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- Recharged by the Kings, disillusioned by the Saints
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2007 Schedules
Film
- Friday, March 9
- Saturday, March 10
- Sunday, March 11
- Monday, March 12
- Tuesday, March 13
- Wednesday, March 14
- Thursday, March 15
- Friday, March 16
- Saturday, March 17
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Music
Saturday, March 18
- The Hudsons, B.D. Riley's, 9 p.m. (JM)
- Jones Family Singers, Central Presbyterian Church, 9 p.m. (JTD)
- Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet, The Drink, 10 p.m. (JD)
- Hot Chip, The Parish, 10 p.m. (JS)
- Pink Mountaintops, Emo's Annex, 10:15 p.m. (MH)
- Superchunk, Antone's, 11 p.m. (VMF)
- Marty Stuart, Central Presbyterian Church, 11 p.m. (JTD)
- The Bellrays, The Continental Club, Midnight (MC)
- The Pretenders, Stubb's, 12:30 (LM)
» Expanded list of March 18 critics' picks
The critics: Michael Corcoran (MC), John T. Davis (JDT), John DeFore (JD), V. Marc Fort (VMF), Joe Gross (JG), Michael Hoinski (MH), Lynne Margolis (LM), Jeff McCrary (JM), Jeff Salamon (JS)
SXSW's defining moment: the Stooges
Posted: Mar. 18, 2:51 PM
There is nothing, nothing, nothing in rock ‘n’ roll more powerful than when the Stooges open a show with “Loose.” The bass line is full-on, frantic Motor City madness and then comes Ron Asheton’s riot-in-the-streets guitar and vein-covered Iggy Pop…
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SXSW review: Au Revoir Simone
Posted: Mar. 18, 2:08 PM
Act: Au Revoir Simone Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Venue: Copa, 12 a.m. Saturday Pre-show buzz: Their MySpace songs have an intriguing juxtaposition of electronica and sweet pop female harmonies. High point: Pretty voices. Low point: The harmonies showed little development or…
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SXSW review: Perry Farrell's Satellite Party
Posted: Mar. 18, 2:04 AM
Act: Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Venue: La Zona Rosa, 12:30 a.m. (started 12:51 a.m.) Saturday Pre-show buzz: Non-existant. Only a few people in the audience even knew who was going to perform. High point: When Farrell…
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The Polyphonic Spree
Posted: Mar. 18, 1:00 AM
Act: The Polyphonic Spree Hometown: Dallas Venue: La Zona Rosa, 11 p.m. (actually 11:20 p.m.) Saturday Pre-show buzz: Only die-hard fans even knew the orchestral, “Up With People”-esque band was playing. SXSW listed them as “thee spree” in the Saturday…
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Mew
Posted: Mar. 18, 12:41 AM
Act: Mew Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark Venue: La Zona Rosa, 9 p.m. Saturday Pre-show buzz: Although the venue was nowhere close to being full, most everyone there had come to see Mew. High point: The entire set was a high point….
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SXSW 2008 - It begins.
Posted: Dec. 18, 12:55 PM
Announcements have started rolling out of the South by Southwest camp at a rate that’s just going to increase as the music conference’s Mar. 12 start date draws closer. Daryl Hall will be appear both as a speaker and as…
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Seeing isn't believing
Posted: Mar. 25, 7:18 PM
Don’t call him Milli VanIggy. During the Stooges SXSW set Saturday at Stubb’s, bassist Mike Watt’s amp blew up, and he appeared to stop playing as he talked to his tech. Meanwhile, the bass line to “Skull Rings” kept churning…
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Thank you and good night!
Posted: Mar. 18, 2:48 PM
The perfect absurd conclusion for SXSW — about 4 a.m. Saturday, at the intersection of Oltorf and South First, there was a middle-aged guy in a loud-print shirt walking south while strumming an acoustic guitar with an American flag hanging…
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Turn up the Pendergrass and life is good
Posted: Mar. 18, 2:45 PM
If you think your SXSW was hectic, try working the convenience store in the Littlefield Mall on Sixth Street. But the female clerk on duty Saturday seemed to be enjoying the drama — and the opportunity to show off chandelier-sized…
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Lights out for 'The Upsetter'
Posted: Mar. 18, 2:35 PM
“You need a new government!” proclaimed reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry, a.k.a. “The Upsetter.” He wasn’t protesting the war in Iraq, or U.S. environmental policy, or even Washington influence-peddling scandals. His issue was with closing time. “Justice for the people!”…
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SXSW 2008 - It begins....
Announcements have started rolling out of the South by Southwest camp at a rate that’s just going to increase as the music conference’s Mar. 12 start date draws closer. Daryl Hall will be appear both as a speaker and as......
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The Go! Team featuring Sam, left, Ninja and Jamie performs at Exodus during South by Southwest 2006.
