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Tis the Seasonnew
Springtime brings a flowering of music festivals close to Charleston.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-19-2008 |
Concerts
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Staying Awake in Austinnew
You already know which of your favorite new bands are playing South By Southwest, but that leaves about 7,000 others. With that in mind, some stray SXSW thoughts and highlights.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
03-12-2008 |
Concerts
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Memphis at SXSWnew
Memphis musicians have been a growing presence at Austin's annual South by Southwest Music Festival, but the Memphis presence at SXSW will be bigger than ever.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
03-07-2008 |
Concerts
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Bay Area Picks for SXSWnew
South by Southwest is again upon us, which means the Bay Area's musicians, rappers, DJs, and experimentalists are filling up their gas tanks and heading south. Our loss is Austin's gain, though, as the Texas music marathon gets a peek at what makes the local scene here so robust.
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Down in the Groovenew
"Turn Off the Radio" series offers mashed-up, unpretentious underground Latin dance parties
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kamren Curiel |
02-29-2008 |
Concerts
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Repeat Performancenew
The Memphis-based Folk Alliance settles in with its second consecutive hometown conference.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-15-2008 |
Concerts
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Jazzophobianew
Just in time for Portland Jazz Fest, here's a crash course in the notoriously daunting genre.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
02-13-2008 |
Concerts
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Absolutely No Ideanew
The avant-garde No Idea Festival's early editions focused primarily on Texas artists, but founder Chris Cogburn has broadened the geographic and cultural range of the festival considerably this year.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-13-2008 |
Concerts
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The Night Diamond Dave Rejoined Van Halennew
Eddie Van Halen sits at a table in the breakfast nook, chain-smoking and reading The Wall Street Journal. Next to an overflowing ashtray lies a folded copy of USA Today bearing the headline "Petty, Heartbreakers to Play Super Bowl Halftime." There is a knock at the door.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
01-29-2008 |
Concerts
Duke Performances Presents Dr. Lonnie Smith, Among Othersnew
Aaron Greenwald, director of Duke University's Duke Performances, is talking soul music, and he wants the rest of us to do the same.
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Trans-Europa Expressnew
With The Legend of God's Gun, Los Angeles' Spindrift have recorded one of the greatest film soundtracks ever set to tape.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
01-17-2008 |
Concerts
Present Music at Milwaukee Art Museumnew
In "Art, Architecture and Music" audiences are invited on a musical tour of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) -- "a Gallery Night for the eyes and the ears," according to Eric Lind, Present Music's managing director.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
01-11-2008 |
Concerts
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Chris Brown Amps Up His Talent With Technologynew
The artist presents himself as a disciple of Prince and Michael Jackson, and for the most part, he can justify the comparison. But you wouldn't really know that from watching a recent, nearly sold-out show in Oakland, which emphasized fancy pyrotechnics and Vegas-style chorus lines over actual singing.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-09-2008 |
Concerts
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Music of the Streetsnew
The idea is to get all of these people to walk down Charles Street with boomboxes, with each stereo blaring its own part of Phil Kline's Unsilent Night ambient tapestry, until everyone reaches Joe Squared.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ed Schrader |
01-08-2008 |
Concerts
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