
Frank Yang Writeups of all things Bruce and non-Bruce from Thursday night can be found over here . The Low Anthem - Rhode Island threesome-become-fivesome who are fluent in folk, blues and pop dialects of the language of Americana; their fourth album Smart Flesh came out in 2011. MP3: The Low Anthem - "To Ohio" Video: The Low Anthem - "Ghost Woman Blues" [...]

Thursday - Day Two Highlights – Bruce Springsteen’s keynote speech, which should be required viewing foranyone with a passing interest in rock and roll. Part history lesson and part fatherlyadvice, Springsteen’s passion for and grasp of rock history is unsurpassed. Ifyou care deeply about rock and roll, carve 50 minutes out of your life andwatch the whole thing here . Tom [...]

SXSW 2012 took over the streets of Austin last week and by all accounts, the city of Austin is probably still picking up the mess left behind. Our friend, Carla Ferguson, was kind to recap her week of craziness, taking in acts from Jigga to Trust. All words and photos by Carla Ferguson. Fresh Cut Collective: Geeks meet rock… and rap. This band was actually super interesting. They performed a version of 50 Cent’s “In the Club” that was quite unique. Check them out sometime. Jay-Z: [...]
Although many of the attendees were not even born when he was on the music charts in 1975 with the iconic hit, "Born to Run," the legendary Bruce Springsteen delivered the keynote address at SXSW on Thursday, kicking off Day Two of the famed music conference/marathon in Austin, Texas. Springsteen delivered a spirited speech in [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Getty Images for SXSW "Happy birthday, Woody," were the first words out of Bruce Springsteen 's mouth at his "intimate" SXSW concert, a ticket so hot amongst the tens of thousands here in Austin that they were handed out by lottery. And in honour of Woody Guthrie 's centenial, The Boss and his increasingly sprawling E Street Band delivered a moving, powerful [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Evan Agostini, AP Bruce Springsteen is delivering the SXSW Keynote address this afternoon in Austin. Thanks to the fine folks at NPR, you can stream The Boss' big speech here . And apparently he's bringing his guitar along, so we an expect some tunes off his new album, ' Wrecking Ball .' Stayed tuned for Spinner's full recap on Springsteen's [...]
So you're probably wondering why it's taken me so long to write a preview of this year's South by Southwest festival (now to be described as SXSW from this point forward), held annually in Austin, Texas. And yes, your faithful editor will be there to catch as much of the action as humanly possible. The music portion takes place from Tuesday the 13th humanly possible (read: I'm putting my body to the test on this). For your information, tickets to the music portion of SXSW from Tuesday the 13th all the way [...]