AltWeeklies Wire
SXSW's Brave New Worldnew

Now in its 25th year, music's most inspired festival keeps getting bigger and better.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-24-2011 |
Music
Tags: South By Southwest, SXSW
The New Containers of Music: Keeping Up With the Changing Industrynew
The people behind the bands at this year's South by Southwest talk about breaking out of music's old ways and repositioning the industry in the digital age.
Boise Weekly |
Gavin Dahl |
04-07-2010 |
Music
Tags: South by Southwest, SXSW
South by Southwest's Loss was Fort Worth's Gainnew
This year's SXSW in Austin was the best in several years even though a lot of clubs were empty... because where Fort Worth bands were playing, plenty of folks showed up.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
03-26-2010 |
Music
What SXSW Says About Fort Worthnew
Austin's SXSW festival was a showcase of many things, including the metamorphasis of the recording industry and what it means to cities like Fort Worth, that have great local music bands that get largely overlooked by festival promoters.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
03-26-2010 |
Music
Monterey County’s Most Ambitious Musicians Seize South By Southwest’s Unique Platformnew
Wearing only tight green briefs and a Robin Hood hat, Rushad Eggleston dangled upside down like a bat from a rusting, two-story-high piece of scaffolding. Somehow, he managed to hold onto his oversize cello while he sawed on it like a frantic lumberjack.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
03-25-2010 |
Music
Attempting to Make Sense of SXSW, America's Premier Music Festivalnew

There are close to 2,000 registered bands at SXSW, although the impossible-to-determine unofficial number is probably twice that. If you perform, you will do so opposite hundreds of other bands from all over the world.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
03-25-2010 |
Music
Some of Your Beeswax: Director Andrew Bujalski Chatsnew
If the word “mumblecore” ever meant anything in the first place, it definitely had something to do with Andrew Bujalski. The lo-fi indie director of Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation debuted his third feature, Beeswax, in March, and speaks about the film festival favorite.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
08-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Independent Artists Revive Alternative Formatsnew

Underground music acts and labels are keeping physical music releases alive with cassette tapes, 7-inch records, CD-Rs, 3-inch and business card CDs, 8-tracks, USB strips and countless other object-fetishist curiosities.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jesse Locke |
04-23-2009 |
Music
Behind the Musicnew
Four writers remember the highs and lows of SXSW 2006.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub, Curtis McCrary, Linda Ray and Stephen Seigel |
03-29-2006 |
Concerts
Minibosses Generate Buzz at South by Southwestnew
The Phoenix band The Minibosses, although still unsigned, has moved into the national spotlight.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
04-02-2005 |
Concerts
Getting Buzzed at SXSW 2005new
Austin's music festival is like The Apprentice for indie rock bands, says one of a gajillion performers.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
03-29-2005 |
Music
Four Days in Austinnew
Attending the annual music festival South by Southwest 2005 involves some long waits, a blur of performances and several standout bands.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
03-23-2005 |
Concerts
Carolyn Mark Enjoys Infamy
Despite much radio play and some prime spots at the upcoming South by Southwest fest, alt-country singer-songwriter Carolyn Mark keeps it goofy and low-key.
Monday Magazine |
Greg Pratt |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews