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SXSW 2010 Captain’s Log #4: Because I Got High

Stef would’ve seen a bunch of shows on sunday, but then she had a mental breakdown instead: the cartoon recap.

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Mar 24, 2010

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SXSW Captain’s Log #3: Courtney Love and Smokey Robinson Make Dreams Come True

Stef became a press sensation last year for @CLTranslated, the twitter account she invented to translate Courtney Love’s incoherent tweets. Needless to say, with Hole on the schedule for Friday…

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Mar 20, 2010

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SXSW Captain’s Log #2: Kid Sister, Duchess Says, Ukuleles & Random Acts of Rock ‘n Roll

On Day Two of South by Southwest; Stef sees Kid Sister, MEN, the Oh Sees, The Scanners, The Generationals, the Vivian Girls and finds a gay bar, a cute drummer,…

Stef —

Mar 19, 2010

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SXSW 2010 Captain’s Log #1: Hipster Spring Break Begins

Music blogger and SxSW warrior Stef has descended on the music capital of the world to bring us full reports on the happenings and hype acts of this year’s South…

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Mar 18, 2010

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Audiostraddle’s 2010 Music Festival Survival Guide

With South by Southwest kicking off next weekend, the 2010 music festival season is just around the corner. Our contributing music writer and festival expert Corey has compiled a guide…

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Mar 13, 2010

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SXSW Spotlight: First Aid Kit, Swedish Sisters Do Indie Folk

Sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg are the talented young women behind this indie-folk duo. They attracted over a million YouTube views with their 2008 Fleet Foxes cover and finally released…

Jess G. —

Mar 11, 2010

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SXSW Spotlight: Tanlines, Electronic Duo With Awesome Name

Brooklyn-based Tanlines incorporates mainstream club synthesizer with accessible vocals and melodic riffs. If you like New Order or Ratatat, you’re in for a treat.

Jess G. —

Mar 10, 2010

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Weekly Music Fix: SXSW, Laura Marling, Sparklehorse, Gaga and Nicki Minaj

Laura Marling discusses her new album ‘I Speak Because I Can’, SXSW is quickly approaching, Mark Linkhous of Sparkhorse passes away, She & Him’s new video and much more in…

Jess G. —

Mar 9, 2010

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SXSW Spotlight: Local Natives Has Five Pieces, Gets Nine Shows

Don’t dismiss Local Natives as just another indie band. Their debut album, ‘Gorilla Manor’, features catchy three-part harmonies and polyrhythmic percussion that warrants play after play. They’re playing a whopping…

Jess G. —

Mar 9, 2010

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SXSW Spotlight: Rye Rye, Baltimore Rapper

Baltimore rapper Rye Rye has toured with M.I.A. and worked with rapper/producer DJ Blaqstarr. Now after a brief hiatus following the birth of her daughter, Rye Rye is back and…

Jess G. —

Mar 8, 2010

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SXSW Spotlight: Jenny Owen Youngs, Tomboy With Guitar

Jess G. initially wrote off “Voice On Tape” by Jenny Owen Youngs as another pleasant indie-pop song by a cute, guitar-playing girl. But then the chorus hit, and she thought,…

Jess G. —

Mar 6, 2010