Posted: Mar. 25, 11:59 AM
Passion Pit plays at Emo’s during South by Southwest last week. Photo by Benjamin Sklar/SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Boston-based psych-pop outfit Passion Pit, who rocked Emo’s and a few other places during SXSW, will return to Austin on June…
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Posted: Jan. 14, 2:58 PM
Here’s the list, folks. Man, that’s a lot of bands. Expect some changes, but also expect at lot of these folks to play….
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Posted: Aug. 05, 4:39 PM
Looking to play SXSW next year? The SXSW Music Festival, which will take place from March 18-22, 2009, is now accepting showcase applications. The application deadlines are October 24, 2008 for international artists and November 7, 2008 for American artists….
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Posted: Mar. 17, 1:27 PM
After cewebrity gossip Perez Hilton wrote than Van Morrison was blacklisted from the Driskill after allegedly throwing a room service tray at the delivery person because the order was wrong, hotel managing director John Spomer issued a statement that said…
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Posted: Mar. 16, 8:49 PM
When I talked to her the afternoon before her set, DJ Rekha asked me what the Desi scene in Austin was like. I told her it’s young, predominantly comprised of UT kids. We shared a moment over the fact…
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Posted: Mar. 14, 10:01 AM
Still-green actor Ryan Phillippe has undermined yet another promising film. This time it’s the Austin-shot “Stop-Loss,” which premiered at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday during the last days of the South by Southwest Film Festival. Phillippe plays an Iraq war…
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Posted: Mar. 13, 12:57 PM
Despite being a for-fans music doc both in its casual shooting approach (so “fly on the wall” that the filmmaker doesn’t seem to care if we understand everything being said) and in attitude (we’re expected to admire the main players…
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Posted: Mar. 13, 10:53 AM
“Choke,” an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s cult novel, made its regional premiere last night at the Paramount. Who knew sexual addiction could be this funny? Victor Mancini, played to smarmy perfection by Sam Rockwell, is instantly likable despite his penchant…
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Posted: Mar. 11, 7:39 PM
JURY AWARDS REEL SHORTS Special Jury Award - “The Second Line,” Director: John Magary. Winner: (Tie) “Warlord,” Director: David Garrett & “Small Apartment,” Director: Andrew T. Betzer ANIMATED SHORTS Special Jury Award: “I hate you don’t touch me or Bat…
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Posted: Mar. 11, 2:09 PM
After “Harold and Kumar Escape Guantanamo Bay,” “The Promotion” and “Run Fatboy Run” — all of which drew massive crowds at the Paramount over the weekend — the big Hollywood comedy to beat at SXSW was “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” It…
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Posted: Jan. 05, 2:19 PM
In yesterday’s paper, we ran a story listing what were (in my view), the top five tech trends of 2008 and what five technologies to look for in 2009 might be. Of course, a list like this covers an awful…
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Posted: Sep. 12, 5:32 PM
Last night, journalist Sarah Lacy made a return to Austin, six months after her infamous South by Southwest interview with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Lacy, who is tall, chatty and overwhelmingly positive, signed copies of her book, “Once You’re Lucky,…
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Posted: Sep. 05, 12:44 PM
It would be impossible to pass judgment on Will Wright’s “Spore” in only the two nights I’ve been playing the game (the game hits U.S. stores on Sunday; we just received an early review copy on Wednesday). Wright, the creator…
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Posted: Aug. 28, 4:09 PM
Here are some bits that I’ve been meaning to tell you about, but have fallen through the cracks for one reason or another. It’s the catch-up entry: mtvU has launched campus guides for 25 colleges (they plan to expand to…
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Posted: May. 09, 11:43 AM
The little cards that South by Southwest Interactive 2008 attendees filled out (or, he said guiltily, failed to fill out) were collected and tabulated. The results of the scoring for all the panels at the festival have been tabulated and…
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