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SXSW Music 2015
Every year I’ve attended SXSW music, I’ve produced a list of my favorite shows in some sort of rank order. This year, it was evident that shows flowed more into categories than into any nice list. My bias is to try and see smaller bands that may not come through San Francisco any time soon, and […]
SXSW 2014 Music Wrap Up
I realized I haven’t even done a wrap up for 2013, but that’s because an error in judgment led me to thinking that leaving early (Thursday) was a good idea. Wrong! So in 2014, back to music at SXSW, but minus Saturday night. Sorry, but by Saturday all the bands are ragged out from playing […]
SXSW 2011 Re-Cap
My annual SXSW music re-cap is quite late in production — which has also given me time to ruminate and remember the best of shows. This year was much more satisfactory than last and didn’t over-twee it. Instead, a little more diversity and a lot more fun. Top 10 for 2011! 1. Quiet Company, The […]
SXSW Music 2010
Many things have been going on in the personal life, causing a delay in my annual listing of the 10 best shows from SXSW Music, along with the complete list of all the bands seen. In the months before SXSW I sampled the music of about 600 bands and got to a short list of […]