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SXSW video roundup: Perez Hilton, Vampire Weekend, David Banner, more
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- Wed.:Lou Reed | Quiet Company | More videos
- Thu.:British Embassy | Yo La Tengo | More videos
- Fri.:Grupo Fantasma | Vampire Weekend | More videos
- Sat.:Perez Hilton | David Banner | More videos
Wednesday, March 12
Lyle Lovett at the Austin Music Awards by Jenni Jones
Lyle Lovett performed “The Songs of Walter Hyatt” and presented Hyatt’s family with an award as part of the 26th Annual Austin Music Awards on March 12, 2008 at the Austin Music Hall where Andy Langer was emcee. | Play video
‘Lou Reed’s Berlin’ by Jenni Jones
Lou Reed showed up to the SXSW screening of the documentary “Lou Reed’s Berlin” at the Paramount Theater on March 13, 2008. | Play video
Quiet Company by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Austin Indie rockers, Quiet Company play a free show at the Scoot Inn and Bier Garden on East 4th Street. | Play video
Chris Bathgate by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Austin Indie rockers, Quiet Company play a free show at the Scoot Inn and Bier Garden on East 4th Street. | Play video
The So So Glos by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
The So So Glos from Brooklyn, New York play a free all ages show at Ms. Bea’s on East Sixth Street. | Play video
Staking out the Fader Fort by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Deborah Sengupta Stith infiltrates one of the hottest SXSW side parties, the Levi’s/Fader Fort. | Play video
Thursday, March 13
SXSW on SoCo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
There’s plenty of SXSW music on South Congress. Best of all, most of it is free. Includes performances by Spain Colored Orange, A Kiss Could Be Deadly and Kelly Stoltz. | Play video
The Whiskey Priest by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
On a small patch of grass in front of the Therapy clothing store, Austin’s own Whiskey Priest plays to a steady stream of pedestrians. | Play video
Peter Moren by Matthew Odam
Swede Peter Moren of last year’s SXSW uber-buzzy Peter, Bjorn and John at the Paste Magazine Party Volume Night Club on Sixth Street on March 13, 2008. | Play video
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons by Matthew Odam
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, a brash set of rockers from Boston who all met at Tufts University play the Lou Reed tribute at the Levi’s Fader Fort on March 13, 2008. | Play video
Dr. Dog by Matthew Odam
One of the bands Reed had said earlier was one of the current groups he likes, Dr. Dog played the Lou Reed tribute at the Fader Fort on March 13, 2008. | Play video
My Morning Jacket by Matthew Odam
Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket took the stage at the Fader Fort on March 13, 2008 after being introduced as ‘one of the best live bands in America.’ | Play video
King Britt by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Philadelphia’s King Britt details his SXSW showcase to Deborah Sengupta Stith outside Club 115. | Play video
The British Music Embassy by Jenni Jones
Deborah Sengupta Stith, austin360.com music writer, talks with British delegates at the British Music Embassy on San Jacinto Street. | Play video
Yo La Tengo’s Lou Reed Tribute by Jenni Jones
The Levi’s Fader Fort on E. 4th invited a number of bands, including Yo La Tengo to perform at their Lou Reed tribute. | Play video
Sixth Street Scene by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
So many bands, so little time. Here are just a handful of bands that had shows on Thursday evening in the Sixth Street area. | Play video
DJ Rekha by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Austin360.com’s Deborah Sengupta shared a few moments with New York’s Electric Bhangra DJ, DJ Rekha who performed at Club 115. | Play video
Alex Cuba by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Brazilian artist Alex Cuba performs at Copa on March 13, 2008. | Play video
Tokyo Police Club by Matthew Odam
Canadian rockers Tokyo Police Club played their jauntily syncopated rock outside Emo’s on March 13, 2008. | Play video
Friday, March 14
Keeping cool at SXSW by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
SXSW party go-ers keep cool by the pool at the JellyNYC and Gibson Guitar rooftop party in downtown Austin. | Play video
Grupo Fantasma by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Austin’s own Grupo Fantasma plays the Batanga Day Party at Habana Calle Sies Restaurant. | Play video
Spin Party: Ravonettes and Vampire Weekend by Matthew Odam
The SPIN party at Stubb’s featured the Raveonettes and Vampire Weekend on March 14, 2008. | Play video
Flatstock Poster Show by Jenni Jones
Poster artists from around the world were at The Austin Convention Center March 13th, 14th, and 15th for the bi-annual convention sponsored by the American Poster Institute as part of SXSW 2008. | Play video
Daniel Lanois by Patrick Beach
Patrick Beach catches Daniel Lanois on the streets during SXSW. | Play video
Pitchfork Party by Matthew Odam
As the Seattle-based Fleet Foxes took the stage and prepared to play for fans at the Pitchfork Party outside at Emo’s, two-thirds of comedy troupe Human Giant, Azi Ansari and Rob Huebel, rushed the stage with t-shirt cannons and began firing off balled up shirts into the audience. | Play video
Los Amigos Invisibles by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles plays a free SXSW side party at the Mexican American Cultural Center during SXSW 2008. Deborah Sengupta Stith gushes about how cool it is. | Play video
Saturday, March 15
Perez Hilton by Jenni Jones
Austin360 music writer Deborah Sengupta Stith interviews online celebrity Perez Hilton before his SXSW party at the Palm Door. | Play video
David Banner by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Austin360 music writer Deborah Sengupta Stith talks to rap artist David Banner at the Fader/Levi’s SXSW side party at SXSW 2008. | Play video
Rachael Ray at Beauty Bar by Peter Mongillo, Meredith Hight and Jenni Jones
Rachael Ray hosted a party on Sat. March 15, 2008 as part of SXSW at The Beauty Bar on E. 7th. Her husband John Cusimano and his band The Cringe were among the acts and she served up three recipes for the event. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top joined in. | Play video
‘Torta Rock’ at Beerland by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Slab City brings “Torta Rock” to Beerland from Imperial City, California. | Play video
Lykke Li by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Swedish artist Lykke Li performs at the Fader/Levi’s SXSW side party at SXSW 2008. | Play video
Hector Ward and the Big Time and Tat by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Austinite Hector Ward and the Big Time and Tat from England play on day four of the SXSW music festival. | Play video
Dokkebi Q by Deborah Sengupta Stith
Japanese ‘death dubbists’ Dokkebi Q at Flamingo Cantina. | Play video
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By TJ
March 17, 2008 7:45 PM | Link to this
Strikes me as odd, a mistake (?), that - given the extensive coverage of so many performers- that virtually nothing has been mentioned about UK’s #1 singer (launcing USA awareness campaign @ SXSW) named Duffy. Heard her three times, and she is the Real Deal. Too bad.
By Sharon Chapman
March 18, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this
We love Duffy! And we reviewed her showcase, among other mentions. Here it is: http://www.austin360.com/search/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2008/03/15/sxswreviewduffy.html