I was there in Austin that night but I couldn’t get in. The gig was to take place in a power plant just outside of town. It was a text message only invite and my Irish phone wouldn’t send to … Read More…
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Tuesday February 07, 2012
Tag Archives: SXSW
Kanye West live at SXSW (Video)
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 3 comments
SXSW 2011: Baths, Clock Opera, Grimes, The Dodos, Delicate Steve, Prince Rama, Braids & more
Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 3 comments
Here’s a roundup of all the other bands and artists worth writing about I caught at SXSW. But first.. one of the benefits of attending SXSW is the stuff you get to check out afterwards after word of mouth recommendations. … Read More…
SXSW 2011: Jamie XX, Nosaj Thing, Computer Magic, Dirty Beaches & more
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 1 comment
Friday at SXSW traditionally starts with the Irish Breakfast, an all-day event where most of the Irish bands at the festival play. It’s held in BD Riley’s an Irish pub seemingly transported across the ocean in pristine condition. There was … Read More…
Video: Odd Future live at SXSW Thrasher Party
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 2 comments
The energy around Odd Future’s SXSW shows was insane. The exception was the official Billboard showcase on Saturday night which suffered from crappy venue and poorer crowd dynamics than these snotty punk rap kids were used to, meaning the collective … Read More…
SXSW 2011: James Blake, Tune-Yards, Austra, Grouplove, Twin Shadow & more
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 3 comments
It’s St. Patrick’s Day (or Patty’s Day as they say here) and the silly hats and green Guinness beads are out in drink-soaked force. No different from back home then, apart from the sweltering Thursday heat around Austin, that made … Read More…
SXSW 2011: Gold Panda, Therapies Son, Summer Camp, Foster The People, Jamie Woon, Toro Y Moi & more
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 1 comment
Austin’s annual musical challenge to the brave and eager has rolled around. While film, interactive and games are becoming more important to the South By South West (SXSW) brand, music is at the heart of this Texas festival and once … Read More…
Download 792 songs from SXSW 2011 bands
Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 1 comment
Got 5GB of hard drive space going spare? Fill it up with 792 songs from the SXSW 2011 site via a packaged Bittorrent file. This is just Part 1. Part 2 will be along later this month. http://sites.google.com/site/sxswtorrent/ Alternatively, there’s … Read More…
SXSW documentary – Villagers
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 2 comments
Eoghan Kidney (kickass filmmaker) and Aoife McElwain (voice of the Nialler9 podcast, 2XM DJ, food blogger, awesome girlfriend) travelled to SXSW to shoot a five-part video podcast for Heineken Music. Here’s the first one featuring Jim Carroll and Villagers (watch … Read More…
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Friday March 26, 2010
10 Irish Music Blogs / SXSW Day and Night feature →
SXSW 2010: Sleigh Bells, The Drums, Rye Rye, Best Coast, Woodhands and more
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - Leave a comment
The final day of South By saw Perez Hilton party overshadow the official part of the festival, but there was still plenty of great music to be caught as long as the band didn’t cancel or move slots which seemed … Read More…
