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Once in a lifetime: Garth Brooks super fans camp out for tonight’s SXSW show
At Auditorium Shores Saturday afternoon there was a calm before the coming storm as crowds for the night’s Garth Brooks show were still sparse and entry was easy. With many likely waiting until closer...
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SXSW 2017: Graham Williams stresses importance of small venues during...
Discussing the high rate of turnover in the small music venue segment of the Austin ecosystem Saturday, local promoter Graham Williams made a startling observation; that the Continental Club is perhaps...
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SXSW: You’ve never seen anything like Anna Meredith
There’s more than a fair share of lo-fi surf-rock bands, left-field rappers and indie electronic acts at SXSW 2017, but there’s nothing I’ve seen quite like Anna Meredith. Anna Meredith. (Photo credit:...
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Garth Brooks serenades SXSW, and all his fans sing along
Out there in the middle of the crowd, you couldn’t help but get swept up in it: A giant mob of Garth Brooks fans packed into the South by Southwest Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake, singing along at...
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Hanson remembers the SXSW softball game, brisket, and the Alamo
“This is what happens when you try to sing a song you basically haven’t sung in 23 years.” The three brothers of Hanson have convened for a Saturday afternoon video shoot at Krieg Softball Complex,...
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Mastodon goes back to roots, debuts new music at SXSW, in warm up for ACL...
Mastodon didn’t have lasers back in the day, but the band has played rooms like Empire before. They performed Friday, March 17, during South by Southwest. Andy O’Connor/For American-Statesman Before...
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SXSW announces 2017 Grulke Prize winners: Lemon Twigs, Jain, Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock performs at Central Presbyterian Church during SXSW on Friday, March 17, 2017. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Another South by Southwest is in the books, and the conference has...
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SXSW releases dates for 2018 fest
03/17/17 Suzanne Cordeiro/ for American-Statesman Kelvin Mercer of De La Soul fist bumps a fan during Rachael Ray’s 10th Annual Feedback at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas. South by Southwest 2018 will take...
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SXSW 2018 opens panel picker, music fest showcase applications next week
03/17/17 Suzanne Cordeiro/ for American-Statesman Kelvin Mercer of De La Soul fist bumps a fan during Rachael Ray’s 10th Annual Feedback at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas. We know, we know. It’s way too...
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SXSW adds Austin-raised songwiter Savan Kotecha as a featured speaker
Savan Kotecha will speak at South by Southwest in 2018. Contributed/Kanani Songs Savan Kotecha, a Grammy-nominated songwriter who was raised in Austin and has co-writing credits on major hit songs for...
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SXSW adds YouTube/Google exec Lyor Cohen as music keynote
Kim Deal of the Pixies and Breeders has been added as a featured speaker at SXSW 2018. Deborah Cannon/AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2010 Music industry executive Lyor Cohen, a longtime Warner Music executive...
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Take a sneak peek at SXSW events and locations, via city permit list
A list of 160 permit applications in March on the city of Austin’s website sheds some light on what’s in store for South by Southwest day parties this year, including the return of Fader Fort and a...
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You’re in Luck! Or you’ll want to be with this lineup at Willie’s place
Willie Nelson performs at Luck Reunion on March 16, 2017 in Spicewood, Texas. This year’s event is set for March 15, 2018. March 15 is the date for this year’s Luck Reunion, the annual musical...
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SXSW: RSVP for Brooklyn Vegan’s Lost Weekend 2
Music website Brooklyn Vegan has teamed up with local promotion company Margin Walker Presents for three days of parties at Cheer Up Charlies. The events are scheduled for March 15-17 and they are free...
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Rise and shine during SXSW for Four Seasons breakfasts with KUTX-selected acts
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats are among the acts playing KUTX’s “Live at the Four Seasons” during South by Southwest 2018. Scott Newton/KLRU-TV/Austin City Limits More than a dozen artists...
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Shakey Graves, Benjamin Booker among Capital One acts at Antone’s for SXSW
Benjamin Booker will play Capital One’s SXSW series at Antone’s on March 11. JAY JANNER/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Capital One is returning to Antone’s during South by Southwest this year, filling the confab’s...
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Fader apologizes for claim that the Fort brought hip-hop to SXSW
UPDATE: The Fader has responded to this story with the following comment: “For over fifteen years, Austin has been our home base for FADER FORT, and we’ve been very grateful to be embraced by Austin...
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Lucy in the Southby with Chicken: Check out this great four-day free bash
Jaimee Harris plays Friday, March 16, as part of this year’s Lucy’s Fried Chicken SXSW day party series on South Congress. Tamir Kalifa/American-Statesman From South by San Jose to Yard Dog to the...
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Los Lobos, Roky Erickson and more: SXSW announces Auditorium Shores free shows
Los Lobos will play a free show at Auditorium Shores as part of SXSW 2018 on Thursday, March 15. Contributed Those without badges or wristbands, take note: South by Southwest has announced three days...
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Fader Fort is coming back for SXSW 2018 with a line-up of up-and-comers
It has brought Drake, Miley Cyrus and more to Austin over the years. In 2017, it put a pre-world-domination Cardi B on the stage. It’s Fader Fort, one of the most popular South by Southwest pop-up...
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