March 19, 2011 8:36 pm by: Angela Maldonado

Old 97's. Image via http://www.myspace.com/theold97s
Since their debut nearly 15 years ago, Dallas, TX based Old 97’s have been leading the alt-country scene with an equal affinity for both legendary country music and pure rock-n-roll. Most songs are written by singer/guitarist Rhett Miller. Old 97's joined KUT at the Hilton during SXSW. ...
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The narrow alleys of bars were congested this Saturday morning with mountains of beer cases. Anthony Childress blocked half of Red River unloading ice at Emo’s. “They’ll go through probably 20 tons of ice. So yeah, it gets pretty busy," he said. There are about 90 music venues hosting SXSW shows and more hosting unofficial bands, like Austin-based Fatback Circus. “Yeah, it's a lot of music," said frontman Nathan Campbell. "It seems like there are just as many unofficial shows as there are official shows.”... » read more
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Gaming companies from across the country are competing for attention at SXSW Screenburn Arcade. ...
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More than 3,000 people were killed last year in the Mexican border town of Ciduad Juarez. But 98 percent of the families can't afford the $300 required for a funeral, according to Judith Torrea, who describes herself as the only foreign journalist living in Juarez.
Torrea spoke today during a...
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South by Southwest Interactive officials began this afternoon. The five-day internet and technology conference attracted forty percent more registrants than it did last year. That makes it all the more attractive to marketers targeting tech savvy young people.
When you walk into the Austin...
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Over the last few years, the Kopecky Family Band has managed to place themselves at the forefront of a crowded (to say the least) Nashville music scene with a sound that can be only described as eclectically as it sounds: classical indie country pop. With a near orchestral arrangement of cello,...
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SXSW has opened the gates to a wave of creative minds that will flood this city for the next ten days. People were trickling into the Austin Convention Center Thursday and the crowds are slowly building....
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South by Southwest has opened the gates to the wave of creative minds that will flood this city for the next ten days. ...
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KUT Music is bringing you the SXSW Music experience in a big way, with live broadcasts, exclusive sets, and free performances all over town....
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The Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant emergency have derailed plans for many South by Southwest attendees who work for non-profit fundraising organizations. Even those outside that community have been riveted by the scale of the calamity.
"I was expecting to go to some...
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The first presentation I attended at SXSW was an analysis of the Arab spring revolutions by panelists Azmat Khan, Habib Haddad, Katherine Maher, Russell Dubner, Susannah Vila, a…...
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"Incendiary: the Willingham Case" delves into the science and politics of a 20 year old case that is now more controversial than ever....
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AUSTIN, Texas—March 11, 2011—KUT 90.5, Austin’s community supported public radio, is providing its most comprehensive SXSW Music Festival coverage—ever.
Thro…...
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The South by Southwest Film festival gets underway Friday. In the coming days, theaters all over Austin will host dozens of screenings, many of them world premieres. Joining us to talk about this year’s festival is Janet Pierson, who produces the event....
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It's been nearly five years since a downtown water main broke, flooding Austin's historic State Theatre. While it initially appeared the theatre would close for weeks that soon stretched to months – and then years. Tonight, the State Theatre will celebrate a grand re-opening, of sorts, before it...
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