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I met up with Van Etten Friday morning and asked her to give us a quick exclusive performance. She sat on a couch at the Driskill Hotel, illuminated by a nearby lamp, and sang one of my favorite songs of 2009: "Much More Than That."
Day three at SXSW 2010 began with a video shoot at the historic Driskill hotel with Admiral Radley, the newly formed band featuring Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy, and Ariana Murray and Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart.
In this third Late Night Dispatch from SXSW, the quartet is now down to a trio, but still are able to recap their favorite music of Friday night and rediscover the meaning of life in the process.
At the South by Southwest Music Festival this week in Austin, Texas, one of the most exclusive events was an unofficial, invitation-only concert — at the Travis County Correctional Complex. Wayne Kramer of MC5, Billy Bragg, and others were there to launch a music therapy initiative called Jail…
The Minneapolis band Peter Wolf Crier's has a gritty old sound, helped by an old mono tube amp. Bob Boilen recaps their live set at SXSW with videos along with a handful of other bands he discovered Thursday night at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas.
When things get going wrong, my old friend Month once told me, you got to get back to your rules, do you remember that old one, about saying something good, or just shutting up, this rule would be good to check, from time to time, approaching the November Elections. If all your hearing is nasty…
Friday is the third day of the music portion of SXSW, the annual festival and conference in Austin, Texas. It feels like the 43rd. The festival's official band count is at 1,981 bands, over 500 of which hail from outside the U.S. (some from as far away as Singapore), playing in more than 85…
The best feeling SXSW is capable of generating — and, if I may hyperbolize, one of the best feelings life is capable of generating — is the sensation that comes with falling in love with a band at first sight.
On Thursday night at SXSW, the group of friends I was with decided on one thing: no lines. That's a tall order as we get closer to the weekend here in Austin. But, one cool thing about this festival is that you can still stumble upon greatness, and upon great bands, even if they haven't been…
Quasi has been making solid records for almost two decades, but have always been a band that flies steadily under the radar. Hear the all-out, no-holes-barred indie-rock band perform live from Austin at KEXP's concert from the Gibson Showroom.
Quasi has been making solid records for almost two decades, but have always been a band that flies steadily under the radar. Hear the all-out, no-holes-barred indie-rock band perform live from Austin at KEXP's concert from the Gibson Showroom.
This is a brand new festival thrown from some not so new people. We have been involved in some well known venues. Including O.U.R Fest, Endless Music Mountain Fest, Live Stock, Stir Fry Revival, and friends with the Jibber Jazz guys. Along with a history with the All Good Music Festivals and…
Although Bob Marley may be reggae's most widely known artist, singer Jimmy Cliff also played a key role in spreading the genre outside of its native Jamaica. Baz Dreisinger takes a look at his rise to fame with the film The Harder They Come .
The Nashville band got its name at the suggestion of Lou Reed. Led by singer and guitarist Matt Campbell, the group brings its highly electrified, ragged sound to the program in songs from its debut EP, Veracruz .
The Nashville band got its name at the suggestion of Lou Reed. Led by singer and guitarist Matt Campbell, the group brings its highly electrified, ragged sound to the program in songs from its debut EP, Veracruz .
Hailing from Copenhagen, Choir Of Young Believers' frontman draws on Nordic melodies, mixing slow ballads with anthemic indie-pop. It's all reminiscent of '60s rock while still looking forward. Hear a concert recorded for KEXP at The Gibson Showroom in Austin, Texas.
Hailing from Copenhagen, Choir Of Young Believers' frontman draws on Nordic melodies, mixing slow ballads with anthemic indie-pop. It's all reminiscent of '60s rock while still looking forward. Hear a concert recorded for KEXP at The Gibson Showroom in Austin, Texas.
There's a wounded heart in Sharon Van Etten and it is singing. NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and I were sitting next to each other during the performance, and at some point I passed him a note that said, "I can't recall hearing anything more beautiful in all my life."
Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA Tuesday, 04/13/2010
Every night — or actually, very early morning — during South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson meet up on some random street corner in Austin, Texas and break down the events of the day. In this second installment, the gang met up around 2:30 a.m. to…
London's Fanfarlo consists of five multi-instrumentalists who craft intricate, earthy indie-folk. This concert from KEXP shows them playing a set at the Gibson Guitar Showroom during this year's South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
The Kings of Leon will be playing:Susquehanna Bank CenterCamden, NJThursday, 08/05/2010 TOUR DATES6/05/10 – Borgata Event Center (Atlantic City, NJ)6/06/10 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga, NY)**6/08/10 – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Scranton, PA)**7/09/10 – Cricket…
A Thousand Foot Krutch talks to KingArthur.com about touring with Chevelle and Breaking Benjamin. [Video / .MP4]
Though they hail from Brooklyn, Yeasayer sound like a melting pot of music drawn from all corners of the globe. On their sophomore album, Odd Blood , they lean a bit more towards Western synth-pop, but still retain their worldly eclecticism.
Sex, smuggling, cigarettes and murder. Now we're talking opera. Georges Bizet's popular Carmen is an opera-goer's guilty pleasure, with plenty of great tunes. Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, still early in her career, stars in a production from La Scala, in Milan.
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