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SXSW Notebook Dump: Over and Out

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 19, 2012 0

“Wait, did this all just happen?” That’s what we asked ourselves this morning, as we got up and prepared to go to our day jobs after five days at the South by Southwest (SXSW)

SXSW Notebook Dump: Jack White/Third Man Records Showcase

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 18, 2012 0

Note: This review was written by Lily Angelle, the junior member of our reporting team. AUSTIN – Friday’s official Third Man Records Texas Stand-Off showcase was surreal, something out of a music junkie’s fantasies.

SXSW Day Three – Up Close and Way Too Personal

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 17, 2012 1

AUSTIN – Perhaps at this junction it might be helpful to briefly summarize the physical nature of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival, so it can serve as a road map of sorts

SXSW: Day Two – The Big Names Strike Back

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 16, 2012 0

AUSTIN – First off, our apologies today for all the up-and-coming acts that we were supposed to spotlight – Thursday at the South by Southwest music conference, the big names took over. Everywhere we

SXSW Keynote Address: Bruce Springsteen

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 15, 2012 1

The Boss addresses his loyal subjects from a podium in Austin

SXSW: Day One – The Crossroads of Craziness

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 15, 2012 0

AUSTIN – There is nothing gradual or tentative about the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference; you jump in and either start swimming madly or you just drown. We tried to make a schedule

SXSW Interview: The Mastersons

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 13, 2012 0

We first saw Chris Masterson in the late 1980s at a place called Blythe Spirits in Houston. His dad would bring him and his guitar to open mic night on Sundays because he was

My Worst Gig: Middle Class Rut

Andy Hermann March 12, 2012 0

Every band has one: the story of a completely disastrous train wreck of a show. And how the band chooses to handle such a catastro-gig can reveal a lot about them as people and

SXSW: It’s Not All About Music, But Almost

Denny Angelle George Kovacik and Lily Angelle March 12, 2012 0

Austin’s SXSW festival has earned its unruly reputation for the five-day bacchanal of live music that ends this spring event each year. Many people who’ve come to town in past years seemed truly surprised