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CONCERT PREVIEW: Rock fans find their Muse at KeyArena
One of the most-anticipated rock shows of the spring — the double bill of Muse and Silversun Pickups — rolls into KeyArena at 7 tonight (April 2).
British band Muse is on tour playing songs its current album, “Resistance,” a raucous glam-rock CD that has won the group many fans. And it hasn’t hurt that the [...]
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SXSW: Chill winds but warm vibes on final day of festival
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite near-freezing temperatures that made fingers numb, hordes of music fans descended on Austin’s downtown streets and nightclubs for the final day and night of live performances Saturday (March 20) at the 2010 South by Southwest music conference and festival.
“Didn’t know it got that cold here,” said a bundled-up festivalgoer from Los [...]
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SXSW: A new sound for Dixie Chicks Maguire and Robison
AUSTIN, Texas — The South by Southwest music conference and festival is a place for new artists, as well as veterans, to generate a buzz. No kidding.
Officially, nearly 2,000 acts are showcasing their music this week in hopes of kick-starting careers either just beginning or well into their prime. Sisters Martee Maguire and Emily Robison, [...]
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SXSW: Beer, barbecue, Cheap Trick and the future of music
AUSTIN, Texas — Norwegian “girl group” Cocktail Slippers was one of dozens — if not hundreds — of bands closing out the first full day of music at the 2010 South by Southwest music conference, known as SXSW or simply “South By” to those who make the trek each year to Austin for the one [...]
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2010 SXSW music conference: ‘Tomorrow Happens Here’
With more than 2,000 musical acts from across the country and around the world performing on more than 80 stages in downtown Austin, Texas, the SXSW Music and Media Conference is a mind-boggling week of sonic and sensory overload.
Now in its 24th year, SXSW brings together artists, media, managers, promoters and music fans — all [...]
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