South by Southwest festival: Brit bands head to Texas to take US by storm

Texan festival is known for making or breaking actsA roster of new acts hoping to export their British brand of music to big-spending audiences across the Atlantic are heading to the Texas city of Austin this week to play their hearts out in bar-room gigs that could help them make it big in America.The South by Southwest festival, acknowledged as the biggest international melting pot for new ideas in technology, film and music, is seen as a rite of passage for bands trying to crack the lucrative...

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