New Bands At SXSW – Saturday

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Austin – My feet are swollen, wrists adorned with ten wristbands, body aches, hunger pangs, and I feel like I need about a week’s worth of sleep.  SXSW is one of the best but most draining music festivals.  Every building is turned in to a music venue which means you’re often running across town.  Lines

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New Bands At SXSW – Friday

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Austin – By the time day three hits bands and fans are fighting to keep their energy up.  Opting for less beer and more coffee certainly helps.  Luckily there were plenty of exciting showcases to catch. The Fader Fort always boasts an exciting line up and this year was no exception.  Fans wait in line

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New Bands At SXSW – Thursday

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Austin – Day two of SXSW held two of my favorite showcases: Austin Psych Fest and Frenchie Smith Records.  Unfortunately, both were at the same time on opposite sides of town.  During this festival, you just have to make it work.  Both showcases hand-pick each act so you know you’re walking away having seen something

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SXSW Send Off at the Hideout

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Chicago – Did someone say free beer? Ummm, yes! This past Saturday the Hideout was packed with plenty of music and 312 beer lovers. The Goose Island Brewing Company was one of the many sponsors giving out free goodies for the Hideout’s Annual SXSW Send Off Show that helps raise money for local bands’ traveling

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5 New Bands We Want To See At SXSW – Part 1

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New York – We’re getting ready for the huge music, food, panels, and party convergence that is SXSW, and it seems that every year trying to pick out the must-see gems gets exponentially harder with the mammoth proportions this festival has grown to. With the plethora of shows and other events all happening, it’s rather

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Skinny Lister Erupts At Club Nokia

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Skinny Lister has made quite the name for itself in the UK and after spending a few months Stateside—including a successful week at South by Southwest and a spot during this year’s Coachella—the London-based quintet has been making a large splash across the pond. Thursday night at Club Nokia, the “pub-folk” outfit showed the city

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Bad Cop Release SXSW 2013 Video

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This band is called Bad Cop, from Nashville, Tennessee, and at the center of it are the things that make all great rock bands the way they are: tight musicianship, remarkable songwriting, and above all, the ability to pull together a performance that makes you believe whatever frontman Adam Moult tells you. The songs on Bad Cop’s forthcoming EP play

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