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SXSW 2007 Preview: The Top 10 Can't-Miss Shows
March 12, 2007 4:43 PM ET| Rolling Stone
The annual South by Southwest music festival begins this week, and we're psyched. Glance once through the (absurdly long) list of artists scheduled to perform and a few names (The Stooges, Donovan, Thurston Moore for example) jump out. But if you're more in the mood for a taste of the next big thing, you're gonna have to a little dig deeper. For guidance, here's our breakdown of the Top 10 can't-miss acts this year. Can't make it to Austin this year? Take a liste... | More »
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Tapes N' Tapes Ride the Buzz
April 7, 2006 6:15 PM ET| Lauren Gitlin
When Minneapolis art rockers Tapes n' Tapes were getting started, they developed an unusual tactic for attracting fans. "Whenever there was a concert that was sold out at [the legendary club] First Avenue, we'd drive by really slow with five or six copies of our CD and just throw them out the car window at the line of people," says singer-guitarist Josh Grier, 26. "I don't know why we thought that was a good idea." But in the four months since they put out their self-released ... | More »
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Photos: SXSW 2005
March 28, 2005 11:35 AM ET
Billy Idol, Robert Plant, Elvis Costello and more rock Texas | More »
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GLC, Sek Loso Rule SXSW
March 21, 2005 12:00 AM ET| Bill Crandall
This year's South by Southwest Music Festival was bigger -- and colder -- than ever. But once you got past the lines and out of the wind, there was plenty to see. Just be glad you weren't the schmuck who packed three pairs of shorts. Oh well, here's the best of what that guy saw. Best Trooper: Sek Loso. The Thai guitar god lost his father three days before his Saturday night U.S. debut, but that didn't stop the rock. Flanked by Oasis guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Los... | More »
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Edwards, Sahara Best of SXSW
March 18, 2003 12:00 AM ET| Bill Crandall and Colin Devenish
South by Southwest is just a fancy term for spring break for the music industry. Held annually in Austin, Texas, it's also a chance to see as many bands as possible in intimate settings before they hit big settings. Norah Jones played Starbucks during SXSW 2002, and we're guessing she won't be back there in 2004. Here's the best of what we saw: Best Stage Banter: Ottawa native Kathleen Edwards has a pretty voice and a dirty mouth. During her Antone's show, she annou... | More »
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Photos: SXSW 2003
March 17, 2003 12:00 AM ET
Lucinda, Longwave, Grandaddy and more meet in Austin | More »
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Henley Fires Back at RIAA
March 19, 2002 12:00 AM ET| Colin Devenish
Days after Recording Industry Association of America president Hilary Rosen lashed out at the Recording Artists Coalition in a speech at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas, accusing the group of oversimplifying its dispute with record companies over recording contracts, Eagles and RAC leader Don Henley fired back. "Hilary Rosen is, and always has been, the one who engages in gross oversimplification of the issue designed to elicit a sympathetic response from the media, ... | More »
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