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SXSW Update: Music Grid Unveiled, Film Panels and New Titles Revealed

The scene on Sixth Street, at SXSW 2011.
Photo courtesy flickr.com/benzies
The scene on Sixth Street, at SXSW 2011.

Whether you’re ready or not, South by Southwest kicks off in just over three weeks. Here’s a compilation of recent festival announcements and reports:

SXSW Music: The music showcase grid is live on the SX Schedule website, showing who is playing where at what time. Let the tough decisions begin. In other music news, influential indie-music website Pitchfork is trumpeting its booking of Fiona Apple at its Central Presbyterian Church showcase. "The beloved singer-songwriter hasn't played more than a handful of shows since 2007,” the site writes.

SXSW Film: A string of film conference panels and late additions to the festival has just been announced. Panels include A Conversation with Seth MacFarlane, wherein the “Family Guy” creator sounds off; Funny or Die: Future of Comedy & Everything Else, a talk with the minds behind the popular comedy website; and Screaming with Laughter: FEARnet TV's Holliston, featuring players from the horror channel and filmmaker Adam Green, who’s developed a program for the company.

More films have been added to the SXSW Film roster, including the divisive Sundance Film Festival screener “Compliance” and “Nature Calls” starring Patton Oswalt.

SXSW Interactive: Austin-American Statesman tech blogger Omar Gallaga has a comprehensive rundown of Interactive parties in the offing. Start getting those RSVPs in now!

SXSW Film and Interactive launch March 9. SXSW Music begins March 13. 

Wells has been a part of KUT News since 2012, when he was hired as the station's first online reporter. He's currently the social media host and producer for Texas Standard, KUT's flagship news program. In between those gigs, he served as online editor for KUT, covering news in Austin, Central Texas and beyond.
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