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SXSW (short for South By Southwest) is an annual music industry event that takes place every spring in Austin, Texas. What began in the late eighties as a music industry conference drawing a few hundred record executives, radio programmers, and scenesters has grown into one of the largest music festivals in the United States. SXSW draws over 10,000 registered participants each year, with over 1500 bands performing at the four-day event.

Bands who have performed there over the years include everyone from veteran stars like Johnny Cash, Iggy And The Stooges, and Van Morrison to then up-and-comers like My Morning Jacket, Kings of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Bon Iver, and Vampire Weekend. Conference speakers have included Pete Townshend and David Byrne.

SXSW is the biggest revenue generating event of the year for Austin, and has also developed a well-earned reputation as a breeding ground for breaking new music talent. SXSW has as well expended its focus to both film and interactive media — Twitter was introduced at SXSW in 2007.

Music Blogs like SXSW Baby! and Done Waiting are where you'll find the latest SXSW buzz, but you'll also find information at sites like The Austin Chronicle, Pitchfork and SPIN's SXSW Insider Guide.

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• JH Audio In-Ear Monitors Exhibiting at SXSW 2013

  
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  Apopka, Florida (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 JH Sound, makers of premium, custom earphones for expert musicians, audiophiles and songs enthusiasts, will be exhibiting at the SXSW Music Gear Expo in booth 208/210. Users of JH Audio consist of many of the world’s most well-known artists and artists. . In addition to ...
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• Glad’s Brilliant Trash Bag Tent Could Solve the Waste Problem at Music Festivals

  
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  California-based company Glad may specialize in dustbin liners and food storage containers, but they recently unveiled a brilliant one-person trash bag tent for camping , music festivals and other outdoor events. The concept was launched at the SXSW 2013 music festival in Austin, Texas, where tents were distributed ...
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  The folks at CraveOnline.com have been traveling around the country, shooting some great videos for their audience. We’re bringing you two of their recent videos (refresh this page to see both videos). CraveOnline’s Nash-ional Road Show took a trip to Las Vegas to visit comedy hypnotist Anthony Cools, a ...
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• 1,000 Tickets Sold to Europe’s Largest Startup Event In Just A Few Hours

  
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  - Web Summit becomes three day festival of ideas. 300 plus speakers, 3 days. OVER 1,000 WEB SUMMIT tickets were snapped up in a matter of hours today, proving that Europe does indeed want it’s own SXSW. Tickets for Europe’s biggest starup event went on sales on Tuesday morning and due to unprecedented ...
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• Show Preview: Little Daylight @ The Bootleg Bar

  
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  Having played SXSW this year, dynamic electro-pop trio Little Daylight has traveled a long way since initially making waves in 2012 with their remixes of today’s biggest hits by bands such as Passion Pit and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Now their original singles “Overdose” and “Name in Lights” ...
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• Frightened Rabbit Joins The National on Tour

  
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• Video Interview: It’s Time to Go Lean, Startups

  
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• F.A.I.T.H x Scotty x Carine

  
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  It’s only right on this lazy Sunday afternoon that I bring you some fAith. Scotty ATL has enabled me to give you two blessings today, with a download link to his newest mixtape F.A.I.T.H. [Forever Atlanta In The Heart] which dropped Thursday and an exclusive interview with the man himself.  The ...
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• Shakey Graves & Wild Child – SXSW Discoveries touring together

  
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• “The posse’s one half mile behind and I’ve got Hell to pay.”

  
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• SXSW Recap: Using Emerging Technologies to Reach Your Audience

  
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• Riding the Freelance Bus: It’s a Bumpy Ride These Days

  
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• You Have a Monkey Brain – and Other Truths PR Pros Should Know About Data

  
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• This Is What Rob Zombies Thinking — Rob Zombie at SXSW 2013

  
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  Now that The Lords of Salem has opened in select theaters nationwide and reviews have begun rolling in , the question on many viewers minds is: "What exactly was Rob Zombie thinking?" The film has polarized Zombies usual audience; it relies heavily on influence from European horror cinema and strange, disjointed ...
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• Austin’s getting an In-and-Out

  
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  Not that Magnolia Cafe should be worried, but I think that’s my second meal at SXSW 2014 sorted. In-N-Out  has applied for permits to build a central Austin location of the California-based burger chain at 4508 N. I-35, near the intersection of Airport Boulevard in the Ridgetop-ish neighborhood.
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• Catalyst at SXSW 2013: The Startups Speak

  
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  SoftLayer listens to customers. There’s no marketing spin or fluff on that statement … I’m a former client, so I can attest to that from a customer perspective and from an internal perspective. When I joined the company as part of the community development team to work with startups in Catalyst , I knew my role ...
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• WATCH: The Flaming Lips Perform ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’ In Its Entirety

  
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  The Flaming Lips performed  Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots for the first time in its entirety last month at SXSW. Thanks to NPR, you can watch the whole stream in high definition below. Check out their tour dates and the video after the jump, and buy concert tickets here. The Flaming Lips 2013 Tour Dates: ...
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