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photo by Jim Bennett Gary Clark Jr. has been a highlight of the SXSW music festival for years. Beloved by local fans, the 28-year old Austin-based guitarist and songwriter is known to rip through blues classics and originals in his high-energy shows with both reverent devotion and stylish innovation, but now his recent Warner Bros. released EP, The Bright Lights , has blogs buzzing and critics raving about a potential second coming of Hendrix or the first genuine blues performer of the 21st Century. Whether this is justified [...]