KEXP Seattle — The Black Angels are sonically as dark as their name implies, fusing psychedelic rock with with elements of the blues and garage punk. They’ve toured with everyone from... more info
Guardian Music — Why bother forming a band when you can do everything on a laptop? Rosie Swash reports on why the web generation have the music industry at their mercyA decade ago, back... more info
Guardian Music — The Dirty Dozen Brass Band lead a second line parade around Austin, Texas, led by Dancingman504 at SXSW 2011Stephen AbbottElliot Smith
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Stereogum — We’ve offered our suggestions as to what bands to see this week, now we shift into the bands we are actually seeing. SXSW has begun in earnest, and is earnestly crowded... more info
KEXP Seattle — If you have some particular aversion to synths, you might as well stop reading right now. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, aka O.M.D., use the electronic music making d... more info
KEXP Seattle — KEXP visited the all-new Austin City Limits studios at South By Southwest for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 launch party. Besides the software showcase, there was als... more info
Aurgasm — SXSW Toro Y Moi After one of the longest trips ever, we finally made it into Austin and decided to swing by The Fader Fort and caught their first set of the day, Toro Y M... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ext. The line for James Blake snaking outside Stubbs -- night Claims overheard while eavesdropping in line (may or may not be true). "James Blake cured my son's case of s... more info
Nialler9 — Austin’s annual musical challenge to the brave and eager has rolled around. While film, interactive and games are becoming more important to the South By South West (SX... more info