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Latin acts in the spotlight at SXSW


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 9:31 p.m.

Up-and-coming Latin acts will get their due during an official showcase on the first night of the South by Southwest Music Festival ... Record label BMI and Remezcla.com are teaming up for the 8 p.m. show on Wednesday, March 17 at Mi Casa Cantina, 503 E. Sixth St ... The lineup includes: ... La Santa Cecilia, 8 to 8:40 p.m ... Maneja Beto, 9 to 9:40 p.m ... Palenke Soultribe, 10 to 10:40 p.m ... Vicente Gayo, 11 to 11:40 p.m ... Volovan, Midnight to 12:40 a.m ... Maluca, 1 to 1:40 a.m ...

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Berklee's back at SXSW


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 9:09 p.m.

Boston’s Berklee College of Music is doubling the tunes at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival, throwing an official SXSW party for the fifth straight year and adding a second shindig that’ll be open to anyone ... First things first: Did someone say free? Why, yes … we did. Stop by Lucky Lounge, 209-A W. Fifth St., on Thursday, March 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. to hear performances by Berklee students and alums, including Melissa Ferrick, A House A Home, Ann Driscoll, Merry Go Round,

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Midlake Scavenger Hunt


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 7:19 p.m.
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We're glad Midlake are back. The Denton group is touring in support of their latest record, The Courage of Others and planning a few performances at this year's SXSW festival. Before that, they're inviting their Austin fans to take part in a scavenger hunt. Here's the details: ... "Follow FILTER on Twitter. Throughout the next few days, promotion details will come rolling through. Each day, a new landmark will be revealed. Get yourself to it, @reply to FILTER with a photo of you at the

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SXSW Grid Out Today


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 1:38 p.m.
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Well, it's time to buckle down and start planning your official rounds at this year's SXSW festival. Today, we've got the grid for all the official showcases. Browse it here ... Some highlights: ... Wed ... The Middle East, Here We Go Magic and Bowerbirds at Club Deville ... Yukon Blonde, Russian Futurists at Habana Calle 6 ... We Were Promised Jetpacks, Frightened Rabbit at the Parish ... Pivot, Born Ruffians, !!! at the Phoenix ... Madlib, J Rocc at Speakeasy Kabaret ... The Walkmen, Spoon and

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SXSW schedule: Initial impressions


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 12:57 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Popular music blog Brooklyn Vegan's showcase at Club DeVille on Wednesday is bound to be overrun with bearded dudes on hand to see Sam Beam-ish Australians The Middle East and Dead Oceans indie folksters Bowerbirds and Califone ... To counter that showcase (and probably drown it out) will be a bunch of metal bands, including Zoroaster , next door on the Mohawk patio ... The Continental Club will likewise be packed for the Sirius/XM/Sin City Social Club showcase that

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SXSW showcase schedule released


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 12:48 p.m.

Well, there goes the afternoon. SXSW has released its showcasing band grid, so let the planning, plotting, complaining, scheming, screaming, rejoicing and retreating begin ... Check out the grid here ... As the day unfolds, Statesman and Austin360 staff will be picking over the list to find some of our favorite venues/groupings ... MORE SXSW ... Guide to SXSW side parties ... SXSW Music updates via Twitter ... SXSW Interactive updates via Twitter ... SXSW Film updates via Twitter ... Complete

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SXSW Party Update: British Music Embassy, Little Radio, & Do512


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
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British Music Embassy presents Strummerville / Jail Guitar Doors at Latitude 30 ... with Billy Bragg, Chris Shiflett, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Beans On Toast, Smokey Angle Shades, Nat Jenkins, Supernovas ... 8pm - 2am / RSVP / March 15th ... Little Radio Day Shows at Red Eyed Fly ... with TBA, Chief, Jason Collett (Broken Social Scene), Those Darlins, Sarah Jaffe, Soko, Shadow Shadow Shade (formerly The Afternoons), Matt Ellis, Tenlons Fort + The Eastern Sea ... Noon - 6pm / Info / March 18th ...

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'What a beautiful night'- Sexton benefit packs Antone's


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 11:56 a.m.

“Well we all need someone we can lean on,” Bill Carter sang Monday night at Antone’s, backed by Bob Dylan’s two most recent lead guitarists- Charlie Sexton and Denny Freeman- and the night’s beneficiary Will Sexton on guitars ... “Let It Bleed” was a perfect last set number of a night when the Austin music community turned out enmasse to help Will Sexton, the 39-year-old they’ve known since he was 11, who has massive medical bills after suffering a stroke Dec. 1 ... “This is

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City Council Creates New Four Day Sound Permit


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 6:44 p.m.
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Nash CookLast Thursday, city council approved an emergency ordinace creating a new 96-hour sound amplification permit. Applicants can get one 96-hour sound amplification permit per year ... Every single-family house and neighborhood organization within 600 feet will be notified of the application. Permits cannot be issued for venues within 100 feet of property zoned residential. Venues beyond 100 feet but within 600 feet of residential property between can get permits to rock out (up to 85 dB)

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Tons more free SXSW shows


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.

There's no free booze or gratis grub at John Conquest's annual 3rd Coast Music SXSW soirees, but check out all the free music: ... WEDNESDAY March 17th ... Amelia's (2213 South 1st Street) ... 2.30 pm Bianca DeLeon ... 3.30 pm Tom Mason ... 4.30 pm Phil Lee ... 5.30 pm David Olney ... THURSDAY March 18th ... Opal Divine's Penn Field ... 11am Leeann Atherton ... noon Chip Taylor & Kendel Carson ... 1pm Betty Soo ... 2pm David Olney ... 3pm Border Blasters ... 4pm Sally Spring ... 5pm Linda McRae

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