SXSW

  1. New Album and Tour Plans From Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

    New Album and Tour Plans from Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros live The second album from Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros is set to be released on May 29th. The album is entitled “Here” and the band has announced tour plans to accompany the new album release. Currently they are finishing up...
  2. Ginger Baker Documentary To Premier At SXSW

    Ginger Baker Documentary To Premier At SXSW Ginger Baker documentary, "Beware of Mr. Baker" SXSW Preview from Jay Bulger on Vimeo. Another interesting Rock related story coming from SXSW is the premier of the film “Beware Of Mr. Baker”, a documentary about Cream drummer Ginger Baker. Baker has been living in seclusion in South Africa for decades, and Rolling Stone...
  3. Billy Corgan to Announce New Album Experience at SXSW

    Photo: Pieter M Van Hattem Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will announce a new approach to music distribution at South By Southwest (SXSW) 2012 on Monday, March 12. At this point we are still wondering what Corgan means by a “full online experience”. The upcoming release of Smashing Pumpkins’s Oceania will be the center of attention. Corgan told the following...
  4. SXSW Organizers Plan To Limit Free Events Next Year

    A series of unfortunate incidents at last week's South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, has organizers considering a limit on free events in the future. Free afternoon shows have been a staple of the annual music gathering in Austin for years, drawing huge crowds that line up hours ahead of time for a chance to see a buzz band...
  5. The Strokes Return To SXSW With Triumphant Set

    Band returns to festival with free show played to 20,000-plus fans. AUSTIN, Texas — It's been 10 years since the Strokes' legendary South by Southwest showcase at the tiny Iron Cactus. On Thursday night the band returned to the festival bigger than ever, playing a free show at the Auditorium Shores venue with the skyline of Austin as their backdrop...

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