
There was a big crowd and a killer age of Aquarius-style projection at Hotel Vegas’ Patio stage Thursday night. It was almost a micro festival vibe that fell right in line with the Levitation Fest...
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SXSW 2016: Weather delay at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion
Update, 9:08 p.m.: Artists that were supposed to play the main stage at Willie Nelson’s Reunion in Luck are being moved indoors. “Main stage is cancelled so there may be some big artists in small...
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SXSW: Israeli sister act A-Wa finds new meaning in Yemeni folk songs
On Thursday March 16, sisters Tair, Liron and Tagel Haim of the Israeli group, A-WA, thrilled a capacity crowd at their SXSW 2016 showcase at Flamingo Cantina. The band was in town as part of their...
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SXSW: Into It. Over It. weathers storm of growing up and also actual storm
Into It. Over It. plays Friday at the Mohawk during South by Southwest. Photo by Eric Webb As Into It. Over It. did sound check at Mohawk for a SXSW showcase Friday night and a storm roiled above, a...
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What happened with Crystal Castles’ disastrous SXSW set?
Friday was a bad night to be a Crystal Castles fan. First, a scary bout of lightning in downtown Austin pushed the South by Southwest set times at Stubb’s later than planned. Then the Canadian...
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Santigold is in charge at SXSW; don’t you forget it
She can rap, she can boast, she can croon, she can chirp, she can groove in sync with her backup dancers and she can run a show with a metaphorical riding crop. She started krumping before her first...
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Dear SXSW-ers, don’t disrespect the musicians
Vocalist and musician Noura Mint Seymali from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania performed at the Globalfest showcase at the Palm Door last night and she was magnificent. The clarity and power of her...
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Sun Radio brings live broadcasts to El Mercado Backstage
Morning live-music broadcasts from downtown hotels with stations such as KUTX and KGSR have long been a big part of SXSW week. But a nice new addition the past two years has been Sun Radio’s afternoon...
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You’ll never guess who all joined The Roots for their SXSW jam
All you have to do to build a buzz is put “and special guests” on your bill. The South by Southwest party-goers will come a’ runnin’, just like they did for The Roots SXSW Jam Session on Saturday night...
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SXSW 2016: Hip-hop 4 Flint event raises almost $4,000 for water crisis
Away from the downtown core of South by Southwest Saturday afternoon, a roster of roughly 30 hip-hop, R&B and spoken word artists gathered to raise money for relief efforts for people affected by...
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Anderson Paak, Lapsley, Iggy Pop win SXSW’s 2016 Grulke Prizes
Anderson Paak & the Free Nationals at NPR Music’s SXSW Showcase at Stubb’s on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Photo by Erika Rich for American-Statesman California hip-hop act Anderson Paak & the...
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The story behind the impossible photos of Prince playing SXSW
Staff photographer and music lover Jay Janner shares how he was able to get the only non-official photos of Prince at South by Southwest in March 2013: Prince performs at La Zona Rosa during SXSW on...
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SXSW 2017 registration opens with price jump for music badges
White Denim performs on the Austin Convention Center Radio Day Stage on March 16 during the SXSW Music Conference. Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman The South by Southwest Conference and Festival...
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First round of SXSW 2017 artists includes Survive, Tameca Jones, San Fermin,...
Artist applications for the 2017 South by Southwest Music Festival are still open through October 24, but the festival went ahead and dropped the first list of artists playing the festival. It goes...
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SXSW announces more acts for 2017 including Bash & Pop, Fastball
Moving Panoramas are among the local bands performing at SXSW 2017. Contributed Former Replacements/ Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson’s short-lived but reunited Bash & Pop and 1990s Austin...
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SXSW 2017 adds almost 500 new bands including Lizzo, Parker Millsap, Feeder
The South by Southwest Music Festival kicks off in just over two months on Monday, March 13, and on Tuesday morning, the festival dropped its biggest band list to date, adding 498 artists to the...
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SXSW 2017 lineup: Ryan Adams? Big Sean? Depeche Mode? Our guesses
Ryan Adams performs at the JW Marriott during SXSW 2016. Photo by Kelly West/AMERICAN-STATESMAN It seems like each year the big names playing South by Southwest Music Festival turn up later and later,...
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SXSW 2017: Free AV Club/Onion party to feature Sylvan Esso, Sohn, Lizzo
Amelia Meath, left, and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso during the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. (Stephen Spillman / for American Statesman) Have we mentioned South by...
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Where’s the SXSW party at? City releases list of SXSW week permits
Tory Lanez performs at the Bud Light Factory at Brazos Hall during South by Southwest on Thursday March 17, 2016. Jay Janner/American-Statesman The City of Austin has released a list of permits issued...
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Spoon, Black Angels, Black Joe Lewis to play KUTX Four Seasons shows during SXSW
2014 photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / American-Statesman Looking for a fun, family-friendly South by Southwest experience? Public radio station KUTX 98.9 FM returns to the Four Seasons hotel downtown...
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