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Empty Glass: Jason Barr
Jason Barr: artist, podcaster, provocateur. In addition to his duties with the Asteroid Head Art Club, Barr does the A.D.D. podcast for Lawrence.com.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Midwasteland Takeover Descends Upon Austin
As our local bands journey southward for SXSW, Kansas City's home-away-from-home down in Austin is already making its mark. Here's a video from showcasing band member and organizer Steve Tulipana of...
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Expect crazy amounts of SXSW coverage, as we catch up with all the local artists down there. First up is this video from James Christos.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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SXSW's Rising Stars in Kansas City
Every year, Kansas City serves a pit stop on many bands' paths to Austin's South by Southwest festival. Check out shots of a few of the rising buzz bands that played on their way down south: Fang...
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MidCoast Takeover throws first benefit show tonight
In an effort to raise enough money to pull off the two-day Kansas City showcase extravaganza at South by Southwest this year, the MidCoast Takeover (which recently added local juggernauts the Republic...
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Score a massive free SXSW MP3 sampler
Free song downloads are sweet, but 140 of them is a hell of a lot sweeter. Thanks to Spinner, you can grab yourself a free three-part MP3 download of more than 140 tracks from bands that will be at...
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Wu-Tang & Erykah Badu rocked the Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown
The Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown rocked hard into the wee hours of this morning, thanks to the Wu-Tang clan, who left the stage right around 2 a.m. and passed the torch to Erykah Badu. Check out...
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Slideshow: Capybara plays SXSW's official showcase
The Pitch's photo intern, Allie Mason, stopped by Capybara's set at the SXSW official showcase to snag some shots during her trip to SXSW this year. Click on the picture above to check out a slideshow...
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Thee Oh Sees are incredible and some other general observations: Monday at SXSW
First time at SXSW. First time in Austin.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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SXSW Tuesday: The hunt for free things
My ears were ringing (and still are; getting kind of nervous about it) from Thee Oh Sees when I woke up Tuesday afternoon morning, and so I elected to participate in the tech — Interactive, they call...
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SXSW Wednesday: Fiona Apple, the ACBs, Haim, and lots of standing around
Being at South By Southwest is like being on the Internet: There is too much information to process, you always feel like you're missing out on something better, and you are very rarely satisfied with...
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SXSW Thursday: Replay Records Showcase at the Longbranch Inn
Lawrence’s newest label, Replay Records, threw a killer party Thursday at the Longbranch Inn during the music festival of music festivals, South By Southwest. Five Lawrence acts and three national...
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SXSW Thursday: In brief
Have to run, but here are a few things I saw Thursday in Austin: A shirtless man with short black swim trunks standing in the middle of the street, screaming at people who walked past and tugging...
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South by Southwest 2012: Taco Roundup
The taco is evolving in Kansas City — I am personally partial to the gourmet flavors being exported from the Port Fonda and Westport Street Fare food trucks, and El Camino Real in Kansas City, Kansas,...
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South By Southwest 2012: Celebrity Sightings
I was running around downtown Austin with my eyes wide open all week, eager to spot an indie-rock A-lister or a Hollywood B-lister, or some nerdy tech kingpin. By and large, I was disappointed.…[ Read...
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SXSW Friday and Saturday: The War on Drugs; John Velghe; a gigantic stage...
The northbound 481 bus (they call it the Night Owl) that arrived at Seventh and Congress around 2 a.m. Saturday night/Sunday morning was like the last chopper out of Saigon — a very desperate,...
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SXSW Wednesday: Jim James is amazing, Foxygen is terrible, and some other things
Do you use the Internet? Then you are probably aware that South by Southwest is happening this week in Austin, a city where Dumpsters are repurposed as advertising canvases.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe...
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SXSW Thursday: Medora, Metz and disruptive technology, or something
South by Southwest is not just about music, you guys. It is also about rich people who wear cosmetic eyeglasses and $140 plaid shirts and say words like "branding" and "crowdfunding" and "disruptive"...
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SXSW Friday: Mac DeMarco, White Lung, Chris Cohen, Marnie Stern, and more
At South by Southwest, it is easy to become desensitized to what in other situations would be considered rather remarkable. For example, on Friday I walked down a busy street, and a stage had been...
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SXSW Day One: Zorch, La Migra, Illya Kuryaki and the Valderammas and more
For the full slideshow of SXSW Day One, click here. I should begin by saying that I have never been to SXSW before. I can't really contribute to the discussion on whether the weeklong festival has...
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Get your SXSW fix with our daily slideshows
Sometimes, a photo says it all. Other times, you're too busy to read what I write.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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SXSW Day Two: Kurt Vile, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Poliça, Your Friend, Two Cow...
For the full slideshow from SXSW Day Two, click here. Sometime in the early afternoon on Wednesday, I managed to rouse myself from the comfort of my bed, feeling that I was perhaps more mentally...
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SXSW Day Three: Dum Dum Girls, the Strypes, Little Dragon, Beautiful Bodies,...
For the full slideshow from SXSW Day Three, go here. Aside from acting as SXSW headquarters, the Convention Center also boasts two generally well-curated official day stages. This is kind of odd...
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SXSW Day Four: Radkey, Future Islands, Temples, the Orwells, Lizzo, Phox,...
Friday started with a bang - a really fucking loud bang, in the form of local rock heroes Radkey. The nearly legal trio of brothers kicked off the Spin Day Party at Stubb's outdoors on the main stage...
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Phox at SXSW: "No one is getting their way in this band"
Just a few weeks ago, the seven-piece Phox signed to Brooklyn label Partisan Records, home to the likes of Deer Tick, Heartless Bastards and Dolorean. This is a big step for the two-year-old Madison,...
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