South by Southwest

By SXSW Well, we have more Dead Confederate videos via the SXSW YouTube Channel than you can shake a stick at. Have a gander at their SXSW 2009 showcase closer "All the Angels." Another fine offering from the Georgia boys whose thick, heavy sound will enchant you in a disenchanting sort of way.

By SXSW Well, we have more Dead Confederate videos via the SXSW YouTube Channel than you can shake a stick at. Have a gander at their SXSW 2009 showcase closer "All the Angels." Another fine offering from the Georgia boys whose thick, heavy sound will enchant you in a disenchanting sort of way.

When I worked at SXSW, I always grew tired of other festivals that gave what we were trying to do, a bad name. While regionally-based festivals like True/False, Atlanta, Sarasota, and Hamptons (among many others) try to do good work with good films, there was always something “off” about t...

By SXSW Ah, the return of Dead Confederate to the SXSW Music Bloggy. If you recall, we featured a clip of the band performing "Yer Circus" in June. The SXSW Video Czars are busy editing away so we'll have more excellent musical goodness coming to you VERY SOON. In the meantime, you can hang out at our sup...

By SXSW Ah, the return of Dead Confederate to the SXSW Music Bloggy. If you recall, we featured a clip of the band performing "Yer Circus" in June. The SXSW Video Czars are busy editing away so we'll have more excellent musical goodness coming to you VERY SOON. In the meantime, you can hang out at our sup...

By SXSW Flashback to 1994. Where were you on March 17? That was the day the man in black came to SXSW to serve as keynote speaker and blow us all away with a mesmerizing set at Emo's. Yes, Johnny Cash played Emo's... on the same bill as Beck... who was then largely unknown.

 TX This is still the best band I've ever seen at SXSW. With Black Panda and Broken Gold, 7111\/2 Red River St. 479-7625. — Michael Corcoran Also recommended: Propagandhi at Mohawk; Carolyn Wonderland at Shady Grove; Indigo Girls at Stubb's; Extra Golden, ...

By andy007 on SXSW Snapshot: Joe Swanberg's "Alexander The Last" Introducing SnagFilmsFAST our new "Festival-Approved Submissions Tool" making it easier for filmmakers to submit films for expedited review & distribution by SnagFilms. ...

 UK They have now based themselves in the UK via SXSW and have a busy summer schedule which takes in T in the Park, Underage and Field Day festivals. Comparisons have been made with Coldplay, U2 and Radiohead – this reviewer would add Muse to that list but ...

By Robert Duffy SXSW is the greatest music festival, hands down. Don’t forget to get some vitamins in you during SXSW. Pizza is delicious, though. It was great meeting old and new friends alike. For readers of DW who aren’t into SXSW, coverage is over! (for now) 2010 SXSW can’t come soon enough.

 TX By MARIO TARRADELL Music Critic mtarradell@dallasnews.com AUSTIN – South by Southwest is a music festival, right? So let's talk about music. Here are three concerts I took in on the final two full days of SXSW. The new-wave icons put on a refreshingly ... SXSW review: Devo Austin 360

 TX Friday night at Austin Music Hall, maybe my man could deliver the show of his I’d always wanted to see. “Rocking out” has never quite been one of Tricky’s skill sets, as much as he might like. At Austin Music Hall, he alternated between letting his ...

By Robert Duffy The first full day of SXSW music has passed and I have the aching feet to prove it. Watching music from 12pm to 1:30am is hard work people, but I do it for you. The day started at the Austinist party with Garotas Suecas, a band made up a bunch of 19 year old Brazilian [...]

By Robert Duffy Austin, we meet again. You’re as wonderful as I remember you. I got into town yesterday around 4pm. Hotel check in, badge check in, good to go. I’m always amazed at how friendly the volunteers of SXSW are. Everyone is in a good mood and it lasts the whole week during the festival. It’s [...]

By Chip Midnight I’m no stranger to Joey Stevens’ music, I used to work with his cousin Arlene and she was always happily passing along burned CD-Rs full of his stuff to me. Not really easy to describe what he was doing then (or is doing now with Rumspringa) but it’s sort of a mix of roots rock [...]

By Chip Midnight Though you’ve got some dates leading up to SXSW, do you consider the music festival your true coming out party? I noticed only a showcase SXSW gig on your MySpace page. Will you be performing at any parties? Will you be hanging out in Austin for a few days and, if so, any bands that you’re intere...

By Robert Duffy If you haven’t figured this out by now, I love SXSW. Being asked to join this panel is a real honor to me and definitely a highlight of the 6 years I’ve been doing donewaiting.com. I’ve been to the festival five out of the last six years. Once I went to the entire festival, from tech to film to music, b...

By Cinematical staff Nights and Weekends marks writer-director Joe Swanberg's fourth consecutive film at the South by Southwest Film Festival, and it's quite possibly his strongest work yet. Here, Swanberg co-directs and stars alongside girl-next-door-with-an-edge Greta Gerwig - and the two play a cou...

By Jette Kernion Filed under: Awards, SXSW, Shorts, DIY/Filmmaking, Home Entertainment, Cinematical IndieWe're well into August, and here in Austin it's hot and dry and the last thing most of us are thinking about is anything going on next March. But over at SXSW, they're ignoring the dog days of summer a...

By Scott Weinberg Filed under: Comedy, Horror, SXSW, Lionsgate FilmsOne of the best things about last March's South By Southwest Film Festival was that I got to hang out with a bunch of Cinematipals like Kim, Erik, Pete, Jette, Snider and Gene ... and one of the best times we had together was during the world pre...

By Robert Duffy She ran through a set of covers (Cold War Kids, Beirut) and originals that really showcased her vocal range. And oh her lyrics! Whether it was singing about a woman whose eye she had to cut out (see mp3 above), or a bird she had to kill to stop talking, each song was just a delight to hear.

By Robert Duffy The evening began with my UK cousin Duffy at Stubb’s. I had been listening to her album for awhile now and was hoping that she would be able to pull it off live. And.. she did! I know people are going to want to peg her as the new Amy Winehouse, but I think there’s a lot more going on than just that.

By Robert Duffy Evening started at the Big Shout Touring evening showcase with Ravens and Chimes (mp3). I described them as Arcade Fire meets Polyvinyl Records, if that means anything to anyone. I enjoyed their set, wish they sold their record at the show.

By Chip Midnight Daniel Johnston - Austin legend? Any interest in seeing him perform this year? Pimp your SXSWshow(s)/websites/whatever: Our confirmed SXSW shows thus far: March 12th – Tee Pee Records showcase SXSW with Earthless and Witch March 13th – Birds Barbershop day party SXSW

By Dave Reader Request: Give us your SXSW concert lineup, win a dvd! January 16th, 2008 - by Dave Reader Request There’s been a lot hype lately for the South By Southwest music festival. We’re keeping up the excitement at 52 Shows with a special Reader Request contest. Leave a comment and you could wi...

By Chip Midnight The start of a new year usually brings a flood of tour date announcements from publicists. We received a few of those emails today, many of which had dates that included Austin during SXSW week. Here’s the latest list of bands that you can expect to see at SXSW: Hotel Cafe tour featuring Ingrid...

By mattdentler(matt@sxsw.com) With the September 7 release of his new Sony Pictures comedy, The Brothers Solomon, I asked director Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show) to answer some questions. Odenkirk has been a good friend of SXSW since 2003, when his feature directorial debut, Melvin Goes to Dinner, screened to enthusiastic re...

OK, I don't feel quite so bad about how long it takes us to occasionally get all of our audio feeds from the conferences up online. The fine folks at SXSW Interactive just posted the podcast from the second BlogHer session at SXSW this past March. Session details: mp3 Link

By mattdentler(matt@sxsw.com) At SXSW 2005, we premiered the emotional and heartbreaking documentary You're Gonna Miss Me (directed by Keven McAlester), a portrait of legendary (but troubled) psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson. The film received a very warm reception, helped by the fact that Roky has lived in Austin...

By Rachelandthecity 26 Mar 2007 Mod Club Theatre w/ Mew Toronto, Ontario 27 Mar 2007 St. Andrews Hall w/ Mew Detroit, Michigan 28 Mar 2007 Double Door w/ Mew Chicago, Illinois 2 Apr 2007 Neumos w/ Mew Seattle, Washington 3 Apr 2007 Richard's On Richards w/ Mew Vancouver, British Columbia

By Rachelandthecity One of the best events I attended this year at the South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals held March 9-18 in Austin, TX was the Inaugural Hot Freaks! Blogger Curated Music Experience. Produced by two local Austinites, the two day event was booked with the...

By krissy We missed SXSW last week, but some of our friends were down there covering the mayhem and brought back some great photos. You can see local photographer and friend of SFist Julie Schuchard get up close and personal with Iggy Pop and The Stooges in this slideshow and see tons of SXSW photos tak...

By localbands@chron.com (Sara Cress / Joey Guerra) • And it's another festival: The MDA Crawfish Boil & Music Festival benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association and will feature the only kind of music that goes well with crawfish: Texas-branded country. Honeybrowne, Russell Ray and more.

By Jen Carlson Pela was one of the many New York bands at SXSW last week. They kept a journal of their time there for us (which included bbq, hotel antics and a car crash)...yeehaw! Also check out My Brightest Diamonds's second journal entry for us, here. Listen: Lost to the Lonesome - remix.mp3

By Blake Robinson Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily. Now that South by Southwest 2007 has come to a close I finally have some minutes to write about the two most flaunted services of the show: Twitter and Dodgeball. With both services, users establish a friends...

A visit to the SXSW trade show in the Austin Convention Center is a good way to catch up on trends in music-business marketing, and pocket some free promotional swag, like pens, buttons, T-shirts, CDs, posters, bumper stickers, sweatbands, and lots and lots of miniature candy bars.

By Whitney Pastorek Next up, allegedly, was Amy Winehouse, who is just freakin' everywhere these days. Not sure why we need to review her again, but hey, it's my job... but on the way over to her venue, I learned two things: 1) Amy Winehouse got bumped to 1 a.m. 2) Rage Against the Machine may have just played a show at Emo...

By eug(ejh@indiewire.com) With an incredibly varied program offeatures put together by event producer Matt Dentler and panels and production manager Jarod Neece, one can easily find something to enjoy at the SXSW Film Festival. Obvious choices (and big ticket sellers) are films like the Morgan Spurlock produce...

By Simon Vozick-Levinson As you may have noticed, all the cool kids are in Austin, TX this week for the annual SXSW music festival. But not the Shins! Those indie mainstays have opted instead to continue their cross-country tour, which brought them last night to a sold-out Theater at NYC's Madison Square Garden. It'...

By eug(ejh@indiewire.com) Sporting a bushy beard that helps him blend in a bit when shooting in places like the Middle East, Spurlock is at the SXSW Film Festival with "What Would Jesus Buy," a new doc that he produced -- directed by Rob VanAlkemade -- that debuted last night at an overflow Paramount Theater screenin...

By Sean Ammirati The panel also touched on the limited amount of tracking that publishers and marketers do on their feeds and the importance of including basic analytics. Note: I discovered very similar things in a yet to be published second phase report that I prepared for the Newspaper Association of Am...

By Sean Ammirati The SXSW conference has multiple panels going on at the same time. I started my SXSW experience by attending the "World Domination Via Collaboration" panel. The presenters were: Jory Des Jardins Co-Founder, BlogHer LLC; Betsy Aoki Program Mgr, Microsoft; Jessica Hardwick Founder and C...

By Jen Carlson For the past couple of years we've headed down to Austin for SXSW. One of the more enjoyable times of the year, can't really complain about an experience which includes: music, friends, avocado margaritas, sunshine and migas. That said, we'll be headed down again this year, the "festival"...

By alyk2006(miu@socialitelife.com) Tis the season for music festival line-up announcements. While major festivals such as Coachella and SXSW grabbed most of the blog headlines recently, a newer festival jumped the gate this year with one of the most impressive line-ups of the season. Bonnaroo, first held in 2002 on a 700-ac...

Long considered one of the best interview subjects in rock, the Who's Pete Townshend will give the keynote address at the 2007 South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, on March 14.

By Jette Kernion Tonight, the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (aGLIFF) starts at the Arbor Theater and runs through Oct. 8, with a variety of films and parties scheduled. The opening-night films will be followed by a gala event down at City Hall. I'm covering the festival for Cinematical, so look for rev...

By Jette Kernion Filed under: Independent, SXSW, Mystery & Suspense After seeing Hard Candy at SXSW, I participated in a roundtable interview with director David Slade (shown above) and writer Brian Nelson. Hard Candy was the first feature film credit for both the writer and director.

By Karina Longworth But then, because irony is a virus that we cannot escape, and can only hope to contain, in the Spring of 2004 Pixies came back, for an almost-two-year, sold-out tour called - wait for it - Pixies Sell Out. loudQUIETloud, a film by Steven Cantor and Matthew Galkin which had its world premiere l...

By Jette Kernion Jumping Off Bridges was the last of a half-dozen feature-length films shot in Austin that I saw during SXSW this year. I wish I could say all the films shared some vital Austin trait, or that they each reminded me of Austin in different ways. But Jumping Off Bridges has a universal look and feel...

By Jette Kernion The Cassidy Kids nearly sold out the Paramount in its premiere screening during SXSW. The crowd contained a number of people affiliated with Burnt Orange Productions, a local production company. Burnt Orange partners with the University of Texas so film students can work as crew on local...