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March 19, 2012
The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012
The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012
So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Wednesday 3/14/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving musi ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2012
Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead
"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
A Post-SXSW Miami Music Report From Forward Motion Records' Fernando Perdomo
The most inspiring Miami band of SXSW 2011 ... Pretty Please!Hey, Miami! Let me report that SoFla was well represented at SXSW 2011 with a large variety of acts playing around Austin: ANR, Dreaming in Stereo, Locos Por Juana, Panic Bomber, and Surfer Blood all played official showcases that mad ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
SXSW 2011: Cops Mace Rioting Crowd at Death From Above 1979 Reunion Show
Photo by Ian WitlenThe fence comes down and the mace comes out.The final hours of South by Southwest ended in, what else, a musically induced riot. Maybe it was the supermoon, or perhaps it was that Death From Above 1979, who hadn't performed in five years, played an unannounced show at Beauty Ba ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
SXSW: Thee Oh Sees, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Hunting Down Roky Erickson
Austin continues to be a land of great things, even during the madness of South by Southwest with a bazillion bands blasting their music at the same time. Austin's so great that the madness isn't even madness. For instance, a massive line of hundreds of people waiting for a wristband from Th ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Locos Por Juana and Spam Allstars Repping the MIA at SXSW
Photo by Carlos A. VarelaLocos Por Juana is killing it at SXSW.If you're in Austin checking out SXSW, you might be in the mood to see some familiar faces. And if you aren't there, join the club. But it's worth mentioning that Miami residents are being well represented by some of our favorite loc ... More >>
Music
March 10, 2011
Five South Florida bands play SXSW
Photo by Carlos A. VarelaLocos Por Juana is killing it at SXSW.If you're in Austin checking out SXSW, you might be in the mood to see some familiar faces. And if you aren't there, join the club. But it's worth mentioning that Miami residents are being well represented by some of our favorite loc ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2011
Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu, and Eight Others Slated for Village Voice Media and Frank 151's The Showdown at SXSW 2011
RZA and the rest of the Clan bringin' the Wu to SXSW.Ah, SXSW ... Whether you arrive aboard a busted-ass '96 Ford Aerostar or your very own ultra-speed private Gulfstream business jet, everyone is welcome. Because in the end, we all eat the same breakfast burritos, right? As anyone who's visit ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
WVUM Still Working Toward That Woodie!
Sebastian the Ibis insists: "Vote now, mofo!"Sadly, FIU's Radiate FM went soft in the second-to-last round of MTV's marathon contest for best college radio station in the nation. So they're out. Thanks to WVUM 90.5 FM, though, Miami can continue to dream about bringing home a big beautiful Woo ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2010
Dominique Young Unique Shows Off Her Bling in New Video for "The World is Mine"
Photo by Thomas GiddingsIs Dominique Young Unique looking in the mirror in her new video for "The World is Mine"? She might as well be, as she's extremely aware of the camera, staring straight at it and smiling. The spunky, fashion conscious Tampa-based hip-hop artist effortlessly mixes hip-hop w ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
Lil Daggers to Release King Corpse Limited Edition 7" this July
It seems Miami garage band grungers Lil Daggers have been pretty busy lately. In 2009, they toured the Southeast and the Midwest, ending up at SXSW and appearing in a few festivals. Earlier this year they released a 7" split single with Satan's Youth Ministers, and now they're scheduling the ... More >>
Calendar
April 29, 2010
Awesome and Young
It seems Miami garage band grungers Lil Daggers have been pretty busy lately. In 2009, they toured the Southeast and the Midwest, ending up at SXSW and appearing in a few festivals. Earlier this year they released a 7" split single with Satan's Youth Ministers, and now they're scheduling the ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2010
SXSW Rehashed: More Regarding Upcoming SunFest Performer Crash Kings
Photo by Bradford SchmidtWho could forget this amazing angle?Among the many bands we are excited to see at SunFest's New Music Night next Wednesday, Crash Kings are near the top -- due largely to our SXSW correspondent's unwavering love for the Los Angeles band. Now, as the images of Texas barbec ... More >>
Music
April 8, 2010
Mayday!
Photo by Bradford SchmidtWho could forget this amazing angle?Among the many bands we are excited to see at SunFest's New Music Night next Wednesday, Crash Kings are near the top -- due largely to our SXSW correspondent's unwavering love for the Los Angeles band. Now, as the images of Texas barbec ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2010
SXSW: Wristband-Covered Meatist Returns, Only 357 Days Til SXSW 2011
Bradford's rainbow wristsLast week and this week, we had the pleasure of following the adventures of our very own Meatist, Bradford Schmidt, during his first visit to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. In addition to providing us with coverage, he tweeted and blogged his face off. Get all of ou ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
SXSW: The Meatist Discovers Adrian Grenier in the Gifting Suite, and How to Spell "Ty Segall"
Nope, we never left South Florida during perhaps the most ZOMG-worthy week of the year. Fortunately, correspondent Bradford Schmidt pounded the pavement for us and and eventually found out what South by Southwest is really all about. The free swa--wait, the music!Over a series of tweets from the ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2010
SXSW: Hey Monday's Cassadee Pope Outlines Festival Survival Kit
Now Spinner has tracked down two South Florida acts playing SXSW with this interview with West Palm Beach's Hey Monday. Where's the love for Every You?Anyhow, the current Alternative Press cover darlings' lead singer Cassadee Pope says she'll carry "sunglasses, lip balm, gum, a bottle of water, m ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2010
South by South Florida: Surfer Blood Head to SXSW Next Week, Cover Guided by Voices
Surfer Blood, seen above covering Guided by Voices' "Game of Pricks," has quickly become huge. Not Kings of Leon huge, not headlining a North American arena tour huge, or the biggest thing to hit Europe since, well, the euro huge. At least not yet. Stick with huge for a band from West Palm Beach tha ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2010
Surfer Blood to Play With Superchunk at Village Voice Media's SXSW Showcase
Photo by Ian WitlenSurfer BloodZach Baron, at our sister paper the Village Voice, called Surfer Blood's million-show spate at this past fall's CMJ a "coronation." By now, with the glowing reviews for Astro Coast, and rumors it's entered both the Billboard Heatseekers and Top 200 charts, that seem ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Surfer Blood Headlines Haiti Benefit Concert at Propaganda Monday, January 18
As more and more details come out about the widespread devastation and the desperate conditions in Haiti following the earthquake, local venues, promoters, and bands have been teaming up to answer the call for help. One of the quickest to respond in this way is Propaganda's Steve Rullman, who put ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2009
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Recap of Saturday Night at the Miami Music Festival
Photo by Ian WitlenStonefox bassist Ross FuentesClick here to view a full slideshow of pictures from Saturday night at the Miami Music Festival.If a few artists' performances really shone at the Miami Music Festival this past weekend, it only served to underscore the amateurish quality of much of th ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2009
Showcase Schedule Is Up for the Miami Music Festival
With all the Art Basel hype (only one week away, woooo), you can be forgiven if you forgot our previous announcement about the Miami Music Festival. In its inaugural year, it's a three-day shebang styled after bigger industry conferences like SXSW and CMJ, with simultaneous showcases at a bunch o ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2009
Silicon Beach: Geeks Representing the 305 at SXSWi
Photo by Chad Hardy Tony Hsieh delivering Opening Remarks at SXSW Interactive 2009. Editor's Note: Maria de Los Angeles will be writing about social media for Riptide. The title of her scribbling, Silicon Beach, refers to....well you know, you geek! There's a different kind of silicon in ... More >>
Blogs
August 7, 2009
Cage the Elephant Playing Revolution Live October 7
Cage the Elephant could be on the cusp of something huge. Over the last couple years, they've gone from a relatively unknown alternative/punk/blues band from Kentucky to signing with EMI records, playing at South by Southwest, and last month they appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. Th ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2009
WMC 2009: Is SXSW Cannabilizing WMC?
Kyle MunzenriederKid Sister at Don't Mess with Texas during SXSW.Before heading off to see Wavves (for the third time in 36 hours, as it turned out) an No Age (for the second time in 24), one of the last shows I saw at last week's SXSW was Kid Sister at the Don't Mess with Texas fest. Flanked by DJ ... More >>
Music
February 12, 2009
International Noise Conference
Kyle MunzenriederKid Sister at Don't Mess with Texas during SXSW.Before heading off to see Wavves (for the third time in 36 hours, as it turned out) an No Age (for the second time in 24), one of the last shows I saw at last week's SXSW was Kid Sister at the Don't Mess with Texas fest. Flanked by DJ ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2008
"Let Me Smell Yo Dick" Official Video
Kyle MunzenriederKid Sister at Don't Mess with Texas during SXSW.Before heading off to see Wavves (for the third time in 36 hours, as it turned out) an No Age (for the second time in 24), one of the last shows I saw at last week's SXSW was Kid Sister at the Don't Mess with Texas fest. Flanked by DJ ... More >>
Music
March 20, 2008
A Southeasterner at SXSW
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
March 18, 2008
Last Bit of SXSW Wrap-Up (1/3): Napalm Death, Motörhead, Tigercity, the Noisettes, Jens Lekman, Dizzee Rascal, and more
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
March 18, 2008
Last Bit of SXSW Wrap-Up (2/3): the Black Keys, Torche, Ash Grunwald, Working For a Nuclear Free City, Dirty Novels, and more
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
March 15, 2008
Guest SXSW Blog: The Wedding Present, Van Morrison, Kreamy 'Lectric Friends, R.E.M., and more
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
March 15, 2008
SXSW Guest Blog: Rachel Goodrich, Torche, Ash Grundwald
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
March 14, 2008
SXSW so far (I think): Black Angels, Van Morrison, Roky Erickson, Cut Copy, Tough Alliance
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
March 3, 2008
Jacob Jeffries Band to Play SXSW
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Blogs
January 23, 2008
Latest Local Fixation... Black Tide!
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
Music
July 26, 2007
Window, HighRise, and City of God
Highlights and lowlights from the nation's biggest industry extravaganza of new (and old) music.
News
March 31, 2005
The President and Mr. Blowfly
Latin politics and Miami's filthiest rapper knock 'em dead in Austin
News
April 1, 2004
Texas High Notes
The SXSW music fest showcases the city as much as the artists
Music
March 25, 2004
Underworld
Basshead searches for Murs at SXSW in the midst of a race-fueled controversy
News
April 3, 2003
The Sounds of Silence
Tune out the empty rhetoric from both the White House and the antiwar camp; you'll hear a new anthem
Music
March 28, 2002
Bang to the Hype
At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band
Music
April 5, 2001
Shake
Raisin' a Ruckus
Music
March 29, 2001
Shake
Geography of Sound
News
March 29, 2001
Austin Chronicles
Tales from the Texas music fest: Rock barely survives, honky-tonk rules, and Miami may yet host the Latin Grammys -- but no bombs, please
Music
March 26, 1998
Five Days That Kind of Shook the World
Tales from the Texas music fest: Rock barely survives, honky-tonk rules, and Miami may yet host the Latin Grammys -- but no bombs, please
News
March 23, 1995
Program Notes
Tales from the Texas music fest: Rock barely survives, honky-tonk rules, and Miami may yet host the Latin Grammys -- but no bombs, please
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