KEXP Seattle — Like fellow Daptone signee Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley has traveled an unconventional road to success. Born in Florida but raised in Brooklyn, he spent most of his chil... more info
Guardian Music — Tim Jonze has a religious experience at SXSW as Herman Düne, Low and Sea of Bees perform in local churchesYou'd think that with around 200 live venues in Austin, the SXS... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Plenty wasn't working right during EMA's Wednesday night set. Yet the lack of working stage monitors didn't derail Erika Anderson's solo project.
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — To put it in broad terms, there are essentially two ways to tackle the annual South by Southwest festival and conference. One can spend the time in Austin, Texas, stresse... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (DISTORTION) Yavin Edwyn Collins, now down at SXSW, passed through NYC for two shows on Sunday and Monday. The first was at the Rock Shop. The second was B... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Bruce Lamont at Union Pool (more by Samantha Marble) Thanks everyone who came out to Emo's on Wednesday. It was a blast. BV-BBG Metal week continues in Austin toda... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — On the first full day of action at SXSW, early risers -- and patient ones -- could catch Jack White performing two songs in front of a bus, and U.K. upstarts the Vaccines... more info
VH1 Blog — There are a whopping 2,000 or so acts performing at South By Southwest in Austin this year. A few are household names (Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, The Strokes), some are re... more info