Tagged: sxsw2012

Kimbra: Rising New Zealander on Stripping for Gotye Video, Readying Debut LP

Mar 14, 2012, 12:27pm Spinner.com

Filed under: News , Exclusive , RPM , Q + A Craig Banks Last year, New Zealand pop eccentric Kimbra gained her first real exposure in America -- exposure being the operative word. The 21-year-old singer appears on Aussie riser Gotye 's breakout 2011 single 'Somebody That I Used to Know,' and in the video, both wear nothing but body paint and the pained expressions of scorned lovers. [...]

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Watch Jay-Z’s SXSW Show

Mar 14, 2012, 12:25pm Pretty Much Amazing

In case you missed the YouTube livestream of Jay-Z's American Express sponsored SXSW performance on Monday, you can watch the hour-plus performance in its entirety below: Continue reading: Watch Jay-Z's SXSW Show Read more articles like " Watch Jay-Z's SXSW Show " on PMA | Pretty Much Amazing . Tags: Jay-Z , SXSW , SXSW 2012

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[SXSW 2012] Party Party Party: Events You Should Check Out On Wednesday, March 14

Mar 14, 2012, 12:10pm Some Kind of Awesome

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH Gary Clark Jr. Dr. John Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Kimbra Ed Sheeran Punch Brothers LP CLICK FOR RSVP SET TIMES: 12:00 Elliot & The Ghost 12:30 Nightlife 1:00 AmericanRoyalty 1:30 Stepdad 2:00 1,2,3 2:30 Santah 3:00 Luster 3:30 Vanaprasta 4:00 Bleeding Knees Club 4:30 Stamps 5:00 Deleted Scenes 5:30 Saint Motel 6:00 The Chain Gang of 1974 6:30 [...]

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SXSW 2012: 6 Indie Rock Bands You Shouldn’t Miss

Mar 14, 2012, 11:27am indie shuffle

It's about that time of year when music buffs of all sorts commence in Austin, TX to experience the pure chaos that is South By Southwest. The music portion of SXSW is a five-day adventure into any and all genres covering the large scope of the music world, above and underground. There are official shows and parties, and not-so-official shows and parties. Either way, you'll probably end up seeing a band that you've never heard of before and may not remember... though maybe you will. This hodge-podge of a festival is very hit or miss. [...]

• Friends - Friend Crush
• Josh and Mer - From The Sea
• Mesita - Somewhere Else
• Nick Waterhouse - Is That Clear
• Snowmine - Curfews

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Artist:	Friends
Title:	Friend Crush
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Artist:	Josh and Mer
Title:	From The Sea
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie Pop

Artist:	Mesita
Title:	Somewhere Else
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Nick Waterhouse
Title:	Is That Clear
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	R&B
Year:	2011

Artist:	Snowmine
Title:	Curfews
File Name:	SoundCloud

SXSW 2012: Back In A Bit

Mar 14, 2012, 10:32am Indie Music Filter

This is my "I'm at SXSW this week and this blog might look a little bare until I get back to Toronto" post.

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SXSW 2012: Guards vs. the smoke alarms, arriving sleep-deprived and flyer etiquette

Mar 14, 2012, 10:14am Buzz Bands

[The South by Southwest Music Festival, now 2,500-plus bands strong and spanning five-plus days, keeps growing and growing — music events started on Tuesday this year. Buzz Bands LA will be covering with "daily diaries." Here's an abbreviated one from what we saw after arriving, already sleep-deprived, in Austin:] @KRBronson on Tuesday at SXSW: Richie James Follin is 28 now, four albums with the Willowz under his belt, along with a solo record that everybody (including himself) [...]

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SXSW 2012: If you’re in Austin today …

Mar 14, 2012, 8:53am Buzz Bands

BUZZBANDS.LA , brings nine of the southern California’s best emerging bands to Austin today for “DEAR AUSTIN: LOVE, L.A.” — a kickoff party concurrent with the first day of the 2012 SXSW Music Festival. The free showcase runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Opal Divine’s Freehouse , 700 W. 6 th Street, Austin. No RSVP is necessary. Here are the sets times: Chasing Kings (11:15 a.m.) Hands (noon) Harriet (12:45 p.m.) Dead Sara (1:30 [...]

• 987FM - The Henry Clay People – California Wildfire
• Chasing Kings - Nice Guys
• Dead Sara - Weatherman
• Harriet - I Slept With All Your Mothers
• Little Operation - I Am The Lion King- PAPA
• NO. - There's A Glow
• Vanaprasta - Minnesota
• Vanaprasta - Self Indulgent Feeling

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Artist:	987FM
Title:	The Henry Clay People – California Wildfire
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Local

Artist:	Chasing Kings
Title:	Nice Guys
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Dead Sara
Title:	Weatherman
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Harriet
Title:	I Slept With All Your Mothers
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Alternative

Artist:	Little Operation
Title:	I Am The Lion King- PAPA
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	NO.
Title:	There's A Glow
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Post-Hymnal Anthematic
Year:	2011

Artist:	Vanaprasta
Title:	Minnesota
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Vanaprasta
Title:	Self Indulgent Feeling
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

[road to sxsw] Watch Quilt play in Savannah, Atlanta, North Carolina

Mar 14, 2012, 5:32am On The Download

We finally made it to Austin around 11:45 on Monday night. We headed straight to Club 1808, where QUILT played a set just after midnight. It's been an inspiring ten days of new faces and... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .

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#HoopxHang 2012

Mar 13, 2012, 10:00pm The Smoking Section

We had so much fun last year, we decided to do it again like Cosby and Poitier. The second annual Hoop & Hang will be back in effect at SXSW. [...]

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MOG At The Mohawk Presented By Intel

Mar 13, 2012, 9:01pm The Smoking Section

With a laundry list of parties and shindigs available to SXSW attendees, it's hard to pinpoint that exact event where one's attendance doesn't just seem worthwhile but almost necessary. There's [...]

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#SXSW2012: Turntable.fm (3/10/2012)

Mar 13, 2012, 8:38pm rock the dub

Here's some (short) video from this past Saturday's turntable.fm event at SXSW2012 : Flying Lotus araabMUZIK turntable.fm

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[Contest] [NYC-Only] Win A Pair Of Tickets To See Breton @ Mercury Lounge On 3/21!

Mar 13, 2012, 6:13pm Some Kind of Awesome

Ever since the first listen of The Blanket Rule EP , it's been hard not to obsess over London five piece Breton . In addition to their experimental sound, we learned that experiencing the band live is more than just checking out some great music, it's a performance deeply enriched in multimedia. The band is currently heading to SXSW to make the rounds to promote their upcoming album Other People's Problems , which is out on March 26th via FatCat. When the complete chaos that is SXSW is over, the band will be making [...]

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Ambassadors Hit the Road With Lights -- Exclusive Gallery

Mar 13, 2012, 5:29pm Spinner.com

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Road Report Ambassadors | Tell All Your Friends PR Brooklyn band (and childhood friends) Ambassadors hit the road with Lights one their way to this year's SXSW festival, supporting their debut record, 'Litost.' The band is rolling now, but there was a time when their situation was much more fragile. Keyboardist Casey Harris underwent a kidney transplant (his mother was [...]

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[SXSW 2012] Party Party Party: Events You Should Check Out On Tuesday, March 13

Mar 13, 2012, 5:12pm Some Kind of Awesome

Unfortuately for Team SKOA, SXSW 2012 was just not in the cards for us this year. Don't think we're going to leave you emptyhanded on the happenings and goings on of the festival, though! Throughout the week we'll be highlighting events we think you should attend and bands you simply must check out if you happen to be hitting the streets in Austin this week. If you are throwing a party at SXSW and would like your flyer to be considered in our upcoming posts, please make sure to get in touch with us .

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[Listen] Jack White - "Sixteen Saltines"

Mar 13, 2012, 5:08pm Some Kind of Awesome

A few Saturdays back, Jack White unveiled a new song on Saturday Night Live to the masses called, "Sixteen Saltines". Today ol' Jackie officially shares with us that the song is his second single, which will drop on March 20th. To hold you over until then, you can have a listen to the song a few hundred times via the player below. In addition to the song being included on his upcoming debut solo album Blunderbuss , which will be released on April 24th via Third Man Records/Columbia, the single will also be available on [...]

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SXSW Flashback: Foster The People, Neon Hitch & Other Breakouts From 2011

Mar 13, 2012, 5:00pm Idolator

As we wade our way through the throngs of music biz types who have descended upon Austin, Texas for South By Southwest 2012 (have you RSVP'd for Idolator's Pray For Pop party tomorrow?), we're left wondering who will be the big breakout stars of this year's fest. It is, of course, far too early too decide. (Besides, many minds are still mush after Jay-Z's Amex Sync Show last night ). And so we'll instead take a look back at the acts that made a ruckus here at SXSW one year ago then went on to [...]

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Billy Corgan Tells Off Younger Generation of 'Poseurs'

Mar 13, 2012, 4:58pm Spinner.com

Filed under: News Andrew H. Walker, WireImage Smashing Pumpkins icon Billy Corgan isn't impressed with the new generation of 'poseurs,' reports Billboard . The 44-year-old singer -- far from hitting Grumpy Old Man territory -- ripped apart younger musicians during a SXSW interview Monday (March 12), claiming he'd have to set himself on fire on YouTube to get noticed in the music industry. Never one to hold back, Corgan [...]

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SXSW 2012: 10 must-see bands beyond L.A.

Mar 13, 2012, 4:53pm Buzz Bands

South by Southwest 2012 has become somewhat of a battle between West Coast and East Coast this year. We're fine with that as the City of Angels has tons to offer for every single type of musical palette, but what about all the L.A. folks heading out there to see something non-local? There are plenty of choices, considering all the international bands have also made the trek. So, to make things easier, here are 10 artists beyond L.A. who will be worth your time: Gary Clark Jr [...]

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SXSW ’12 – HELP COREY MITCHELL PICK METAL ALBUM COVERS FOR HIS SXSW PANEL

Mar 13, 2012, 4:00pm MetalSucks

I'm looking for some help from our loyal readers. I am moderating a panel entitled SEEING RED: AESTHETICS AND VISUALS OF METAL this Thursday, March 15 at 2:45pm for the SXSW Music Festival. I will be discussing metal artwork from album covers to stage sets to merchandising designs with M. Shawn Crahan ("Clown") of Slipknot, [...]

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Off to SXSW!

Mar 13, 2012, 3:41pm You Aint No Picasso

After missing out last year, I'm back in Austin for South By Southwest 2012. I'll be taking photos and doing concert reviews through the week, so check back here for daily recaps.

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