I had a few minutes this morning to upload around thirty images to my Flickr account from Day 1 of the Music Festival. Some of the highlights are here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stepsic/sets/72157604093465065/

As a precursor to the South by SouthWest Music Festival in Austin, I thought it would be nice to highlight sixteen Southern California artists out of the few hundred that will likely be in the area at the time performing inside and outside of the official showcases.



The South Austin Jug Band kick things off on a welcoming note, following from which we find ourselves at 6th St. in Austin,… Continue

I saw this posting on Austin's Craiglist about someone trying to get to the film festival, so I thought I'd forward here... figured...why not:



"I am trying to raise money to go to SXSW. I am raising money through ad revenue from Google. Just go to my website, and click on the

advertisements at the bottom of the front page or the FAQ section. I

also accept donations.…

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Reposted from la.indiemusicproject.com

The official list of music groups showcasing their talents at SXSW this year has been announced and I've separated out all of those visiting Austin from the Southern California area. If interested in the entire list for the festival that was released this evening, it's at the link below…

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Hola amigos,



While my first long-overdue outing to the musicfest will no doubt pull me toward a few shows with some local Los Angeles based artists like Health, The Aggrolites, & Mezzanine Owls, I wanted to quickly offer up a preliminary list of five groups outside my region that I'm really excited to potentially check out:



1) The Oaks

I was introduced to the group by Marci Brinker from our Orlando show about a… Continue