Here’s a novelty: me talking about something up-to-date and cool. In fact, either would warrant stopping the presses (or at least suspending them for a short time) and, as reviews of Kate Bush and Simple Minds will attest, it’s not often that I find myself on the cusp of musical trendiness.
However, today is different. Starting this Wednesday is the South By Southwest (SXSW) music & film festival and, having recently looked at the Black Atlantic’s latest offering, I thought I’d go ahead and see who else is occupying this years line-up and in the process, bring myself kicking and screaming into the musical present.
Hosted in Austin Texas, SXSW is now 23 years old and firmly established in the elite league of festivals in the US. For any Brits who are unsure, it’s closest equivalent back in Blighty is the Great Escape Festival held every year in Brighton. Both feature a variety of bands big and small, rock and electronic, loud and quiet, across a number of different venues in the city all under one banner. SXSW also has an ever-growing film and technology arm but, as a music blog, I will be skimming over that particular aspect.
So, onto this years attractions. Below are a few names out of the 100s performing that jumped out at me. Some you might know and some you might not know but all of them start to give me itchy feet and a sudden want to visit Texas next weekend.
Find the bands, the verdict and a couple of MP3s over at the Mother-Blog hosted on Wordpress.
Don't forget to visit the official SXSW site where you can find all the details for bands, tickets and venues.
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