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Studio home of Nirvana, Pumpkins gets its own documentary at SXSW

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Much like the bands who recorded their music there, it didn't really fit in. Smart Studios was an unassuming recording space inside a warehouse in an unassuming Midwestern town, Madison,...

Rhymefest performs at The Main during the 30th Annual South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 17, 2016.

‘Chicago Made’ puts its stamp on SXSW

June 12, 2018 at 2:24 a.m.

The Chicago Made showcase has become an annual staple of the South by Southwest Music Conference, in part because it's helped raise the profile of once-local artists such as Chance...

Tony Visconti at SXSW 2016: Bowie and a plea for courage

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

It began with a 5-year-old's wonderment upon hearing a Chet Atkins record, or was it Les Paul and Mary Ford? "Where did the echo come from?" Tony Visconti, the producer...

Iggy Pop performs at ACL Live at The Moody Theater during South By Southwest on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Austin, Texas.

Iggy Pop the caustic crooner at SXSW 2016

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas-- When Iggy Pop sings, "I'm just a modern guy/Of course, I've had it in the ear before," you tend to believe him. His body, the texture of a...

First lady Michelle Obama was on the panel at the keynote for the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.

Michelle Obama shows off her range at SXSW

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

As Queen Latifah once rapped, it was "Ladies First" at the keynote Wednesday for the South by Southwest Music Conference, and the first lady herself — Michelle Obama — just...

Carlotta Cosials of HINDS, as seen through a prism, preforms at Hype Hotel at the 30th Annual South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (Brittany Sowacke for The baiduhai)

SXSW 2016: Hinds, Pumarosa impress

June 11, 2018 at 3:31 a.m.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Some notes about a handful of bands from showcases Tuesday at the South by Southwest Music Conference: Pumarosa: The London five-piece delivers Goth with a groove. Singer...

Zoe Silverman and Adam Pallin of ASTR performs at De Nolet presented by Ketel One Vodka.

SXSW 2016: An artist’s plea amid untapped billions of dollars

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas -- "Respect my art." Those words from Miami graffiti artist/filmmaker Ahol Sniffs Glue resonated Tuesday at the South by Southwest Music Conference. The artist was part of a...

SXSW 2016 kicks off with cautionary tale about music streaming

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

It's streaming's world, and music lovers and music makers alike are merely living in it. It was hand-wringing as usual as the annual Southwest Music Conference got rolling Tuesday, when...

If this is really Iggy Pop’s last album, he did it his way

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

On his first solo album, "The Idiot," in 1977, Iggy Pop sang about the demise of his former band, the hugely influential yet tragically misunderstood Stooges. The song was called...

Freakwater lives for the song

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Freakwater's Janet Bean and Catherine Irwin have been singing together since they were teenagers growing up in Kentucky. Their harmonies sound like a conversation that's been going on for decades...

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