Mar
17
Deep in the Heart of (Liberal) Texas
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
A few scattered, final thoughts on my time in Austin and SXSW:
• I’ve learned to love the city and its conveniently centralized downtown. There’s so much to do in such a tightly packed area; and for the first time, I can see why anyone woul
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Mar
16
I Got Fed By Rachael Ray
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
Yesterday brought one of SXSW’s most anticipated (and oddest) day parties: Rachael Ray’s. Apparently, the celebrity chef/media mogul is a serious indie music lover, but I still have a hard time believing that the soccer mom-like talk show host has an iP
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Mar
16
Smart Thinking From Los Campesinos!
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
With seven members and trunks full of equipment, the coed indie-punk group Los Campesinos! requires a fair chunk of time to set up and take down their stage, but last night at the Arts and Crafts showcase time was in short supply. I blame Jason Collettz
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Mar
16
The Ringers fulfill their namesake
Justin Krol The SXSW BlogWhen you see 1,000 bands in four days, it becomes very
obvious that some bands are simply just more entertaining than others.The Ringers, based out of Los Angeles, California,
could be described as way more
entertaining than most bands.
The Ring
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Mar
15
Bury My Heart with Zooey Deschanel
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
With her dark, weary eyes and her dry persona, Zooey Deschanel is an improbable lead actress, but those same qualities have endeared her to indie culture. This year, the actress released a debut album with guitarist M. Ward as She and Him, and between h
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Mar
15
Destroyer! Woot!
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
I'm ambivalent about the upcoming Destroyer album, Trouble in Dreams. On one hand, I’ve been listening to it for two months and still haven’t warmed to it, but on the other, it took me nearly as long to discover the wonders of Destroyer’s last album, Ru
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Mar
14
No Bjorn, No John, Just Peter
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
I spent a good 14 hours wandering SXSW yesterday, dropping into various venues and tents when something caught my ear. Early in the day, I was enticed by one singer-songwriter with a particularly lovely voice. It turned out to be a familiar one. It belo
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Mar
14
Vampire Weekend on a Weekday
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
SXSW is pretty easy when you have a media badge. By and large, you’ll be let into any show you want. But there are a few hyped shows where press credentials aren’t enough, and perhaps the most hyped of all was yesterday’s from Vampire Weekend, the prepp
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Mar
14
...And You Will Know Us As Village Voice Media
Evan Rytlewski The SXSW Blog
The country’s largest weekly papers have now consolidated under the same corporate umbrella, but there are some perks to the Village Voice/New Times Media monster conglomeration. The papers pooled their resources to collectively sponsor a pretty impress
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Mar
14
Let's rave on!
Justin Krol The SXSW BlogI had a couple of high priority shows that I had to catch
while attending this years SXSW festival, and the Raveonettes were definitely
one of the highest on this list.I have
been a fan of this band for quite some time now, and I have never had the cha
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