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By the Time I Get to Phoenix

For me, South by Southwest neither ended that Sunday at the Shins’ Austin City Limits taping, nor a week later when South Korean showcasers Galaxy Express cut loose MC5’s “Kick Out the Jams” at Mohawk. If anything, my SXSW continues, its longtail published here all spring. Sunday, Mar. 18, at Austin Rodeo, though – Glen Campbell: Perfect Grace note. Read More | Comment »

7:15PM Wed. Apr. 4, Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Finale: Lessons Learned

As March comes to a close, so does the last strains of South by Southwest recovery and wrap-up. As I was writing my final “lessons learned” on SXSW, I realized that my friends could say it better than me. What follows is a collection of advice from some notable people in the Austin music industry. Here’s what they learned during SX. Read More | Comment »

2:08PM Fri. Mar. 30, Zoe Cordes Selbin

SXSW: Creating a Scene in 2012

So South by Southwest is over and we’re all recovering. I went to my fair share of parties, but I also took full advantage of the business panels and learned a lot. On the first full day of the music festival, Wednesday, I attended “Creating A Scene in 2012,” which featured venue owners national and local, including our own James Moody of Mohawk. Read More | Comment »

9:07AM Fri. Mar. 23, Zoe Cordes Selbin

SXSW Encore: A Phone-Less Festival?

It was only a matter of seconds that it was out of sight and then gone. There it was, sitting on the back of a toilet in the bathroom of a crowded bar. I stepped out, leaving it behind for one second, and by the time the next person exited it had disappeared. How was I going to do South by Southwest without my phone? Read More | Comment »

1:55PM Thu. Mar. 22, Abby Johnston

SXSW Encore: Charli XCX

“I do hope I see a few cowboys” admitted a bubbly Charli XCX on the eve of South by Southwest. “I know it’s a stereotype, but it’s Texas!” There’s not a scrap of irony in that, just a 19-year-old girl from Hertfordshire, England, who’s suddenly found a lot of internet momentum. Read More | Comment »

9:07AM Thu. Mar. 22, Luke Winkie

SXSW Encore: Donovan

The name Donovan suddenly appeared among the acts playing South By Southwest just before the music part of the festival began. When I contacted his publicist wondering if it was really the psychedelic Sixties folk-poet, they assured me it was and asked if I’d like an interview. Hell yes I told them. Read More | Comment »

4:44PM Wed. Mar. 21, Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Encore: A.Dd+

The new face of Texas hip-hop sounds nothing like your big brother's brand of rap, which A.Dd+ proved last week at South by Southwest. Read More | Comment »

5:58PM Tue. Mar. 20, Chase Hoffberger

Three live videos from local SXSW hopefuls Not in the Face
 

The Good Music Club Part 5: Not in the Face

In today's Chronicle, we profile seven local acts showcasing at South by Southwest next week. As one of four groups taped at The Good Music Club's first showcase in January at the ND, feral/fun twosome Not in the Face surely killed it. Read More | Comment »

1:59PM Thu. Mar. 8, Raoul Hernandez

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Monday night, the Austin Film Society screened 1980’s Roadie at the Alamo South in conjunction with its Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards honoring Meat Loaf tomorrow at the Moody Theater. I’ve seen the film – shot here in Austin – at least twice, and own the DVD. Nevertheless, I was floored. Read More | Comment »

1:07PM Wed. Mar. 7, Raoul Hernandez

Gloria Gaynor Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor is coming to South by Southwest, but she won’t be performing “I Will Survive.” Instead, the New Jersey-based disco diva will be discussing changes in the Copyright Act at a Music panel. I couldn’t help throwing in a few questions about her glory days. Read More | Comment »

5:38PM Mon. Mar. 5, Greg Beets

SXSW Tips Part II: Printing

I wrote in my previous column on the importance of South by Southwest prep, and one of the biggest conversation starters is printing. Where does one get their posters, flyers, handbills printed? Here's a few suggestions. Read More | Comment »

1:09PM Fri. Mar. 2, Zoe Cordes Selbin

Three videos from one of our SXSW “Picks 2 Click,” Crooks
 

The Good Music Club Part 4: Crooks

This week's South by Southwest Music preview is “Interactive,” panels. Next week, it's our annual “Picks 2 Click” round-up of locals acts we're hot for that are showcasing at SXSW. Here's three videos from one of those bands, Crooks. Read More | Comment »

11:53AM Thu. Mar. 1, Raoul Hernandez

Grimes: Circumambient

The exclusivity of a sold-out show casts a definitive air on any performance. That was certainly the case at upscale BBQ joint Lamberts on Wednesday night as a dense crowd packed the cozy upstairs space. Read More | Comment »

10:15AM Thu. Mar. 1, Abby Johnston

Nora Guthrie: Tourniquet in Cheek

South by Southwest Music panelist Nora Guthrie – coming tomorrow to the print edition of the Chronicle – watches over one of America's most valuable resources: the Woody Guthrie songbook. As foundation director of his archives, she’s collected, researched, and promoted the work of her father (1912-1967), with whom she's totally kindred. Read More | Comment »

9:37AM Wed. Feb. 29, Kevin Curtin

The Ice Storm Song

At a Dec. 6 benefit for Austin Bat Cave, a tutoring center for kids, Rick Moody appeared at the Blanton Museum of Art for a screening of The Ice Storm, Ang Lee's faithful adaptation of his second novel. A South by Southwest Music panel was already in the works given that Mychael Danna's haunting score to the film has nothing on the music in Moody's book. Read More | Comment »

12:39PM Tue. Feb. 28, Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Springsteen Show Finally Announced

South by Southwest just announced the date of Bruce Springsteen's performance during the festival, Thursday, March 15, also the day of his keynote speech for the Music side of the festival. SXSW has put together a lottery system for tickets, without yet naming the venue. Read More | Comment »

10:57AM Mon. Feb. 27, Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Band Grid Goes Live Tomorrow, 2pm

Two weeks ago, the South by Southwest band list in the Chronicle came out in a point size that made me go cross-eyed. Last week, the two-page spread spilled enough precious ink to tame even showcasers the Octopus Project. Wed., 2pm, SXSW spills all (or 98%) when the complete music grid posts. Watercoolerists, yo! Read More | Comment »

1:02PM Tue. Feb. 14, Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Wristbands On Sale Today

South by Southwest Music wristbands go on sale this morning, February 2, at 10am. All advance sales are through the local festival's website. Read More | Comment »

7:01AM Thu. Feb. 2, Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music 2012: Now With More Names!

For the holidays, South by Southwest Music 2012 was kind enough to get us Bruce Springsteen. This morning, the conference put up one last seasonal stocking stuffer. Read More | Comment »

11:45AM Tue. Dec. 6, 2011, Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Scrapbook 2011

Despite three daily editions of Off the Record – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – and this week’s wrap-up, there was plenty of thoughts and coverage left on the cutting room. In lieu of OTR’s usual Wednesday Rewind, here’s the best of the rest from SXSW. Read More | 1 Comment »

5:08PM Wed. Mar. 23, 2011, Austin Powell

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