# event_type

name_last: We Are Defiance
name: We Are Defiance
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4106.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/wearedefiance
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Metal
search: We Are Defiance
original_serial: event_MS14166
original_venue_serial: Emo's Annex
description:
  We Are Defiance started in 2009 in Ocala, FL.  They recently signed an agreement with Tragic Hero Records, and their debut record 'Trust In A Few' is produced by Tom Denney (Formerly of A Day To Remember), record comes out on March 15 2011.


name_last: Dizzy Eyes
name: Dizzy Eyes
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1854.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Dizzy_Eyes-Let_'s_Break_Up_the_Band.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/dizzyeyes
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Dizzy Eyes
original_serial: event_MS12207
original_venue_serial: Red Eyed Fly
description:
  Dizzy Eyes are three fast friends, Marissa Johnson, Jordan Gervais, and Alejandro Constanzo, who decided to start a band over mutual admiration for each other and for fun, as most of the best bands do start. The band formed in Vancouver, Canada in the year 2010 and subsequently wrote a very taut set of rock and roll / guitar pop anthems, and in the eight months of the band's existence played a handful of shows.

  Those live shows were the stuff of legend and word spread fast to the executives, CFOs, VPs, and CTOs at Hardly Art. But before the band could make the album of our and their dreams, the band's activity was cut short by Constanzo's obligatory departure of the country when his application for his residence was withdrawn.

  So via this 7', we give you three artifacts of a band put on hold, for the time being.

  The songs displayed on the band's debut seven inch are perfect, sweet, noisy and sit at the tip of the ear in a 'where have I heard these songs before?' sort of way and like all great songs, in that way, they fulfill their mission. Great pop songs should do this to the people.

  'Let's Break Up the Band' seems a fitting title, too, due to the circumstances, but be sure, this band is not done yet. 'Ay!' and 'Sugar Cain' are not really B-sides, but two more examples of the band flexing their mastering of 90s style noise pop. Let's hope these guys get back together really soon. Can you tell me who this band reminds you of? I bet you cannot.

  All three tracks presented here were recorded and mixed by Felix Fung. Dizzy Eyes are Marissa Johnson on bass and vocals, Jordan Gervais on drums, and Alejandro Constanzo on guitar and vocals.


name_last: Chris Bathgate
name: Chris Bathgate
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3423.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Chris_Bathgate-No_Silver.mp3
website_link: http://www.chrisbathgate.org
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Chris Bathgate
original_serial: event_MS13554
original_venue_serial: Esther's Follies
description:
  Chris began drawing attention as a solo artist in 2005 upon the release of his first album, Silence is for Suckers, after a slew of self-produced EPs / Singles and a stint in the short-lived (but much loved) group The Descent of the Holy Ghost Church.
      In 2007 Chris releasedf A Cork Tale Wake, his 3rd proper album and the 1st to date he’d not produced on his own and self-released. Originally released in the summer of that year, A Cork Tale Wake would propel Chris’ music to much greater frontiers spurring overwhelming critical acclaim, several North American tours, two tours of Europe, and an eventual re-release of the album in Europe by One Little Indian Records (Bjork, Asobi Seksu, Land of Talk). “Serpentine”, the lead track from the album, went on to be Chris’ most recognized and successful song to date with an exceptionally strong reaction from The BBC and The Independent (UK) calling it “one of the most beautiful songs you’ll hear this year”.
      Afterwards, and originally meant as a short offering for fans as he began work on his 4th proper studio album, the EP Wait, Skeleton turned out to be one of Bathgate’s most widely visible releases to date after Bathgate was selected as one of the first artists to be featured in Starbucks’ ‘Pick of the Week’ promotion (leading the popular chain to distribute more than 2 million free download cards of his rework of “Yes, I’m Cold”. The program has continued since 2008 and has gone on to feature such artists as The Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Spoon and many more).
      Salt Year, to be released in April of 2011, promises to be his most mature and fully-rounded statement to date.The biting angst of tracks such as “Eliza (Hue)” and “Borders”, the introspection and self-efficacy of “No Silver” and “In the City” alongside beautifully cathartic album closer “Everything” put the full range of Bathgate’s songwriting abilities on display for the duration of Salt Year’s 42 minutes.
      After several years of struggle Bathgate has reemerged on the other side with a more realized version of his signature country-tinged gothic folk. It is perhaps that very struggle that makes Salt Year such a triumph.


name_last: Tag, The Mobile Assassination Game
name: Tag, The Mobile Assassination Game
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/TAGTheMobileAssassinationGame.jpg
website_link: http://www.mindgrub.com
hashtag: #TAGmobile
event_category: Future15
event_sub_category: Future15
search: Tag, The Mobile Assassination Game Alex Hachey Mindgrub Technologies
original_serial: event_IAP7074
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom E

  Participants:
  Alex Hachey (Mindgrub Technologies)

  Summary
  How can a game change our social experiences? Learn how latest advancements in augmented reality, location based apps, and mobile game play are shaping our social experiences in this detailed & interactive case study featuring TAG, The Mobile Assassination Game.  TAG: Allows players to track & tag their targets using location and social tools on their mobile phones. This intersect of Social meets Mobile meets Good old competitiveness is opening new doors in social, mobile, & gaming experiences.


name_last: Marques Toliver
name: Marques Toliver
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4288.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Marques_Toliver-White_Sails_demo.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/marquestoliver
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Classical
search: Marques Toliver
original_serial: event_MS14423
original_venue_serial: Red Eyed Fly
description:
  Originally hailing from Florida, Marques Toliver is a 23-year-old, classically trained musician and vocalist now based in London. Marques recently made his television debut on 'Later With Jools Holland' and his first EP 'Butterflies Are Not Free' will be released by Bella Union (home to the likes of Fleet Foxes, Beach House, John Grant, amongst others) on April 25th.


name_last: Marco Benevento
name: Marco Benevento
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41570.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Marco_Benevento-It_Came_From_You.mp3
website_link: http://www.marcobenevento.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYjP5zTlyI
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Jazz
search: Marco Benevento
original_serial: event_MS11131
original_venue_serial: Momo's
description:
  For an exhilarating glimpse into the future of rock piano, look no further than 33-year old Brooklyn-based artist Marco Benevento. A melodically inventive musical adventurer who artfully employs pedals, amplifiers, circuit-bent toys and sundry effects around his acoustic piano set-up, Benevento has forged a fascinating repertoire of songs, including both wildly original compositions and renditions of those by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd and Beck. Benevento first came to national attention with the experimental electric rock influenced Benevento-Russo Duo for which he partnered with drummer John Russo. Together they brought a bracing jolt of improvisation into settings like Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock and Bonnaroo. On his own Benevento has collaborated with the likes of Mark Eitzel, Matt Chamberlain and Trey Anastasio, while also holding down keys in the bands Garage A Trois and Surprise Me Mr. Davis. Currently Benevento’s primary focus is with his own trio and in the solo piano setting. His latest album Between The Needles & Nightfall is a gorgeously textured effort that’s steeped in explosive piano rock and edgy art jazz. 

  'Benevento jams with a concentration on the textures and colors available in his keyboards and arsenal of manipulated pedals and effects. Between the Needles and Nightfall (Royal Potato Family), his latest release, is deceptively rich -- catchy melodies and straight-ahead grooves that expand with subtle mounting gestures.' - Rolling Stone

  '...a musician so original that he can ultimately only be judged against his own standard.' - All Music Guide

  'Marco Benevento is one of the most talented keys players of our time.' - CBS Radio Street Date

  'Imaginative at heart,  Benevento demands you to be too when engaging with his work. Otherwise,  you probably are missing out on something special. Trained and driven to experiment with chords and melodies with the intention of getting a little dirty along the way,  Benevento’s collisional approach is refreshing and absolutely delightful.' - Consequence of Sound

  'Benevento employs various pedals and effects and progressive techniques in the creation of his songs, and they’re better for it. It’s done so expertly that the simplicity and cleanness of the composition belie how intricately and carefully crafted it actually is, and it’s what sets 'Between The Needles & Nightfall' apart.' - URB

  'Indescribable and highly evocative stuff.' - Keyboard Magazine


name_last: Stonehoney
name: Stonehoney
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3436.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Stonehoney-Two_Years_Down.mp3
website_link: http://stonehoney.com/
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Alt Country
search: Stonehoney
original_serial: event_MS13102
original_venue_serial: Continental Club
description:
  On their debut album The Cedar Creek Sessions, the Austin, Texas-based quartet Stonehoney delivers a bracing set of 14 original tunes that effortlessly transcend genre restrictions, merging rootsy grit with savvy melodic hooks and pointed lyrical insight. The foursome’s catchy tunes are matched by their seamless vocal harmonies and punchy ensemble performances, which make the most of the band members’ remarkable musical rapport and personal chemistry.

  Stonehoney is comprised of four smart, seasoned singer/songwriter/instrumentalists who possess distinctive yet complementary songwriting approaches, and who trade vocals with instinctive ease. The group (accompanied on stage by a variety of drummers and keyboardists) is already a local favorite in its adopted hometown of Austin, and has built a large and enthusiastic fan base thanks to their soulful, high-energy live shows. Equally at home in honky-tonks and rock clubs, in raucous dancehalls and intimate house concerts, Stonehoney has also won acclaim with successful appearances at such prestigious festivals as the International Folk Alliance Conference, the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Falcon Ridge Festival.


name_last: Hungry Kids Of Hungary
name: Hungry Kids Of Hungary
name_index: H
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/42545.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Hungry_Kids_Of_Hungary-Wristwatch.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/hungrykidsofhungary
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Hungry Kids Of Hungary
original_serial: event_MS12502
original_venue_serial: Speakeasy Kabaret
description:
  Hungry Kids of Hungary have been unavoidable in the last 18 months or so thanks to a relentless touring schedule, both around Australia and around the world, as well as a strong string of radio hits like 'Scattered Diamonds', 'Set It Right', 'Let You Down' and most recently 'Wristwatch' and 'Coming Around'. Their recently-released debut album Escapades has cemented the band as one of the Australia's finest up and comers and displays their uncanny knack for penning an immaculate, modern, indie gem dressed with a healthy dose of 60s pop sensibility. Their live show displays the band's duel-frontman formation at its best, showcasing the band's inherent skill for infectious hooks layered with lush vocal harmonies.


name_last: Hollywood Lessons: What Film School Didn't Teach Me
name: Hollywood Lessons: What Film School Didn't Teach Me
name_index: H
website_link: http://sxhlpanel.tumblr.com
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Business
original_serial: event_FP5945
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 16AB

  Moderator:
  John Lang (Rough & Tumble Films)

  Participants:
  Deborah McIntosh (WME Global)
  Jared Mercier (N/A)
  Jennifer Cochis (N/A)
  Michael Mohan (Ex-Sex)

  Summary
  The film industry can be a difficult business to navigate, you can go to film school to prepare for it, but how far does that go? Hear from a number of recent graduates of various schools who are making a living within the industry about how different life in the industry is from life in film school. Panelists will describe where their education left off and what they've had to learn the hard way. 

  We’ll be looking at how to make the transition from the world of academia to the film world. Discussion will include the place of short films to making your first feature (micro or indie budget) and realistic goals for those films. We’ll talk about how panelist’s goals have changed over the years in light of lessons learned and changing perspectives on the industry. The panel will include reflections on life decisions, and what they wish they knew at various stages in their careers, for instance, before they went to film school and before moving to NY/LA. This is a focus on the points of entry into the business side of the industry, including a general overview and a look into the role of agencies, festivals and networking.

  The film industry can be a difficult business to navigate, you can go to film school to prepare for it, but how far does that go? Hear from a number of recent graduates of various schools who are making a living within the industry about how different life in the industry is from life in film school. Panelists will describe where their education left off and what they've had to learn the hard way. 

  We’ll be looking at how to make the transition from the world of academia to the film world. Discussion will include the place of short films to making your first feature (micro or indie budget) and realistic goals for those films. We’ll talk about how panelist’s goals have changed over the years in light of lessons learned and changing perspectives on the industry. The panel will include reflections on life decisions, and what they wish they knew at various stages in their careers, for instance, before they went to film school and before moving to NY/LA. This is a focus on the points of entry into the business side of the industry, including a general overview and a look into the role of agencies, festivals and networking.

search:
  Hollywood Lessons: What Film School Didn't Teach Me Deborah McIntosh WME GlobalJared Mercier N/AJennifer Cochis N/AMichael Mohan Ex-SexJohn Lang Rough &amp; Tumble Films


name_last: Quiet Company
name: Quiet Company
name_index: Q
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/39961.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Quiet_Company-How_Do_You_Do_It.mp3
website_link: http://www.quietcompany.bandcamp.com/
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Quiet Company
original_serial: event_MS11458
original_venue_serial: The Marq
description:
  2010 was a break out year for Austin, TX’s QUIET COMPANY.
  They began the year by playing SXSW 2010 & self-producing/recording their 6 track EP, Songs for Staying In, which was released to incredible critical acclaim in May, 2010. The 1st single, “How Do You Do It” was quickly added to KGSR’s rotation, and with in weeks, was also a staff pick selection by KROX’s Trevin Smith and added into full rotation on their station as well. “How Do You Do It” was featured for over 4 months on both stations.

  The enormous amount of radio play drastically increased Quiet Company’s profile around Texas and earned them opening spots on tours with the Toadies, Bob Schneider & Rooney and allowed them to play in front of sold out crowds at the House of Blues in Dallas and Houston. 
  The demand in Austin for Quiet Company exploded in 2010. They received offers to headline the historic Threadgills World Headquarters, Antones, & Emo’s and continued to play monthly in Austin with an ever increasing draw.

  The highlight of the year came when they were asked to record a session for ACL presents Satellite Stages at the world famous KLRU studios 6A in August.
  http://www.klru.org/satellitesets/artist/quiet-company/

  Quiet Company’s music made a splash on TV as well. Their songs were featured on multiple episodes of MTV’s The Real World New Orleans, Keeping Up With the Kardashians & they were asked to play themselves on an episode of ABC’s My Generation and had 2 songs featured in the series. 

  Quiet Company ended 2010 with a tour in September that took them through the Midwest including Chicago, Nashville, Cincinnati, Shreveport.
  In November of 2010 they began recording & self-producing their 3rd album which is on schedule to be released in Spring 2011. 

  2009 Highlights:  
  Shifting their focus from spreading their time thin over the national touring circuit to developing their fan base locally and regionally, Quiet Company made huge strides and built considerable buzz in 2009.

  They released their sophmore record, 'Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon,' to critical praise in March 09 and shared the stage with bands such as The Toadies, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Los Lonely Boys, This Will Destroy You, Dear & The Headlights, Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday, The Rocketboys, and Alpha Rev.

  'Everyone' received regular radio play on Austin radio stations KROX, KUT, COOP, & KLBJ while the videos for the first two singles, 'On Modern Men' and 'Its Better To Spend Money...' find themselves in regular rotation on local music channel METV as well as numerous internet radio/film podcasts from all over America, Canada, and Europe.  

  Quiet Company's catalog was licensed out to a few non exclusive licensing companies and thus far has been used by Sweet Leaf Tea's Sweet Leaf TV, as well as two episodes of E! Network's Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and an upcoming episode of MTV's Real World.  

  Since their inception in 2005, Quiet Company has traveled all over the country, logging over 400 shows just since 2007, and though the lineup has changed, the goal never has:  To write epic pop music that is intelligent, honest, and thought provoking.


name_last: Marz Lovejoy
name: Marz Lovejoy
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4308.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Marz_Lovejoy-Thank_You.mp3
website_link: http://marzlovejoy.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: Marz Lovejoy
original_serial: event_MS14972
original_venue_serial: Habana Bar
description:
  At just 19 years-old, Marz Lovejoy has emerged as a frontrunner on the Los Angeles music scene. After gaining notoriety for her breakthrough performance on 'Shine' by Pac Div (Universal Motown), Marz was recruited by the group for her first national tour. On the heels of the tour, Marz wasted no time in refining her sound alongside acclaimed producer and fellow Los Angeles native Polyester (Dom Kennedy, Too Short, Chaka Khan). iHipHop Distribution took note of Marz's talent and unique style and promptly signed her. Making her mark on the hip-hop community with the release of her debut EP, 'This Little Light Of Mine,' Marz continued to perform across the country, eventually sharing the stage with Wu-Tang Clan members GZA and Raekwon in New York City during a CMJ showcase. In addition, West Coast legend DJ Quik went on to invite Marz to perform at his Quik's Grooves concert series in Hollywood. Marz earned critical praise for 'This Little Light Of Mine,' as members of the press championed the release:

  'Marz Lovejoy stands out with a unique style that combines fun pop-hooks and sharp lyricism... Lovejoy definitely has a bright future ahead of her, as she has the ability to craft catchy hooks to make some noise in the mainstream crowd, and she has the lyrical prowess to hang with the best of the underground.' -- Zach Gase, Okayplayer.com


name_last: Broadcasting Value: How Twitter Users Communicate Relevance
name: Broadcasting Value: How Twitter Users Communicate Relevance
name_index: B
event_category: Social Broadcasting Track
event_sub_category: Solo
search: Broadcasting Value: How Twitter Users Communicate Relevance Rion Snow Twitter
original_serial: event_IAP000348
original_venue_serial: AT&amp;T Conference Center
description:
  Room: Room 204

  Participants:
  Rion Snow (Twitter)

  Summary
  Twitter is redefining the way information is reported, spread, interacted with, and absorbed. Each individual on Twitter can fluidly act as a primary source, a filter, an information catalyst, and a consumer. Taken collectively, the information preferences expressed by Twitter users provide a valuable signal indicating the relevance of information and information sources across Twitter and the web as a whole. In this talk we consider the information ecosystem of Twitter through the lenses of lists, top tweets, and trending topics, exploring the emergence and value of transparently communicated information preferences. Session co-organized by the McCombs School of Business and the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce (CREC).


name_last: Monareta
name: Monareta
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1899.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Monareta-RAIMUNDO_LLEVATE_AL_MUNDO.mp3
website_link: http://www.nacionalrecords.com/artists/monareta
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Latin Rock
search: Monareta
original_serial: event_MS15012
original_venue_serial: Barbarella Patio
description:
  COLOMBIAN ELECTRO DUB CUMBIA ACT 
  MONARETA 
  “Their infectious cumbia-laden mix makes it impossible to stand still.”
  - KCRW

  “The Colombian-born team have been churning out their style of 
  danceable electro-cumbia and breakbeat since 2000, influenced both by 
  their home country and Brooklyn's electro scene... and just as cutting edge.”
  - RCRD LBL

  “Colombia's most progressive deejay duo of the moment.” 
  - NY DAILY NEWS

  “For Monareta, nods to forró, spectral dub and super-retarded ’80s 
  synth-pop show off versatility that would most certainly bloom into 
  Day-Glo intensity with a booming system and a sweaty dance floor.”
  – TIME OUT NEW YORK 

  New Album ‘Fried Speakers’ Is Set For Release October 12th; It Is The Follow-Up 
  To Critically-Acclaimed Album ‘Picotero’ Which Was Featured In High-Profile 
  Placements From “Pride & Glory” (Warner Pictures) To “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

  Just This Year, Monareta Has Rocked Major Stages From Colombia’s Rock 
  Al Parque Festival To Belgium’s Antilliaanse Festival And From Stockholm To Berlin 
  Colombian electronica act Monareta is back with new album ‘Fried Speakers’ out October 12th. The group drew critical raves for their previous release, ‘Picotero,’ with tracks licensed to high-profile productions like Warner Pictures film “Pride & Glory” and the ABC hit drama “Ugly Betty.” They packed rooms with tours from SXSW to Los Angeles and Denver to New York City. Just in the past year, Monareta has taken their show to the globe, from Colombia’s Rock Al Parque Festival to Belgium’s Antilliaanse Festival and from Stockholm to Berlin.
  With their new album, Monareta elevates their exploration of dub and cumbia sounds to the next level. “On ‘Fried Speakers,’ we head deep into the genre of rocksteady, paying tribute to the Jamaican icon Alton Ellis, who passed away recently,” says lead vocalist/guitarist Andres Martinez. “We also experimented with styles like merecumbe, which is an awesome fusion of cumbia and the Dominican genre merengue. Our recording process now involves an in-studio drummer, Sergio Medina, and I’ve also been putting the guitars into over-drive, re-discovering my post-punk days of the 90s.”

  “The overall concept is similar to ‘Picotero,” Martinez continues. “A balance of lyrical and instrumental songs with the goal of making an album that can serve as a soundtrack for any road, sea, jungle… or city. Inspiration for sounds on the album range from fish frying on a pan to a crazy distorted speaker and a freaky human to the vibrations of the Walls of Jericho.”
  Different aspects of the sea play a large role throughout ‘Fried Speakers.’ “The tracks ‘El Combate del Parlante’ and ‘Hotel Eskal’ are inspired by the lives of two close friends of the band that have what we consider to be one of the most admirable professions: fishermen,” Martinez says. “Every morning, these guys set out for the fight of their life.”

  Martinez attributes particular Spanish influence to the two tracks “Las Rutas del Mar” and “Gitana Llorana.” “‘Las Rutas del Mar” was inspired by an old love that I had when I was living in the coastal city of Valencia, Spain,” he explains. “I felt sort of trapped in the space within the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, and Pacific coasts. There are such strong currents, yet no where to really get to.”
  “‘Gitana Llorana’ digs back into history, tracing the adventures of the first ‘cantadores ida y vuelta,’ Spanish gypsies who came to the original Colombian colony,” Martinez says. “When they returned to Spain, they had created a new flamenco style called ‘Colombiana.’ This song pays tribute to that era.’” 

  Songs like title track “Fried Speaker” and “Arrastrado” were developed and recorded in live studio jams between the group’s studios in Bogota and Brooklyn. The intent was to capture the raw energy and atmospheric sounds of the space.
  Monareta is at once intelligent and danceable—a unique fusion of styles refined over several years since Martinez started mixing break beats and hip hop flows with live keyboard performances with Camilo Sanabria. The duo became popular in clubs and electronic music festivals throughout their hometown of Bogotá. Once Monareta had begun to develop their sound, Martinez received a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a Master of Arts in composition and film scoring at New York University. He moved from Bogotá to New York City and immersed himself in the local experimental music scenes. Monareta found an especially receptive crowd in Brooklyn and Martinez integrated what he was learning with his studies into the group’s cinematic sound. 

  Taking their name from the brand of BMX bike they rode avidly as kids, Monareta makes music that is influenced by a lot of what was cool to them in those formative years. “Growing up, even as young as 11, I was really involved in the local freestyle street bike scene,” Martinez says. “All the street bikers in Colombia were heavily influenced by the break dance and electric boogaloo arriving from the U.S. We heard groups like the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy and they completely changed our lives. And so that’s how we got the name for our group: It’s a homage to the `80s break dance, hip hop, BMX and the fashion scene that came from abroad to influence us in South America.”
  For more information about Monareta and ‘Fried Speakers’,


name_last: Que Bajo
name: Que Bajo
name_index: Q
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4141.jpg
website_link: http://myspace.com/quebajoparty
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: DJ
search: Que Bajo
original_serial: event_MS14334
original_venue_serial: Speakeasy Kabaret
description:
  Founded in 2008 by Uproot Andy and Geko Jones, the NYC tropical dance party Que Bajo has quickly found itself at the center of a constantly widening, global dance music scene.  The residents’ now widely known remixes and productions mix the folkloric music of Latin
  America with modern electronica.  Initially intended as an outlet for this new sound (often known as Tropical Bass), Que Bajo has increasingly become a showcase for an ever evolving array of new musical trends emanating from around the globe. The party continues to host many of the young artists and DJs on the cutting edge of these new sounds, such as El Guincho, Toy Selectah, Choc Quib Town, Maluca, Zizek, Radioclit, Bersa Discos, Munchi, DJ Rekha, DJ Rupture and Jahdan Blackamoore.


name_last: OLIVETREEdance
name: OLIVETREEdance
name_index: O
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/44171.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/OLIVETREEdance-AIRPORT_TUNNEL.mp3
website_link: http://www.olivetreedance.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaCGIC5cvTM
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Dance
search: OLIVETREEdance
original_serial: event_MS10937
original_venue_serial: Copa
description:
  OLIVETREEDANCE is 100% HI ENERGY ORGANIC DANCE MUSIC. This project from Portugal born in 2005 and fuses dance music, all-acoustic, with the tribal sounds of indigenous instruments, creating an unforgettable experience that has attracted a diverse audience.
  At the SXSW FEST they will play DUO and will introduce the last album: DIDGERIDOO DANCE ALL BEAUTY! released with the label NATURAL GROOVE RECORDS.
  In 50 minute they will show you how didgeridoo and drum-kit can go wild fast and crazy.
  You can expect full power and energy gig, so prepare yourselves to dance, sweat and having fun.


name_last: Tools and Processes for ADD Project Managers/Entrepreneurs
name: Tools and Processes for ADD Project Managers/Entrepreneurs
name_index: T
website_link: http://www.feedmagnet.com
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Dual
original_serial: event_IAP5503
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon D

  Participants:
  De Sellers (Therapist)
  Jason Ford (FeedMagnet)

  Summary
  Ever since grade school I've been told organization is my number one problem. Like most people involved in the web, I'm creative, technically proficient, and often lacking in focus. I've had to balance managing my personal disfunction with managing huge web projects and now running a startup business (FeedMagnet). More than once I've been introduced with the disclaimer, &ldquo;Jason is really smart and talented...but he's kind of all over the place.&rdquo;

  Nevertheless, I've determined to master my disfunction&mdash;and I've tried everything. Inbox Zero. GTD. Scrum and Agile. Countless systems involving whiteboards. Moleskines and the Hipster PDA. CRMs, RTM, and other TLAs. I won't claim I've found the holy grail of organization but I've made a lot of progress&mdash;and life and business are much more manageable now.

  This session is not for beginners. I'm going to assume you've already tried, or at least heard of, most of the popular project management and personal organization techniques out there. This session is for folks who have been fighting the same fight as me and are looking to learn from my mistakes and successes. 

  Specific topics to cover: Why systems work (or don't) for individuals. How to map your individual profile of disfunction. Putting custom-tailored systems in place to meet your specific needs.

  If you have enough focus to have read this far, this session may not be for you&mdash;or maybe you are just desperate to figure this out and the session will be perfect.

search:
  Tools and Processes for ADD Project Managers/Entrepreneurs De Sellers TherapistJason Ford FeedMagnet


name_last: Bad Brains
name: Bad Brains
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4575.jpg
website_link: http://badbrains.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Punk
search: Bad Brains
original_serial: event_MS15127
original_venue_serial: Emo's Main Room
description:
  Bad Brains is an American punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of other genres. 

  Originally formed as a jazz fusion ensemble under the name Mind Power, Bad Brains developed a very fast and intense punk rock sound which came to be labeled 'hardcore punk,' and was often played more emphatically than the music of their peers. The unique factor of the band's music was the fact that they played more complex rhythms than that of other hardcore punk bands, also adapting non-punk style guitar riffs and solos into their songs.

  The band's classic and current lineup is singer H.R. (Human Rights), guitarist Dr. Know, bassist Darryl Jenifer and drummer Earl Hudson, H.R.'s younger brother.


name_last: Dan Bern
name: Dan Bern
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2625.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Dan_Bern-Jerusalem.mp3
website_link: http://danbern.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Dan Bern
original_serial: event_MS12982
original_venue_serial: Stephen F's Bar
description:
  Dan Bern has recorded a dozen records since his 1997 Sony/Work debut, 'Dog Boy Van.' He has toured relentlessly, from coffee shops to Carnegie Hall, reflected in his latest releases, 'Live in Los Angeles' and 'Live in New York.' He had many songs in the recent Judd Apatow movies, 'Walk Hard' and 'Get Him To the Greek.'


name_last: Agent Ribbons
name: Agent Ribbons
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/811.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Agent_Ribbons-I'm_Alright.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/agentribbons
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Agent Ribbons
original_serial: event_MS12529
original_venue_serial: The Ghost Room
description:
  The story of Agent Ribbons has not one--but many--beginnings, and fashioning some semblance of chronology from their cut-and-paste four-year history is an art project in and of itself. Originally hailing from the shanty-Victorian streets of downtown Sacramento, they now reside in Austin, TX when they aren't traveling the world and jamming econo.

  Usually, you'll experience them as a three piece, but they are also known to keep it simple with the original two-piece guitar, drums and vocals line up. In either case, they almost always catch crowds off-guard with their live rawness, bringing both an honest minimalism and unapologetic theatricality to their live shows.

  Agent Ribbons isn't just a band--it's a tree house club of post-feminist dreamers trying to find their place in the scheme of things, like a hand-sewn and lovingly-crafted garment in a modern, disposable world. Listening to everything from Eartha Kitt to The Velvet Underground and taking notes from bands like The Shaggs, The Boswell Sisters and The Zombies, they miraculously reconcile seemingly-unrelated genres, sounding something like Girls in the Garage doing the Three Penny Opera.

  Waxing sentimental over the eerie beauty of all things lost to time, the emphasis is undoubtedly in the lyrics, which favor clever turns of phrase and occasional humor, but never at the expense of the melodic integrity of their catchy, memorable songs.

  Since 2007, the band has toured the U.S. more times than they can remember. Some of those tours were with big national acts like Camera Obscura, Cake, Detroit Cobras and Girl in a Coma, and the rest were done vigilante-style in a Chevy Astro.

  Despite having been banned in the UK in 2008, they have an ever-increasing presence in Europe and in 2009 released a popular vinyl seven inch with Acuarela Discos in Europe and Japan entitled 'Your Love is the Smallest Doll.'

  Agent Ribbons will finally be releasing their forthcoming sophomore album Chateau Crone in October of 2010 on Oakland-based Antenna Farm Records. The album was recorded with Manny Nieto in Los Angeles (The Breeders, HEALTH) and with Scott McChane at the Hangar in Sacramento, CA (Tape-Op Magazine) in both digital and analog formats over the course of a year.

  With delicate violin arrangements, noisy dissonant tangents, Spector-esque vocal harmonies and clever melodic phrasing, the album cannot commit to a genre but always manages to sound like the same brand of baroque pop.


name_last: Fubar
name: Fubar
name_index: F
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31365.jpg
website_link: http://fubar-themovie.com
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: Fubar Michael Dowse
original_serial: event_FS11078
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 1
description:
  Director: Michael Dowse
  CANADA | 76 minutes
  Busted Tranny Productions


  Starring:
  Dave Lawrence, Paul J Spence, Gordon Skilling, Andrew Sparacino, Tracy Lawrence


  Terry and Dean are lifelong friends who have grown-up together: shotgunning their first beers, forming their first garage band, and growing the great Canadian mullet known as 'hockey hair'. Now the lives of these Alberta everymen are brought to the big screen by documentarian Ferral Mitchener in an exploration of the depths of friendship, the fragility of life, growing up gracefully and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.


name_last: Amber Digby & Midnight Flyer
name: Amber Digby & Midnight Flyer
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3518.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Amber_Digby__and__Midnight_Flyer-After_It_Breaks.mp3
website_link: http://www.amberdigby.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Country
search: Amber Digby &amp; Midnight Flyer
original_serial: event_MS15023
original_venue_serial: Continental Club
description:
  Texas claims Amber Digby, but her roots (both musically and geographically) lie in Nashville, TN. Born and raised in the birthplace of Country Music, Amber comes from a long line of Classic Country Music Royalty. Amber's father is Dennis Digby, longtime bass player in the Coal Miners, Loretta Lynn's road band. Amber's mother, Dee, was a backup singer for artists such as Connie Smith. Amber's stepfather, Dicky Overbey, is a steel guitar legend who recorded and performed with Faron Young, Connie Smith, Hank Williams, Jr., Ronnie Milsap, and Johnny Bush. And Amber is the niece of Darrell McCall, who garnered a #1 hit when he wrote 'Eleven Roses', on top of his own solo top 40 hits.

  Although Amber is certainly in the family business, she is breaking ground in modern country music. In December, 2009, she released her 4th CD, 'Another Way to Live', with Heart of Texas Records. Following on the heels of 3 critically successful releases, the most recent CD showcases Amber's newest venture into songwriting. In addition to the songs on this new CD, Amber is writing with some of the best songwriters in Nashville including Grammy nominee Odie Blackmon, hitmaker Dale Dodson, and Grammy Award winning, Country Music Hall of Famer, Vince Gill.

  While Amber has toured internationally, playing at festivals in Sweden, Australia, Norway and France, she now has the Grand Ole Opry to her credit. Debuting on December 19, 2009, Amber was introduced and backed by the great Ronnie Milsap.

  Amber has made a name for herself with top critics, radio and fans alike as the top female vocalist in music dedicated to country music tradition. But her star is rising in a direction of country music originality...writing songs that echo the themes and melodies of country music roots, while expressing the heart of a young woman in a modern world.


name_last: December Boys
name: December Boys
name_index: D
website_link: http://www.ourstage.com/epk/decemberboys
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Alt Country
search: December Boys
original_serial: event_MS15245
original_venue_serial: Esther's Follies
description:
  Built around the songs of Lyle Darrin and a common love of dirty barroom rock and roll, classic country, and the rich musical history of Texas.  December Boys unites members of Heartless Bastards, Brothers and Sisters, The Ugly Beats, Sally Crewe and The Sudden Moves, and The Strange Attractors in a musical stew that brings a vintage brashness to the classic Country/Rock song form.


name_last: Porter Robinson
name: Porter Robinson
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4136.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Porter_Robinson-Say_My_Name_radio_edit.mp3
website_link: http://www.facebook.com/porterrobinsonmusic
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: Porter Robinson
original_serial: event_MS14219
original_venue_serial: Mohawk Patio
description:
  Unlikely doesn't even begin to describe Porter Robinson's rapid ascent to the forefront of the world of dance music. Hailing from North Carolina, 18-year-old Porter Robinson had never set foot in a club when his smash hit 'Say My Name' shot to number one on Beatport's Electro-House chart, making people do just that on dance floors and DJ booths across the globe. Complex yet catchy, and classic yet cutting edge, Porter Robinson's instantly recognizable sound has earned him the raving support of legendary producers such as Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, David Guetta, The Crystal Method and Armand Van Helden, and landed him shows across the globe – all before he has even had the chance to finish high school.
   
  Some might call Porter a prodigy, but that label belies his musical maturity and ignores his years of production experience, which reveal themselves in the way he blends the best of seemingly distinct genres into a style uniquely his own. His massive electro hooks paired with nasty dubstep warbles and shimmering trance breakdowns transcend tired genre adjectives like 'progressive' or 'fidget', taking listeners into an uncharted territory of hard-hitting house music.


name_last: Who's The Rockstar? Sports as Entertainment and How Music Fits In
name: Who's The Rockstar? Sports as Entertainment and How Music Fits In
name_index: W
hashtag: rockstar
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Other
original_serial: event_MP990155
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 12AB

  Moderator:
  Hanna Bolte Pantle (BMI)

  Participants:
  Bernie Williams (New York Yankees Great and Musician)
  Charles Coplin (NHL)
  Diarmuid Quinn (Tour D Force Productions)
  Mark Cuban (HD Net/Dallas Mavericks)

  Summary
  Hear how music fits in the sports world – from the arena to events to the players – and what can the music industry learn from the sports industry on branding and vice versa. How do you get on the Super Bowl? All Star Game? Olympics? How are partnerships built in this area? These questions will be answered so that musicians can work in the sports world and get paid.

search:
  Who's The Rockstar? Sports as Entertainment and How Music Fits In Bernie Williams New York Yankees Great and MusicianCharles Coplin NHLDiarmuid Quinn Tour D Force ProductionsMark Cuban HD Net/Dallas MavericksHanna Bolte Pantle BMI


name_last: The Lean Startup: Pirate Metrics for Design & Distribution
name: The Lean Startup: Pirate Metrics for Design & Distribution
name_index: L
event_category: OTHER
event_sub_category: Solo
original_serial: event_IAP000456
original_venue_serial: AT&amp;T Conference Center
description:
  Room: Room 204

  Participants:
  Dave Mcclure (500 Hats)
  Ian McFarland (Pivotal Labs)
  Janice Fraser (LUXr)
  Laura Klein (Users Know)

  Summary
  Dave McClure debuts ‘Startup Metrics for Pirates: The Sequel’ – it’s your chance to better understand design, distribution, and proper use of expletives. Following Dave’s talk, you’ll get to hear case studies from some of the most effective ‘Lean UX’ designers and developers this side of the Mississippi. This session is sponsored by 500 Start Ups.

search:
  The Lean Startup: Pirate Metrics for Design &amp; Distribution Dave Mcclure 500 HatsIan McFarland Pivotal LabsJanice Fraser LUXrLaura Klein Users Know


name_last: Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja
name: Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F29126.jpg
website_link: http://www.squaregroupermovie.com/
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfYNIaLpWlc
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Feature
search: Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja Billy Corben
original_serial: event_FS11663
original_venue_serial: Vimeo Theater
description:
  Director: Billy Corben
  USA | 96 minutes
  Magnolia Pictures


  In 1979, the US Customs Service reported that 87% of all domestic marijuana seizures were made in the South Florida area.  Due to the region's 5,000 miles of coast and coastal waterways and close proximity to the Caribbean and Latin America, South Florida was a pot smuggler's paradise.  In sharp contrast to the brazenly violent cocaine cowboys, Miamis marijuana smugglers were cooler, calmer, and for the most part, nonviolent.  Square Grouper paints a vivid portrait of Miami's pot smuggling culture in the 1970s and 1980s through three of the city's most colorful stories.


name_last: Candy Claws
name: Candy Claws
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/358.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Candy_Claws-Sunbeam_Show.mp3
website_link: http://230publicity.com/candyclaws.html
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYM4AleN1kw
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Candy Claws
original_serial: event_MS12346
original_venue_serial: Soho Lounge
description:
  yan Hover and Kay Bertholf, composers, arrangers, and principle songwriters of Candy Claws, wrote Hidden Lands on keyboard because they don’t know how to play keyboard. They had to rely completely on what sounded right, rather than rely on techniques they had learned. Strange chords and melodies arose that might sound “wrong” to the trained musician, but sound mysterious and exciting to them.

  Each song on Hidden Lands contains a sample of every other song on the album. They’d used this technique on previous releases, but this time around it happens throughout the whole album, creating a very cohesive listening experience. Sometimes you’ll be able to recognize a bit of a song within another, but perhaps more interesting are the references only your subconscious will catch. Without you noticing, your mind (and maybe your heart!) will make the connections, bridging the bridge of one song to the intro of another, taking in the album as a whole, just like albums should be.

  Hidden Lands, their second album and first on twosyllable records, is a musical companion to Richard M. Ketchum’s book, The Secret Life of the Forest. To derive lyrics, the band borrowed paragraphs from the book and used translation software to translate them back and forth between English and Japanese until they equalized, finding very cool phrases along the way. The resulting lyrics are almost nothing like the original words, but are actually some very insightful and poetic phrases (“Trees, like all other forms of life, trace their origins back to the sea” became “Tree of life in the sea!”)

  While their previous release, In the Dream of the Sea Life sounds very contemporary - it’s easy to place it in 2009 or 2010 - Hidden Lands is timeless. It was a goal of the band to make it sound like they had sampled recordings from the mid-1900s, while in reality every sound you hear on the album was created in their tiny bedroom studio. They also hard-panned everything left, right, and center, like audio engineers had to do when stereo first came out. A bass line in the left trading off with a string section in the right; this is an album best enjoyed in the confines of headphones. On the road, Candy Claws are an orchestra of 8. Friends and musicians from the Fort Collins, CO area bring to life the sounds of Hidden Lands.

  It is completely unique and wonderful record. There may be nothing in the world like it.

  Hidden Lands is available from twosyllable records on August 3.


name_last: Marketing Your Music in an Overloaded World
name: Marketing Your Music in an Overloaded World
name_index: M
website_link: http://www.carmenrizzo.com
hashtag: overloaded
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Marketing
original_serial: event_MP7743
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 10A

  Moderator:
  Carmen Rizzo (Electrofone Music)

  Participants:
  Dave Haynes (SoundCloud)
  Doug Smiley (RCRD LBL/Downtown Music)
  Kevin Bacon (AWAL UK Limited)
  Mark Collins (MXP4)
  Nathan Hoy (Global Tour Creatives)

  Summary
  We're overloaded with new--and established--services that claim to help get the word out and sell music. With so many options available, how do you choose the best marketing tools for you and your music? You can't do it all. What's really the best use of your time and energy? This panel will describe how several different social networking/marketing/online services work and what each one is best for, as well as strategies for maximizing the use of the services. Panelists from MXP4 (interactive widget) Sound Cloud, TuneCore, Top Spin, Reverb Nation, Facebook, etc. will explain and advise on what exists now and what's coming in the future.

search:
  Marketing Your Music in an Overloaded World Dave Haynes SoundCloudDoug Smiley RCRD LBL/Downtown MusicKevin Bacon AWAL UK LimitedMark Collins MXP4Nathan Hoy Global Tour CreativesCarmen Rizzo Electrofone Music


name_last: Dry the River
name: Dry the River
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1573.jpg
website_link: http://www.drytheriver.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Dry the River
original_serial: event_MS14124
original_venue_serial: Red Eyed Fly
description:
  The family Dry the River could not have been built from five more disparate sons. From Norwegian born singer-songwriter Peter Liddle, drawing narrative inspiration from university studies in Medicine and Anthropology, to once homeless punk-rock drummer Jon Warren and classically trained violinist William Harvey, the band grew from the haphazard seeds of varied personal and musical upbringings.
   
  Thus, whilst Liddle rifles through a musical and literary heritage which includes ethnographic texts, the works of Ted Hughes and Milan Kundera, and artists such as Leonard Cohen and Suzanne Vega, guitarist Matthew Taylor introduces the angular hum of Southern rock, blues and country records played to him in his youth, accompanied by childhood friends Jon and Scott, a rhythm section who draw heavily on 70s rock and post-punk. 
   
  Each song is the offspring of this unlikely marriage: a personal tale of coming-to-terms, wrapped in gospel guitars and driven by inventive, bold percussion. Most of all, the deep involvement of all members gives birth to a live show which is both intense and honest; a band who play with their hearts on their sleeves.
   
  Since mid 2009, Dry the River have lived and worked in their shared home in Stratford, east London. Their debut EP “The Chambers & The Valves” (June 2009, self-released), was live-tracked in just two days and was closely followed by a heavy schedule of shows with acts including Hjaltalin, Port O Brien, Bowerbirds, Johnny Flynn and Magic Numbers. The band enjoyed a busy festival season, playing Glastonbury (BBC Introducing), Big Chill (Lazyland), and Standon Calling (Main Stage) and will be on tour throughout November and December 2010.

  A free 3 track EP is available to download from http://www.drytheriver.com/


name_last: Teddy Goldblatt
name: Teddy Goldblatt
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F22537.jpg
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Animated Short
search: Teddy Goldblatt Rob Munday
original_serial: event_FS11963
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar A
description:
  Director: Rob Munday
  UK-WALES | 9 minutes


  Starring:
  Lee Montague


  The world is destroyed by a big explosion. 
  The only survivors are a lemon, a cat and an onion. 
  This is their story.


name_last: Secrets of Fake Twitter Accounts Revealed (maybe)
name: Secrets of Fake Twitter Accounts Revealed (maybe)
name_index: S
website_link: http://www.jasperslobrushe.com
hashtag: #faketwitterers
event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP7416
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: TX Ballroom 2-4

  Participants:
  Colleen Newvine (Associated Press)
  Holly Burns (Travelocity)
  Jasper Slobrushe (@JasperSlobrushe)
  Josh Simpson (Leroy Stick Inc)
  Ken Lowery (The Bureau Chiefs LLC)

  Summary
  The most dead-on social commentary of the BP gulf oil spill came in the form of a parody Twitter account—who would have thought? Much has been made of the potential for social media to promote brands, but what if you don't have one? Many folks haven't let that stop them, either inventing or taking on the persona of an existing company or public figure. What's the point? The panelists will discuss exactly that.

search:
  Secrets of Fake Twitter Accounts Revealed (maybe) Colleen Newvine Associated PressHolly Burns TravelocityJasper Slobrushe @JasperSlobrusheJosh Simpson Leroy Stick IncKen Lowery The Bureau Chiefs LLC


name_last: Hotel Mama
name: Hotel Mama
name_index: H
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45649.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Hotel_Mama-La_Corriente.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/hotelmama
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Hotel Mama
original_serial: event_MS14573
original_venue_serial: Beauty Bar/Palm Door
description:
  Hotel Mama, Bogotan group formed since 2006, is becoming one of the best at the time of proposing and risking with musical genders from within the country through rock and funk, actually breaking some aesthetic conventions of fusion music and the new rock in Colombia. Their proposal calls for a progressive and urban experience of new music.
  The band has received excellent reviews from the public (Colombia / Venezuela / Mexico / Ecuador / USA / Spain / Italy) and form experienced and demanded critical of the country music scene.
  Major magazines such as Rolling Stone (Latin America), SPIN (USA), CMJ Marathon NY (USA), Shock (Colombia), Semana (Colombia / International), Bacanika (Colombia), Wave (Ecuador), have highlighted the music made by these five young people who are full of energy at live, musical acuity, complicity on stage and refreshing fusion. In 2008 the magazine Semana reviewed the album of the band as one of the top 10 of Colombia and during this year the Rolling Stone LA, chose the song 'Arena Blanca' as one of the five top singles of the year.
  During July 2009 the CMJ festival in New York and Sonicbids chose the band as Spotlight at their portals, with another indie groups of the world. During the same year they received attention from various countries such as USA, France and Spain at the first Round of Cultural Businesses in the CCB and were ready in 2010 to sign with their first U.S. record label.
  These important awards have earned them invitations to play on stage at massive outdoor festivals like Rock al parque (one of the most important in Latin America) and Quitu Raymi in Ecuador, but also at exigent and specialized scenarios such as the National Museum of Colombia and the Leon de Greiff auditorium (the largest in the country) and in different national TV channels where they have made some unplugged concerts, interviews and tributes to other artists.
  In 2010 the group recorded a 3 tracks EP called 'El grande', which means 'The big one', releasing their first single 'La corriente' in early November. With this new work the band shows a sound, image and staging much stronger with songs like 'La ausencia' and 'Dígame Usted'.


name_last: Art Directors Meet Up
name: Art Directors Meet Up
name_index: A
event_category: Meet Up
event_sub_category: Meet Up
search: Art Directors Meet Up Jason Zada jasonzada.com
original_serial: event_IAP000627
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Room 616AB

  Participants:
  Jason Zada (jasonzada.com)

  Summary
  As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session -- nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum registrants who are interested in art direction. Cash bar onsite.


name_last: Infinite Jest and the Internet
name: Infinite Jest and the Internet
name_index: I
website_link: http://amandafrench.net
hashtag: #infinitejest
event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP5380
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: Hill Country AB

  Participants:
  Amanda French (Center for History and New Media)
  Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Pomona College)
  Matt Bucher (Wallace-l)

  Summary
  David Foster Wallace's 1996 novel _Infinite Jest_ imagines a not-too-distant future in which the equivalents of Hulu and Netflix streaming kill the advertising business to such an extent that the government decides to save the economy with 'sponsored time': hence, a great deal of the novel's action takes place in the 'Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment.' The book is deeply (if hilariously) pessimistic about people's chances of connecting with one another in a culture built on one-way media consumption -- this pessimism, of course, is represented most baldly by The Entertainment, a technology-enhanced movie so entertaining that anyone who once sees it becomes incapable of doing anything other than watching it over and over again. 

  This panel will, broadly speaking, address the question of whether David Foster Wallace was or would have been a Clay Shirky fan. In other words, would (did) Wallace believe that the Internet is better for us than TV because we are active participants in the creation of Internet content? Why are the digerati enamored of _Infinite Jest_, and what can the book tell us about the Internet's potential to help or hinder human connection?

search:
  Infinite Jest and the Internet Amanda French Center for History and New MediaKathleen Fitzpatrick Pomona CollegeMatt Bucher Wallace-l


name_last: Young Adults
name: Young Adults
name_index: Y
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/47070.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/YOUNG_ADULTS-Let_Us_Out.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/youngadultsband
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Punk
search: Young Adults
original_serial: event_MS11969
original_venue_serial: Easy Tiger Patio
description:
  It's barely been a year since the two Villón brothers - singer-guitarist Chris and drummer Kurt - teamed with bassist Demitri Miró [Swan], dubbed themselves Young Adults, and self-released a demo last January that more than hinted at some compellingly corrosive chemistry at work: a compressed-yet-sweeping blitzkrieg of art-damaged noise the trio liked to call 'ambient punk.'' Now back from a Brighton studio and armed with their first full-length LP, this time properly recorded by engineer Justin Pizzoferrato (Sonic Youth/Free Kitten/Dinosaur Jr.), Young Adults suddenly seem all, uh, grown up. But they haven't grown out of their good taste (Mission of Burma, Hüsker Dü, Polvo, etc.) or their thirst for decibel-heavy drama, wind-tunnel vocals, and a textured sonic universe. You can touch the glorious roar of 'Wasting Time,'' or walk through its spiked, glittering gates of steel and electricity. Silver sheets of blistering guitar coat the Burma-esque 'Life Under Review'' as it surges and pummels forward. The buried-under-a-billion-layers bustle of 'Black Surf'' sounds a little something like the B-52's reimagined by Shellac or the Jesus Lizard. And the gang's trenchant cover of the Wipers' 'Over the Edge'' well suits a band disciplined enough to walk up to that edge and linger there, with the thrill and threat of a free-fall always at hand. - The Boston Globe

  Demo CD - Self-Released 2010 (US) - Sold out
  Black Hole 12' LP - AMDISCS 2010 (Europe)


name_last: Resplandor
name: Resplandor
name_index: R
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/42610.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Resplandor-Downfall.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/resplandorperu
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Avant/Experimental
search: Resplandor
original_serial: event_MS12540
original_venue_serial: 512
description:
  The band was brought to life in early 1996, with a sound influenced by shoegaze and noise pop recording some songs that were published in 1998 (Sol de Hiel Ep).
  The idea behind Resplandor was to create an exciting music with different beats, textures and feelings. The band's debut single 'Ninfa' firmly established them in the music scene, receiving great reviews.
  The long awaited debut live performance was hailed a success after a strong sold out audience pack at the Bauhaus Club. After several gigs along 1999, the band got into the studio to record their debut album 'Elipse' which was published on Feb. 2000; some songs came along to be part of different international compilations as 'Picnic Basket' from Shelflife Records, 'Orange Pop' from Losing Today Zine, 'Atlantic Flowers' from Alison-Clairecords-Midsummer Madness, 'Test Tones vol.1' from Clairecords-Tonevendor and a tribute to Slowdive from So Soft.
  Resplandor hooked up with Alison Records from Germany in 2002 which released 'Ambar' on Sep.2002 receiving greats reviews followed by a tour on the US East Cost, in BB.AA Argentina at Fuga Jurassica 5 festival. On April, Lunar Disco from Spain release a tribute to Echo and The Bunnymen titled 'Play the Game' which the guys record a version of 'The Killing Moon'. The band re-released 'Elipse' in digipack including 2 outtakes and 2 videos from 2000.
  Resplandor took some break off to come back with some new ideas. Two new songs Oeste & Solar were released in a CD Split with The Radio Dept, and then another two songs Twilight & Breathe, but this time were produced by Ian Catt, came alive with another CD Split with the band Mahogany.
  The band has performed live with bands such as The Radio Dept., Mahogany, Airiel, Lovesliescrushing, Robin Guthrie, Asobi Seksu, Soundpool, Elika, The House of Love, Mark Gardener, The Jesus and Mary Chain among others, promoting new songs.
  Last September 2007 the band went into the studio to start recording their recent album with Robin Guthrie. This new album P L E A M A R reflects the best era of Resplandor, more mature and solid, with new lineup. The album was recorded at Estrella Negra and Alpamayo Studios featuring the collaboration from  Andrew Prinz & Ana Breton from Mahogany and Scott Cortez from Lovesliescrushing and Astrobrite
  This new album compiles 9 songs where emphasize a mixture of sounds shoegaze and electronic with melancholic melodies and lyrics in which stand out this production. The album was completely produced and mixed by Robin Guthrie ex- Cocteau Twins
  After a successful tour with Asobi Seksu in the US March 2009 (Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Costa Mesa), the band were invited to play at NXNE Festival this June in Toronto, Canada.The new video Downfall have been directed by Percy Cespedes.
  During this 2010, the band attended one of the most important festivals in the US, SXSW – Austin, TX last March and added two extra shows in Brooklyn, NY. Furthermore, Resplandor is going to perform at SXSW once again in March 2011.


name_last: Jackie Chain
name: Jackie Chain
name_index: J
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2835.jpg
website_link: http://www.whothemane.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: Jackie Chain
original_serial: event_MS11502
original_venue_serial: Klub Krucial
description:
  Jackie Chain is a native son to Huntsville, AL. Jackie found his love for rap music at an early age, growing up in the trailer parks and listening to his favorite groups such as Eightball and MJG, UGK, 3-6 Mafia and Too Short.


name_last: HUMANS, 'Bike Home'
name: HUMANS, 'Bike Home'
name_index: H
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F22039.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/dashumans
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Music Video
search: HUMANS, &quot;Bike Home&quot; Peter Ricq, David Poirier
original_serial: event_FS12005
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 2
description:
  Director: Peter Ricq, David Poirier
  CANADA | 3 minutes


  Starring:
  Robbie Slade, Caroline weaver, Peter Ricq, Lee, Matty Shaw


  When a party in a suburban neighborhood get's out of hand, the police arrive, puppet police.


name_last: Laura Jansen
name: Laura Jansen
name_index: L
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/47738.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Laura_Jansen-Single_Girls.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/laurajansenmusic
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Singer-Songwriter
search: Laura Jansen
original_serial: event_MS11823
original_venue_serial: St David's Historic Sanctuary
description:
  For many of us, suffering a painful break-up means a journey through the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Laura Jansen learned this unpleasant lesson five years ago as she struggled to make sense of the implosion of a very stormy romantic relationship. “The end came on Christmas Day, which was pretty awesome,” she says jokingly before turning reflective. “I thought the pain might literally kill me, but it’s amazing the little things you start to do to save your own life. It’s fascinating.”

  Jansen, a Dutch-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and musician, chronicles those little things, like cutting her hair, buying pink floral sheets, and venturing out for a drink with the guy down the hall, on “Single Girls” — the deceptively simple, but emotionally devastating first single from her debut album Bells, a dreamy collection of piano-driven alt-pop songs with lush arrangements and intimate, intelligent lyrics reflecting the thoughts and hopes of an independent girl alone in the world. 


  In the U.S., Jansen is a fixture in the constellation of artists associated with Los Angeles nightclub The Hotel Café — a musical haven, creative incubator, and ultimately, national launching pad for such confessional-minded artists as Sara Bareilles, Priscilla Ahn, and Joshua Radin, whom Jansen toured with in 2008 and will hit the road with again in 2011. Jansen’s songs were used in various television shows on MTV and ABC.

  Jansen, being half American, half Dutch, was invited to The Netherlands in 2009 for a series of appearances, which led to her signing with Universal Music. Debut album Bells (composed of Jansen’s two previously released EP’s 2007’s Trauma and 2009’s Single Girls, plus “Use Somebody”), has already gone platinum in Jansen’s native Holland and reached a #1 position on iTunes. Propelled by “Single Girls” and a stunning cover of Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” which has spent more than 6 months lodged in the Top 25 on the Dutch singles chart.

  Jansen hit the road in Europe with her pal William Fitzsimmons as a member of his band as well as his support act. In 2010 she sold out both headline tours of her own in The Netherlands, after which she toured in Germany, Austria, UK as fans spread the word. 

  The year 2011 promises to be yet another exciting year, with Jansen’s debut album Bells being released in both the US and the rest of Europe and tours set up on both continents as well.


name_last: Hotels and Highways
name: Hotels and Highways
name_index: H
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1840.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Hotels_and_Highways-Train_Whistle.mp3
website_link: http://hotelsandhighways.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPb5BLDV7-Y
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Hotels and Highways
original_serial: event_MS13992
original_venue_serial: Victorian Room at The Driskill
description:
  At a crucial moment of quiet intensity, the members of Hotels & Highways heard the wind rustling the trees in their headphones. For any other project it would have been an unwelcome signal to cut the take short and try again when there was golden silence. Instead, the three newly-committed band members smiled at their good fortune and carried on playing, the wind and trees now indelible partners in the song’s performance.

  It was September 2010 and Erin 'Syd' Sidney, Lisa Piccirillo and Patrick Thomas were getting to be well-versed in letting their temporary home in the woods be a part of the creative process. They’d come to a lakeside cabin in New York to fulfill a mutual, career-long dream of living together while recording an album. A week-long tour of the Northeast had been booked immediately following the 10-day writing and recording retreat. The material was largely unwritten. The sound had not been clearly defined. But with each day’s new songs and each night’s recording sessions, what began as a joyful experiment in creativity and trust evolved quickly into an emerging full-length album and a well-received tour. Hotels & Highways, originally a nom de plume for songs a group of friends wrote together, had quietly and gracefully transformed into a band.

  With a stream of updates and videos coming from the cabin, friends and fans watched the project gather momentum and became an integral part of the experience. Real-time support for the group evolved into validation that only a proper release would do this music justice. Through the use of fan-funding website Kickstarter, the band raised over $13,000 (far surpassing their goal of $10,000) to finance the remaining production on their album and a corresponding national tour. With this massive vote of confidence from their fan base, Hotels & Highways' cabin-grown debut, 'Lost River,' hits digital stands on March 8, 2011.

  Syd, Patrick, and Lisa are each experienced touring and recording artists with self-released albums and a thick portfolio of singer/songwriter accolades. Each has performed showcases at prestigious music festivals, opened for national acts, maintained rigorous touring schedules and received plenty of quotable love from the press.

  Though comprised of accomplished members, Hotels & Highways is just beginning its journey. Leaving behind the sounds of that lake in New York, the band will share the spirit that defines them and live up to their name with a 6-week tour of the US, including dates at Cafe 939 in Boston, Rockwood Music Hall's new Stage 2 in New York City, Molly Malone's in Los Angeles, a showcase at South by Southwest and 20 other major cities in the Spring of 2011.


name_last: Walk The Moon
name: Walk The Moon
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/43295.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Walk_The_Moon-Anna_Sun.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/walkthemoonband
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Walk The Moon
original_serial: event_MS14556
original_venue_serial: Stubb's
description:
  Walk the Moon are from Ohio. Their moms are cute and batty and their dads are big and strong. While singing a capella in college, listening to a lot of Talking Heads, and chasing down degrees in Music Theory, Walk the Moon formed out of a love for creative pop songs and exuberant live performances and safari animals. In 2008 Walk the Moon's debut EP 'The Anthem' stirred up attention from the likes of CityBeat Magazine and FOX News and even took them to London, UK; there they played a week of shows at the London City Showcase as the only band from North America to be selected by Sonicbids for the spot. Since then, led by singer/synth-player Nicholas Petricca, Walk has continued to make noise around the US, named by New York City's historic Arlene's Grocery one of their 'Best Bands of 2009' and by promoters at NYC's Highline Ballroom 'one of the best young bands [they] have seen in a long time'.


name_last: Demystifying Online Privacy and Empowering the Digital Self
name: Demystifying Online Privacy and Empowering the Digital Self
name_index: D
hashtag: #digitalself
event_category: Late Break
event_sub_category: Dual
original_serial: event_IAP000331
original_venue_serial: Radisson
description:
  Room: Town Lake Ballroom

  Participants:
  Marc Davis (Microsoft)
  Nick Goggans (Umbel)
  Paul Krasinski (Arbitron Inc)

  Summary
  You are being watched, tracked, and analyzed right now. But what are they collecting and analyzing? Who’s selling it, who's buying it, and why? And who are “they” anyway?

  The subject of personal data collection, analysis, and control has become increasingly covered in various media channels recently such as the Wall Street Journal series, “What They Know”, reporting that a new industry of tracking has arisen, and you better watch out.

  Is this buzz fear mongering, or is it true that there’s a dark underbelly of the Internet where your information is traded by big corporations every day to the detriment of web citizens? Or, on the other hand, is there a benefit for keeping this information open?

  This data is often used to improve user experiences, web sites, programs, etc. that some of us wouldn’t want to live without. As cloud technologies and database processing improve the ability to mine user data, analyzing and valuing that data will become an even more critical part of the Internet ecosystem.

  But where do web citizens fit in this world? Shouldn’t they be free to own and control their data? If so, how can they derive value, and in that process of creating value can they also improve the data?

  Can we achieve an information system beneficial to all participants? We will address these questions from two perspectives: individual and industry.

search:
  Demystifying Online Privacy and Empowering the Digital Self Marc Davis MicrosoftNick Goggans UmbelPaul Krasinski Arbitron Inc


name_last: Bear Hands
name: Bear Hands
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1888.jpg
website_link: http://www.bearhandsband.com/
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Bear Hands
original_serial: event_MS15256
original_venue_serial: Rusty Spurs
description:
  'Burning Bush Supper Club is ….. one that sharpens the lush, hedonistic surrealism of reverb-laden psych-rock into tightly focused anthems that are just anarchic enough as to be unpredictable.' - Pitchfork


name_last: Umberto
name: Umberto
name_index: U
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3241.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Umberto-Night_Stalking.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/umberto666
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: Umberto
original_serial: event_MS13008
original_venue_serial: The Hideout
description:
  Giallo-style witch-disco synth soundtrack magic by Kansas City resident Matt Hill, who moonlights on bass/electronics in Expo 70. He's released 2 full-lengths: 'From The Grave' on Permanent Records and 'Prophecy Of The Black Widow' on Not Not Fun. He's touring to support a new 7' entitled 'Freeze!'


name_last: The Importance of Bounce Movement
name: The Importance of Bounce Movement
name_index: I
hashtag: bounce
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: History of Music
original_serial: event_MP990141
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 9ABC

  Participants:
  Altercation - (The Windish Agency LLC)
  Big Freedia (The Windish Agency LLC)

  Summary
  New Orleans artists Big Freedia and Altercation present a lecture on the significance of Bounce Music relating to identity of all types (class, race, gender, sexuality).  All participants will expound on these topics with personal theories of identity, inclusion, musical cultural development, cultural reciprocation, the inter-relatedness of movement and consciousness, the history of this sacred dance and it's place in the New Orleans canon, and how exercising personal space can inform many aspects of our lives and identity.

search:
  The Importance of Bounce Movement Altercation - The Windish Agency LLCBig Freedia The Windish Agency LLC


name_last: Batwings Catwings
name: Batwings Catwings
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/43955.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Batwings_Catwings-Endless_Summer.mp3
website_link: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_songs/718094
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Batwings Catwings
original_serial: event_MS15050
original_venue_serial: Habana Bar
description:
  Comprised of members from some of LA's most distinctive DIY bands (TPF!, Puppy Dog, Luna Is Honey), Batwings Catwings is cutting a path for themselves straight through the high dollar hustle of Hollywood to the art galleries and punk houses that are known by only the most discerning ears.

  Batwings Catwings is fronted by the tiny, yet fierce dance commander Dana Poblete, an everygirl with the ability to entrance audiences from LA to the hellmouths of Mexico's border towns with her frenetic energy and deceptively powerful howl. 

  Backing her is guitarist and UCLA professor Pepper Glass, a master of the squelch who wields his axe with the devastating accuracy of his feared red correction pen. 

  On the drums is LA blogger Clay Johnson, who cut his teeth drumming for about every metal band on the northern Midwest's arctic front. 

  The newest member, Josh Crampton rounds out the lineup on bass, diversifying the sound even further with his sexy funk and shoegaze influences.

  January 11, 2011 signified the release of Batwings Catwings' first EP, Peacock Collection, released digitally by Indian Gold Records.  Recorded at LA's famous Infrasonic Studios by Daniel Haworth and engineered by Pete Lyman (No Age, Best Coast, Abe Vigoda), Peacock Collection is a totem of modernist punk - noisy as hell with a tinge of pop and a nod to the punk rock roots of the LA underground.


name_last: Tufts University Sundaes on Sunday
name: Tufts University Sundaes on Sunday
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/Tuftslogo.jpg
hashtag: #SXSWFilm
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: Tufts University Sundaes on Sunday
original_serial: event_OE00386
original_venue_serial: Velveeta Room
description:
  Sponsored by the Tufts Entertainment, Art, and Media (TEAM) Network. Designed to bring Tufts alumni from the film and interactive fields together for networking.  Enjoy local favorite, Amy’s ice cream (trivia: Amy is a Tufts graduate!).


name_last: Communicating on the Web During a Crisis
name: Communicating on the Web During a Crisis
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/communicatingonthewebduringacrisis.jpg
website_link: http://www.utexas.edu
hashtag: #webcrisis
event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: Core Conversation
original_serial: event_IAP8374
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: Hill Country CD

  Participants:
  Chris Latham (University of Texas at Austin)
  Nyleva Corley (The University of Texas at Austin)

  Summary
  During the Sept. 28 shooting incident at The University of Texas at Austin, communications such as text alerts, e-mail, sirens, Web and social media were used to alert the campus and local community of the emergency situation. This panel will discuss the successes and challenges experienced while communicating during the campus lock-down. We will share results and look at the tools and channels we used, our roles and responsibilities, the communication timeline, the community response, server woes, technology considerations and lessons learned.

search:
  Communicating on the Web During a Crisis Chris Latham University of Texas at AustinNyleva Corley The University of Texas at Austin


name_last: FIGHTVILLE
name: FIGHTVILLE
name_index: F
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F29922.jpg
website_link: http://www.fightville.net
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVC_dCBrqbU
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Feature
search: FIGHTVILLE Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
original_serial: event_FS11215
original_venue_serial: State Theatre
description:
  Director: Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
  USA | 85 minutes


  Starring:
  Dustin 'The Diamond' Poirier, Albert Stainback, Gil 'The Thrill' Guillory


  Mixed Martial Arts has grown from a controversial no-holds-barred gladiatorial sideshow into a billion dollar  phenomenon eclipsing boxing as the dominant combat sport in the world. But far from Las Vegas, in sweat-soaked gyms and low-rent arenas across America, the big lights are but a dream. Here, men fight to test their mettle, fortified with the mythic promise that an ordinary man can transform into a champion. FIGHTVILLE is about the art and sport of fighting: a microcosm of life, a physical manifestation of that other brutal contest called the American Dream.


name_last: Lurkers: Your Most Important Community Members
name: Lurkers: Your Most Important Community Members
name_index: L
website_link: http://www.ektron.com
hashtag: #sxswlurkers
event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP6626
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: TX Ballroom 1

  Participants:
  Heather Strout (Farland Group)
  Jim Storer (The Community Roundtable)
  Mark Wallace (Environmental Data Resources Inc)
  Mike Pascucci (Ektron)

  Summary
  Your lurkers are a vital and necessary part of your community and they often make
  up a majority of your membership but are dismissed as valueless members of the
  community. Treating your lurkers as if they have no value could be a fatal mistake
  in managing your community.
  Many community managers discount the value of lurkers when in fact, they
  are usually the cornerstone of your community. The panelists will help you
  understand the measurements you need to use to both understand the value of
  your community lurkers and how to translate that value back to the business. We
  will also share ideas on how to keep lurkers engaged and coming back to the
  community and how they can turn from lurkers into contributors.
  In this panel, you will learn why your community lurkers are valuable and how
  to measure their value by understanding how they are contributing to your
  community, what they are learning from your community, and how they are
  providing value back to the business.
  This will be a moderator-lead discussion with plenty of time for Q&A. Learn
  from a panel with a combined 32 years of community building and management
  experience.

search:
  Lurkers: Your Most Important Community Members Heather Strout Farland GroupJim Storer The Community RoundtableMark Wallace Environmental Data Resources IncMike Pascucci Ektron


name_last: Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
name: Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2665.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Smokin'_Joe_Kubek__and__Bnois_King-Have_Blues_Will_Travel.mp3
website_link: http://www.smokinjoekubek.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Blues
search: Smokin' Joe Kubek &amp; Bnois King
original_serial: event_MS11507
original_venue_serial: Speakeasy
description:
  “Raucous, high-energy Texas roadhouse blues-rock. Blistering guitar solos, irresistible shuffles and subtle ballads.” –Living Blues   

  “A great combination...Kubek’s powerful, big-as-Texas guitar gets down and dirty. King delivers sharp and potent guitar and warm, soulful vocals.” –Blues Revue  

  Of all the blues legends the great state of Texas has produced, none sounds quite like Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King. The two Lone Star guitarists—one a hard-edged, hard rocking blues player and the other a jazzy, elegant rhythm player who delivers raw, spontaneous solos-—have taken their dual guitar attack from the heart of Texas to fans around the globe. For more than 20 years and thousands of live shows, the duo’s scorching blues and telepathic interplay has been thrilling fans all around the world. Their new CD (their second for Alligator and the 14th of their careers), Have Blues, Will Travel, is a collection of fresh original songs played with passion, taste and a white-hot intensity. Billboard said the band plays “hard-hitting, original blues. Kubek is one of the fiercest Texas blues guitarists…his fiery leads are complemented by King’s adroit rhythm guitar and classic vocals.”  

  The band’s Alligator Records debut, 2008’s Blood Brothers, brought the long-time musicians to their largest audience yet and earned the band accolades all across the country. The Chicago Sun-Times declared, “Genuine houserockin’ blues…they boogie till the break of day.” Allmusic described the album as “tough, robust, soul-blues that is as hot as they’ve ever gotten in the studio. Impressive.”   

  Joe Kubek was born in Pennsylvania in 1956 but grew up just outside of Dallas. He was leading his own bands and gigging in clubs all around Dallas when he was only 14. Bowled over by the blues a short time after first hearing Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Kubek soon discovered the music of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and other early blues masters including Freddie King, Johnny Copeland and Lightnin’ Hopkins. By the time he was 19, he was backing many famous blues players in the area, including legend Freddie King. Kubek next worked with R&B singer Al “TNT” Braggs and made a host of new friends, including Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan (with whom Kubek became close), B.B. King and many other blues icons.  
   
  In 1989, Kubek met guitarist/vocalist Bnois King at a Monday night Dallas jam session. The two became fast friends, and melded their seemingly divergent styles—Kubek a rocking and fierce picker and slider, King a subtle, fat-chord rhythm player whose solos are spontaneous and unpredictable—into one of the most potent guitar combinations the Southwest had ever produced. Kubek explains the relationship succinctly: “Bnois fires me up. We are constantly pushing each other higher, complimenting each other’s solos. But it’s not planned. We never know what we’re going to do until it’s done. I pull the blues out of him, and he pulls the jazz out of me. Bnois knows so much about jazz it’s amazing.”  

  Bnois (pronounced Buh-noice) King was born in Delhi, LA in 1943. He was inspired to play guitar by his high school music teacher. Before long, Bnois was playing blues cover songs with a local band. On his own, he traveled through Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado, finding local bands to gig with and also performing with carnival tent show groups. King made his way to Dallas in 1979, gigging with jazz combos until he hooked up with Kubek ten years later. A master storyteller, King didn’t start writing and singing until he joined forces with Joe, when both duties fell on him. “We needed a singer so I sang,” King recalls, “and every time I did the crowds went wild. We needed songs so I wrote about things that happened to me, to people I knew. That’s what I still do today.” As for his guitar work, King is similarly modest. “Joe inspires me a lot,” King says. “When I solo, it’s a spur of the moment thing. I don’t have a plan. I react to what I hear on the bandstand.”  

  On the strength of their huge local following, Kubek and King signed to Bullseye Blues and released their debut CD, Stepping Out Texas Style, in 1991. After conquering the Dallas scene, the band began touring clubs, concert halls and festivals nationally and internationally. Following a successful series of eight Bullseye releases, they signed to Blind Pig Records in 2003. As their popularity continued to build on the strength of their recordings and the energy of their live shows, the band’s touring schedule grew to over 150 dates per year all across the United States, Canada and Europe (where they have toured more than a dozen times), solidifying their place in the blues world with one jaw-dropping show after another.  

  Kubek and King signed with Alligator in 2008 and released Blood Brothers. The fresh approach, the smoking hot playing and the original, slice-of-life lyrics all added up to a blues lover’s delight. The Dallas Observer said, “An electric blast of twelve-bar heaven…they blow the roof off.”  More than anything else, Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King love to perform live. With Have Blues, Will Travel  they’ve gigged from coast to coast, bringing their no-holds-barred brand of soul-charged, rockin’ Texas blues to old fans and newcomers night after night. Have Blues, Will Travel is not just the name of the new album. For Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King, it’s a way of life.


name_last: StartupBus Finals
name: StartupBus Finals
name_index: S
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: StartupBus Finals
original_serial: event_OE00420
original_venue_serial: Hilton Hotel
description:
  Five buses full of entrepreneurs are descending on SXSW from around the country. Come see what they built along the way!


name_last: Japan Technology Summit
name: Japan Technology Summit
name_index: J
hashtag: #japantech
event_category: Tech Summit
event_sub_category: Various
original_serial: event_OE00636
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: K

  Participants:
  Koichi Yamamoto (Dentsu Inc)
  Ryo Shimizu (Ubiquitous Entertainment Inc)
  Serkan Toto (TechCrunch)
  Taisei Tanaka (Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc)
  Takahito Iguchi (Tonchidot)

  Summary
  The Japan Technology Summit will provide an hour-long exploration of the new media scene in Japan. Speakers will cover the hottest new technologies in this country, as well as identifying key players and key companies, current investment opportunities and the kinds of programs available for technology entrepreneurs. If you need a crash course regarding the newest tech-related developments in Japan, then be sure to attend this session!

search:
  Japan Technology Summit Koichi Yamamoto Dentsu IncRyo Shimizu Ubiquitous Entertainment IncSerkan Toto TechCrunchTaisei Tanaka Geisha Tokyo Entertainment IncTakahito Iguchi Tonchidot


name_last: World Beneath World
name: World Beneath World
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/46821.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/WORLD_BENEATH_WORLD-Hopeful_Damned.mp3
website_link: http://www.worldbeneathworld.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Metal
search: World Beneath World
original_serial: event_MS13873
original_venue_serial: Prague
description:
  With a sound that bridges the gap between the underground sludge/doom movement and mainstream metal, World Beneath World stands alone at the forefront of Metal's next wave.  Stemming from the success of last year's debut EP, with extensive support from internet radio around the world, as well as terrestrial airplay on KNAC in Los Angeles and KLAQ in El Paso among others, the end of 2010 saw World Beneath World travel to New Orleans at the special request of thrash/groove metal pioneers, Exhorder, to serve as main support.  Their full-length follow-up CD, 'Nein', expertly produced and engineered by Sterling Winfield (Pantera, Mudvayne, Damage Plan, HellYeah) is set for release early this year soon to be followed by a tour in support of Exhorder and Texas metal legends Rigor Mortis.  'Nein' builds on the sonic architecture of its predecessor and displays World Beneath World, coming into their own, as the sole purveyors of the new sludge sound.


name_last: Jessica Lea Mayfield
name: Jessica Lea Mayfield
name_index: J
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/481.jpg
website_link: http://www.jessicaleamayfield.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Jessica Lea Mayfield
original_serial: event_MS13486
original_venue_serial: St David's Historic Sanctuary
description:
  The 21-year old from Kent, Ohio first performed with her family band One Way Rider at the age of 8.  At age 15, she recorded her first album White Lies in her brother's bedroom, printing only 100 copies.  One of those copies fell into the hands of Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys).  After an introduction, Mayfield and Auerbach hit the studio, laying the foundation for her debut album 'With Blasphemy So Heartfelt.'  Says Auerbach of the recording experience, 'I think she's dark and moody in a mysterious way.'  He adds, 'I'm just always really excited to make music with her.'

  'Tell Me,' Jessica's 2011 Nonesuch Records debut, is a stunningly forthright 11-song set that addresses late-night longing, serial heartbreak, and intoxicatingly dangerous liaisons conducted in dimly lit barrooms or roadside motels.  By the end, the only heart intact is Mayfield's own.  It's as if she'd stripped the sentimentality and ruefulness from a bunch of classic country songs, leaving only stark emotion.  Auerbach also produced and engineered 'Tell Me' at his Easy Eye Sound System studio in Akron, Ohio, matching Mayfield's candor with eerily minimal, brilliantly constructed tracks that keep her mesmerizing, unadorned voice front and center.

  The New York Times hailed the album a Critics' Pick, while the Associated Press calls 'Tell Me' 'the portrait of a precocious girl growing into self-assured womanhood and a producer reaching the peak of his powers.  It is a dark and moody album, full of delights throughout, and if it doesn't make Mayfield a star, that too will be heartbreaking.'


name_last: Jesse Thomas
name: Jesse Thomas
name_index: J
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/47261.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Jesse_Thomas-You_I_Want.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/jessethomasmusic
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f00BuIWBjGw
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Singer-Songwriter
search: Jesse Thomas
original_serial: event_MS13423
original_venue_serial: The Ale House
description:
  Jesse Thomas is an L.A. based artist originally from Covington, Kentucky. In late 2008, with little money in her pocket she packed up her bags and moved out to Los Angeles by herself not knowing a soul when she arrived. After a few open mics around the valley and some very rough home-recorded demos, she caught the attention of producer Jim Roach. 

  Besides her poignant yet hilarious live persona, what makes Jesse so unique is her raw smokey voice that is truly all her own. It’s something most don’t expect from a girl under 5’ in her 20s.

  In Spring 2010 Jesse finished up her debut album “Hazel EP” which hit iTunes and stores nationally in September 2010. The album debuted in the top ten of the singer/songwriter charts and was featured on ITunes 'New and Noteworthy,' as well as the 'Indie Spotlight.' In early 2011 her song 'You I Want' will be featured at Starbucks as their 'pick of the week,' nationally and through Canada. Her song 'Stay' was featured on teen nicks 'Degrassi' and her youtube video of the same song has generated over 80,000 views. She has opened for John Mayer, Owl City, Lights, and Angel Taylor. 

  Jesse will be back in the studio recording her next album in April after she returns from her showcase at this years SXSW. She is represented by Red Parade Music group.


name_last: The Glass
name: The Glass
name_index: G
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3133.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/The_Glass-Wanna_Be_Dancin'.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/theglass
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: The Glass
original_serial: event_MS13666
original_venue_serial: Malverde
description:
  The Glass are Dominique Keegan and Glen 'DJ Wool' Brady, Dominique a New Yorker who runs the Plant Music label with partner Adrian “Stretch Armstrong” Bartos, Glen living in Berlin where he runs the label We Collect Enemies and releasing music under his DJ Wool moniker. They both are originally from Dublin and joined one another to form The Glass in 2004. Their first two singles Won't Bother Me and Hear The Music were released in 2004 and 2005 and were showcased on The Sound of Young New York compilation (Mixed by Dom & Glen). They released the seven track EP Couples Therapy in 2007 and have been performing as a band and as DJs around the globe ever since. They have been remixed by Mylo, 20/20 Soundsytem, Nadastrom, In Flagranti, Luke Solomon and more recently Black Van and Ian Pooley.

  At Swim Two Birds is their first full-length album. It is both an electronic album and a pop record, fusing the freshest production with catchy music and choruses. Disco, Rock, House and Techno power soft and almost melancholy vocals with some slower moodier songs giving way to faster paced dance anthems like last year's single Wanna' Be Dancin'  and their new single Four Four Letter. 

  When asked to describe this album the band replied 'it's music for girls.” Popular themes of love, lust, attraction and pain run through the record with songs like Pheromone, an ode to the most potent of aphrodisiacs, Is It Me?, a rhetorical quiz touching on infidelity, and the similarly themed Wanna Be Dancin' . Other songs touch on a broad variety of ideas from the whimsical (love of yacht rock) to the somber (the state of the planet and what's left for the blank generation).

  The band’s influences are varied and at times contradictory; they have been immersed in club music as djs since the 90’s; yet any overly upbeat impulses in their music gets reigned in by the spell of rainy and gray Dublin. The Glass used to perform live as a four piece with Leah Shapiro (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) on drums and Kurt Uenala (Kap10Kurt) on bass but the duo now have stripped their show down to a two-man performance with Glen on beats, samples, analog synths and keys and Keegan on vocals & synths. Their new show promises to go back to the basics using vintage analog 303s, modular synths, drum pads and keyboards fused with live vocals to create a truly live electronic pop experience.

  Their new single “Four Four Letter” (October 2010) hit #12 on the Beatport Indie Dance Chart, is Top Ten on the German Club Chart and # 10 on UK Cool Cuts chart. The single has been getting huge support from DJs including Aeroplane (on their new DJ mix), Alan Braxe, Cassius, Malente, Russ Chimes, Tony Humphries and many more. 


  www.soundcloud.com/theglass

  www.myspacecom/theglass

  www.facebook.com/theglassmusic

  www.plantmusic.com


name_last: The Stepkids
name: The Stepkids
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2888.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/The_Stepkids-Shadows_on_Behalf.mp3
website_link: http://www.thestepkids.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Funk
search: The Stepkids
original_serial: event_MS11901
original_venue_serial: Malverde
description:
  The Stepkids is futuristic electro soul recorded on a reel-to-reel. Soaring harmonies sung by three singer/songwriters. Kandinsky-essque visuals that make for enigmatic live performances.  But more, The Stepkids is a collective.

  “The Stepkids is not about either of us - it’s about creating an entity where the entity itself is what’s important” says bassist and keyboardist Dan Edinberg.  'There's an equal split in the creative process, and we’re really happy about that' adds drummer Tim Walsh.  'Any lyric, any melody, any idea could have been done by any of us.' 
   
  Theirs is an approach that comes from more than a decade of musical experimentation. Brought up together as teenagers on the East Coast jazz and R+B circuit, the three band members went on as individuals to share stages with Lauren Hill and 50 Cent, tour internationally with indie punk band Zox, score movies and commercials, and produce solo albums. But it was an interest in creating an aesthetic identity that supersedes the conventional pop notions of stardom and self-importance which ultimately drew them together.
   
   'All three of us write, and all three of us sing' explains Jeff Gitelman, who resigned from touring as Alicia Keys' guitarist to concentrate full-time on recording the Stepkids self-titled debut album.

  The Stepkids' groove is a startling yet sexy fusion of punk, jazz, West African traditional, 1960s folk, neo and classic soul, classic funk and 20th century classical. Think T.Rex meets Sun Ra, Sly Stone meets Stravinsky, Dylan meets Dilla. Philosophy and literature provide a conceptual schematic, from existential musings (“Legend in My Own Mind”), to the work of Charles Bukowski (“La La”) and Plato’s theoretical “Allegory of the Cave” ('Shadows on Behalf”).  Add to this a vested interest in the recording process, and you have an imaginative album of Technicolor brilliance expertly self-engineered and self-produced.  Live, kaleidoscopic projections by NYC artist Jesse Mann consume the stage with light for a multi-sensory experience.

  There’s no singular icon, no singular sound, no singular way of making it happen. It’s psychedelia for the 21st century, where the focus is the whole – and that includes you.


name_last: The Innkeepers
name: The Innkeepers
name_index: I
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31354.jpg
website_link: http://www.mpimediagroup.com
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: The Innkeepers Ti West
original_serial: event_FS11495
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 1
description:
  Director: Ti West
  USA | 100 minutes


  Starring:
  Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis


  After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees -Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy)- are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England's most haunted hotels.  As the Inn’s final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage “ghost hunters” begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel’s long unexplained history.


name_last: Demo Listening Session 1
name: Demo Listening Session 1
name_index: D
event_category: Demo Listening
event_sub_category: Other
original_serial: event_MP990054
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 10A

  Participants:
  Isaac Heymann (Leverage Records)
  Rick Heysquierdo (The Lone Star Jukebox - KPFT 90.1 FM Houston)
  Seth Hubbard (Polyvinyl Record Co)

  Summary
  Demo Listening Sessions offer a unique opportunity for selected musicians to get direct feedback from music professionals, those who listen to demos as part of their job.

search:
  Demo Listening Session 1 Isaac Heymann Leverage RecordsRick Heysquierdo The Lone Star Jukebox - KPFT 90.1 FM HoustonSeth Hubbard Polyvinyl Record Co


name_last: Skampida
name: Skampida
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1384.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/SKAMPIDA-La_Manifestacion.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/skampidafastidia
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Skampida
original_serial: event_MS15059
original_venue_serial: Barbarella Patio
description:
  'SKAMPIDA' have become one of the most successful and popular group's to emerge from Colombia. In over 12 years of existence, 'SKAMPIDA' has demonstrated to be one of the most versatile and restless musical groups from Colombia and Latin America. 

  'SKAMPIDA' is one of the top musical groups of their time. They launched their first album titled 'No Te Quedes Afuera,' or 'Don't Stay Outside' in 2002. Among the long plays recorded by them during this time, the most remarkable are 'INDIFERENCIA', 'CASTANEDA', 'CIRCULO VICIOSO', 'FUERZA DE TRABAJO' and 'UNA ESTRELLA MAS.' 

  'SKAMPIDA' has been climbing the musical ladder since they first carne onto the music scene in 1998. They have performed with renowned artists and musical groups such as ALICIA KEYS, MANU CHAO, BLANQUITO MAN, WHITE LION, and GOGOL BORDELLO. They have received much praise and have earned several awards including 'Best Live Performance' for their performances through out Colombia. 'SKAMPIDA'S' time in the U.S., although short, has proved to be very lucrative. They have a strong audience and dedicated fans that have helped them gain the notoriety they have today. Local media outlets such as 'The New Times' and 'Shock Magazine' have awarded 'SKAMPIDA' the title of 'Best Ska and Reggae Band' and 'Best Live Performance.' 


  'SKAMPIDA' enjoys a blooming career which is gaining acclaim throughout the entire world, including Latin America, North America, and parts of Europe. Their most recent work is a CD and DVD compilation, in which they mix innovative and diverse forms of musical styles which include Afro-Caribbean, reggae, folklore, hip hop, and cumbia. They were also invited to participate in the world famous 'Festival de Nuevas Bandas 2009' in Caracas, Venezuela during the month July. 
  'SKAMPIDA' performed to a sold out crowd of thousands and had everyone dancing. This annual festival brings together both national and international bands of a rock/ska genre and caters to a collegiate demographic, although all ages are welcome. 'SKAMPIDA' has received great honors in the short amount of time that they have been in the mainstream music market. They have obtained an impressive following of fans who request as much music as they can deliver. They truly are extraordinary in the music field. 

  'SKAMPIDA'S' inventive and cutting edge sound, filled with deep emotion and conviction penetrates their listeners deep inside their soul and makes them evaluate life as a whole. Successful in Latin America and North America, 'SKAMPIDA' holds the promise of musical generations to come. 

  'SKAMPIDA'S' 12 year reign on the music scene has only just come to light through their rocket rise to the top of the charts in their music genre. Given more time and more music, 'SKAMPIDA' is sure to leave more than just a mark in musical history. 

  Their interpretations have been heard in the most remote cities in Colombia and neighboring countries like VENEZUELA, CHILE, ECUADOR, and ARGENTINA. They are exceptional in their style and in their interpretation of the RockjSka Genre, which is now so ever popular in the South American Continent. Their concerts are spectacular and their fans wait through rain, sun, and cold weathers to hear them play. 


  Spanish Info
  Con 12 años de carrera artística, Skampida se ha convertido en una de las bandas mas influyentes del rock Bogotano. Su sonido se caracteriza por una fuerte combinación de géneros como ska, punk, klezmer, polka, rockabilly y powercore; sonido con el que logra shows con una gran descarga de energía en todos los escenarios a los que acude.
  En su historial de conciertos a nivel nacional e internacional se destacan 3 participaciones en el enorme festival en Bogotá 'Rock al Parque', festival 'Nuevas Bandas' en Caracas (VE), 'Carnaval de Negros y Blancos' en la ciudad de Pasto, concierto benefico 'Haiti cuenta contigo', festival 'CaliUnderGrond', 'Ska Antipersonal' en Medellin, teloneando para Skatalites y una gira en U.S.A. en importantes bares como CBGBs, SOBs, Irving Plaza, D'Antigua, Warsaw, Frying Pan (estos en NYC) Tobacco road, Transit Lounge, Churchill's (Miami), Trocadero (Philadelphia), 9:30 club (Washington DC), Roxy (Boston) por nombrar los mas representativos.
  Su discografia se compone de: 'FDT' (sencillo), 'No te quedes afuera' (EP), 'Stereoblaster' (album larga duración), 'Irun Bulgaria' (supersencillo), y sus mas recentes sencilos 'La manifestacion' y 'Zombie Policers' pertenecientes a su ultima produccion discografica; ademas de su video de 'circulo vicioso' que rotó en canales como playtv y citytv y obtuvo reconocimientos como: mejor video Ska-Reggae premios Much Music 2005 y nominado a mejor video Festival de Cine de Cartagena 2005. Cabe mencionar sus presentaciones para medios televisivos: Univision en NYC, Sañal Colombia, Citytv en Bogota.
  Skampida ha recibido varias nominaciones y premios, como 3 nominaciones a mejor banda ska/reggae premios shock, mejor puesta en escena premios shock 2004, mejor banda latina New Times Awards 2006 y nominaciones a mejor banda ska premios subterranica 2009 y 2010.

  En verano de 2010 realizan su gira Zombie Policers, el  segundo tour por Norteamerica (Canada y US) en los meses de Julio y Agosto donde promocionan su compilacion 'Autopirate' que incluye temas de 'Stereoblaster', los sencillos recientes y 3 temas nuevos. Este tour incluye el Victoria Ska Fest, (uno de los mas grandes del genero), 4 shows en las islas de British Columbia y los clubes Venue y Cobalt (en Vancouver); Miami y NY en clubes ya conocidos por la banda y el Gypsy Fest '10 Tabor.


name_last: These United States
name: These United States
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2613.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/These_United_States-I_Want_You_To_Keep_Everything.mp3
website_link: http://www.theseunitedstates.net
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: These United States
original_serial: event_MS14194
original_venue_serial: tenOak
description:
  These United States surrender themselves to unbridled rock and roll exuberance:  ringing guitars, thundering drums, desperate yearning bordering on hope.  By turns larger-than-life and disarmingly intimate, this is folk in the truest sense - a record of the moment, of the cultural and emotional forces that animate everyday existence somewhere down below the headlines.  (But never apart from them.)  And These United States play it the way folk was meant to be played:  hard, fast, big, slow, long, loud, loose, at last unburdened.  They play like they mean it.  Like there's never been a better time to be alive.

  Over the last three years These United States has played 600 shows, released four albums and gained the support of NPR's All Things Considered, World Cafe, and Mountain Stage, Spin, Paste, Filter, NY Times, Village Voice, Brooklyn Vegan, JamBase, The Onion, Daytrotter, My Old Kentucky Blog, KEXP, KCRW, WXPN, and WFUV. Festival highlights include: Lollapalooza, High Sierra, Pickathon, Glastonbury, Mt. Jam, XPoNential, Joshua Tree, Celebrate Brooklyn, and Forecastle.


name_last: iPhone Developer Meet Up
name: iPhone Developer Meet Up
name_index: 0-9
event_category: Meet Up
event_sub_category: Meet Up
search: iPhone Developer Meet Up Josh Clark Global Moxie
original_serial: event_IAP000493
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Room 615AB

  Participants:
  Josh Clark (Global Moxie)

  Summary
  As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session -- nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum registrants who are iphone developers. Cash bar onsite.


name_last: Oh Sunshine
name: Oh Sunshine
name_index: O
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2558.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/oh_sunshine-I_belong_to_you.mp3
website_link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/official-oh-sunshine/169934309699422
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yQfA_cLYv0
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Oh Sunshine
original_serial: event_MS11268
original_venue_serial: Elysium
description:
  oh sunshine was formed by mikio hirama and emily connor in 2010. they are releasing their first album on Jan 26, 2011. The album is available on iTunes worldwide.


name_last: Growing Global Movements Meet Up
name: Growing Global Movements Meet Up
name_index: G
event_category: Meet Up
event_sub_category: Meet Up
search: Growing Global Movements Meet Up Jon Phillips Fabricatorz
original_serial: event_IAP000630
original_venue_serial: Palm Door
description:
  Room: Palm Door

  Participants:
  Jon Phillips (Fabricatorz)

  Summary
  The Growing Global Movements Meet-up is where sharing is encouraged. It's not show and tell; it's show and share. For this Growing Global Movements, Celine Celines leads the conversation about Sharism and the Arab Wolrd. Also, Kaitlin Thaney talks about Open Science as part of the Digital Science project, Jon Phillips is leaking info about new Qi Hardware projects and Ayah Bdeir explains how important Open Hardware is for sharing physical ideas. This is a meet-up outside of the Growing Global Movements Core Conversation. We need you to come and share one thing with the rest of us. Cash bar onsite.


name_last: Twerps
name: Twerps
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/42888.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Twerps-Black_Eyes.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/thetwerpstheband
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Twerps
original_serial: event_MS11174
original_venue_serial: Black &amp; Tan
description:
  Loveable Melbourne scallywags the Twerps make incredibly warmhearted pop music, low on flash but high on feeling. They hark back to 50s rock’n’roll, 90s lo-fi, and 80s New Zealand pop, but the big beautiful mess they make of their influences is all their own.

  Forming in 2008 around charismatic guitarist/vocalist Marty Frawley and bassist Rick Milovanovic, the Twerps have already become a much-loved Melbourne fixture. They’ve shared stages with overseas heroes like Deerhunter, the Bats, Yo La Tengo, Black Lip and Thee Oh Sees, and have toured everywhere from Auckland to Adelaide.

  Their debut EP from late last year features nine short, simple but ridiculously infectious tracks, recorded to analogue tape by Eddy Current Suppression Ring guitarist Mikey Young. Marty’s cheeky, heartfelt songs are complemented by the crystalline guitar lines of guitarist Julia MacFarlane (ex Batrider) and the sympathetic percussion of drummer Patrick O’Neill.

  The quintet recently recorded their debut album with Jack Farley at Head Gap studios in Melbourne. As yet untitled, the album is due out early 2011. Twerps are set to release two 7' records in the U.S. in February 2011 with U.S. labels Underwater Peoples and Olde English Spelling Bee.


name_last: SXSW Convergence Meet Up with Turner Broadcasting
name: SXSW Convergence Meet Up with Turner Broadcasting
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/turner1.jpg
hashtag: #SXSWMeetUp
event_category: Trade Show
event_sub_category: Various
search: SXSW Convergence Meet Up with Turner Broadcasting
original_serial: event_OE00113
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Exhibit Hall 3/4



  What happens when the irresistible forces of the social web meet the immovable objects of television? What new ideas, technologies and art forms might emerge? What the heck is “TV”, anyway?  Join us to talk about what it means to live, work and play at the center of the most exciting media disruption since ... well, ever.


name_last: I've Never Met My Coworkers: Running International Teams
name: I've Never Met My Coworkers: Running International Teams
name_index: I
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/IveNeverMetMyCoworkers.png
website_link: http://www.copterlabs.com
hashtag: #inmmc
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Dual
original_serial: event_IAP5967
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon D

  Participants:
  Jason Lengstorf (Copter Labs)
  Thomas Sturge (Copter Labs)

  Summary
  I work with four other guys, and I've never met any of them. In fact, none of them live within 1000 miles of me. However, we manage to work together on 5-10 simultaneous projects and my business is up 300% from last year. Building a team to help you with sub-contracting is easier than you might think. I'll tell you how I took Copter Labs from a one-man (severely overworked) effort to a five-man collective in less than three months while continuing to increase my company's gross income and my own take-home pay, as well as freeing up hours of my own time to enjoy life.

search:
  I've Never Met My Coworkers: Running International Teams Jason Lengstorf Copter LabsThomas Sturge Copter Labs


name_last: Your Mom Has an iPad: Designing for Boomers
name: Your Mom Has an iPad: Designing for Boomers
name_index: Y
website_link: http://effectiveui.com
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Solo
search: Your Mom Has an iPad: Designing for Boomers John McRee EffectiveUI
original_serial: event_IAP6814
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom B

  Participants:
  John McRee (EffectiveUI)

  Summary
  It’s a cultural phenomenon that most of us didn’t see coming: baby boomers are taking over Facebook, while the millenials are abandoning it like crazy because it is so last year. After all, what 20-something wants his mom to see his status update about last night’s party?

  This example signifies a trend in technology overall: the assumed late adopters are now joining early adopters as technology becomes increasingly easy and fun to use.  Devices such as the Wii and the iPad have overwhelmingly been adopted by the older and less technologically savvy crowd. 

  The trend has significant design implications. As we’re designing for emergent devices, we need to be very aware that we’re definitely not designing for ourselves. User research will become even more critical, with particular attention paid to the more mature crowd as they have different needs from other generations. Security, privacy and ease of use are key attributes for this audience that we may have overlooked, thinking we were designing for younger users. 

  During this session, John will discuss specific case studies of companies that saw the benefits of conducting the necessary user research to understand the needs, goals and motivations of the boomer crowd as well as specific design techniques that appeal to a more mature audience. In addition, he’ll also explore whether there is one, common design language that speaks to the needs of multiple generations.


name_last: Concert-Going 2.0 – Engaging in Live Streaming
name: Concert-Going 2.0 – Engaging in Live Streaming
name_index: C
website_link: http://MTV.com
hashtag: livestreaming
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Media
original_serial: event_MP6827
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 15

  Moderator:
  Eliot Van Buskirk (Evolver.fm/The Echo Nest)

  Participants:
  Brad Barrish (Topspin Media)
  Jeremy Holley (Warner Music Group)
  Mark Kates (Fenway Recordings)
  Shannon Connolly (MTVN)

  Summary
  This presentation will focus on streaming music for the masses - from big name acts like Miley Cyrus to emerging artist like Never Shout Never, MTV utilizes all of its creative tools, partnerships and music knowledge to provide accessible, awesome music to its hyper-connected fans, live and streamed as they demand.  This presentation will showcase creative ways MTV makes concerts more engaging online – from shooting video from the audience perspective - to social viewing tools like the Gigya Widget that create an engaging community concert-viewing experience, and a partnership with Webster Hall that gives emerging artists a platform to reach crowds across the America with live streaming video on MTV.com. This session will offer best practices and tips on tools and techniques to engage fans via concert going 2.0.

search:
  Concert-Going 2.0 – Engaging in Live Streaming Brad Barrish Topspin MediaJeremy Holley Warner Music GroupMark Kates Fenway RecordingsShannon Connolly MTVNEliot Van Buskirk Evolver.fm/The Echo Nest


name_last: Country Mice
name: Country Mice
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/44926.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/wearecountrymice
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Country Mice
original_serial: event_MS14278
original_venue_serial: Skinny's Ballroom
description:
  Country Mice front man Jason Rueger grew up on a farm in rural Kansas passed down through three generations of his family. With headphones on, he walked the path, bruised his hands and squinted his eyes in the sun, but music, above all else, made him whole. Looking out from his window, he set his sights for something different than the dirt and milo that stung his eyes and cut his hands. Jason fought against the gravity-pull of hometown and, with all the joy and pain of letting go, moved to Brooklyn. Here, he met Ben Bullington (guitar), Kurt Kuehn (drums) and Mike Feldman (bass), who, being from Kansas, Wisconsin and upstate New York, also shared a comfort in displacement and they quickly banded with Rueger. As Country Mice, they rallied together to craft apocalyptic ballads through amplifier hazes that thicken into funnel clouds, drums that stomp-clap sedately before the storm peaks, and bass tones that thicken the bloodstream. Jason draws on his small town rearing with sophistication beyond the ordinarily romantic and reductive Americana troubadour, and his songwriting is anything but dime a dozen. You can hear strong traces of Neil Young and Wilco mixed into their modern experimental guitar sounds that any fan of mid-90’s Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. would love. Together they cut their teeth among the other hardworking bands of Brooklyn's fast-paced scene.

  To date, the band has released two formative 7' singles and a limited edition cassette on Brooklyn-based indie labels and now they are ready to unleash their debut album,'Twister,' on Wao Wao Records. This is a record that sonically chisels through the calloused shell of glossy rock & roll to find the dissonant live wire beneath and play it for all its worth. It tells a tale of strained memory: the hardships, joys, and love of growing up in a small town in the Midwest, with the hopes and dreams of traveling the world – a record for every kid seeing the big world from his small bedroom window.

  Wao Wao Records (www.myspace.com/waowaorecords) is run by Toby Rascal and Hbear, two members of Kanine Records (www.kaninerecords.com), out of the basement of the Kanine Records headquarters, normally referred to as the Doghouse. Toby and Hbear formed Wao Wao Records to start releasing records by Country Mice the day they heard a lo-fi mp3 off of a 4-track demo that Jason, Ben and Kurt did in their practice space. They instantly knew then and there, that these three had something special and they wanted to be a part of it. “I instantly fell in love with their scratchy guitar sounds. It reminded of the joys of digging up a lost bone on a warm spring day. While their guitars feed back off of his homemade amp, Jason gives off a classically lost vocal style that gives way to a whole new take on a long lost 90’s indie sound.


name_last: Wild Flag
name: Wild Flag
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/858.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/wildflag
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Wild Flag
original_serial: event_MS12545
original_venue_serial: The Parish
description:
  WILD FLAG is a Portland, OR and Washington, DC based quartet consisting of Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Rebecca Cole, and Janet Weiss. The members of WILD FLAG have played in numerous and notable bands, including but not limited to: Helium, The Minders, Croissant Cocktail, Feeble Knees, Quasi, Dogz, Sleater-Kinney, @@@, Asia, The Consortium, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.


name_last: Samsung Blogger Lounge
name: Samsung Blogger Lounge
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/samsung.jpg
event_category: Lounge
event_sub_category: Various
search: Samsung Blogger Lounge
original_serial: event_OE00475
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: 19AB

  For the past four years, you have made the blogger lounge the center of the SXSWi experience for thousands of digital influencers. This year, Samsung and The Techset have teamed up to open the doors to a grander and more engaging home base to celebrate you and the social graphs we weave together.

  The Samsung Blogger Lounge hosted by TechSet is a destination for those seeking a smart guide to what's relevant. It will be your hub for connecting with your online friends IRL and also give you the chance to meet those we've long followed and admired. And we’ll have the opportunity to get hands-on with the latest digital solutions from Samsung designed for a smarter life, such as the Galaxy Tab, Galaxy mobile phones, Smart TVs, laptops and other mobile devices.

  Every day, Samsung will host daily Tweetups, contests, and feature appearances from notable personalities and performances from amazing artists. But more importantly, you'll be there and that's what will make it unforgettable.


name_last: Producing in the 21st Century
name: Producing in the 21st Century
name_index: P
website_link: http://www.jesselauter.com
hashtag: producing21
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Studio
original_serial: event_MP5394
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 16A

  Moderator:
  Jesse Lauter (Jesse Lauter Inc)

  Participants:
  Bill Moriarty (Moriarty Recording)
  Dan Romer (Drawing Number One)
  Jeffrey Curtin (Small Black)
  Larry Crane (Tape Op/Jackpot! Recording)

  Summary
  Budgets are small, retail is dying, studios are closing, fed up audiences are taking music at will ... yet devoted music professionals continue to make records for a living. How are they doing it? How are they getting paid? What type of contracts are they commanding? In a world where the 'record' has become an artists' business card, how will the producer and mixer derive participatory income? Are studio professionals being left out of the so-called 360 deals? Let's get a quality bunch of young rising producers and a handful of seasoned vets in a room and finally open the discussion about empowerment and controlling our own destiny.

search:
  Producing in the 21st Century Bill Moriarty Moriarty RecordingDan Romer Drawing Number OneJeffrey Curtin Small BlackLarry Crane Tape Op/Jackpot! RecordingJesse Lauter Jesse Lauter Inc


name_last: Putting the Public Back in Public Media
name: Putting the Public Back in Public Media
name_index: P
website_link: http://npr.org
event_category: Future of Journalism
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP6547
original_venue_serial: Sheraton
description:
  Room: Capitol View Terrace

  Participants:
  Andy Carvin (NPR)
  Annie Shreffler (WGBH Lab)
  Jessica Clark (Center For Social Media American University)
  Kristin Calhoun (PBS)
  Thomas Broadus (Mississippi Public Broadcasting)

  Summary
  Think NPR and PBS are just broadcasters? Think again. Public media is no longer just a one-way street. In many towns, NPR and PBS stations are the only locally-owned broadcasters, and their mission to serve the public demands that they develop new ways of engaging and strengthening those communities.   They're convening Barcamp-like unconferences called PubCamps all over the country, allowing local techies and citizen journalists to forge collaborative projects with NPR and PBS stations, both online and offline. Public media staff work with volunteer coders, creating software for public media organizations that otherwise lack the capacity to develop it on their own.   Public media engages communities in new ways that go beyond those annual pledge drives, challenging them to work together for the common good. They're putting the public back in public media - right where it should be. This ain't your father's public broadcasting. Come learn how people are plugging into public media - and how you can get involved.

search:
  Putting the Public Back in Public Media Andy Carvin NPRAnnie Shreffler WGBH LabJessica Clark Center For Social Media American UniversityKristin Calhoun PBSThomas Broadus Mississippi Public Broadcasting


name_last: Geko Jones
name: Geko Jones
name_index: G
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1203.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Geko_Jones-Pa_La_Escuela_Nene_Geko_Jones_vs_Frikstailers.mp3
website_link: http://www.duttyartz.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: DJ
search: Geko Jones
original_serial: event_MS12697
original_venue_serial: Flamingo Cantina
description:
  Geko Jones is a Brooklyn-based Puerto-Colombian DJ/Producer and an authority on global underground. He is a founding member of both the New York Tropical and Que Bajo?! party franchises in New York and a partner and co-owner of the Dutty Artz record label with producer Matt Shadetek and DJ /Rupture. His mixes span the tropical hemispheres and collage together globally sonic hours of dancefloor mayhem. Renowned by top DJ's and producers of the digital cumbia scene in Latin America and European bass-pundits alike, Jones is one of the select few DJ's pushing forward the Latin agenda in a world wide tropical bass scene. The past five years have found him sharing a booth or collaborating with a long roster of A-list globalistas like Buraka Som Systema, Bomba Estereo, Systema Solar, Very Be Careful, Maluca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Choquibtown, Toy Selectah and more. Whether it's tearing the roof off an outdoor festival, getting the crowd bubbling on an illegal boat party in Bushwick, conjuring up the next great underground sound, or racking up airmiles from Brooklyn to Bogota, Geko Jones commands the dancefloor.... a Guarachar!


name_last: Deanna Zandt
name: Deanna Zandt
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/Zandt.jpg
hashtag: #sxbookstore
event_category: Bookstore Appearance
event_sub_category: Various
search: Deanna Zandt
original_serial: event_OE00561
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom D Foyer

  Deanna Zandt will be stopping by the SX Bookstore to greet interested registrants and sign copies of her book Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking


name_last: Your Music Here: New Models in Brand Collaborations
name: Your Music Here: New Models in Brand Collaborations
name_index: Y
website_link: http://www.joinred.com
hashtag: brandcollaborations
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Marketing
original_serial: event_MP6663
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 13AB

  Moderator:
  Don MacKinnon ((RED))

  Participants:
  Christina Speed (Patagonia)
  Emmanuel Seuge (The Coca-Cola Company)
  Geoff Cottrill (Converse Inc)
  Sol Guy (Rebel-One)

  Summary
  Once seen as a pay-day (or a sellout), artists are collaborating with brands in new and more organic ways. New, deeper, more organic relationships between artists and brands are evolving. Some of these branded platforms are creating new business models for music. This panel will discuss how these partnerships have evolved, what brands are looking for, and how an artist can maximize their return from these associations.

search:
  Your Music Here: New Models in Brand Collaborations Christina Speed PatagoniaEmmanuel Seuge The Coca-Cola CompanyGeoff Cottrill Converse IncSol Guy Rebel-OneDon MacKinnon (RED)


name_last: How to Influence an Online Revolution
name: How to Influence an Online Revolution
name_index: H
website_link: http://www.thisweekin.com
event_category: Future15
event_sub_category: Future15
search: How to Influence an Online Revolution Amanda Coolong TechZulu
original_serial: event_IAP7279
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom E

  Participants:
  Amanda Coolong (TechZulu)

  Summary
  The way we consume content is radically changing like never before. Currently the public is bombarded with over 500 channels of premium-content, most of which it doesn't even want. The landscape is changing with the advent of high-speed Internet connections, streaming video platforms and devices like the iPad, Boxee and video-enabled smartphones, consumers can truly enjoy their entertainment experience when, and where they want it. Join those at the forefront of live Web TV as we explore this new age of entertainment and the unique opportunities it offers for engaging audiences.


name_last: Transmissor
name: Transmissor
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/44995.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/transmissor
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Transmissor
original_serial: event_MS13924
original_venue_serial: 18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn
description:
  A Brazilian Folk Rock band, formed in 2007. Performed in the most
  important independent Brazilian Festivals and venues throughout the country.
  Transmissor has one record, 'Sociedade do crivo mútuo', released in 2009 by the indie label Ultra Music. Transmissor is finishing up the recording of their second album, 'Nacional', and it should be out in stores in April of 2011.


name_last: Admiral Fallow
name: Admiral Fallow
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/42165.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Admiral_Fallow-Squealing_Pigs.mp3
website_link: http://www.admiralfallow.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Admiral Fallow
original_serial: event_MS14123
original_venue_serial: Maggie Mae's
description:
  ADMIRAL FALLOW
  www.admiralfallow.com


  ALBUM “BOOTS MET MY FACE” UK WIDE RELEASE 28 MARCH 2011


  SINGLE “SQUEALING PIGS” 28 MARCH 2011


  SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST MARCH 2011


  FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF “DELIVERED – ALT VERSION”  AVAIL NOW 


  UK HEADLINE CLUB TOUR MARCH 2011


  BIOGRAPHY

  Admiral Fallow is the latest stunning artist whose March 21st 2011 released album Boots Met My Face  has been produced by award winning engineer Paul Savage; former Delgados drummer and winner of the 2010 UK Producers’ Guild “Breakthrough Producer of the Year” award. “Boots” was recorded at Savage’s renowned Glasgow studio Chem 19, a studio that in 2009 / 2010 / 2011 alone gave us wonderful albums from Phantom Band, Twilight Sad, King Creosote, The Unwinding Hours, Emma Pollock, Idlewild, Mogwai and The Burns Unit. Paul Savage also recorded the latest Franz Ferdinand album.

  Admiral Fallow comprises:-

  Louis Abbott – singing, guitars
  Sarah Hayes – flute, keyboards, singing
  Joe Rattray  -   stand up double bass
  Kevin Brolly – clarinet, keyboards
  Philip Hague – drums
  Craig Grant – guitars, singing


  Lead singer and main writer Louis Abbott gives an idea of what fans can expect of the album when he says, “All of the songs document the first chapter of my life, be it memories from school or kicking a ball about with my childhood chums. All of the songs are taken from real life events. There's no fiction. I'm not into making up stories or characters for the sake of trying to stir emotions. They are songs about friends and family as well as a fair bit of self-evaluation.” 

  Their sets go from simple voice and guitar compositions (‘Four Bulbs’), through stomping Wilco-esque tunes to riotous cacophonies of white noise; their songs about alienation within relationships and experiences of “youth” itself are sung and screamed with utter abandon while the band work themselves into a furious frenzy… 

  “A thrilling, cathartic experience” Sub City Radio. 

  “……could just be the start of something massive….” The Fly review of 26.07.10 King Tuts gig

  Here’s the story so far……….

  Admiral Fallow is a stunning new group, formerly known as Brother Louis Collective, born in 2007 and gathered round the precocious talent of the young foot-stamping, faintly maniacal singer/song-writer Louis Abbott. Citing influences including Tom Waits, Elbow, Low, Midlake, King Creosote, and Springsteen, Admiral Fallow adds clarinet, flute, stand up double bass and four jaw-dropping voices to the usual indie line-up to smash through their joyous, heart-filled, orchestral-tinged and beautifully well crafted songs. 

  Louis is proud to be Scottish and his accent is to the fore in his singing, contrasting magically with the Northumbrian tones of Sarah Hayes, the second vocalist. 

  Their live show has lead to quotes such as 

  “…….one of the best shows I have seen at King Tuts in the last few years…..” Geoff Ellis, MD, DF Concerts of the King Tuts show 26.07.10

  Fyfe Dangerfield of the Guillemots has supported and lauded this exceptional band since their formation, personally asking for them to open for the Guillemots in Glasgow and Edinburgh on their 2007 Scottish tours - and it's easy to see why.

  The band’s reputation quickly spread amongst Scottish promoters in 2008, culminating in their receiving the King Tut’s “Your Sound” artist of the month award and making their second appearance at the Connect Festival that summer. Headline slots at Nice and Sleazys and Oran Mor in Glasgow and The Caves in Edinburgh followed. A 5 star gig review in The Sunday Mail, a single on Euphonios Records, still using the name “Brother Louis Collective”, and Gideon Coe airplay on BBC 6Music were soon under their belts. 2008 was a year of quiet, confident progression for the band.

  In July 2009 the band headlined the Sunday night T Break stage at T in the Park and later that month recorded “Boots Met My Face” at Chem 19, with the UK Music Producers’ Guild “Breakthrough Producer of the Year 2010” Paul Savage at the controls, supported by The Scottish Arts Council and under the guidance of Robin and Jim at Lo-Five Management (Trashcan Sinatras, Jo Mango). They were also crowned the Scotsman’s Under The Radar band of 2009.

  2010 brought the new name Admiral Fallow and the birth of the new album “Boots Met My Face”. This was self released in Scotland in partnership with the band’s management on 26 April 2010 on Lo-Five Records. (album of the week in Daily Record and Sunday Mail, **** in The List). Various Scottish bloggers’ Scottish album of the year 2010

  The band decided to build up the Scottish press and general awareness in 2010, followed by a planned assault on the wider UK market later in the year and beyond to 2011, then overseas. This strategy has borne fruit so far following the BBC Introducing stage headline slot at T in the Park July 2010 and the Frightened Rabbit 13 date UK and Ireland tour December 2010 support .

  “Boots” gets its UK wide release on Monday 21 March 2011.

  On live shows in 2010, Admiral Fallow played with King Creosote at the Fence Collective’s Homegame Festival in March, toured the UK in the first 2 weeks of April and supported the Futureheads in Glasgow on 29 April. 

  Summer festivals were good to the band who opened for King Creosote at the Glasgow West End Festival and rocked out at the Wee Chill, Rockness, the Insider festivals and, famously, on the BBC Introducing Stage at T in the Park, from where they got BBC 2 and BBC 3 TV exposure, a live Radio 1 interview with Edith Bowman and a Radio 1 daytime playlisting for “Taste The Coast”.

  “Absolutely beautiful…great new talent….” Edith Bowman Radio 1

  “That is dreamy…really, really nice….” Fearne Cotton Radio 1

  On their August 2010 Scottish tour, on consecutive nights, the band played Hometown gigs with King Creosote, Adem and Silver Columns in Anstruther and then in Paisley with Paolo Nutini, the latter broadcast for live transmission on BBC Radio2’s In Concert series.

  They also filmed a performance of “Subbuteo” on BBC Switch’s “The Cut” Music special, broadcast on BBC Two in August.

  A small UK tour in September, including 3 dates supporting the Felice Brothers, culminated in a triumphant London show at the Lexington on September 15 attended by the great and the good of the London music industry as well as an ever increasingly swelling fanbase. 

  “The award for the best of the new acts we have seen perform recently goes to Admiral Fallow. Their excellent set at the Lexington had publishers and A&R out in force. We expect them to be huge. Led by the engaging and captivating future star that is frontman Louis Abbott the 6 piece band will soon have the world at their footballing feet”  Paul Kramer, The Hit Sheet, September 2010.

  To round off September the band played an intimate gig at the lovely Loopallu Festival.

  The first single was “Subbuteo.”

  On BBC Radio 1’s The Review Show with Edith Bowman on 13 July 2010, guest reviewer Daniel P Carter said of “Subbuteo”……..” I bought this and listened to it 7 times in a row on the underground on my way here….its so good, so dark, so beautiful…there’s a Nick Drake feel to the guitar playing, the lyrics are really real – really amazing… ”

  “I really love this band. I think they’re great” Guy Garvey, Elbow, BBC 6Music

  With the renowned Blair McDonald of Nettwerk Publishing joining booking agent Ross Morrison of Primary Talent International aboard the good ship, and with PR from Devil PR and Radio representation from Rob Lynch at Airplayer hoving in to view, Admiral Fallow are ready to move their development to the next stage.

  The Frightened Rabbit support shows over the13 date tour of UK and Ireland had sold out shows in December at London, Dublin and the Glasgow Barrowlands (twice).

  Following this, in 2011 Admiral Fallow will undertake a headline tour of the UK in February and March

  28-Feb-11	SCO	EDINBURGH	SNEAKY PETES
  01-Mar-11	SCO	ABERDEEN	LEMON TREE
  02-Mar-11	SCO	GLASGOW	ARCHES
  03-Mar-11			
  04-Mar-11			
  05-Mar-11	UK	LEEDS	NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS
  06-Mar-11	UK	NEWCASTLE	THE CLUNY
  07-Mar-11	UK	SHEFFIELD	THE FORUM
  08-Mar-11	UK	MANCHESTER	DEAF INSTITUTE
  09-Mar-11	UK	LONDON	LEXINGTON
  10-Mar-11	UK	BIRMINGHAM	HARE & HOUND
  11-Mar-11			
  12-Mar-11	UK	NOTTS	BODEGA
  13-Mar-11	UK	BRISTOL	COOLER

  ahead of their showcases at South by South West and the UK wide release of the “Boots Met My Face” album, both in March 2011.



  ADMIRAL FALLOW – SETTING A COURSE



  Live Reviews

  “(their) brooding, heartfelt folk leanings are bolstered by a soundtrack of colourful orchestration, including flute, strings and double bass - a rich concoction that has caught the attention of more than a few unsuspecting ears.” The List 

  ' surely destined for a larger stage.' ***** Sunday Mail 

  'They did not so much ‘take to the stage’ as colonise it and build a mini empire of sound for the awestruck concert goers...surely one of the truest new talents in Scotland today.'**** New Found Sound 

  “This works well when the band are singing open-hearted love songs and impressively conjuring a balance of nostalgia and innocence-breaking violence during ‘Subbuteo’” The Scotsman

  ‘Admiral Fallow are set to soundtrack our forthcoming festivals’ The List****

  ‘…intimate and epic…quite stunning’ The Herald ****

  ‘…open-hearted love songs and impressively conjuring a balance of nostalgia’  Scotsman

  More reviews on www.admiralfallow.com

  More information on Admiral Fallow, photos, local press and interview please contact Robin Morton on 07870 590909 or email robin@robinmorton.com.  See EPK on www.sonicbids.com/admiralfallow

  For bookings, Ross Morrison, Primary Talent www.primary.uk.com

  UK National Press  / Online  Mark James at Devil PR  mark@devilpr.co.uk
                               
  www.admiralfallow.com


name_last: Ximena Sariñana
name: Ximena Sariñana
name_index: X
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2805.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Ximena_Sarinana__-Wrong_Miracle.mp3
website_link: http://www.qprime.com/band/25
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Singer-Songwriter
search: Ximena Sariñana
original_serial: event_MS14047
original_venue_serial: Prague
description:
  Ximena Sariñana


  When Mexican vocalist Ximena Sariñana released her debut solo album, Mediocre, in 2008, Rolling Stone gave it four stars and praised it as “one of the strongest debuts from a female singer-songwriter since Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me.” Recording the Spanish-language album was a natural step for Sariñana, who had risen to fame in her homeland as a child actress and had fronted a successful indie band for four years. “In Mexico, people believed in me as an artist,” says the fully bilingual 25-year-old. So when she began thinking about recording an album in English she was confronted with a tough decision: “Either stay in my country, where everyone knows who I am, or start from scratch and convince people that I’m worth it.”  She chose the latter.

  The result is a collection of songs that showcase her deep, striking voice, smart, thoughtful lyrics and offbeat personality. “I think of albums as Polaroid pictures of who I was at that given moment,” says Sariñana. “All the songs are a bit dark. They capture a sort of general doom that I try to compensate with humor,” she says. The lead single, “Different,” opens with a playful whistle but is really an apology to listeners “about maybe not expressing myself clearly because of my different nationality,” while “Bringing Us Down” was inspired by the poem “Candles” by Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy and deals with growing older and looking back at the fading past.  The album not only reflects Sariñana’s wise-beyond-her years demeanor, but also the kind of sonic growth and experimentation expected from a risk-taker. 

  “Everything was about forcing myself out of my comfort zone,” says the singer, having leapt beyond her usual stripped down, mellow arrangements and into more daring musical territory. “I wanted quicker, bigger sounding songs and more bass and electronic instruments,” says Sariñana, who plays the piano throughout. “I needed to be able to move to it on stage.”

  To help accomplish this, she enlisted producers Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Devo, The Bird and the Bee), Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Natalia Lafourcade.  Recorded in Los Angeles, the songs are indeed snapshots; vignettes of events and emotions ornamented by lush arrangements and lightened by occasional whimsy.  “Common Ground” is exalted with bells and space drums and “Wrong Miracle” includes circuit-bent children’s toys and footsteps on gravel.  “Echo Park,” one of the last songs recorded, was built around a Casio drum machine and the need for a little comic relief. “I wanted to write something that was going to make me laugh. I didn’t want to go too deep or serious like I usually do,” says Sariñana. “I decided to make fun of how girls, especially in my world, always fall for guys in a band.”   

  “Tu Y Yo” (You and Me) is the only song on the album sung entirely in Spanish. “My mother language and the country where I live in is such an important part of who I am,” says Sariñana, who was born in Guadalajara and raised partly in LA before moving to Mexico City. 
  Raised in a highly creative family—her mother is a screenwriter and her father is a film director and producer—instilled a love of the arts in her early on. “I was four years old when I started acting,” says Sariñana, a natural-born entertainer who became a household name in Mexico by appearing in 11 films (among them box office hit Amar Te Duele and film festival winner Dos Abrazos) as well as three prime time telenovelas. 

  An early discovery of jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald ignited her love of music, and at age 15 she began studying at Mexico’s Academia de Musica Fermatta. At 17, she honed her vocal skills during a five-week program at Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music and then began fronting a jazz-funk fusion band called Feliz No Cumpleaños (Happy Un-Birthday) which “made a bit of noise in the underground,” as she puts it.  She also brought together her loves of film and music on occasion, co-writing and singing three songs on the Amar Te Duele soundtrack (which stayed on the Top 10 Soundtracks list in Mexico for 10 years) and acting as music supervisor for several films.

  By the time Mediocre was released, Ximena’s status as a artist was already cemented;  the record debuted at number one in Mexico and went platinum soon after.  Mediocre reached #10 on the Billboard Latin Pop Chart, #38 on the Billboard Latin Album Chart and Ximena was the only Latin artist in iTunes Best 10 Albums of 2008.  She won the Best New Artist Award in the Premios MTV Latinoamerica 2008 (Latin MTV Awards) and received three Latin Grammy Nominations for Best New Artist, Best Alternative Song and Producer of the Year.  Mediocre also received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.

  Despite her successes, Sariñana has no expectations when it comes to her English-language debut. “It’s my first record to a lot of people. I just hope listeners can hear the honesty in the album,” she says. “I titled it after myself because my name keeps it close to me and who I am as an artist and a person.” It’s a name many will come to recognize soon enough.


name_last: AOL Music Presents: Bright Eyes
name: AOL Music Presents: Bright Eyes
name_index: A
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: AOL Music Presents: Bright Eyes
original_serial: event_OE00778
original_venue_serial: Venue TBA
description:
  AOL Music’s second SXSW 2011 Pop-Up show is Friday, March 18th at 8:30PM, at Austin Club (110 East 9th St), featuring Bright Eyes.


name_last: New Media vs Print Media, Who's Launching Today's Designer
name: New Media vs Print Media, Who's Launching Today's Designer
name_index: N
website_link: http://www.laidbackhome.com
hashtag: #designmedia
event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP8040
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: Hill Country AB

  Participants:
  Ngozi Odita (Society HAE)
  Theodore Ouigi (The Brooklyn Circus)
  Tina Shoulders (Laidback/Design In Color)

  Summary
  Exploring traditional media vs new media when it comes to launching the career of a designer.  Fashion designers and product designers have the ability to be small time rocks stars and household names once their name hits print, so we explore which mode of print media is doing it faster and more effectively. If your name is passed around the web often enough it moves faster from country to country but does that beat being in the style section of a national acclaimed magazine like Vogue? Do people respect tangible media more than they do new media. We will weight the pros and cons of pitching both new media  (blogs) and print media all the while arguing that any press is good press.

search:
  New Media vs Print Media, Who's Launching Today's Designer Ngozi Odita Society HAETheodore Ouigi The Brooklyn CircusTina Shoulders Laidback/Design In Color


name_last: Naked Dating: Finding Love in 140 Characters or Less
name: Naked Dating: Finding Love in 140 Characters or Less
name_index: N
website_link:
  http://www.netmobs.com
  http://nakeddating.tumblr.com
  http://www.bnotions.ca

event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: Dual
original_serial: event_IAP7000
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: TX Ballroom 2-4

  Participants:
  Jeremy Wright (netmobs/76design)
  Melissa Smich (Strategic Objectives)

  Summary
  In today's age of social media, real-time communication and multi-platform flirting, do the old rules of finding love apply? What are the major faux pas? How can you ensure that you portray the awesome catch that you really are? 

  This panel will explore finding love on Twitter, the intricacies of going from public communication to the first date, common sense tips for being the you that you want the other person, etc.

  We will also have fun with stories of Twitter DM fails, how social media dating can fail and whether or not it's ever, ever appropriate to demand sex on a first date (hint: it's not!).

search:
  Naked Dating: Finding  Love in 140 Characters or Less Jeremy Wright netmobs/76designMelissa Smich Strategic Objectives


name_last: Bad Fever
name: Bad Fever
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F29715.jpg
website_link: http://www.badfever.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuY4XSsXi68
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: Bad Fever Dustin Guy Defa
original_serial: event_FS11179
original_venue_serial: Rollins Theatre
description:
  Director: Dustin Guy Defa
  USA | 77 minutes


  Starring:
  Kentucker Audley, Eléonore Hendricks


  Eddie bumbles his way through an agonizing courtship with Irene, a manipulating drifter who videotapes their fleeting moments together.  Bad Fever is a witness to one man's broken American Dream and his eternal longing to find someone, anyone, who understands or even pretends to understand.


name_last: Bridesmaids (Work In Progress)
name: Bridesmaids (Work In Progress)
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31447.jpg
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: Bridesmaids (Work In Progress) Paul Feig
original_serial: event_FS11194
original_venue_serial: Paramount Theatre
description:
  Director: Paul Feig
  USA | 120 minutes


  Starring:
  Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Matt Lucas, Jill Clayburgh, Rebel Wilson, Michael Hitchcock


  This spring, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad) and director Paul Feig (creator of Freaks and Geeks) invite you to experience Bridesmaids.  Kristen Wiig leads the cast as Annie, a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony.  With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.


name_last: Analog Rebellion
name: Analog Rebellion
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2552.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Analog_Rebellion-A_Real_Clever_Trick_Fur_A_Bear.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/playradioplay
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Analog Rebellion
original_serial: event_MS11489
original_venue_serial: The Ale House
description:
  Analog Rebellion is the continuation of recently renamed music project PlayRadioPlay! (Island/Def Jam), from artist Daniel Hunter. Analog Rebellion’s debut album is entitled “Ancient Electrons” and was released on January 26th, 2010.

  Hunter's most recent music has been compared to The Paper Chase, the Pixies, and The Secret Machines. In April, 2010, The Dallas Observer called Hunter 'the most promising 20-year-old musician from DFW since Palomo'.


name_last: Matt Mullenweg Interview: The Future of WordPress
name: Matt Mullenweg Interview: The Future of WordPress
name_index: M
hashtag: #Mullenweg
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Dual
original_serial: event_IAP000438
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom A

  Participants:
  John Battelle (Federated Media)
  Matt Mullenweg (Automattic/WordPress)

search:
  Matt Mullenweg Interview: The Future of WordPress John Battelle Federated MediaMatt Mullenweg Automattic/WordPress


name_last: Rocky Business
name: Rocky Business
name_index: R
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4309.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Rocky_Business-Rocky_'s_Theme.mp3
website_link: http://wearerockybusiness.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: Rocky Business
original_serial: event_MS14647
original_venue_serial: Habana Bar
description:
  Building a reputation as a must-see band on New York's Lower East Side, Rocky Business is certainly a breath of fresh air.  Headed by frontman/emcee Strictly Business and guitarist/producer Jonny On The Rocks, Rocky Business brings together a diverse range of sounds, ranging from Hip Hop to Indie Rock.  Both members come from very different backgrounds; Jonny is a Toronto native, while Strictly Business hails from Bed-Stuy Brooklyn.   The two first met when Jonny was engineering a studio session for SB in early 2009.  While recording SB's tracks, Jonny took an interest in his style, further collaborating artistically, starting a partnership that would become Rocky Business.  

  Since then, Rocky Business has hit the stage with artists such as Diplo, GhostFace Killah, Redman, Rick Ross, HEARTSREVOLUTION, Hey Champ, Theophilus London, Maluca, Ninjasonik, Anton Glamb and Death Set. Rocky Business has made a name for itself in NYC's underground nightlife. Playing at major music venues to dance clubs to illegal loft parties, Rocky Business has also played many festivals such as Northside, SXSW CMJ and events in Europe as well.  Most recently, 'Army Of Love' and 'Find Away,' both from their debut EP, shot to the top of Hypemachine charts.  Rocky Business' debut EP, A Rebel's Roar, drops March 22nd on FrankRadio/Babygrande Records.


name_last: Oh Canada: Your Guide to Touring in Canada.
name: Oh Canada: Your Guide to Touring in Canada.
name_index: O
website_link: http://www.masseyhall.com
hashtag: ohcanada
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Late Entry
original_serial: event_MP8104
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 13AB

  Moderator:
  Jesse Kumagai (Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall)

  Participants:
  Boche Billions (The Billions Corporation)
  Jason Grant (Live Nation)
  Jeff Cohen (Collective Concerts/H-Shoe Tavern/Lee's Palace)
  Shauna de Cartier (Six Shooter Records)

  Summary
  It may be the longest undefended border in the world, but breaking into Canada is still harder than it looks.  Meet agents, promoters, and other Canadian industry professionals who will give you insight into touring in this exotic foreign land.

search:
  Oh Canada: Your Guide to Touring in Canada. Boche Billions The Billions CorporationJason Grant Live NationJeff Cohen Collective Concerts/H-Shoe Tavern/Lee's PalaceShauna de Cartier Six Shooter RecordsJesse Kumagai Massey Hall &amp; Roy Thomson Hall


name_last: The Greenhornes
name: The Greenhornes
name_index: G
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2220.jpg
website_link: http://www.greenhornes.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: The Greenhornes
original_serial: event_MS12909
original_venue_serial: Emo's Jr
description:
  The trio of Craig Fox, Patrick Keeler and ‘Little’ Jack Lawrence--heretofore known as The Greenhornes—have been churning out the highest quality rock n roll for well over a decade.  Formed in the late 90s in Cincinatti, Ohio, The Greenhornes have toured the world over (and over and over) and released 3 full length albums, an ep and a boat load of singles across a multitude of record labels. After a five year break in which Keeler and Lawrence joined The Raconteurs and Lawrence subsequently joined the Dead Weather, The Greenhornes are back! What to say about the sound…pure, straight up Nuggets inspired rock and roll.  And by straight-up we mean sans revisionist new wave of snotty garage rock posturing. These guys have been weened on a diet almost solely consisting of the finest r+b and rock innovators: The Kinks, The Who, The Zombies and The Easybeats are immediately recognizable in their sound. This isn't a hobby or something these guys are doing between projects--it's their life. Good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll, plain and simple.  Their most recognizable tune, ‘There Is An End’, was featured throughout Jim Jarmusch’s 2005 feature ‘Broken Flowers’.  After a five year hiatus, The Greenhornes are very excited to have Jack White’s Third Man Records release their brand new full length album, the aptly titled ‘****’ in the fall of this year.


name_last: Beni
name: Beni
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1138.jpg
website_link: http://www.listentobeni.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Dance
search: Beni
original_serial: event_MS12084
original_venue_serial: Beauty Bar
description:
  Ladies and gentlemen... We are proud to welcome Beni to the Modular Recordings family.

  Trying to wrap your mind around Beni is like trying to get a grip on a ghost. He's an energy flash, a light that never burns out, a juvenile joker and an ageless oracle. He's a man that has lived a thousand lives, a connoisseur and a curator, an aesthete and the ultimate modern artist.

  A lifetime of inspiration and two and a half years in the making, Beni's forthcoming debut album was written and recorded in various studios and bedrooms in Sydney, New York, LA, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Barcelona; at various airports and hotels along the way; on countless flights; on trains between Hiroshima, Osaka and Kyoto, and in a rickety-ass farmhouse in the French countryside.

  The result is Beni's singular vision of dance music filtered through life and love, and a soundtrack to a journey with no end in sight. It's an attempt to capture the atmosphere of house music's infancy in Chicago and New York. Marshall Jefferson, Larry Levan, Francois K, Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles: for Beni, this is where it all began.

  Bristling with dance floor vitality, Beni's sparkling collection of tracks showcases the vocals of an ivy league of guests from across the globe: Sam Sparro, Nomi (Hercules and Love Affair), and Matty Safer are just a few. The album will be Beni's first solo release on Modular and follows on from his previous singles, My Love Sees You and Maximus (Kitsune).

  Put it in a pot and let it percolate.


name_last: Something Fierce
name: Something Fierce
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41845.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Something_Fierce-Empty_Screens.mp3
website_link: http://www.somethingfiercemusic.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Punk
search: Something Fierce
original_serial: event_MS11159
original_venue_serial: Easy Tiger
description:
  Something Fierce started in 2005, further mining the punk/powerpop foundation of groups like The Clash and The Buzzcocks. They manage to find a voice among the well-explored genre with loads of hooks and good songwriting.  Dirtnap Records, the label that brought you The Exploding Hearts, will be releasing the band's third full-length album, 'Don't Be So Cruel,' in April of 2011.


name_last: Yiddish Cowboys
name: Yiddish Cowboys
name_index: Y
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/573.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Yiddish_Cowboys-Klezmer_Set.mp3
website_link: http://www.yiddishcowboys.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Yiddish Cowboys
original_serial: event_MS12079
original_venue_serial: St David's Bethell Hall
description:
  Yiddish Cowboys performs the ethnic music of Eastern European Jews – often know as klezmer music, and sometimes thought of as Yiddish Wedding Music. It is lively, energetic and a great deal of fun!

  We are Austin's leading Klezmer band and perform regularly at the Kosher Store at HEB - the only glatt kosher deli and klezmer in a 5 hour driving radius!


name_last: Christopher Weingarten
name: Christopher Weingarten
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/whineyrecords.jpg
hashtag: #SXBookstore
event_category: Bookstore Appearance
event_sub_category: Various
search: Christopher Weingarten
original_serial: event_OE00427
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom D Foyer

  Stop by the SX Bookstore to meet Christopher Weingarten, music journalist and author of a new book for 33 1/3 examining Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.


name_last: What Would Copyright Look Like If Created Today?
name: What Would Copyright Look Like If Created Today?
name_index: W
website_link: http://www.techdirt.com/
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Panel
search: What Would Copyright Look Like If Created Today? Michael Masnick Floor64 IncWilliam Patry Google
original_serial: event_IAP6964
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon C

  Participants:
  Michael Masnick (Floor64 Inc)
  William Patry (Google)

  Summary
  Copyright was first created back in 1709 by the Statute of Anne, so it makes sense that anyone alive today takes the existence of it for granted.  However, the technological landscape has changed greatly in the 300 years since copyright was created, and as a result, some laws and rules concerning copyright are starting to feel a bit draconian. 

  So, what if we were able to craft copyright laws today, without the existing baggage of 300 year-old laws?  What would they look like?  How would we encourage creation of new content in this world?


name_last: Influencer Throwdown: Proving Influence Once and For All
name: Influencer Throwdown: Proving Influence Once and For All
name_index: I
website_link: http://www.davidbinkowski.com
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP7876
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon D

  Participants:
  David Binkowski (Lippe Taylor)
  Kevin Dugan (Empower MediaMarketing)
  Krista Neher (Boot Camp Digital)

  Summary
  Influence 'experiments' like Fast Company's project do more harm then good when it comes to defining and measuring influence. It's more than how many people you can get to vote for you. Instead of counting the people who reach you need to reach the people who count. Four marketing veterans will weigh in with individual presentation on their real-world examples of influence and discuss the current state of influence. What's real, what's wrong and what's next.

  As part of the interactive discussion attendees will learn
  * different approaches to measuring influence
  * specific examples of influence including the impact it had for a brand
  * ways to identify and measure influence

search:
  Influencer Throwdown: Proving Influence Once and For All David Binkowski Lippe TaylorKevin Dugan Empower MediaMarketingKrista Neher Boot Camp Digital


name_last: Three Drummers Walk Into a Bar...
name: Three Drummers Walk Into a Bar...
name_index: T
website_link: http://www.judytint.com
hashtag: threedrummers
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Other
original_serial: event_MP7973
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 15

  Moderator:
  Judy Tint (Judy Tint Counselor at Law)

  Participants:
  Dan Bern (DBHQ)
  J.P. Buck (Conan)
  Joseph DeRosa (Apostle)
  Tig Notaro (Integral Entertainment)

  Summary
  Here we examine some of the links between comedy and music:  the use of humor in song writing and especially in live performances, the development of web-based musical comedy, the continuing role of the artist as 'Court Jester,' and the blending of comedy and music to raise awareness and/or funds for not-so-funny causes.  For many years, the term 'musical comedy' evoked 50s-era showtunes; now Green Day's 'American Idiot' is a big hit on Broadway, and the song 'D*ck In a Box' won an Emmy.  We'll look at how the worlds of music and comedy work together in the digital age, and we'll consider what lies ahead.  We'll be here all week; try the veal.

search:
  Three Drummers Walk Into a Bar... Dan Bern DBHQJ.P. Buck ConanJoseph DeRosa ApostleTig Notaro Integral EntertainmentJudy Tint Judy Tint Counselor at Law


name_last: Green
name: Green
name_index: G
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31027.jpg
website_link: http://www.themoviegreen.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKmWWYkjdU
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: Green Sophia Takal
original_serial: event_FS11306
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar C
description:
  Director: Sophia Takal
  USA | 75 minutes


  Starring:
  Kate Lyn Sheil, Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine


  Genevieve, a New York intellectual, moves to the country with her self-involved journalist boyfriend, Sebastian, while he works on his latest project about sustainable farming.

  Bored and neglected, Genevieve turns to Robin, a working class local, for companionship. When Sebastian forms a bond of his own with Robin, Genevieve finds herself overpowered by jealousy and insecurity. Tensions mount between the two women and soon reality and paranoid fantasy become inseparable.


name_last: OAuth, OpenID, Facebook Connect: Authentication Design Best Practices
name: OAuth, OpenID, Facebook Connect: Authentication Design Best Practices
name_index: O
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/OauthOpenIDFacebookConnect.jpg
website_link: http://designcult.org/
hashtag: #authenticationdesign
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Solo
search: OAuth, OpenID, Facebook Connect: Authentication Design Best Practices James Reffell Webroot
original_serial: event_IAP7650
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom B

  Participants:
  James Reffell (Webroot)

  Summary
  Authentication on the web wasn't simple even when it was mostly usernames and passwords. Now, with 3rd-party authentication services like OAuth, OpenID, and Facebook Connect, creating good user experiences has gotten a little weirder and a little harder. I'll give some examples, and present a pragmatic approach to designing identity and authentication on the web.


name_last: Landing Your Next Job Through Unconventional Personal Branding
name: Landing Your Next Job Through Unconventional Personal Branding
name_index: L
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/LandingYourNextJob.jpg
website_link: http://hireme-sxsw.tumblr.com/
hashtag: #hireme
event_category: Work & Happiness
event_sub_category: Core Conversation
original_serial: event_IAP7624
original_venue_serial: Marriott Courtyard
description:
  Room: Rio Grande A

  Participants:
  Anna Tauzin (J-Lab)
  Maira Garcia (Austin American-Statesman)

  Summary
  Finding a new job or making a career change can be daunting and is becoming more competitive with the current economic climate. Using the web to market yourself through personal branding is well-known idea, but how do you rise above the rest and get an edge on the job market? This panel will discuss trends, tried and true methods, and provide expert opinion on making the most of your job search. Job seekers have to examine the online and offline, conventional and unconventional means of promoting oneself. Online personal branding means more than just having a Twitter account with a few followers. You have to think outside the box when it comes to making a big impression on web. These steps include making effective social media profiles that get you noticed, commenting on blogs of companies you are interested in working for, having your blog and site stand out, and using Google and Facebook Ads to target potential employers. Offline impressions are just as important. Know what a creative resume and portfolios specific to your industry looks like, use unconventional tools to promote yourself, learn how to make the great elevator pitch, and get tips on networking etiquette.

search:
  Landing Your Next Job Through Unconventional Personal Branding Anna Tauzin J-LabMaira Garcia Austin American-Statesman


name_last: Avoiding The Bear: Keeping Your Good Company Good
name: Avoiding The Bear: Keeping Your Good Company Good
name_index: A
website_link: http://rolfsky.com
hashtag: #avoidthebear
event_category: Greater Good
event_sub_category: Solo
search: Avoiding The Bear: Keeping Your Good Company Good Rolf Skyberg eBay Inc
original_serial: event_IAP7183
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 6AB

  Participants:
  Rolf Skyberg (eBay Inc)

  Summary
  You’ve worked hard for your delicious bits, but the bear is always hungry, and it’s waiting for you to screw up. As a founder,  a manager, or individual rockstar, your work is a fragile asset that could be erased with one CHOMP. And yet, success and failure aren’t random. Just like not getting eaten by the bear, your path requires paying attention, planning ahead, careful communication, and having a good backup plan. In this talk we’ll explore the mechanics of making it work while also witnessing some spectacular examples of when the bear got to eat. Ultimately, it’s the near-misses and amazing recoveries that we can learn from when the bear starts sniffing at your door.


name_last: Big K.R.I.T.
name: Big K.R.I.T.
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2719.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/bigkrit
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: Big K.R.I.T.
original_serial: event_MS14545
original_venue_serial: Billboard Bungalow @ Buffalo Billiards
description:
  Imagine Kanye West being born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. Now imagine him being produced by Organized Noize. That imagery would create music almost identical to the Crooked Letter state’s next hip-hop heavyweight, Big K.R.IT (King remembered in time). The 24-year-old rapper slash producer defied the odds of both his personal life and hip-hop’s current landscape to be the most in-demand and respected rookie on the Cinematic Music Group/Def Jam Records roster.  

  Rapping since twelve-years-old and producing from age 14, KRIT personifies the term Student of the Game. Being a product of one of the smallest cities below the Mason Dixon line the young MC didn’t have the financial means required to purchase tracks and studio time. So K.R.I.T took a much more economical approach and began mastering the MTV Music Generator on his Playstation. Wanting to elevate his sonic craft he then studied local friends who were a bit more advanced in certain areas of production, or sit for hours and watch an engineer homie mix a song.  

  On the lyrical side, Big K.R.I.T kept an ear bent to the cadence and profound pronunciation of great orators like the Notorious B.I.G, Tupac and Pimp C. The Mississippi eagle also bathed in the classic compositions of legendary teams like OutKast and 8ball and MJG. “These guys influenced me because they rapped about what they knew about and they kept it 100,” says K.R.I.T. “Even like an Organized Noize––they stayed true to what they did and branded a sound. So they influenced me to stay true to myself and rap about what I know about.” 

  Instead of making the mistake many a young artist in search of an identity commit––becoming a Xerox copy of their influences–– K.R.I.T developed his own sound. That he was raised on his parents’ soul music (Bobby Womack, Willie Hutch) explains why his production comes rich with rolling percussion, smooth yet potent baselines and keys that are sugar cane sweet. It’s homemade molasses in stereo.  

  With a perfect self-produced score as the backdrop, K.R.I.T uses a fluid and personable flow to captivatingly give his own Merridian, Mississippi narrative, complete with entertaining quips, steely confidence and food for thought. During a time when southern MCs succeed by hanging their hat on their drug dealing history or street lord affiliation, whether authentic or fictitious, K.R.I.T.’s true-to-self approach is a courageous one. “People wanna hear relatable music––something not so far from their every day,” he says, before adding. “A lot of times people get caught up in making a hit and it isn’t timeless because it doesn’t serve a purpose. If I have a voice and the opportunity to speak to millions of people I at least have to say something important.” 
  The Big K.R.I.T. formula was not only pure it was undeniable. His underground ascendance began in 2005 when an Atlanta DJ placed his song “We Gon’ Hate” on their mixtape without request. Feeling validated K.R.I.T decided to put 100% into upgrading his music dreams to reality. The next year he would drop out of Meridian Community College and move to Atlanta. In the peach state, K.R.I.T. would get a crash course in  industry biz. Whether it was selling discounted beats to local artists, engineering their sessions and/or mixing their songs–––being that he was talented at more than just beat making––K.R.I.T did it to make ends meet.  
  After a few years of releasing underground music K.R.I.T.’s music started to catch peoples attention, allowing him to entertain the countless music execs and managers who expressed interest in him throughout his years in Atlanta’s underground. One of those interested was Jon “Shipes” Shapiro, head of Cinematic Music Group (Sean Kingston, Nipsey Hussle). The two agreed on a deal in January 2010 and set forth to turn B.K into the next hip-hop superstar. According to Shipes K.R.I.T.’s palpability makes his market potential a no-brainer: “In real life he’s just a kid from a small town whose music is phenomenal.” 

  K.R.I.T. then went to work on his Cinematic Music Group debut, the street album K.R.I.T. Wuz Here. The underground opus that birthed gems like the trunk rattler “Country Shit,” poignant “Children of The World” and irresistible Devin The Dude assisted “Moon & Stars” snatched the attention of many hip-hop heads; none more important than former 50 Cent manager and G-Unit Records President Sha Money XL. Upon receiving an early preview of K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, Sha was “blown away.” So once the veteran exec landed a position at Def Jam as Senior VP of A&R last April he made sure his first signee was K.R.I.T. Though at the time the Mississippi gem’s John Hancock was also being sought aggressively by other labels, K.R.I.T. chose the exec with the most enthusiasm for his music. “Sha just kept saying ‘I love this! I believe in it,’” tells K.R.I.T. “He was just so adamant about it.” 

  Now, the rap game has received a breath of country fresh air: an artist that insists on remaining an individual and feeding his growing audience with feel-good rhythms and “rhymes with morals.” Big K.R.I.T. is in fact The Truth. Within a month of acquiring his deal he was not only critically acclaimed and courted for interviews by media giants like XXL, The Source, Rapradar.com and MTV.com, he gained fans in his own peer group––from buzzing newbies (Wiz Khalifa, Currensy and Smoke Dza) to living legends (Ludacris, Bun B). Today whether its hip-hop lovers in the skyscraping offices of Def Jam or those in the small town of Meridian, MS, they’re all feeling the synergy being churned by the birth of rap’s next royalty. So until Mr. King Remembered In Time releases his 2011 Def Jam debut all hip-hop can do is witness a reign on the rise.


name_last: Cults
name: Cults
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3413.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Cults-Go_Outside.mp3
website_link: http://cults.bandcamp.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Cults
original_serial: event_MS13179
original_venue_serial: Central Presbyterian Church
description:
  It’s often said that the most subversive pop music – from the Shangri Las to Rihanna – is that which wraps sinister tales within a sugar-coated shell. If so, then it’s hard to imagine a band pushing that manifesto further than Cults. On the surface they could be sickly sweet – a smitten couple called Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin who spin gorgeous melodies across their girl group-inspired bedroom pop. But dig deeper and a whole new world opens up, one that contains songs about anxiety, drug abuse and the pain of moving from adolescence into adulthood. Oh, and those inspirational, moving speeches that appear, ghost-like, behind the music? They’re from a selection of notorious cult leaders


name_last: Polyphase
name: Polyphase
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/39724.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Polyphase-I_Like_The_Way_You_Wear_That_Dress.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/polyphaseband
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cF_tPo8K3k
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Polyphase
original_serial: event_MS14415
original_venue_serial: The Marq
description:
  Polyphase is an energetic independent alternative rock quartet formed in 2003...They currently have 4 albums, starting with 'Atrophy' (2004), 'Incision' (2005), 'Scissors Are Better Than Knives' (2006), &  their Masterpiece album 'Satellites For Stella' (2009)...Currently they are working on their next album, due out in 2012....Polyphase has performed in clubs and festivals all over their country (Panama), Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, SXSW Music Festival 2010 in Austin, Texas, and recently invited back to perform SXSW 2011 in Austin, TX.....They have opened for many famous acts in Panama...Polyphase has an American / British influence, therefore they sing mainly in English, although they do have a few songs in Spanish...Despite the language barrier of being in a latin market and singing in English, Polyphase is among the best and most talented rock bands with a following from the Rep. of Panama....Polyphase has also had 4 of their music videos in rotation on MTV Latino (Recently the video for 'Bloody Umbrella' was in continuous Rotation on MTV Latino and had reached #7 in the 10+ Pedidos or Top 10 most requested videos and ended up #99 of the 100 Most Requested videos of 2010 on Latin MTV) , as well as all the popular TV and radio stations in their hometown (Panama).


name_last: Electric Touch
name: Electric Touch
name_index: E
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2974.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Electric_Touch-Dominos.mp3
website_link: http://www.electrictouchmusic.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp65n7agetc
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Electric Touch
original_serial: event_MS12986
original_venue_serial: Stubb's
description:
  Electric Touch

  Electric (e-lec-tric) – adjective; thrilling, exciting, stirring

  Touch (tuh-ch) – verb; to affect with feeling or emotion

  Electric Touch (e-lec-tric tuh-ch) – noun; Incendiary rock band originating in Austin, Texas fusing classic and contemporary influences resulting in a high energy live show and arena-ready anthems.

  Their sound is often likened to Island Records label mates The Killers, along with Kings Of Leon, but with members hailing from both sides of the Atlantic this exciting 5-piece delivers a unique brand of British-American Rock music. 

  A bulletproof rhythm section is the backbone of the band delivering pounding beats big enough to fill a stadium punctuated by killer bass lines. Dynamic guitars bring angular melodies refreshing in simplicity one moment then exploding into frenzied fury the next. Vocal hooks and harmonies delivered like an urgent call to arms scream “The future is now”. 

  The songs are essentially tales of Ordinary Life in Glorious Technicolor. The stories are about Love and the human condition, with poetic lyrics depicting the many sides human condition is all its fortune, fickle and flaws
   
  Electric Touch debuted at number one on FMQB Radio with their first single, snagged the Number 1 spot on Amazon.com on the day of release with another, and have been invited to support Bon Jovi, The Bravery, The Fratellis, Airborne Toxic Event and Phantom Planet. They are set to take the world on in 2011 with an appearance at the Coachella Festival in April followed by a new album produced by Grammy nominated Producer of the Year Howard Benson on Island Records.



  Shane Lawlor – Vocals/Guitar/Keys
  Christopher Leigh Messina – Lead Guitar/Vocals
  Louis Messina Jr – Drums
  Isaac Strycker – Guitar/Keys/Vocals
  Portland Musser – Bass/Vocals




  Follow at: Facebook.com/ElectricTouchMusic & Twitter.com/ElectricTouch


name_last: The Stripminers
name: The Stripminers
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3893.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/The_Stripminers-No_Luck.mp3
website_link: http://www.thestripminers.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: The Stripminers
original_serial: event_MS13697
original_venue_serial: Emo's Main Room
description:
  It started innocently enough, musician (boy) invites fellow musician (girl) to participate in a project at the suggestion of producer. Boy and girl find they have a lot in common musically, and boy writes them a country song on the plane home. Thus begins two years writing and recording songs with the producer.

  “That first song got lost as soon as we started writing more songs. It just didn’t fit” Said Paul Stinson from his seat at an airport diner. “I’ve always had songs that I wrote just for the sake of writing, without any specific destination in mind. Ever since Paul and I started working together it's been great to find a place for those tunes, and write new ones together.”  Brett Anderson explains. “We did a couple Stripminers songs at one of my solo shows and it felt right” Scrote the bands producer and guitar player chimes in.

  So here we are 2011, it is official, and The Stripminers are a band. After two years of recording sessions and a couple under the radar shows, The Stripminers are open for business.


name_last: Paths of Hate
name: Paths of Hate
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F23086.jpg
website_link: http://www.pathsofhate.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmSEw3Qukv4
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Animated Short
search: Paths of Hate Damian Nenow
original_serial: event_FS11971
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar A
description:
  Director: Damian Nenow
  POLAND | 10 minutes
  Platige Image


  Focus on combat. The dimension of fighting is irrelevant, as well as the ideology behind it. It does not matter whether two people are involved or millions. What remains are only scars – bloody traces, paths of hate. “Paths of Hate” is a short tale about the demons that slumber deep in the human soul and have the power to push people into the abyss of blind hate, fury and rage.


name_last: Peter Murphy
name: Peter Murphy
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4573.jpg
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Peter Murphy
original_serial: event_MS15128
original_venue_serial: The Ale House
description:
  February 16, 2011 (New York, NY)  Nettwerk is excited to announce that PETER MURPHY has signed to its label roster to release his upcoming ninth studio album, aptly titled NINTH, out JUNE 7, 2011.  The former Bauhaus iconic frontman has also just announced spring tour dates, including a stop in Austin, TX during SXSW. 

  *Notes about Nettwerk's current roster of artists and label*

  Ninth marks Murphy's first solo album since the successful Bauhaus reunion tour in 2005, which included an appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where Peter famously descended to the stage upside down on a chain from the rafters. 

  Currently living between Istanbul and New York City, ignited a new generation of fans in 2009 while appearing with Trent Reznor during his final Nine Inch Nails tour at New York's Terminal 5, Peter joined Reznor and his band to perform The Downward Spiral favorite 'Reptile,' along with Murphy's 'Strange Kind Of Love' and Bauhaus' 'Kick in the Eye.' 

  Always one to capture the zeitgeist of the moment, 2010 saw Murphy also in a central cameo appearance as 'The Cold One' in Eclipse, the most recent installment of the Twilight series. When approached about the role, flattered and amused by the offer Murphy comments, 'Who else could have and should have done it?' he laughs. 'It was really lovely and smart of David Slade to ask me
  I was honored, actually.'

  More details regarding Ninth will be announced in the coming weeks.


name_last: No Gold
name: No Gold
name_index: N
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3418.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/No_Gold-Rainforts.mp3
website_link: http://www.nogold.net
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: No Gold
original_serial: event_MS13100
original_venue_serial: Soho Lounge
description:
  From Kraut grooves to ritualistic incantations, minimalist repetitions to pop songwriting, Vancouver trio No Gold is a compelling combination of flavors. With special nuance and attention, in both performance and recording, Jack Jutson, Ian Wyatt, and Liam Butler create as much space for experimentation as for pure dance-ability.

  The band began as an attempt to sweat out toxins in the crowded illegal basement venues of Vancouver with bright, wide and fast pop music. During this time they released a 7' with Vancouver boutique label The Broadway to Boundary.

  Experiments in electronic based sets as part of a series of renegade outdoor shows (organized by spiritual band brothers Basketball), has led to a collision of samples and synth pads with bass, guitar, and drums informed by Can, Arthur Russell, Terry Riley & Larry Heard.

  Recorded in their Chinatown studio in the dead of summer, their self-titled debut will be released on Unfamiliar records in February of 2011.


name_last: Small Sins
name: Small Sins
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1377.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/SMALL_SINS-Why_Dont_You_Believe_Me.mp3
website_link: http://www.smallsinsmusic.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Small Sins
original_serial: event_MS10936
original_venue_serial: Maggie Mae's Gibson Room
description:
  Thomas D’Arcy is a young man without a past… well, he’d prefer to be thought of that way, at least.

   Truth is that the Toronto-based musician does have a past, one worth touching upon for a minute or two. For our purposes, it begins with The Carnations, his guitar-oriented, much-buzzed-about band from the 1990s, and his re-emergence from a self-imposed musical exile after that band’s implosion as The Ladies & Gentlemen. Under that moniker, D’Arcy sealed himself into a basement studio and crafted intelligent, impossibly melodic pop, trading in the indie rock framework of his earlier bands for disarmingly engaging tunes swaddled in bits of burbling synth, propulsive rhythms and layers upon layers of sweet vocal harmonies. What was a therapeutic solo project for D’Arcy became a live touring band once the recordings made their way into the wider world in 2005, and that touring band became Small Sins. The solo record, in turn, became Small Sins’ first album for Astralwerks, who signed D’Arcy and the band shortly after the album made waves via Canadian label Boompa! and who also released the slightly more muscular but every bit as entrancing follow-up album, Mood Swings, in 2007.

   There… the two minutes for the past are up, and now we can get on with what D’Arcy is more concerned with (and for good reason) – the present day, and Pot Calls Kettle Black, the new album from Small Sins. It’s not that D’Arcy isn’t happy with his previous work; truth be told, he’s reticent to talk about the band’s recordings, period. 'I wish that I could just put out records and not have to talk to another person about it,' he sighs. But when it comes to Pot Calls Kettle Black, even he admits that there’s much to discuss.

   Coming a few years after Mood Swings, Pot Calls Kettle Black emerged from a period not dissimilar to D’Arcy’s post-Carnations blues, when the young singer-songwriter considered hanging it all up at the ripe old age of 24. This time, D’Arcy was coming to terms with the fact that the method he previously employed to create – a work ethic that saw him write a song a day during his most prolific periods – wasn’t working anymore. An entire album was written and recorded, and subsequently scrapped – a collection of songs that D’Arcy says hail from his “dark ages” (but fear not, he still plans to release them as bonus material). The struggle to be truly engaged in creating new material threw the difference between honing a craft and genuine inspiration into sharp relief for D’Arcy.

   “Sometimes it becomes too much of a math equation,” he says of the writing process. “It’s the difference between turning on a tap and digging a well.'

   

  Thankfully, the tap started flowing again when a new song emerged out of nowhere (“The best things I’ve written are the songs that came as soon as I picked up the guitar,” he admits). Indeed, the flow became close to torrential – four or five songs that made it onto Pot Calls Kettle Black emerged during a particularly fruitful week in October, 2009.

    At that point, D’Arcy knew he had the makings of an album, but that immediate action would need to be taken. He also knew that just as the old writing process had to be given a swift kick in the ass, so too did the recording process. For the first album, D’Arcy recorded the bulk of the material himself in the basement, calling in friends such as classically-trained pianist Todor Kobakov and former Carnation comrade and guitarist Steve Krecklo in for cameos. Once Ladies & Gentlemen evolved into a full-fledged touring band as Small Sins, featuring drummer/percussionist Brent Follett and keyboardist/handclapper Kevin Hilliard in addition to Krecklo, Kobakov and D’Arcy, the recording process evolved somewhat. Still, even with Mood Swings, individual members would add parts to songs but would rarely work as a unit. 'We’d played so many shows together, yet I’d always shut them out of this one thing [recording],” he says. “So I asked myself, ‘Why not do it as a team? Why do I have to be such a dick about it?’”

   As he decided to give his bandmates more responsibility in the studio, he also imposed tougher rules on himself, beginning with a ban on over-thinking arrangements. 'A lot of times I’d do whole other versions of songs and then say, ‘Fuck it, the first version was better,’” he admits. He established a time limit – a month – to record and mix. Each musician’s part was worked out well in advance of recording, and in order to capture the performances as efficiently as possible, D’Arcy turned to “the best engineer ever, for me at least” – Chicago-based studio maven John McEntire (Tortoise, Stereolab, The Sea and Cake, and the upcoming release from Broken Social Scene). Moving the band to McEntire’s Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, D’Arcy stuck to his guns. 'I wanted to make this record differently and do things I hadn’t done before,” he recalls. “I decided I was going to make this happen in one month, and for better or for worse, it would be done.”

   A listen or two to the final result proves it was for the better. With the band members adding their particular strengths to the proceedings, D’Arcy’s unerring pop sense is married to a – dare we say it – soulfulness that was missing from earlier efforts. From the first strains of the title track, where Kobakov’s string arrangement collides with Follett’s booming, distorted drums, it’s apparent that D’Arcy’s newfound confidence as a songwriter pushed him into new territory sonically, and that the band was indeed, as D’Arcy puts it, “in Type A mode for 10 hours every day.” At turns sultry (“Where There’s Gold,” “Tonight”), slinky (the electro-funk of “Déjà Vu”, featuring guest rapper, k-os; the staccato stomp of “Till I Go Home”) and haunting (the hushed, contemplative “Everything You Need ” and “You Will Lie,” which both feature John Obercian on brushed drums), Pot Calls Kettle Black marries the intimacy of the first album with the experimentation of Mood Swings, but emerges as a document of a band that’s truly found its voice.

   Lyrically, D’Arcy is again wary of giving too much away. But he will fess up to this: 'I know that this batch of songs contains personal things that I wanted to write about. They all mean something to me.” Fair enough. Given the circumstances surrounding the creation of the album, little hints can be deciphered about the songwriter’s state of mind: the chorus of “Pot Calls Kettle Black” features the telling couplet, “Maybe in time you’ll find your inspiration/If it comes, save some for me.” But as D’Arcy maintains, pop music is meant to be different things to different people, so let’s not spend too much time on lyrical analysis.

   Instead, let’s be thankful that D’Arcy somehow found the secret to turning on the tap, and that the band turned the outpour into the 10 tracks on Pot Calls Kettle Black. D’Arcy rightfully calls it the best work he’s done, and while it came with some false starts and fretful thoughts, it also brought both him and the band to a new level of understanding abut each other, and the way Small Sins makes music.

   “We were driving home,” says D’Arcy, recounting one final anecdote about making the album. “And before Todor left he said, ‘This record’s really good right now. Don’t fuck it up.’”

   For a man without a past, at least Thomas D’Arcy knows good advice when he hears it.


name_last: The Revival: SXSW
name: The Revival: SXSW
name_index: R
website_link: http://www.emergencemedia.org
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: The Revival: SXSW
original_serial: event_MS14927
original_venue_serial: Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater
description:
  Detroit based Hip-Hop artist and activist Invincible began penning lyrics at the age of nine, shortly after moving to the Midwest from the Middle East and learning English by memorizing her favorite songs. She started her own label and media company EMERGENCE and released her critically acclaimed debut album ShapeShifters in 2008. Her lyrics are deeply rooted in social justice work, reflected in a writing process that often involves community feedback, and interviews with community members. 
  Waajeed is no stranger to those who know good music. After helping Slum Village get from dot to bang with J Dilla in the mid-'90s, he dropped cuts with Dwele and a series of classics on his label bling47. Then came PPP, a collaboration between Waajeed and Saadiq, with guests like Sa-Ra and Spacek, the Platinum Pied Pipers album brought a blend of Detroit soul, hip hop, house and rock to the table. He also has released the War LP and dozens of classic refixes and collaborations. He currently produces and DJs around the world, breaking the barriers of genre and innovating the art form. 
  The two met in 1997 and began working together in 2003. Shortly after, Invincible appeared on PPP's debut album Triple P, and ever since they have collaborated on numerous projects. 
  Their official collaboration as Invincible + Waajeed launched in June of 2010 with the release of the 'Detroit Summer/Emergence' 7' limited edition vinyl. 
  Their upcoming album and multimedia project will illuminate the connections between complex science, social movements, and Hip-Hop.


name_last: Matthew and the Atlas
name: Matthew and the Atlas
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/937.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Matthew_and_the_Atlas-Come_Out_of_the_Woods.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/matthewandtheatlas
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Matthew and the Atlas
original_serial: event_MS12579
original_venue_serial: Klub Krucial
description:
  The eponymous Matthew is Matthew Hegarty, and The Atlas is his wonderful band: Lindsay West on piano and vocals, Harrison Cargill on banjo and guitar, Dave Millar on accordion and Tommy Field on drums. 

  The sound they make together is a sort of woozy, day-dreaming Americana, filtered through a distinctly English folk sensibility – with Hegarty’s extraordinarily cultured and grizzled vocal the spine tingling glue binding it together. 

  The band came together when, in late 2009, Communion Records called Matthew and said they wanted to record an EP of his songs. It was the coldest of winters and so he rounded up some old friends and they hid from the snow in a candlelit studio in North London. When they came out it was still snowing, but they had a record – they called it ‘To the North’. 

  They felt like a band and decided to try and play these songs together live. It turns out that once they started it was pretty hard to stop - so they haven’t. Their first ever headline show was a sell out at The Lexington in London in April 2010, and since then they’ve toured the UK twice (once with The Shivers and once with Mumford and Sons) and played headline and support slots in some of London’s most iconic venues.  

  Matthew and the Atlas returned to that same candlelit studio in September 2010 to record their follow-up EP ‘Kingdom of Your Own’, which is out now on Communion Records.


name_last: Thee Attacks
name: Thee Attacks
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45997.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Thee_Attacks-Love_In_Disguise.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/theeattacks
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Thee Attacks
original_serial: event_MS11002
original_venue_serial: Easy Tiger Patio
description:
  THEE ATTACKS (dk)

  'My new favourite Dansih band is definitely Thee Attacks. They where amazing. A band like them does not exist in USA.'
  DAVID FRICKE of the ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, qouted in Politiken (DK), May 25th after attending Thee Attack' blistering performance at SPOT 2010

  Thee Attacks are a mod-looking four-piece from Aalborg in north Denmark. Soulful vocals complement a '65-era Townshend guitarist who whacks out Have Love, Will Travel-style riff after riff. So good - and with no covers - they'll easily move beyond the garage and could crossover to become a successor to The Hives. Primitivist über-producer Liam Watson is here and smiling along.”
  - KIERON TYLER - MOJO MAGAZINE

  In June 2009 Thee Attacks finished 3 weeks of recording their debut album in Toe Rag Studios with producer Liam Watson (White Stripes, The Kills, Supergrass + many, many more). The album, “That’s Mister Attack to you!” was released on Crunchy Frog Records, april 2010.

  This is a band that wants to do more than just play 60´s inspired garage rock. Don’t be fooled by the references to bands like The Sonics, The Kinks, The Who and early Them. There is no covers, the songs are their own and always served with an impressive energy live.
  With an average age of only 22 the band has been noticed at both the Danish and the European clubs


name_last: Matrimony
name: Matrimony
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/47415.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Matrimony-Last_Love.mp3
website_link: http://www.matrimonyband.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Matrimony
original_serial: event_MS11675
original_venue_serial: St David's Bethell Hall
description:
  Matrimony is Ashlee Hardee Brown, Jimmy Brown, Jordan Hardee, Alex Watson and Shae Wooten. They formed in December 09 out of a common desire to make good, honest music. Their goal is to write songs about things that actually matter and to play them with as much heart as they can.


name_last: Storyhill
name: Storyhill
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/44915.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Storyhill-Better_Angels.mp3
website_link: http://www.storyhill.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Storyhill
original_serial: event_MS12840
original_venue_serial: Victorian Room at The Driskill
description:
  Storyhill is a folk duo that brings infectious melodies, smart story songs and heartbreaking harmonies together in one perfect package. Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson grew up and started performing together as teenagers, while living in Bozeman, Montana.

  Now, with the release of their new album Shade of the Trees, Storyhill confirms that they are one of the most important songwriting duos today. Mixing old-fashioned storytelling with hauntingly spare acoustic arrangements, they sing about love, war and the many sorrows that accompany them. 

  'Storyhill...setting a new high standard for male duet harmony'  -Garrison Keillor


name_last: Smarter Cities: Driving Sustainable Growth and Profitability
name: Smarter Cities: Driving Sustainable Growth and Profitability
name_index: S
event_category: Tech Summit
event_sub_category: Various
search: Smarter Cities: Driving Sustainable Growth and Profitability John Gordon IBM
original_serial: event_OE00658
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: J

  Participants:
  John Gordon (IBM)

  Summary
  A smarter planet means creating sustainable cities. This session covers innovations in Austin and Corpus Christi, as well as the Smarter Cities Challenge.


name_last: Lifecycles Tech & Society: Is 14yr Olds too Old?
name: Lifecycles Tech & Society: Is 14yr Olds too Old?
name_index: L
website_link: http://www.shireenmitchell.com
event_category: Future15
event_sub_category: Future15
search: Lifecycles Tech &amp; Society: Is 14yr Olds too Old? Shireen Mitchell Digital Sisters
original_serial: event_IAP7882
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom E

  Participants:
  Shireen Mitchell (Digital Sisters)

  Summary
  Social Tech has begun to move the conversation about the life cycles of technology. The more technology is integrated the more technology needs to adapt and change to current cultural norams. Clay Shirky's Book here comes everybody briefly discusses this but have we realized the full potential of “everybody” 's contribution in the social web. Will social media evolve to keep up with these changes or will we just just into the next New Tech tools. Will tech fix our social apps?


name_last: The Other F Word
name: The Other F Word
name_index: O
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F29577.jpg
website_link: http://Theotherfwordmovie.com
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Feature
search: The Other F Word Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
original_serial: event_FS11501
original_venue_serial: Vimeo Theater
description:
  Director: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
  USA | 98 minutes
  David Magdael and Associates INC


  Starring:
  Jim Lindberg, Flea-Fear/RHCP, Mark Hoppus-Blink 182, Tim McIlrath-Rise Against, Tony Hawk, Lars Fredrikson-Rancid, Duane Peters-US Bombs, Fat Mike-NOFX, Art Alexakis-Everclear, Ron Reyes aka Chavo from Black Flag


  What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians -- punk rockers -- become society's ultimate authorities -- dads? With a large chorus of Punk Rock's leading men -- Blink 182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath --The Other F Word follows Jim Lindberg, 20 year veteran of skate punk band, Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting out his band's anthem, 'Fuck Authority', to embracing his ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood.


name_last: Jack Littman
name: Jack Littman
name_index: J
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4152.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Jack_Littman-Murder_by_Desire.mp3
website_link: http://www.jacklittman.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Singer-Songwriter
search: Jack Littman
original_serial: event_MS14503
original_venue_serial: Black &amp; Tan
description:
  Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Jack Littman is a young troubadour with an old soul. Able to spin convincing tails of longing, regret, deceit, rejection, and vindication, his life experiences appear to come from a longer trail than he could seemingly have traversed in his 21 years.

  His father, a screenwriter and character actor in the film business, always encouraged Jack to follow his own path, and while assuring him that the entertainment business was a tough road to navigate, he nonetheless encouraged him to take it on if that’s where his heart led. Jack got his first taste of performing at age 9, playing Peter Cratchit with Orson Bean as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. In his early teens, he taught himself guitar and later piano.

  At Hamilton High School in West Los Angeles, Littman dove into the performing arts, joining the choir, taking drama and continuing to perform in musicals. At the same time, he began writing his own songs, inspired by artists such as Neil Young, Bob Marley and Roy Orbison. Littman’s vintage tastes reveal themselves in his full-bodied vocal delivery, which varies from a deep baritone croon to a soulful falsetto, harkening to such extremes as Nick Cave and Jeff Buckley, but always completely Jack Littman. He began performing his songs where he could, eventually breaking into the club scene at a variety of L.A. venues, such as the Viper Room, House of Blues and the Knitting Factory. At the Knitting Factory, he caught the eye of Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis, who signed him to the company’s brand new artist management wing, High Adventure Management, making Littman their first signed West Coast artist.

  Just 20 at the time, Littman got down to the business of recording with producer Bruce Duff (Prima Donna, Circle, Angus Khan) and bringing his heartfelt songs to life. Enlisting the help of drummer Bryan Howard (Ladykillers), the arrangements began to take shape, with Littman and Duff bringing in top-flight players in to fill out the arrangements. Joining in the sessions were Paul Ill (Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry) on string bass, Brantley Kearns (Dwight Yoakum, Simon Stokes), on violin, and Chas Smith (Thomas Newman) on nuclear-age pedal steel, and Adam “Lights Out” Levine (Ladykillers, Super Bees) on electric bass.

  The first batch of these recordings contain a wide pallet of moods and atmospheres. From the gritty “Murder by Desire” to the beat box driven “Fairy Tale” and the other-worldly lament “Carpenter’s Son,” Littman’s music gives the listener an adventurous, emotional ride. Essentially the first half of Jack’s soon to be completed debut album, copies are available from High Adventure Management.


name_last: Kitten
name: Kitten
name_index: K
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3585.jpg
website_link: http://www.kittentheband.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Kitten
original_serial: event_MS14274
original_venue_serial: The Marq
description:
  'Chaidez has a raw power and believability as a performer. You can't quite take your eyes off her for fear of missing something.

  I felt an honest chill of discovery...

   Mark Bautz - SPIN.COM



  When singer/songwriter Chloe Chaidez decided, at 13 years of age, to leave her previous band, Wild Youth and start again with KITTEN she had already racked up enough experience to match any artist twice her age. 

  By 11 years old she had the honor of sharing the stage with an impressive list of her older peers. Midlake and Conor Oberst to name just a few...

  Soon after recording her first demo's with respected producer Bill Racine (Mates of State, Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev), Chloe found herself in N.Y. doing the label rounds, completely unsatisfied with the prospect of what corporate pop music was offering.

  Chloe chose to leave behind any notion of being a 'teen act'  and returned home in order to hone her craft and pay some dues.  At 14 she committed in earnest to writing and performing on her own. After a year of playing on street corners, subway busking and solo acoustic show's in notorious dive bars she was ready.
   
  Recruiting Max Kuehn (19) on drums . (Who's father Greg is a member of the revered So Cal punk band 'TSOL'), Chris Vogel (22) on bass (engineer Earlimart, Grandaddy, Tokyo Police Club)  and Andy Miller (18) on guitar, Chloe began to craft the music she was hearing in her head.

  Together the group combined sharp New Wave melodies, a love of classic 50's  songwriting, and the raw power of post punk/indie to form KITTEN.

  With electric performances inspired as much by Iggy Pop as Cat Power and The Cure, KITTEN  are already establishing a growing fanbase in L.A. as well as the rest of the West Coast, winning fan's one by one with a raw emotion and honesty that seems to be missing from much of today's music.

  They are finishing work on their debut album which is being mixed by Gavin Mackillop ( PIL, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Church) and were recently hailed as last years  'The best new discovery of SXSW' by SPIN.com.

  Kitten is currently on a national tour with Young the Giant in support of their EP 'Sunday School' and is gearing up for a month long tour of the UK with 'Funeral Party.'


name_last: Wajeh
name: Wajeh
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31458.jpg
website_link: http://www.wix.com/coffeeproject/coffeeproject2010
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Short
search: Wajeh Murad Nassar
original_serial: event_FS12155
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 2
description:
  Director: Murad Nassar
  ISRAEL | 16 minutes


  The many checkpoints, which divide the West Bank to separate areas and block the free movement of the Palestinians within the land, pose a great problem on everyday life. In this film, Wajeh, a coffee maker, sells coffee in Qalandia checkpoint, near Ramallah, and that makes him a central figure, very well known, and having an important role on the lives of thousands of people who cross the checkpoint on a daily basis.


name_last: Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business
name: Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business
name_index: L
website_link: http://www.jeffgothelf.com/blog
hashtag: #LeanUX
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Solo
search: Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business Jeff Gothelf TheLadders
original_serial: event_IAP5362
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom B

  Participants:
  Jeff Gothelf (TheLadders)

  Summary
  Traditionally User Experience Design has been a deliverables practice. Wireframes, sitemaps, flow diagrams, content inventories, taxonomies and 'The Spec' defined the practice of UX Designers (IxD, UX Design, whatever, etc). While this work has helped define what UX Designers do and the value our work brings to the business, it has also put us in the deliverables business - measured and compensated for the depth and breadth of our deliverables (instead of the quality and success of the experiences we design). Enter Lean UX. Inspired by Lean Product and Agile development theories, Lean UX is the practice of bringing the true nature of our work to light faster, with less emphasis on deliverables and greater focus on the actual experience being designed. This talk will explore how Lean UX manifests in terms of process, communication, documentation and team interaction. In addition, we'll take a look at how this philosophical shift can take root in any environment from large corporation to interactive agencies to startups.


name_last: AgesandAges
name: AgesandAges
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/507.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/AgesandAges-No_Nostalgia.mp3
website_link: http://agesandages.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: AgesandAges
original_serial: event_MS14319
original_venue_serial: Rusty Spurs
description:
  AgesandAges is not a cult.
  Sure, the seven-piece Portland group exudes enough electric joy that it often feels like a big tent revival. And sure, one finds oneself using church words to describe the band’s sound: A powerful, life-affirming and exploratory blend of lessons learned from bands like the Kinks, XTC, and War—all set ablaze with a buoyant, unbridled optimism. And yeah, there are frequent lyrical references to voluntary seclusion, communal living and an existence “under the radar” littered throughout the band’s debut, Alright You Restless. In fact, all ten of the album’s tracks examine the idea of seceding from the oppressive daily grind.
  But there’s a key difference between this Portland seven-piece and cult bands like Father Yod’s Yahowa 13 or even the similarly joyous Polyphonic Spree: AgesandAges invites you into its ranks. In live performance, as gorgeous vocal harmonies rise victoriously to refuse the skepticism and irony that terrorize our daily lives, the venue becomes the commune, and the audience is given an opportunity to lower its guard. Everybody sings and everybody shares in the ecstatic energy that sets AgesandAges apart from most of its less vibrant Northwest contemporaries.
  See, the Northwest isn't known for its enthusiasm. For all the marketing ploys and misconceptions born in the grunge era, some stereotypes are correct: There really are a lot of frowning concertgoers who stand, unmoving with arms crossed, at the back of the room during their favorite band's shows. 'Portland is sort of a shoulder-shrug vortex,” says AgesandAges frontman Tim Perry. “It’s a ‘whatever’ culture.”
  Perry’s old band, Pseudosix, was—despite a great deal of talent and a constant, low-level buzz—often greeted with that famous Northwest apathy. So, when the band closed shop, Perry took a logical next step: He started AgesandAges, a project that couldn’t be ignored. And while bolts of inspiration are a dime a dozen, AgesandAges has transformed Perry’s into a forest fire. What must have felt, at first, like a dare or a gimmick—forming a band so earnest and heart-on-sleeve that any jaded soul within its gravitational pull would be disarmed and physically moved—has become a full-on mission statement. This indomitable spirit (a “near-militant positivity,” as Portland Monthly put it), combined with the band’s considerable chops, have been enough to make the AgesandAges a hometown favorite poised for national success.
  Amazingly, the band found a way to translate its stomping, relentless live show seamlessly to disc, as well. Recorded in 8 days with producer Kevin Robinson (Viva Voce, Blue Giant) at Amore!phonics, Perry says AgesandAges’ secret was keeping things live. The band avoided overdubs as much as possible; performing its songs as a full unit and singing together into a shared microphone. The resulting record sounds alternately sharp (the explosive, riff-packed opener, “No Nostalgia”; the complex, twisting “These Elbows”) and warm (the exotic and haunting “The Peaks”; the slow-building “When I Was Idle”), with the band’s rich percussive elements weaving into the campfire pop strums of acoustic guitar and graceful flourishes of strings and piano. In AgesandAges quiet moments, Perry often leads the way—but there’s no mistaking that the group uses every member to his or her fullest: The most rewarding result being the layered vocal harmonies that comprise the backbone of AgesandAges’ timeless sound. It’s a sonic landscape that’s as big or as little as it needs to be, shifting effortlessly from intimate to elaborate.
  It only takes one listen to hear that Alright You Restless is one of the strongest debut albums to come out of the Northwest in quite some time. AgesandAges didn’t start as a cult, but there’s a pretty good chance it’ll grow into one.


name_last: In Web Video, Can Quality and Scale Coexist?
name: In Web Video, Can Quality and Scale Coexist?
name_index: I
website_link: http://www.howcast.com
hashtag: #scalinghqcontent
event_category: Future15
event_sub_category: Future15
search: In Web Video, Can Quality and Scale Coexist? Jason Liebman Howcast Media Inc
original_serial: event_IAP7879
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom E

  Participants:
  Jason Liebman (Howcast Media Inc)

  Summary
  Web video isn’t a fading fad; consumers are watching and searching for more media online than ever before. Only five years in, YouTube is the second largest search engine and 4th most visited site overall. As YouTube and other online video destinations become resources for finding information, web video creation needs to dramatically scale at the same time to produce reliable, quality content.

  In the past, web video has largely been limited to production quality or user-generated content, resulting in expensive or low-quality content. Now there’s a new breed of content creators trying to address consumer demand by scaling content creation with search-driven content production.

  Scaling content creation doesn’t need to mean a mediocre product or big budgets. This session will show you how content creators can use new technologies and processes to make sure that quantity doesn't overrides quality in web video.


name_last: OMG - My Pancreas Just Texted
name: OMG - My Pancreas Just Texted
name_index: O
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/OMGMyPancreasJustTexted.jpg
website_link: http://razorfish.com
hashtag: #OMGDiabetes
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Solo
search: OMG - My Pancreas Just Texted John Pettengill Razorfish
original_serial: event_IAP5443
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom C

  Participants:
  John Pettengill (Razorfish)

  Summary
  I am not a doctor. I am not a medical researcher or lab technician. I have never watched a complete episode of Grey’s Anatomy. But I am a Type 1 Diabetic. I am just one of 25.8 million Americans with Diabetes.

  We're all kinda experts on managing chronic disease. Because, really, outside of a doctor’s visit every 6 months or so, we’re the ones doing all the work. 

  No one taught us how to do this. A meeting or two with a dietician isn’t enough, the behavioral changes necessary for those with a chronic disease are wholly unsupported in our current medical system. We have to do something. 7 out of 10 deaths in the US are caused by a chronic disease, and between heart disease and diabetes alone we are, as a nation, hemorrhaging money. Many of these conditions are preventable through lifestyle changes that no doctor can write a prescription for.

  Doctors like to talk about charts and graphs, blood tests and medicine. Let’s start talking about the patient, the person, instead. Let’s make a disease that you have for life something that’s simply managed every day. Let’s get isolated patients together, talking, trading tips and tricks.

  We’ll be talking about this (and more) at ‘OMG – My Pancreas Just Texted’.


name_last: John David Kent and The Dumb Angels
name: John David Kent and The Dumb Angels
name_index: J
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/340.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/John_David_Kent_and_The_Dumb_Angels-My_Girl.mp3
website_link: http://www.johndavidkent.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Country
search: John David Kent and The Dumb Angels
original_serial: event_MS11403
original_venue_serial: Speakeasy
description:
  Somewhere west of Hank Williams and east of the Rolling Stones; north of Kris Kristofferson, but south of Wilco. Somewhere in that wild, unruly country where people invent nonsense genre names like...'Alt Country',...'Tx Country'...'Southern Rock'.

  For John David Kent and the Dumb Angels, a video in rotation on CMT’s
  Pure Country and a break-out single on country radio are only the
  beginnings of a promising career that quickly bring the five member
  Texas band a long way from their recent beginnings. 

  The band is currently in the studio recording their debut album set to be released March 2011.


name_last: Hacking Space Exploration: Robots, the Universe and Everything
name: Hacking Space Exploration: Robots, the Universe and Everything
name_index: H
hashtag: #spacehack
event_category: Robotics
event_sub_category: Solo
search: Hacking Space Exploration: Robots, the Universe and Everything Ariel Waldman Spacehack.org
original_serial: event_IAP000404
original_venue_serial: Hilton Garden Inn
description:
  Room: Sabine

  Participants:
  Ariel Waldman (Spacehack.org)

  Summary
  From launching robots into space to discovering distant galaxies: how the public is hacking into open source space exploration. As technology shifts from a means of passive consumption to active creation, people are collaborating on a massive scale.  Amateurs were once considered to be at the crux of scientific discovery, but over time have been put on the sidelines. Despite this, citizen science is witnessing a renaissance. Agencies such as NASA no longer have a monopoly on the global space program and more participatory projects are harnessing the power of open collaboration for exploring space on a faster schedule. Instead of complaining about where our jetpack is, we can now demand to figure out how to take an elevator to space. And, while you still can’t own a CubeSat as easily as an iPod, you can join a hackerspace and learn how to engineer one. We’re also able to discover new galaxies via our web browsers, as humans are able to make classifications that well-programmed machines can’t. If tinkering with spacecrafts is more your speed, Google Lunar X PRIZE is a competition to send robots to the Moon. But you don’t need to be a robotics engineer to participate – open source teams are open for anyone to join.


name_last: Open Beta
name: Open Beta
name_index: O
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: Open Beta
original_serial: event_OE00730
original_venue_serial: Friends
description:
  Oklahoma's Buffalo Lounge @ Friends, 208 E 6th Street
  Start the night with Open Beta, an event that brings together interactive professionals, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. Keynote: FameCast. Presentations from Oklahoma-based online companies: iThemes, Keynotes, Quibids, CrowdStory, Digimedia, DinerConnection,
  Grocio, ONEsite, CrimeSeen, Cage. http://openbeta.extendedbeta.com. Afterwards, DJ Ostara entertains the crowd. Free food, drink, and wifi hotspot at Oklahoma's Buffalo Lounge (located at Friends). www.oklahomafilm.org or 800-766-3456.


name_last: Fredrik
name: Fredrik
name_index: F
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45546.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Fredrik-Rites_of_Spring.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/fredriktheband
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Fredrik
original_serial: event_MS10965
original_venue_serial: St David's Bethell Hall
description:
  FREDRIK is a melodic, experimental folk three-piece consisting of one songsmith (F), one sound-painter (O) and one conceptual artist (A). All three mostly live and work in Malmo, Sweden and create music in a secluded 19th-century garden shack with the help of 'darkness, voices, quiet instruments, curiosity, nightmares, melodies and terrible weather'. They have stated that they strive towards 'impulsive beauty of various kinds' while trying to avoid 'rationalization, self-consciousness and irony'. Some people call their music surreal. A lot of people call the music soothing. Almost everyone says it makes them think of trees. FREDRIK put out records continuously in Europe, America and Japan and collaborate with a lot of different artists and projects.


name_last: Dawn of the Data: Future of Consumer Lending
name: Dawn of the Data: Future of Consumer Lending
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/DawnOfTheDataFutureOfConsumer.jpg
website_link: http://www.zestcash.com
hashtag: #DawnofData
event_category: Emerging
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP7553
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon F/G

  Participants:
  Dana Mauriello ()
  Douglas Merrill (ZestCash)
  Paul Leonard (Center for Responsible Lending)
  Ryan Gilbert (BillFloat Inc)

  Summary
  Technology and mathematics are transforming consumer lending.  Historically, it has been nearly impossible for people with bad credit to get loans. Yet, these are often the people who need it most - to buy groceries or pay bills.  
  Until now, lenders determined who should get loans through a simple underwriting function based on a small amount of credit data.  When this data is missing or wrong, banks deny the loan, leaving people to payday loans or pawn shops - very expensive options that put people further in debt.
  Millions of people are being denied credit because underwriting hasn’t evolved.  Why use only a handful of variables when we have vast amounts of data provided by the customer, the Internet, and social media?  All data is credit data and we should use it all to make better underwriting decisions. 

  Analyzing vast amounts of data, however, requires complex machine learning more akin to search engines than your corner bank. The future of financial services is to become more like a recommendation engine, and less like a place where you stand in line to deposit checks.  

  The panelists will discuss how to use large-scale data analysis to re-invent underwriting and replace today’s antiquated methods.  Better underwriting will open up good credit to people who don't have a lot of good options and materially improve the financial lives of the people who need it most.

search:
  Dawn of the Data: Future of Consumer Lending Dana Mauriello Douglas Merrill ZestCashPaul Leonard Center for Responsible LendingRyan Gilbert BillFloat Inc


name_last: Psychic TV / PTV3
name: Psychic TV / PTV3
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4480.jpg
website_link: http://www.genesisbreyerporridge.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Avant/Experimental
search: Psychic TV / PTV3
original_serial: event_MS14924
original_venue_serial: Elysium
description:
  Psychic TV was first born in 50 Beck Road, Hackney in 1982
  following his tennination of Throbbing Gristle in 1981. Six
  months later the duo completed the nucleus of the new unit with
  ex-TG'er Peter Christopherson. By that time Genesis had already
  conceived, named and pioneered the genre 'lndustrial Music'
  wtth Throbbing Gristle. Along with the Velvet Underground,
  Throbbing Gristle is and remains one of the most Influential rock
  groups of the last 30 years; if you haven't heard their music, you
  will certainly have listened to someone who has. In Throbbing
  Gristle, Genesis and company synthesized the influences and
  philosophies of Gen's close friends and collaborators, including
  Beat writer William S. Burroughs; Beat poet and painter Brion
  Gysin; psychedelic shaman Dr Timothy Leary; queer activist
  film maker Derek Jarman; and those of legendary occultist
  Austin Osman Spare, theorist John Cage and various seminal
  underground authors, thinkers, artists and film makers. The
  group 'TG' produced some of the most unsettling and thoughtprovoking
  music of all time. Their pioneering 'Industrial' sound
  and self-sufficient approach to record disbibution has had a
  profound impact, becoming key elements of underground music
  production and distribution ever since.

  Right from the outset, Psychic TV in tum made highly innovative
  and unflinchingly provocative music blending elements
  of psychedelia and dance with Industrial sounds (named
  'HYPERDELIC' by Genesis). As with TG, the details of Psychic
  TV's packaging, marketing and the radical lifestyle of the
  musicians were all treated as equally crucial components of the
  final aesthellc statement. Psychic TV created the template for
  the current avant-dance stance popularly labeled 'Electronlca'
  as well as having an undeniable Inftuence on the emergent
  'Rave' culture; the group released the world's first 12 inch single
  with the words 'ACID HOUSE' in the title, 'Turn On Tune In To
  The Acid House.' The label depicted Superman as a tab of LSD
  emblazoned with their logo the Psychic(k) Cross and biggered a
  suppressive lawsuit making this withdrawn icon a rare collectible!

  For some 14 odd years, Psychic TV recorded and released
  dozens of live and studio albums ending up in the Guiness Book
  Of Records for releasing more albums in one year than any other
  artist (even Elvis!). Psychic TV was terminated in the mid 90's as
  Genesis pursued further musical goals with his spoken-word and
  expanded poetry/video installation project Thee Majesty.

  In 2003, Edley ODowd of New York City's legendary rock
  band Toilet Boys gently but persistently persuaded Genesis
  to rekindle her rock spirit and Psychic TV. Edley succeeded
  and they played their first public show that December. Once
  PTV3 reached the recording studio, ODowd played a crucial
  part in pushing Genesis and the other musicians to give
  their very best, and then some, getting stellar performances
  out of all concerned as a result. The reactivated ensemble
  led by ODowd, has been touring the US, Europe and Russia
  and releasing music ever since.

  The full history of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and her varied
  seminal musical exploits of the past three decades as well
  as her soclo-cultural (or should that be politico-sexual? Or
  all the above!) adventures would easily fill a book (and has ...
  Soft SkulVShortwave Books published 'Painful but Fabulous:
  The Lives and Art of Genesis P-Orridge' in 2003 and more
  recently with 'Thee Psychick Bible' in hardcover in 2009 and
  paperback in 2010). Genesis continues to exhibit artwork
  around the globe (Most recently at Art Basel Miami and The
  Serpentine Gallery, London).

  Already living a creative further chapter of her 'life' book
  Genesis continues to provoke and explore in her very public
  private life; from replacing all her healthy teeth with solid
  gold permanent replicas in an homage to Pierre Clemente in
  Luis Bunuel's 'Belle De Jour.' Littering the dictionary and
  culture with new words for new, original ideas Genesis can
  be said to follow the serious process and joy-filled strategy
  of 'When there is no example imagine it, when there is no
  word for it invent one.'


name_last: Using Text to Predict The Real World
name: Using Text to Predict The Real World
name_index: U
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/UsingTextToPredictTheRealWorld.jpg
website_link: http://www.ark.cs.cmu.edu/SXSW-2011
hashtag: #textworld
event_category: Social Broadcasting Track
event_sub_category: Dual
original_serial: event_IAP8397
original_venue_serial: AT&amp;T Conference Center
description:
  Room: Room 203

  Participants:
  Noah A Smith (Carnegie Mellon University)
  Philip Resnik (University of Maryland)

  Summary
  How can we use text to tell us what is happening in the real world?  Text-driven forecasting is the challenge of making concrete, testable predictions about future events and trends from publicly available text data.  Text-based modeling methods make it possible to discover the agendas and attitudes behind the words people use.  In this panel, we consider some recent success stories that use various kinds of text (expert-written analysis, blog posts, tweets) to tell us interesting things about the future and about the people behind the texts in various domains (finance, political discourse, and public opinion polls). Session co-organized by the McCombs School of Business and the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce (CREC).

search:
  Using Text to Predict The Real World Noah A Smith Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhilip Resnik University of Maryland


name_last: Hurray for the Riff Raff
name: Hurray for the Riff Raff
name_index: H
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41265.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Hurray_for_the_Riff_Raff-Take_Me.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/hurrayfortheriffraff
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Alt Country
search: Hurray for the Riff Raff
original_serial: event_MS12210
original_venue_serial: Victorian Room at The Driskill
description:
  Hurray for the Riff Raff began when Alynda lee Segarra started hopping trains across the USA at age 17.  She eventually settled in New Orleans and was quickly embraced by the city's large community of street musicians.  After years of learning from the music of the city she loves, Alynda began recording and performing under the name Hurray for the Riff Raff.  

  Influenced by the sounds of Classic Country, 1960's Rock 'n' Roll, and master songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young, Hurray for the Riff Raff has deep roots in the landscape of America.  After two self-released albums (2007's It Don't Mean I Don't Love You and 2010's Young Blood Blues), the band will be releasing a self-titled CD comprised of the best songs from those records on Loose Music (Felice Brothers, M Ward, Neko Case) in Europe on March 21, 2011.


name_last: Brian Wright
name: Brian Wright
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45094.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Brian_Wright-Striking_Matches.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/brianwrightmusic
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Brian Wright
original_serial: event_MS13288
original_venue_serial: St David's Historic Sanctuary
description:
  For Brian Wright (www.brianwrightmusic.com), life as a traveling troubadour began in Mclennan County, Texas near the highway and the trains. That is where his father took a job that required a great deal of travel, making the family VW van Wright's first crib. Consequently Wright feels most at home when on the road, and this movement has helped shaped Wright's sense of bare-boned lyrics and achingly beautiful songs that seem both distant and intimate at the same time.

  After spending his early twenties on the Austin/Waco/Dallas bar circuit, playing everything from punk to covers, Wright flipped a coin to decide his future home, either New York City or Los Angeles. Going West won the day. Today, when not touring, he resides in Los Angeles where he is a fixture in the LA music scene. For the last six years he has been the front man and lyricist for his band Brian Wright and the Waco Tragedies, a band that has gathered a devoted audience across the country.

  'When people ask what I sound like I usually say I'm somewhere between Woody Guthrie and Velvet Underground,' says Wright. It's true but there is also hints of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark fused with a bluesy slide guitar and a simple, but enchanting Paul McCartney like bass line.

  Wright's newest release House on Fire boldly declares a new chapter in his life as a musician and producer. His two previous albums, Bluebird and Dog Ears were recorded with a live band in the studio, both in a span of three days. These were done in an attempt to capture the true essence of the band's energy. House on Fire approached the recording process from a different angle. The album is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream of Brian's to play every instrument on the record. This album took time, craftsmanship, and a sustained passion to produce a sound that reflects Wright's newest chapter in his journey as a musician and songwriter. The result is an album that truly reflects the man behind the voice. With House on Fire, Wright doesn't just write songs, he composes short stories with images and characters, fusing the rural beauty of old time country with the echoes of rock 'n' roll.

  'I love playing in my band, sitting in with fellow musicians, but this album finally allowed me to make the music the exact way it was in my head.' The fourteen songs on House on Fire further cement Wright's quest to becoming a premiere singer/songwriter. The album is co-produced with Mike Vizcarra, who created a studio in a one-room Laurel Canyon apartment, coincidentally the same hovel that was once the home of Waco's most famous former resident, Steve Martin.


name_last: Baron von Luxxury
name: Baron von Luxxury
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4133.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Baron_von_Luxxury-The_Lovely_Theresa.mp3
website_link: http://www.luxxury.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: Baron von Luxxury
original_serial: event_MS14176
original_venue_serial: Malaia
description:
  San Francisco based artist/producer/DJ/blogger Baron von Luxxury made a name in the underground disco scene via remixes for Glass Candy, HEALTH, Little Boots and Hilary Duff, as well as through his blog DiscoWorkout.com.

  He is releasing two EPs, 'The Lovely Theresa EP' and 'Women of a Certain Age EP' through LA's Manimal Vinyl this summer. Blending bits of ELO and Sparks' Moroder period with more recent disco acolytes like Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy and Toro Y Moi, BvL makes hi-fi indie synthpop to warm lo-fi chillwaved hearts.

  The first single 'The Lovely Theresa' (out now on Manimal) is a tribute to his friends who passed away in the summer of 2007 and is accompanied by a blog, http://lovelytheresa.tumblr.com. The second single, 'Terry Richardson', will be accompanied by a 3D video when it comes out in the Spring.


name_last: Turbo Fruits
name: Turbo Fruits
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1440.jpg
website_link: http://www.turbofruits.com/
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Turbo Fruits
original_serial: event_MS12747
original_venue_serial: Mohawk
description:
  Who: Turbo Fruits (Jonas Stein: vocals, guitar; Dave McCowen: bass, vocals; Matt Hearn: drums; Kingsley Brock: guitar, vocals)
  What:  Garage rock
  Where:  Nashville, Tennessee  

  History: From 2004‐2008, Jonas was the guitarist in the late, great Be Your Own Pet.  The first Turbo  Fruits album came out as a side project in August 2007 on Ecstatic Peace Records. 'Volcano,' a song inspired by an electric bong of the same name, was a minor  sensation on the evening shows on BBC Radio 1. 

  'Tenacious, canines-clamped-to-the-calves-style garage-punk clatter, 'Volcano' especially, a standout murder-blues pranker, summoning the image of Nick Cave steering a dragster over the Bailey's aisle of Thresher's to get the good stuff. It's callous, but seemingly, the less they care the better it gets.' - NME


name_last: I Thought We Were Friends! Business In Film
name: I Thought We Were Friends! Business In Film
name_index: I
website_link: http://www.tinyfurniture.com
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Contracts
original_serial: event_FP5518
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 15

  Moderator:
  Alicia Couvering (Champion Films)

  Participants:
  Andre Des Rochers (Gray Krauss Des Rochers LLP)
  Peter Principato (PYE)
  Sophia Lin (N/A)

  Summary
  Lawyers, tax specialists and producers give straight dope about what the most common legal and accounting mistakes are when setting up an indie film -- war stories about partnerships gone awry, tax credits unclaimed, screwy clearances holding up a sale.  Focus is on different kinds of financial partnerships and basic deals for back-end and participation, secondary focus is on Horror Story anecdotes.

  Lawyers, tax specialists and producers give straight dope about what the most common legal and accounting mistakes are when setting up an indie film -- war stories about partnerships gone awry, tax credits unclaimed, screwy clearances holding up a sale.  Focus is on different kinds of financial partnerships and basic deals for back-end and participation, secondary focus is on Horror Story anecdotes.

search:
  I Thought We Were Friends! Business In Film Andre Des Rochers Gray Krauss Des Rochers LLPPeter Principato PYESophia Lin N/AAlicia Couvering Champion Films


name_last: New Zealand Party
name: New Zealand Party
name_index: N
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: New Zealand Party
original_serial: event_HB1524
original_venue_serial: West Tent, Brush Square Park
description:
  Join us for a night of exciting new music and fine wines presented to you by Spy Valley Wines and the New Zealand Music Commission. Show your SXSW badge for entry.


name_last: Karkwa
name: Karkwa
name_index: K
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41597.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Karkwa-Les_chemins_de_verre.mp3
website_link: http://www.karkwa.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Karkwa
original_serial: event_MS12365
original_venue_serial: Spill
description:
  Formed in 1998 during a music contest in college, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussionist Julien Sagot and drummer Stéphane Bergeron. The band's name is a phonetic rendering of carquois (French for a quiver of arrows).
  After reaching the final stages of the Francouvertes contest in 2001, the band released its debut album, Le Pensionnat des établis, in 2003. The album's single 'Poisson cru' reached the top of Quebec's campus radio charts, and was named the best album of the year by two critics for Montreal's alternative weekly Voir.
  The band's second album, Les Tremblements s’immobilisent, won three Félix Awards in 2006. In 2007, they were featured, along with The Stills, The Besnard Lakes and Mahjor Bidet, on the bill of Quebec Scene, a concert in Ottawa sponsored by CBC Radio 3.
  On the third album, Le Volume du vent, as the band further expanded its reach into English Canada, guest musicians included Patrick Watson and Elizabeth Powell.
  Their fourth album, Les Chemins de verre, was recorded in Paris, France and won the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. They made several shows in Europe and Canada winning  great reputation everywhere. In between rock and folk, their sound can be describe as a mutation of Radiohead instrumental section and Sigur Ros vocal harmonies. But that said, Karkwa stays unique and is not a copy of anything. Although Karkwa is solely singing in french, the power of music emerges as you don't have to understand the lyrics to fully enjoy the music of the group.


name_last: Wicker
name: Wicker
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45036.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/WICKER-People_Going_Crazy.mp3
website_link: http://myspace.com/wickerband
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Wicker
original_serial: event_MS13287
original_venue_serial: Rusty Spurs
description:
  While the four personalities that compose Wicker would fit perfectly into a Hollywood 'it' kid category, the music that they create is without definition. Composed of straight lyricism and huge choruses, all set to the backdrop of addictively dance oriented party music, Wicker is a larger than life blowout event that keeps the booze flowing and the bodies jumping. Found deep in the crevices of Hollywood nightlife, Wicker has shared the Sunset Strip with such mainstays as LMFAO and After Midnight Project. Pounding beats and intense performances are to be expected, however, Max, Troy, Tyler & Step ultimately eye their growth as musicians with long term aspirations, and would prefer to be fashioned as the musical offspring of RATM and the Black Eyed Peas versus just another L.A. party band. Guitars and heavy drum loops complement a sweat drenched performance at every Wicker show, so if you're looking for pretty faces moving to the sounds of a dance beat, on the surface you may find what you're looking for. Dig a little deeper and you will find substance and an artistic synergy unparalleled and waiting to explode.


name_last: Terri
name: Terri
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31403.jpg
website_link: http://www.atopictures.com
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: Terri Azazel Jacobs
original_serial: event_FS11477
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 2
description:
  Director: Azazel Jacobs
  USA | 101 minutes
  ATO Pictures


  Starring:
  Jacob Wysocki, Creed Bratton, Olivia Crocicchia, Bridger Zadina, John C. Reilly


  TERRI is a moving and often funny film about a big kid in a small town that doesn’t seem to have room for anyone who is different. Deftly combining dark, even uncomfortable elements with wry humor and compassion, director Azazel Jacobs tells the story of teenaged Terri (Jacob Wysocki) with delicacy and complex emotionality, as the young man learns to reach outside his insular world and find a place that still feels like home.


name_last: All Grown-up: Brand Mascots in the Digital Age
name: All Grown-up: Brand Mascots in the Digital Age
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/AllGrownUpBrandMascots.jpg
website_link: http://www.iqinteractive.com
hashtag: #brandmascots
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Core Conversation
search: All Grown-up: Brand Mascots in the Digital Age Derek Fridman SapientNitroEmily Reid IQ
original_serial: event_IAP6033
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon E

  Participants:
  Derek Fridman (SapientNitro)
  Emily Reid (IQ)

  Summary
  Why doesn't Toucan Sam Twitter? Where's the Pillsburry Doughboy to poke on my mobile phone? And which one of the Snuggle Bear Facebook pages is real? Join us for a pow-wow on how you take your brand characters out of the 1980's TV commercials and place them in the social and interactive world. 
   
  There's no napping when your characters are in the digital age. We'll talk about preparing your characters personality, environment and lingo for the demands of the 'always-on' consumer. And what about the character's of tomorrow?  We'll look at concept to completion, how a brand creates and introduces a new cast of characters ready for today's digital stage and beyond. 
   
  Similar to my grandmother who doesn't understand these 'crazy kids and their internets', mascots need to take up residence in the digital world, make some friends, and tweet about their day.


name_last: Drizztian Swamper
name: Drizztian Swamper
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/47910.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Drizztian_Swamper-Solarize.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/drizztian
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: Drizztian Swamper
original_serial: event_MS14035
original_venue_serial: Malaia Upstairs
description:
  Dear reader,
  I'm a performer known as Drizztian Swamper.
  I make music that's meant to be heard live and on really good sound systems.
  I use little electronic gadgets to sequence booming rhythms and arrangements.  After I push 'Play' before each song, I grab my guitar and start spilling out finger-painted sounds.  Then I step over to the mic and sing some anxious pop melodies.  My hope is to see everyone dancing around uninhibited in a darkened room.

  The major influences on recent work include: Fela Kuti, Nirvana, Alexander Robotnick, Joy Division, Crash Course In Science, and pretty much nothing that's going on in my local Austin music scene.
  Come out to see me play and hopefully my busted-ass guitar won't fuck up on stage.

  xo


name_last: 140 Conference: Contextual Revolution
name: 140 Conference: Contextual Revolution
name_index: 0-9
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/140ConferenceContextualRevolution.jpg
hashtag: #LIPB
event_category: Social Graph
event_sub_category: 140
search: 140 Conference: Contextual Revolution Melissa Pierce N/A
original_serial: event_IAP000355
original_venue_serial: Hyatt
description:
  Room: TX Ballroom 2-4

  Participants:
  Melissa Pierce (N/A)

  Summary
  Access to information, people, and movements via the internet has changed the way we behave, but has it fundamentally changed how we think?


name_last: The Mashery Circus Mashimus
name: The Mashery Circus Mashimus
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/mashery.jpg
event_category: Lounge
event_sub_category: Various
search: The Mashery Circus Mashimus
original_serial: event_OE00470
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: 3

  Make the Mashery Circus Mashimus a frequent stop during the SXSW Interactive conference. Join us at Circus Mashimus to hook up with friends and colleagues, meet new people, hold meetings, get expert advice, watch an API demo or just relax. With dedicated Internet access and plenty of electrical outlets and lots of snacks and beverages, it's a great place to hang out, catch up and recharge.


name_last: Atomic Tom
name: Atomic Tom
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1657.jpg
website_link: http://myspace.com/atomictom
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Atomic Tom
original_serial: event_MS13830
original_venue_serial: Valhalla
description:
  The story of Atomic Tom begins in Brooklyn. The record that is The Moment was recorded over four months in a tiny apartment with the band's close friend, Ben Romans as producer. Microphones were set up in the hallway, the bathtub and the kitchen; amps and empty guitar cases lined the walls, and the vocal booth was a repurposed utility closet. Despite noise complaints, one of them leading to a shutdown by “New York’s finest”, the LP left the studio dressed in larger-than-life sounds.

  Lead vocalist Luke White began writing demos in 2006 with Philip Galitzine on bass, adding guitarist Eric Espiritu in 2007. By early 2009, drummer Tobias Smith completed the circle. 'We knew we had the green light,' says Luke.

  After countless New York area shows, ATOMIC TOM started to hear their lyrics shouted back at them at shows, 'We knew the time was right for a full-length record.'

  From the exhilarating electronica-meets-arena-rock shuffle of “Let Let Go”, the epic romanticism of 'We Were Never Meant To Be', and the hauntingly delicate 'Play That Dirty Girl', ATOMIC TOM’S debut LP demonstrates remarkable musical ability and diversity, married with an innate sense of how to connect with an audience on a grand scale. 'It’s possible to reach each and every individual in an eighty thousand seat stadium,' claims Philip. 'You can make an enormous, towering sound and still say something deeply meaningful and musical.” They plan to do just that.

  Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than on the title track. Says Eric, 'whenever we play 'The Moment,' it feels like we somehow all stand up a little straighter. There’s something fresh about that particular tune, and yet it also connects to the music we loved growing up. There’s a lot of magic on that song.” Adds Philip, “'The Moment' took three entire days of pre-production, just kind of summoning the sounds we heard in our heads.”

  The band's first single, “Take Me Out”, neatly summarizes the theme of the record: “It’s a vulnerable song. It’s about letting people into your life, letting people rescue you,” explains Luke. “Admitting that you need that, and then asking for it…that’s a very difficult task, though it’s something everyone goes through at some point.


name_last: Brandi Emma
name: Brandi Emma
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1750.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Brandi_Emma-Let_It_Go.mp3
website_link: http://brandiemma.com/
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Alt Country
search: Brandi Emma
original_serial: event_MS13733
original_venue_serial: The Tap Room at Six
description:
  Brandi Emma is a Silverlake, CA-based singer/songwriter/musician who gained considerable critical buzz under the moniker Emma Burgess.

  Hailing from small town in western Massachusetts, Brandi moved around a lot as a kid and sought refuge in the radio. While training at a theater conservatory, she taught herself to play guitar, which she then brought along with her on her cross-country drive to Los Angeles. It was in Los Angeles that she wrote her first songs and began playing regularly at local venues and singing backup for acts like Peter Bradley Adams (Eastmountainsouth).

  Brandi soon scored a record deal with the Love Yourself label and released her full-length debut, Swim, in 2007 under the moniker Emma Burgess. It was produced by Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney) and Ofer Moses, featuring such genius as Mike Garson (David Bowie) on piano and Josh Freese (NIN) on drums.  The record quickly earned critical acclaim from Rolling Stone Magazine (“Break-out indie song of 2007 for Big Break”), LA Times (“Buzz Band Artist 2007”) to URB Magazine (“1,000 Artists to Watch in 2007”). In addition, several songs from Swim found their way onto network television shows.

  After a guest collaboration in 2009 with the Folktronica group The Smart Set, she decided to go out on her own.  Returning to her birth name- and to her original, alt-country instincts-she has carved out her own distinctive, soulful sound. 

  The newest creation of this talented 27 year-old's ongoing pop investigations is her debut EP, Photographic Memory, produced by Tom Livemore (Carina Round) in LA and Birmingham, featuring guest musicians Ragman Jones, Simon Smith and Ryann Snow.

  Brandi Emma first worked with UK's Livemore in 2009, back on her instant alt-country torch classic, Let It Go . The song was never released, but sat itching with anticipation as Brandi experimented with other writers/producers. Happily for all of us, Brandi and Tom ultimately harkened to the muse and reunited to add four more songs -- all stellar bits of folk-inspired pop intimacy with heart and soul. These five nuanced songs explore the wistful side of romance with a steely tug that won't easily let you go. 

  Photographic Memory was recently released on Emma's own label, Emma Phonics Music, on October 12, 2010.  She is currently touring the east and west coasts in support of the release.


name_last: 1,2,3
name: 1,2,3
name_index: 0-9
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/597.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/123-Confetti.mp3
website_link: http://myspace.com/1comma2comma3
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: 1,2,3
original_serial: event_MS14120
original_venue_serial: Club de Ville
description:
  Hailing from the steel city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1, 2, 3 consists of long time friends Nic Snyder and Josh Sickels. Originally started as a side project from the The Takeover UK, Snyder found himself increasingly drawn to 1, 2, 3 and the freedom it gave him to express his own musical ambitions.  

  In May 2010, having only been together for a few months, 1, 2, 3 released their first UK single, ‘Going Away Party’, on hot tastemaker label Chess Club.  Surrounding the release, the band played their first live UK shows, including The Great Escape festival in Brighton, plus an amazing Club NME performance at Koko in London. 

  The limited edition 7” combines Safe as Milk-era Captain Beefheart guitars, Dr. John style freaked-out tingling percussion and Snyder’s night-crawler vocals, while the B-side, ‘Feeling Holy’, is no less arresting: a sci-fi lullaby that comes over like a stoned Mercury Rev and shows a softer side to Snyder’s voice over sepia tinged guitars, looped vocals and woozy synths. 

  Snyder grew up inspired by a steady diet of Mercury-era Rod Stewart, Neil Young, Bacharach and his all-time favourite, Roy Orbison, but he was lured into writing his own music by his father. A collector of punk 7’s back in the seventies, his dad was also a piano player in Pittsburgh’s monolithic Iron City Houserockers, probably the biggest band to come out of the Three Rivers area in the 1970/80's. Surrounded by photos of his dad on stage with Springsteen and B.B. King, Snyder was inevitably influenced by Blues and Motown as well.

  Drummer, Sickels, who himself has a diverse musical palette, has been playing with Snyder for over a decade. Josh confirms, “Nic listens to literally everything and I think you can hear that in our songs.” 

  Being able to explore new musical directions without any existing boundaries has allowed the duo to experiment and create a handful of songs that are all remarkably different, yet complimentary to each other - the common thread being Snyder’s defiant, soulful vocals and a yearning nostalgia.

  Since November 2010, 1,2,3 has signed with Frenchkiss Records, released a second Chess Club UK single (“Little Cure” b/w “Big Beige”) and recorded their debut album New Heaven with Nicolas Vernhes (Bjork, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective). 

  The band will hit the road in February and March, including a number of showcases confirmed for SXSW.  New Heaven is scheduled for release late Spring / early Summer 2011.

  Web:

  http://www.myspace.com/1comma2comma3


name_last: Todd & Jeff Brabec
name: Todd & Jeff Brabec
name_index: T
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/Brabecs.jpg
hashtag: #SXBookstore
event_category: Bookstore Appearance
event_sub_category: Various
search: Todd &amp; Jeff Brabec
original_serial: event_OE00519
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom D Foyer


  Join the Brabec brothers at the SX Bookstore as the sign copies of their book, Music Money and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry.



  TODD BRABEC, an attorney and recording artist, co-authored with his brother Jeff the book Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide To Making Money In The Music Industry. He is also an adjunct associate professor at the USC Thornton School of Music, Music Industry Dept.



  JEFFREY BRABEC is Chrysalis Music Group's V.P. of Business Affairs. An attorney, recording artist and songwriter, he co-authored the book Music Money And Success: The Insider's Guide To Making Money In The Music Industry. He is also an adjunct professor at USC Thornton School of Music and a contributing editor to Entertainment Law & Finance magazine.


name_last: Music & Metadata: Do Songs Remain The Same?
name: Music & Metadata: Do Songs Remain The Same?
name_index: M
website_link: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/
hashtag: #track03
event_category: Convergence
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP6952
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 18ABCD

  Participants:
  Jason Schultz (UC Berkeley School of Law)
  Jess Hemerly (UC Berkeley School of Information)
  Larisa Mann (Berkeley Law & Surya Dub)

  Summary
  Metadata may be an afterthought when it comes to most people's digital music collections, but when it comes to finding, buying, selling, rating, sharing, or describing music, little matters more. Metadata defines how we interact and talk about music—from discreet bits like titles, styles, artists, genres to its broader context and history. Metadata builds communities and industries, from the local fan base to the online social network. Its value is immense. But who owns it? Some sources are open, peer-produced and free. Others are proprietary and come with a hefty fee. And who determines its accuracy? From CDDB to MusicBrainz and Music Genome Project to AllMusic, our panel will explore the importance of metadata and information about music from three angles. First, production, where we'll talk about the quality and accuracy of peer-produced sources for metatdata and music information, like MusicBrainz and Wikipedia, versus proprietary sources, like CDDB. Second, we'll look at the social importance of music data, like how we use it to discuss music and how we tag it to enhance music description and discovery. Finally, we'll look at some legal issues, specifically how patent, copyright, and click-through agreements affect portability and ownership of data and how metadata plays into or out of the battles over 'walled garden' systems like Facebook and Apple's iEmpire. We'll also play a meta-game with metadata during the panel to demonstrate how it works and why it is important.

search:
  Music &amp; Metadata: Do Songs Remain The Same? Jason Schultz UC Berkeley School of LawJess Hemerly UC Berkeley School of InformationLarisa Mann Berkeley Law &amp; Surya Dub


name_last: Heavy Cream
name: Heavy Cream
name_index: H
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2278.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Heavy_Cream-Watusi.mp3
website_link: http://heavycreamband.blogspot.com/
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Heavy Cream
original_serial: event_MS12922
original_venue_serial: Red 7
description:
  Heavy Cream's aura is the color bad.  They are three girls and one guy from Nashville, Tennessee that play rock and roll Stonehenge punk.  Their music is youth incarnate; fast and loud and exuberant.  Ripping through their set with the ferociousness of a mountain lion, their primal beats, catchy riffs and bewitching drones leave you wondering when Joey Ramone and Suzie Quattro had a love child.


name_last: Run,Walk!
name: Run,Walk!
name_index: R
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41485.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/RunWalk!-Back_Of_My_Mind.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/runwalk
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Avant/Experimental
search: Run,Walk!
original_serial: event_MS12357
original_venue_serial: Skinny's Ballroom
description:
  Run, WALK! could be the loudest band you'll hear at this year's SXSW.

  They are also one of the most promising. In a crank it up as far as it will go, you're either with us or against us kind of way.

  Matthew Pickering-Copley (bass, vocals) and Tom Clements (drums) have been battering UK and European audiences with their bass-led artrock for several years.

  They couple distortion, feedback and a megaton of low-end crunch with sharp hooks and stop-start rhythms. This is equal parts cerebral and fun rock and roll made by musicians too young to order drinks at the bar . 

  Back in their home country, the Run, WALK! boys have established themselves as frontrunners of the underground music scene.

  They formed as tenagers in the southern city of Winchester. 

  It wasn't long until they were snapped up by hip hardcore label Holy Roar (Gallows, Rolo Tomassi, The Ghost of a Thousand).
  Shortly afterwards they released the seven-track EP 'I Hope This All Works Out So I Can Stop Standing on Even Amounts of Manholes in the Street' to critical acclaim.

  Reviewers praised their musical ecclecticism and unrelenting execution, likening them to a young Lightning Bolt.

  Less than 12 months later they released an instrumental four-track, shortly followed by the free for download Peekay in December.

  These guys are noisy. Like, NOISY noisy. They take no prisoners. All they want is to batter your ear drums and have a good time. Best get on board.


name_last: Spoek Mathambo
name: Spoek Mathambo
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/2859.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/SPOEK_MATHAMBO-Mshini_Wam.mp3
website_link: http://www.spoekmathambo.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: Spoek Mathambo
original_serial: event_MS11568
original_venue_serial: Malverde
description:
  Part of a new breed of African artists, 24 year old Spoek Mathambo (Rapper/DJ and Graphic Designer/Illustrator) is hitting the world hard with his take on Afro-futurism. Spoek sees himself as a part of a new wave of energy in Africa, which is intent on nurturing a sense of progressiveness while maintaining a pride in culture. As front-man for electrorap outfits SWEAT.X and PLAYDOE, Spoek Mathambo has become a increasingly prominent figure in the international music scene over the last couple of years.

  Most recently, Spoek Mathambo has finished recording his solo album, Mshini Wam for BBE, and has built a live band (producer, drummer, guitarist) in order to tour the project. The release of this project is particularly exciting as a sign to the world of what Africa has in store in terms of progressive electronic music.

  The title “Mshini Wam” is from a famous Zulu song called Umshini Wami, (English: My Machine), often sung by members of the military wing of the ANC and the South African president himself whenever they are in trouble - in their version it means: “Bring Me My Machine Gun”. Yet for Spoek Mathambo Mshini Wam has quite a different meaning: “My Machine...A way to express a new wave of electronic African music!”.

  Spoek has risen to become one of the foremost recognised exporters of the new South African club music (which he has coined as Township Tech). He has gathered widespread attention as far afield as the New York Times and Fader Magazine.


name_last: Little Deaths
name: Little Deaths
name_index: L
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31445.jpg
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: Little Deaths Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, Simon Rumley
original_serial: event_FS11429
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar A
description:
  Director: Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, Simon Rumley
  UK-ENGLAND | 90 minutes
  Imagination Worldwide LLC


  Starring:
  Kate Braithewaite, Daniel Brocklebank, Brendan Gregory, Siubhan Harrison, Jodie Jameson, Luke de Lacey, Holly Lucas, Jason Maza, Tom Sawyer, and Christopher Fairbanks


  House and Home: A couple pose as religious do-gooders in order to lure homeless girls into perverted sex games. But after ensnaring their latest victim, the pair find the rules of the game have changed.

  Mutant Tool: A recovering drug addict unwittingly stumbles upon a bizarre black market narcotics trade, in which mutated human semen is harvested for its powerful psychic effects. But supplies are running low... 

  Bitch: Claire and Pete are locked together in a destructively sadomasochistic relationship. But when Claire finally goes too far, her hitherto submissive partner decides to bring the bitch to heel for good.


name_last: Jim Bianco
name: Jim Bianco
name_index: J
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3725.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Jim_Bianco-Sinner.mp3
website_link: http://www.jimbianco.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Jim Bianco
original_serial: event_MS13678
original_venue_serial: St David's Historic Sanctuary
description:
  Jim Bianco's new record 'LOUDMOUTH' will be unmuzzled and released on April 5th, 2011. 


  LOUDMOUTH|ˈloudˌmouθ|
  noun
  a person who tends to talk too much in an offensive or tactless way.

  And so Jim Bianco goes at it again; exposing, embarrassing and offending ex-girlfriends, future girlfriends, fellow singer/songwriters and, most notably, himself. 

  Speaking to the sinner and the heartbroken in all of us, Jim Bianco has sifted through the filth and wreckage in his heart and put it to music on his new record, “LOUDMOUTH”. And as always, he’s done it in a way that makes women want to simultaneously sleep with him and slap him in the face; and men want to pick a fight and sing along.

  The songs on LOUDMOUTH explore the reckless depths of a troublemaker, the devastation of a broken heart, the irony of being in love with someone who treats you like shit and the whimsical inclinations of a temporary secretary who dreams of being an elevator operator.

  “There is humor on this record, but there is a darkness that comes along with it. You’ll get an occasional laugh, but it won’t be free. And there is no love song. There are songs of lust, songs of loss and songs of longing, but no love song.”

  Bianco, who has always been a fiercely independent artist, funded the record entirely through his fans.

  “With the decline in funding for the arts that we’ve seen over the past few years, and the fact that music is so accessible that it’s essentially free, I’m thankful that I can put out an album and tour independently with only the support of my fans. I’m grateful for the direct relationship I have with my fan base; it allows me to continue making the music that I like for the people who want it – all without a middle-man to muck up the process.”

  Bianco’s fans are also grateful for the direct line they have to him.  But it’s not only about the music.  There’s a sensibility that Bianco radiates in all his art. “I began blogging from the road just to pass the time.  There’s something redemptive about having people read about my follies and laugh and cry along with me.”  Bianco’s writing has received such a positive response from fans that he is in the process of publishing a book of short stories, which he plans to sell on tour in 2011. 

  As if that weren’t enough, Bianco has recently taken to writing, acting, directing and editing his own silent films, which have garnered not only the attention of his fans, but of cinephiles including Lorenzo DeStefano, the head of the Ventura Film Society. “Bianco’s films are a throwback to another era. He touches upon the human spirit in a simplistic way that is charming, yet profound.” 

  But at heart, Bianco is a performer. With a firecracker’s presence on-stage, vocal chords that crack the plaster, and an occasional burlesque dancer, it is truly a wonder to watch him command a room. 


  With LOUDMOUTH, it’s as if Bianco has transformed himself from the juggling clown of the circus into to it’s ringleader. But make no mistake - he’s still in the circus.


name_last: PS Your Mystery Sender
name: PS Your Mystery Sender
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31464.jpg
website_link: http://www.artdocs.org
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02axV3nNyLc
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Short
search: PS Your Mystery Sender Benjamin Wigley
original_serial: event_FS12167
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 2
description:
  Director: Benjamin Wigley
  UK-ENGLAND | 9 minutes
  artdocs


  Starring:
  Sir Paul Smith, Benjamin Zephaniah


  The search for the meaning behind the unwrapped and unusual objects that Paul Smith, the fashion designer, has been receiving in the post for the last 20 years, from a mystery person.


name_index: N
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/radical.jpg
hashtag: #SXSW@radical
event_category: Trade Show
event_sub_category: Various
original_serial: event_OE00005
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
name_last:
[cell repeats an earlier one in this file: 112 characters]

name:
[cell repeats an earlier one in this file: 112 characters]

description:
  Room: Exhibit Hall 3/4

  Join @radical.media Chairman and CEO Jon Kamen for a look at the rich progression of transmedia and the proliferation of media and content. @radical.media is known for its groundbreaking content, including acclaimed films Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, The Fog of War,  Concert for George, Crude, and television shows like the pilot episode of AMC’s Mad Men, Sundance Channel’s Iconoclasts, and OWN’s Masterclass.



  radicalmedia.com

search:
[cell repeats an earlier one in this file: 112 characters]


name_last: The Catechism Cataclysm
name: The Catechism Cataclysm
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31287.jpg
website_link: http://www.catechismcataclysm.com
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Narrative Feature
search: The Catechism Cataclysm Todd Rohal
original_serial: event_FS11481
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar C
description:
  Director: Todd Rohal
  USA | 81 minutes


  Starring:
  Steve Little, Robert Longstreet, Walter Dalton, Miki Ann Maddox, Koko Lanham, Rico


  Father Billy, a young priest, is forced to take a sabbatical by his superiors when he is discovered telling inappropriate parables to his flock.  Billy tracks down his high-school idol Robbie, who begrudgingly agrees to a canoe trip.  On the water, the two men reminisce about Billy's days as the keyboardist in a Christian band and Robbie's as a guitarist for a metal band.  When night approaches, they realize they have lost their way--and that's when things get weird.


name_last: CEA
name: CEA
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4125.jpg
website_link: http://www.ceamuzik.ca
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: World
search: CEA
original_serial: event_MS14108
original_venue_serial: Spill
description:
  Héros de la ville de Québec, CEA est une formation qui gravite dans le milieu culturel québécois depuis une dizaine d'année. Leur premier album C'est ça le fun !?, voit le jour à l'automne 2006. C'est cet opus qui donnera le ton à un groupe réputé pour renverser les foules. S'en suivra en 2009, l'énigmatiqueCoin Strasbourg inspiré des Gainsbourg, Leloup et Caroll. Après avoir sillonné le Québec et ses nombreux festivals, conquit l'Afrique au passage, Bob, Karim, Lou et Marième séduisent la France lors d'une série de concerts au printemps 2010. Le groupe en a profité pour présenter les pièces de leur dernier Maxi : Les Nuits Gainsbouriennes. CEA c'est la fête, la danse, la foire bref le FUN !!


  Considered local heroes in their home town of Québec city, the members of CEA have been performing together for the last 10 years. Their first record, the funkafied C'est ça le fun!? was released in november 2006. With this record, the group established itself as a party starter collective, known to move the crowd with up-tempo rhythms, catchy lyrics and an untamed energy during their shows. Since 2008, Bob, Karim, Lou and Marième have been touring in Canada, France and Senegal and released two other albums: Coin Strasbourg and Les nuits Gainsbouriennes. CEA (wich stand for Corps et Âme) is associated with fun, dance and wild celebrations.


name_index: N
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/hypebot.jpg
hashtag: #SXSWNextStage
event_category: Trade Show
event_sub_category: Various
original_serial: event_OE00043
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
name_last:
[cell repeats an earlier one in this file: 145 characters]

name:
[cell repeats an earlier one in this file: 145 characters]

description:
  Room: Exhibit Hall 3/4



  Cloud Streaming has arrived. Bringing successful and viable services to the U.S. market is only a matter of time. The question now becomes, how will this play out as a stream of revenue for rights holders?  

  Join Jeff Price of TuneCore, Bruce Houghton of Hypebot and George Howard, Professor at Loyola University, at Next Stage for a detailed discussion on the six rights every musician has to their work, and how they can be employed best in the cloud streaming service model.

search:
  Next Stage: The Reality of Cloud Streaming Services featuring Jeff Price (TuneCore), Bruce Houghton (Hypebot) &amp; George Howard (Loyola University)


name_last: My Prototype Beat Up Your Business Plan
name: My Prototype Beat Up Your Business Plan
name_index: M
website_link: http://www.kaplusa.com
hashtag: #MyPrototype
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP7481
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon AB

  Participants:
  Ade Olonoh (Formspring)
  Jeffrey Kalmikoff (SimpleGeo)
  Kendra Shimmell (Adaptive Path)
  Kristian Andersen (Kristian Andersen + Associates)

  Summary
  The business plan, as a tool to lure potential investors, secure early customers, and guide the direction of your business, is a dying construct. Smart entrepreneurs realize that a prototype is worth a thousand business plans. This panel will focus on prototypes as a tool to accelerate the success of your business, and will have a particular emphasis on the role of prototyping in business modeling, fund raising, product development, and sales. We'll talk specifically about how prototyping can allow you to more efficiently allocate resources (both talent, time and money), discover customers’ unmet needs, outsmart the competition, and move potential investors from interested to infatuated.

search:
  My Prototype Beat Up Your Business Plan Ade Olonoh FormspringJeffrey Kalmikoff SimpleGeoKendra Shimmell Adaptive PathKristian Andersen Kristian Andersen + Associates


name_last: Your Data in the Cloud: Privacy, Ownership, Convenience
name: Your Data in the Cloud: Privacy, Ownership, Convenience
name_index: Y
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/YourDataInTheCloud.pdf
website_link: http://pogoplug.com
hashtag: #personalcloud
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Solo
search: Your Data in the Cloud: Privacy, Ownership, Convenience Daniel Putterman Cloud Engines Inc
original_serial: event_IAP7059
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom B

  Participants:
  Daniel Putterman (Cloud Engines Inc)

  Summary
  There’s no topic with more buzz around it than the “cloud.”  However, for all the aspects of our social and commercial lives we entrust to the cloud, at the same time we surrender our data, and increasingly our memories and finances, to others.  Who controls that data, who protects it and who ensures our privacy?  There are however possibilities for creating one’s own cloud, and retaining a measure control over off-site data and services, both software and hardware based.  We’ll explore a number of solutions to the notion of a personal cloud, and the trade-offs inherent in that choice.


name_last: Backstage Pass: Lifecycle of Your Concert Ticket
name: Backstage Pass: Lifecycle of Your Concert Ticket
name_index: B
website_link: http://www.stubhub.com
hashtag: backstage
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Other
original_serial: event_MP7381
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 16A

  Moderator:
  Tamara Conniff (The Comet)

  Participants:
  Brock Jones (Bridgestone Arena)
  Chuck La Vallee (StubHub)
  Dan Teree (Ticketfly)
  Tyler Petersen (Eventbrite)

  Summary
  With entertainment heading more and more online, the traditional vehicle for artists - the concert - had to adapt. With these new adaptations came confusion for the most important part of the concert puzzle: the fan. No longer can you simply wait outside to purchase tickets to your favorite show, the entire concert process has been shrouded in mystery -- until now. This music panel combines a group of leading industry representatives and will discuss the key properties of concert tickets from the first promotion to sound check, tips of the trade, why choice, pricing and selection are essential to fans, and current music industry movements.

search:
  Backstage Pass: Lifecycle of Your Concert Ticket Brock Jones Bridgestone ArenaChuck La Vallee StubHubDan Teree TicketflyTyler Petersen EventbriteTamara Conniff The Comet


name_last: A Tale of Two Charlies: Darwyn and Sheen
name: A Tale of Two Charlies: Darwyn and Sheen
name_index: T
event_category: Future15
event_sub_category: Future15
search: A Tale of Two Charlies: Darwyn and Sheen David Levy Philo
original_serial: event_IAP000663
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Salon E

  Participants:
  David Levy (Philo)

  Summary
  The medium of television has matured and the pace of technological change has quickened.  When you add the quick rise of social media, it creates a perfect storm for consumers to participate in the conception of creative concepts.  Because technology has enabled fans to engage with content on multiple platforms, producers can now expand the creative universe of a show.  This session will explore how consumers can actively shape the future of their favorite programming by giving real time input, often alongside the talent, executives and creators of the shows.


name_last: Group Chat App Attack: Who Will Rise?
name: Group Chat App Attack: Who Will Rise?
name_index: G
hashtag: #WhoWillRise
event_category: Late Break
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP000531
original_venue_serial: Radisson
description:
  Room: Town Lake Ballroom

  Participants:
  Caleb Elston (Yobongo Inc)
  Leah Culver (Convore)
  Lucy Zhang (Facebook)
  Mike Melanson (ReadWriteWeb)
  Steve Martocci (GroupMe)

search:
  Group Chat App Attack: Who Will Rise? Caleb Elston Yobongo IncLeah Culver ConvoreLucy Zhang FacebookMike Melanson ReadWriteWebSteve Martocci GroupMe


name_last: Albert
name: Albert
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3557.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Albert-luke_dragon_'s_weed_k_hi.mp3
website_link: http://totallygrossnationalproduct.com/bands/albert.html
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Avant/Experimental
search: Albert
original_serial: event_MS13360
original_venue_serial: Mohawk
description:
  An innovator of advent-elliptical jim wav music and luke dragon's weed, Elmore counts PE noise artist and BM musician Seth Vanhorn of Disthroned Agony, SND of Raster Noton, V/VM and Pan Sonic as key influences. Releasing music exclusively via the BBPWC web server since 2004, Elmore is the founder of Bootlegs by People Who Care and the Center for Experimentally Advanced Recordings and Research, as well as a board member of the Minneapolis Coalition for the Continuing Consideration of the Arts. He's also done collaborative work with Seth Vanhorn and solo work under various aliases including Jon Jacob 3, Never Say DJ Fred Equipment and James St. Murder Laden Mitten Wonder.


name_last: Mau Mau Chaplains
name: Mau Mau Chaplains
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/664.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/themaumauchaplains
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Reggae
search: Mau Mau Chaplains
original_serial: event_MS12471
original_venue_serial: Flamingo Cantina
description:
  Wikked roots reggae . . . five part harmonies . . .heavy bass n' drum . . . backed by 150 man-years of stage experience.

  The Mau Mau Chaplains include veteran musicians from the 80's reggae group The Lotions, as well as country/reggae phenomenon 'I-Tex', the Killer Bees and Pressure amongst some of their past acts. The Mau Maus sound like our favorite roots reggae artists . . . from Toots' to Pluto Shervington to the Melodians . . . Desmond Dekker and more . . . at times their country roots shine through . . .

  The Mau Mau Chaplain's country alter-ego is the Texas band, 'Stop the Truck'. Lineup includes Moe Monsarrat - lead vocals, bass guitar, Miguel Pankratz on Drums, Steve Carter - rhythm guitar, Ed Ferguson on lead, Matt Jacobs on keys, Mark Wilson and Donnie Silvermann on sax/horns plus Pat McCann on guitar.

  They have opened for many of the original reggae stars including Third World, Morgan Heritage, the Skatalites, the Meditations, Yellowman and the Sagittarius Band, the Itals, amongst others. Just close your eyes and listen and you'll be transported to Jamaica on their magical wave of riddems . . .
  Dancin' shoes required!


name_last: International Mobile Landscape Workshop
name: International Mobile Landscape Workshop
name_index: I
event_category: Tech Summit
event_sub_category: Various
original_serial: event_OE00656
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: H

  Participants:
  Antony McGregor Dey (qmcodes.com)
  Horace Dedui (N/A)
  Ilana Sztaimberg (Mutual Mobile)
  Jeff Haynie (Appcelerator)
  Scott Raymond (Gowalla Incorporated)
  Tarun Nimmagadda (Mutual Mobile)

  Summary
  A panel of mobile industry leaders will deliver high-level tips and analysis to help entrepreneurs, startups, and large companies build an international mobile roadmap. Join us in discussing mobile user behavior in international markets, enterprise mobility solutions for international organizations, and mobile global success stories.

search:
  International Mobile Landscape Workshop Antony McGregor Dey qmcodes.comHorace Dedui N/AIlana Sztaimberg Mutual MobileJeff Haynie AppceleratorScott Raymond Gowalla IncorporatedTarun Nimmagadda Mutual Mobile


name_last: Project Management for Humans (No Robots Allowed)
name: Project Management for Humans (No Robots Allowed)
name_index: P
website_link: http://www.happycog.com
hashtag: #webpm
event_category: Business
event_sub_category: Core Conversation
original_serial: event_IAP6113
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon E

  Participants:
  Brett Harned (Happy Cog)
  Pamela Villacorta (Blast Radius)

  Summary
  Whether it’s on the front lines or behind the scenes, Project Management is critical to every discipline in web development projects. Keeping your internal project team and your clients happy while making sure that the project runs smoothly are not easy tasks, but you don’t have to be a robot to run a project! Simple humans can make sure a project is delivered on time and on budget. This session will cover the basics on how to manage your project like a pro and keep your clients happy.

search:
  Project Management for Humans (No Robots Allowed) Brett Harned Happy CogPamela Villacorta Blast Radius


name_last: Grieves with Budo
name: Grieves with Budo
name_index: G
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/885.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Grieves-Scar_Gardens.mp3
website_link: http://www.rhymesayers.com/grieves
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQNBkOXgM5Y
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: Grieves with Budo
original_serial: event_MS12562
original_venue_serial: Mohawk Patio
description:
  Born in Chicago, Illinois, Benjamin Laub better known as Grieves was exposed to music at a young age by his father who would take him to Jazz and Blues clubs. After moving to Fort Collins, Colorado, Grieves began to explore the sounds of Punk Rock and Hip Hop. Completely immersed in the art-form, Grieves truly began honing his craft when he moved to Seattle at 19. After self-releasing his debut album Irreversible in 2007, Grieves took that momentum out on the road developing an ever growing fan base from the west coast to the east coast. While in Seattle, Grieves would eventually hook up with a talented producer and multi-instrumentalist by the name of Budo. In 2008 the duo would hook up and create 15 tracks of sample-free, melody-driven, analog warmth titled 88 Keys & Counting. A combination of singing and rapping is tethered together by guitar, horn, and keyboard driven instrumentals, which carry into the live show. The duo toured this album throughout the United States and Europe, honing their craft while preparing to unleash their latest effort, Together/Apart, to be released in 2011 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.


name_last: Fernando Milagros
name: Fernando Milagros
name_index: F
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1380.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Fernando_Milagros-Reina_Japonesa.mp3
website_link: http://www.fernandomilagros.cl
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Fernando Milagros
original_serial: event_MS12732
original_venue_serial: Maggie Mae's
description:
  Fernando Milagros // Biography 

  A wooden guitar would settle Fernando Milagros proposal, a.k.a the theatrical designer Fernando Briones. After trying electric guitars with his previous band, María Milagros (2003-2005), the singer finally reached acoustic sounds almost casually in the loneliness of homemade composition.
  	Thanks to this experiment his first record was created under the name of “Vacaciones En El Patio de Mi Casa” (Holiday in my backyard) this album picks the whole anecdote of the title to explain the way that Milagros gave life to his debut. After its release, the album became a huge local success. 
  	At the same time, the local press applauded Milagros imagination and succeeded strings melodies. That way, Fernando Milagros began a distinctive soloist career that has crossed the country boundaries.
  	Conceived as a handcrafted creation and folk sound, “Vacaciones en el Patio de mi Casa” turned to be Fernando Milagros presentation card under the eaves of Neurotyka Records. Along with this showcase he feed a healthy tour through local bars standing out from the incipient litter of new local song writers and performers such as Gepe, Javier Barría and Manuel García. Songs like “Cumpleaños” and “Reina Japonesa” were transformed in little classics from the singer’s repertory. 
  	Because of his constant work over the stages, he captured the attention of French Jane’s Birkin organizers during her visit in Chile. In March 2008, Milagros opened Jane’s concert impressing a lot of people who attended. In that time, Fernando assisted  the concert with his colleagues “The Falsos”. After this participation, Fernando once more had the chance to impress the public during the opening of Bill Callahan’s show (Smog) in Chile on September, 2008. During the show, Milagro’s sang some of the new songs that we’re part of his pretty much anticipated second album. 
  	With the production of Cristóbal Carvajal, bassist from the French band “Holden”, the singer entered the studio along with the help of The Falsos to record “Por Su Atención Gracias”. This disc represented the challenge of gathering Milagro’s guitar to the sounds of his brand new band with the fixes of the cello player Isidora O’Ryan. Thanks to Carvajal contributions plus mastering from prestigious Gonzalo González they delivered new waves to Fernando’s proposal.
  	“Por Su Atención Gracias” marked a mature sound from Fernando Milagros, who declared his interest to bring close folkloric sounds from his compositions to the popular song format. The record had support from Armonica Discos along with the local distribution from Oveja Negra
  	The album release took place on Cerro San Cristóbal at Tudor Salon in Chile in April 2009; this event actually moved local capital people to fill the place. During the next months, “Por Su Atención Gracias” received pretty good feedback and commentaries from national criticism becoming one of the press favorite’s albums according to annual revision of Musica Popular (www.musicapopular.cl).
  	During 2009, Fernando Milagros held a tight agenda in the capital and also in some boundary regions. In August he participated on ‘Segundo Festival en Solitario’, event in which he shared stage with Manuel García, Camila Moreno, Leo Quinteros and the Argentinean singer Diosque in Art Cinema Normandia. In November, same year, Milagros went back to that same stage in company of Pedropiedra celebrating the huge success of Fernando’s second debut album. Later, Milagros traveled to Antofagasta as special guest of North Catholic University
  	The first week of year 2009, Fernando began an extensive tour in Mexico City; he participated in the third edition of Festival Neutral organized by the Chilean label Quemasucabeza which gathered a big amount of public in a place known as Multiforo Alicia. The musician visited many Mexican locations as well, having a presentation at Centro Cultural España and also at the sixth edition of Festival Diego Rivera.
  	During this period; Fernando’s songs reached the big screen thanks to the release of two movies in which Fernando contributed. The first case corresponds to the documental “El Poder de la Palabra” where the singer composed the whole soundtrack. Later the Chilean- Mexican production called “All- Inclusive” released with great success in Mexico City.

  During the early 2010's Milagros was contacted by  the famous filmmaker Vincent Moon, head of the cult blog La Blogotheque who has recorded performances of bands like REM, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, among many others (http://www.blogotheque . net). He invited Fernando to shoot a 'Take Away Show' in the city of Valparaiso, becoming the only Chilean artist that have a participation of its kind in the French blog.


name_last: Social Ranking: Finding Interesting User-Generated Content
name: Social Ranking: Finding Interesting User-Generated Content
name_index: S
website_link: http://www.facebook.com
event_category: Design / Development
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP6966
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom C

  Participants:
  Chris Volinsky (AT&T Labs)
  Christopher Slowe (Hipmunk Inc)
  Jason Kincaid (TechCrunch)
  Kate Niederhoffer (Dachis Group)
  Serkan Piantino (Facebook)

  Summary
  As more people use the internet to share statuses, tweets, links, and other content the task of separating the wheat from the chaff is quickly becoming more and more important. Luckily, there are a number of approaches to finding the most interesting content in use across the internet, both by analyzing content itself and by giving users themselves the tools to identify what is good.
  Our panel will explore the details of how sites we use everyday have attempted to solve this problem. We’ll talk about voting systems where democracy works on a smaller scale, social systems that try to figure out who you care about or whose style you share, content analysis approaches that try to show you things based on your explicit or implicit set of interests, and other interesting algorithms for scoring and ranking content. We’ll also talk about implementation, touching on scaling distributed databases, training Machine Learning models, etc.
  We’ll talk about some common issues across these systems. Something as simple as counting votes can actually turn into a long lesson in statistics. And there are other factors our algorithms must balance, including making sure we show recent stuff vs. the overall best, ensuring new content gets a fair chance to prove itself, and keeping the a site simple with all this complexity happening behind the scenes. Finally, we’ll talk about how algorithms that control content distribution end up being big targets for gaming and abuse.

search:
  Social Ranking: Finding Interesting User-Generated Content Chris Volinsky AT&amp;T LabsChristopher Slowe Hipmunk IncJason Kincaid TechCrunchKate Niederhoffer Dachis GroupSerkan Piantino Facebook


name_last: Las Robertas
name: Las Robertas
name_index: L
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41011.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/lasrobertas
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Las Robertas
original_serial: event_MS13964
original_venue_serial: Nuvola
description:
  Las Robertas is a garage-punk oriented three piece from San Jose Costa Rica; originally formed in early 2009 by Monserrat Vargas, Mercedes Oller, Franco Valenciano and Lola Miche.
  After approximately one year of existence, they release Cry Out Loud, their first L.P. Their influences go from 60's northerh soul to 90's alternative rock.


name_last: Asobi Seksu
name: Asobi Seksu
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/617.jpg
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/asobiseksu
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Asobi Seksu
original_serial: event_MS15124
original_venue_serial: The Parish
description:
  The signs in Chris Zane's (The Walkmen, Passion Pit, Tokyo Police Club) studio couldn't have been any clearer: 'Don't Overthink It' and one simple word: 'BOLD.'   
   
  Or as Asobi Seksu guitarist/singer James Hanna puts it, 'This time, our agenda was to not have one at all; to be mellow about the entire process instead of obsessing over everything.'
   
  Maybe mellow isn't the right word, unless he's comparing the 
  band's fourth proper full-length (Fluorescence) to a coiled-up 
  cobra or unconscious crocodile: temperamental types that are one false move away from striking. After all, 'Coming Up' sets the scene by plowing into beehive-like synth lines and warp speed washes of dream-pop that leave you wondering just what the hell is going on.

  Things don't let up on 'Trails,' either, as singer/keyboardist Yuki Chikudate sets her immaculate melodies 
  against a barrage of battery-powered chords. Catchy and chaotic to the core, the sky-scraping song pays homage 
  to the pitch-perfect songwriting of the '60s by chartering a yellow submarine to the moon.   
   
  And when the Brooklyn-based quartet (rounded out by bassist Billy Pavone and drummer Larry Gorman) finally hits the ground, their color-saturated soundscapes don't get dull or cold. They get even brighter, as Fluorescence's many shades shift with each passing song. That includes everything from the expansive/erratic -- and yet, oh-so-poppy -- prog movements of 'Leave the Drummer Out There' to the weightless balladry of 'Ocean,' a track that channels its title with swollen synths and beats that bob and weave through the murkiest waters around. 
    
  'James likes to get a lot more abstract with the music,' says 
  Chikudate, 'So Chris (Asobi Seksu's longtime producer) will 
  often try and reign him in.'

  'I like to see how far we can take a song before pulling back a bit,' explains Hanna. 'Like I'll say that 100 vocal tracks would sound great in a spot where we only need 40.' 
   
  And since Asobi Seksu have spent the past decade refining their bombastic but beautiful blend of hailstorm hooks and fog-shrouded 4AD-isms (including last year's special acoustic album, Rewolf), they knew exactly what to do with all of that restlessness: embrace it.


name_last: Dexter Freebish
name: Dexter Freebish
name_index: D
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/41104.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Dexter_Freebish-Wide_Awake.mp3
website_link: http://www.dexterfreebish.bandcamp.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Pop
search: Dexter Freebish
original_serial: event_MS14203
original_venue_serial: 512
description:
  Dexter Freebish's brand new album, 'Shine On' explores new sonic territory and builds on the hook-laden songs of previous releases. While creating Shine On, the band was inspired by 808 drum machines, beat up synths, and their I-phone apps.  Produced by The Singularity, the album ranges from the dance, heavy beat influenced 'Wide Awake', to the rock anthem 'Do You Want To'. They also collaborated with Greg Wells (Katy Perry, One Republic) on the song 'Save The Last Dance'. The Austin American Statesman writes, 'In their first studio effort in six years, the quartet spans the depth of their experience melding traditional pop choruses ('When The Sun Shines') with drum machines ('Wide Awake') and driving bass lines ('Everybody Knows Somebody') to create a vibe often reminiscent of early '80s English new wave acts like Duran Duran.'   

  The Austin-based quartet has developed a reputation as a hard-working, crowd-pleasing band over the years.  In 1999 the band's single 'Leaving Town' won Song of the Year at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest when it was chosen from 27,000 entries by heavy hitters such as Elton John and members of the Foo Fighters.  The following year, A Life of Saturdays was released on Capitol Records, garnering critical praise along with vigorous radio play and tours both domestic and abroad.  The band won the rock category of the 2003 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for their single 'Prozak (Be Like Me)' and the track 'The Other Side' was featured on the massive Sims 3 video game.


name_last: Bahamas
name: Bahamas
name_index: B
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45329.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Bahamas-Already_Yours.mp3
website_link: http://myspace.com/bahamasbreeze
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Singer-Songwriter
search: Bahamas
original_serial: event_MS13592
original_venue_serial: Paradise
description:
  Afie Jurvanen is from Barrie, not the Bahamas. Barrie is a working class town amidst many other working class towns of rural Ontario Canada. It isn't warm or tropical, and there isn't a beach to watch the sunrise or sunset over.

  But Bahamas became a name that he played music under in 2009-- 
  To make music about sunsets, love affairs, and making out with crooked smiles. 

  Pink Strat, Bahamas' debut album, is a collection of beautiful storytelling - goofy, sincere, and plodding romances that are both comical and serene, finite and nostalgic. The songs and arrangements are simple, gentle, and earnest, and whisk the listener into the escapism of small town daydreams.


name_last: Re-Thinking Public TV: The WORLD Channel
name: Re-Thinking Public TV: The WORLD Channel
name_index: R
website_link: http://www.worldcompass.org
event_category: Future of Journalism
event_sub_category: Dual
search: Re-Thinking Public TV: The WORLD Channel Christopher Hastings WGBHRobert Lyons WGBH
original_serial: event_IAP8373
original_venue_serial: Sheraton
description:
  Room: Capitol View Terrace

  Participants:
  Christopher Hastings (WGBH)
  Robert Lyons (WGBH)

  Summary
  What if you took a national digital public TV channel, re-focused it on a younger, more diverse demographic (median age 36), created an open source, media-rich web presence to feed it, and invited anyone with public media content to play (including creative types without transmitters).
   
  You’d see strong growth, a batch of exciting new talents, boundaries erased between radio and TV, and some innovative technical breakthroughs.  Two key participants in shaping and running this project will share the ideas, the successes, the challenges and some hard-won wisdom from one of public media’s most promising new ventures. 
   
  WORLD was first created in 2007 as a 24 hour digital non-fiction, news and documentary channel for Public TV stations: a partnership of WGBH, American Public Television and WNET, funded by the  Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
   
  Then, in July of 2010, these partners launched a highly focused but ambitious
  re-thinking of the project, aiming to  reach and engage a much broader audience and younger demographic across multiple platforms.
   
  Bob Lyons, the Director of New Media for Radio and TV at WGBH, oversees the project’s online platform, and Kavita Pillay, an independent film maker, was drafted as Managing Editor and chief editorial muse of the web presence. In this session they’ll share the strategy, research, surprising discoveries (good and bad), and inspiring content examples.  Public media-minded content creators are most welcome.


name_last: Armadillo
name: Armadillo
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F28834.jpg
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Feature
search: Armadillo Janus Metz
original_serial: event_FS11526
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar C
description:
  Director: Janus Metz
  DENMARK | 100 minutes
  Kino Lorber Inc.


  The first documentary ever chosen to compete in the International Critics' Week at Cannes (where it won the grand prize), Janus Metz's ARMADILLO follows a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009. An intimate, visually stunning account of both the horror and growing cynicism of modern warfare, the film premiered at the top of the box office in Denmark, provoking a national debate over government policy and the rules of engagement.


name_last: Seven Reasons Your Employees Hate You
name: Seven Reasons Your Employees Hate You
name_index: S
website_link: http://www.tractionco.com
hashtag: #hateyou
event_category: Work & Happiness
event_sub_category: Core Conversation
search: Seven Reasons Your Employees Hate You Adam Kleinberg Traction
original_serial: event_IAP8187
original_venue_serial: Marriott Courtyard
description:
  Room: Brazos 2/3

  Participants:
  Adam Kleinberg (Traction)

  Summary
  At some point in your career, you wake up one morning, drink your coffee, put on deodorant, kiss your kids good-bye, drive to the office, and suddenly realize -- you don't have one ounce of experience at your job.

  You did yesterday. What happened?

  You were promoted. You became a manager. And you suck at it.

  Yesterday, you were an absolute rock star at your job as an engineer. Or designer. Or salesperson. So fantastic they put you in charge.

  And now, you've got six eager faces standing around your desk, looking to you for guidance. 

  So, you do what you've always done. You wing it. Act like a leader. Demand results. Drive the ship. Everything you've seen your former bosses do for years on end. 

  And a year down the road, during your Monday morning staff meeting, you announce a new initiative and see someone at the table sneer in disgust. You look around at all faces and realize: These people hate my guts. They can't stand me. 

  What did you do wrong?

  Well the truth is, I only know why my employees hate me. But I've got some good guesses why they hate you. Seven of 'em. 

  In this presentation I will share with you how I have screwed up time and again on my path to creating a creative agency that has been named #1,399 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the US and rated the #1 interactive agency in the country by BtoB Magazine.

  And with a little luck, you can learn from my mistakes so you don't have to make them yourself.


name_last: The Steroid Culture of Social Media: You Use?
name: The Steroid Culture of Social Media: You Use?
name_index: S
website_link: http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/
hashtag: #SXSWsteroids
event_category: Greater Good
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP5676
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 6AB

  Participants:
  Kyle Flaherty (BreakingPoint)
  Laura Beck (Too Short Industries)
  Tim Walker (BreakingPoint Systems)
  Troy Nalls (More Cabbage)

  Summary
  Ever think about taking shortcuts to boost your numbers? You know, the numb that show the success of all those interactive social media marketing programs. The numbers that decide your end of year bonus. The numbers that make you 'important' to all those other social media influencers. I know you have. You know you have. But did you use those performance enhancing social media techniques?

  Humans are naturally drawn to shortcuts. Even when they are already successful. Take Barry Bonds. Not the Barry Bonds you remember with the bulging muscles in San Francisco. The younger, leaner version. The one who was with the Pirates and on his way to the Hall of Fame. Each day he worked hard on the fundamentals of the game. Then, boom, he was on steroids, a caricature of himself and a tarnished legacy. Why? The numbers competition.

  We all know the equivalent of a Barry Bonds in social media. Someone who is enhancing their performance the wrong way. Maybe it started with a simple list buy of Twitter followers. But then suddenly they were researching blackhat SEO techniques for a temporary boost in traffic. Then one day they wake up in a cold sweat after an all night Astroturfing session.

  It's time to get help!

  Join us for a frank discussion on how the steroid culture has infected the social media realm. We will discuss the signs of a social media steroid user, how it hurts us all and a 12-step program to rehab those that have already fallen down the hole.

search:
  The Steroid Culture of Social Media: You Use? Kyle Flaherty BreakingPointLaura Beck Too Short IndustriesTim Walker BreakingPoint SystemsTroy Nalls More Cabbage


name_last: Weekend
name: Weekend
name_index: W
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/weekendmusic
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Punk
search: Weekend
original_serial: event_MS12000
original_venue_serial: Beauty Bar/Palm Door
description:
  Within a grainy film-still between a summer sunset and the end of times lies the post-punk squall of Weekend. Weekend filter the aggression, tempo and sneer of punk through a wall of reverb, haunting melody, feedback and primitive garage guitar. Formed in San Francisco in late 2009, the band have quickly developed a totally distinctive take on the history of noise rock. Combining noisy guitars, pounding rhythms and dark post-punk vibes in fresh ways isn't easy, but Weekend somehow make it look like it is.
  Their new album Sports is one of the most assured debuts in recent memory, full of rumbling rhythms, layers of LOUD guitars and most of all great songs that pay special attention to texture and atmosphere, and leaven even the most riotous moments with unexpected shards of melody. 'Coma Summer' kicks things off in stunning fashion, an epic slice of noise/gaze that stands tall with No Age's best power-drone. 'Youth Haunts' is a new version of a tune from their long sold-out 10' single on Mexican Summer and shows off the band's darker, more tribal side. 'Monday Morning' is a dreamy noisescape, a perfect lead-in to the driving, punky 'Monongah, WV,' which is blessed with a chorus melody a lot of straight pop bands would kill for.
  As the album continues, it takes in such touchstones as the the chaotic psychedelic noise of groups like Skullflower and Terminal Cheesecake, and the scything racket of post-No Wave noise bands DUSTdevils and Sonic Youth. 'Age Class' storms along like classic Killing Joke, and 'Veil' is an echoey tune that builds and builds to a smashing coda, trailing off into spectral trails of feedback and incidental static. 'End Times' is power-pop as interpreted by 'Feed Me With Your Kiss'-era MBV, an amazing mix of melody and racket that perfecting encapsulates what Sports and Weekend are about. 'Afterimage' and 'Untitled' wrap up the album on a high note, a crescendo of pounding, relentless power.


name_last: Shinya Kimura
name: Shinya Kimura
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F29401.jpg
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Short
search: Shinya Kimura Henrik Hansen
original_serial: event_FS11607
original_venue_serial: Paramount Theatre
description:
  Director: Henrik Hansen
  USA | 3 minutes


  Shinya Kimura paints an intricate picture of time spent inside his mind and his workshop as he breathes life into his motorcycles from the very depths of his soul. For Shinya, this work is the essence of his being and reveals the very nature of instinct, artistry and ultimately serenity as he rides.



   **Plays before  Festival Favorite, Senna.


name_last: K's Choice
name: K's Choice
name_index: K
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/1551.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/K's_Choice-Come_Live_the_Life.mp3
website_link: http://www.kschoice.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqut8vjU328
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: K's Choice
original_serial: event_MS12775
original_venue_serial: Continental Club
description:
  K’s Choice has always been a hard band to pin down to a single style, and as a result, was one of the few bands of the late ‘90s to build followings with both the Lilith Fair and Lollapalooza factions. As evidenced by their fifth full-length overall (and first in a decade), 2010’s ‘Echo Mountain,’ the group’s knack for the eclectic remains very much intact. “It’s always been like that,” explains one of the group’s co-founders, singer/guitarist Sarah Bettens. “There’s always been that singer-songwriter part of us, and then the rock part that stems from the music we listen to and the music we write. There’s also that pop element in our songwriting and the attention to our harmonies. When it comes to K’s Choice songwriting, there is not a concerted effort of what we should be, it’s just an honest mix of the style of songs we end up writing. Even when we felt like we were coming from two worlds in the initial phase of writing this record, it somehow blended together into something that’s melodic and has a lot of dynamics without losing its emphasis of heartfelt lyrics and interesting harmonies.”
  	Originally formed in the early ‘90s by the brother-sister tandem of guitarist/singer Gert and Sarah Bettens (hailing from Antwerp, Belgium), the group built a large worldwide fan base, on the strength of such strong and varied albums as 1993’s ‘The Great Subconscious Club,’ 1996’s ‘Paradise in Me,’ 1998’s ‘Cocoon Crash’ and 2000’s ‘Almost Happy.’ Add to it a worldwide hit single (1996’s “Not An Addict”), European hits “Believe”,  “Almost Happy” and “Everything For Free”, plus some very high profile tour opportunities (opening for Alanis Morissette for the majority of the dates supporting her classic ‘Jagged Little Pill’ album, as well as part of the aforementioned Lilith Fair tours), and a long and fruitful career lay ahead for K’s Choice. 
  	After the world tour in support of ‘Almost Happy’ had wrapped up, K’s Choice faced a tough career crossroad. “After ten years, my sister and I had the exact same feeling that we were moving in circles”, admits Gert. “We felt it was time to do something else for a couple of years, to do our own thing, and see what developed.”
  	True to his word, Gert founded a new band, Woodface, while Sarah launched a successful solo career. But a year ago, the call of K’s Choice beckoned once more, recalls Sarah. “We always knew we were going to record again, but we didn’t have a master plan for when or how. It just seemed like the right time and that it would be fun again … the part that was missing when we decided to take a break. The writing was challenging again, and musically it was even more interesting, because we were coming from two different worlds. When we started sending songs to each other, it was like, ‘Wow, I don’t know if we’re capable of making the same record! But with some creative musical conversations and a little soul searching we found common ground, and once we did, it just clicked like it always had.”
  	After a period of swapping song files via email (Sarah now lives in the U.S., while Gert remains in Belgium), the group reconvened for rehearsals with a line-up featuring both former members (bassist Eric Grossman and drummer Koen Lieckens) and new members (guitarist Thomas Vanelslander and keyboardist Reinout Swinnen). “From the start, it became clear that it was going to be different from the way we wrote for the first four albums,” says Gert. “Back then, we were often on tour together, so as soon as Sarah or I came up with a song idea, we could immediately play it for one another. This time, we were forced to exchange ideas via the internet. Although it’s different than the way we used to communicate our ideas, we were still able to be musically creative and honest with each other. Initially, we thought we were worlds apart.  I wrote some really, really heavy songs, comparable to  those on my last solo album. I wondered if they would  really work on the album alongside some of the lighter acoustic songs Sarah had written.  We just started rehearsing and in typical K’s Choice fashion, things quickly started making perfect sense.”
  	The end result is a double disc set, which features some of the finest K’s Choice material of their entire career, and runs the gamut from folk and pop to alternative rock. “I have to say, I was really impressed with my brother’s songs,” gushes Sarah. “It was really nice to sing his songs again. I think he has outdone himself.  His new song, ‘Killing Dragons’, is one of my absolute favorites! It covers the entire musical spectrum of what K’s Choice represents… a beautiful melody, haunting harmonies and incredible lyrics… it gives me the chills. ‘Come Live the Life’ [the album’s first single/video] features my brother’s songwriting too. The simplicity of the chord structure, combined with the genius of the melody, makes for a very inspiring, exciting song.”
  	Gert has a standout  as well, ‘16’.  “I tried to picture what it was like to be 16 again and to experience something beautiful like being in love and your first kiss. Then discovering, as you grow older, that there’s still some of that fire burning, and it’s just a matter of keeping that fire alive. Most of my songs are written about the same thing - feeling alive.”
  	
  With ‘Echo Mountain’ being released via Sony in Europe and a label-to-be-named in the other parts of the world, the now six-piece band will soon be launching a substantial tour supporting Echo Mountain, with dates beginning in Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland and Holland, before visiting other parts of the world, including such exotic locales as South Africa and Japan. Which leads to the question...is the reformation of K’s Choice a permanent one? “I don’t know if any of us have thought that far ahead,” says Sarah. “We are so happy that we have this fantastic opportunity. We do have big expectations, not in terms of how many records we’re going to sell, but just the level of excitement this will create, for us and for the fans that are awaiting this record.”

  	That said, both sister and brother are hopeful regarding the future of K’s Choice. Sarah- “I just hope we make more great records, and that Echo Mountain is the beginning of a rebirth for us.  Eventually, I’ll want to make another solo record because it’s a way of keeping everything fresh, so I hope I can continue doing both.” Gert- “Right now, I’m just so happy that we made an album that I’m this crazy about. It just feels very special putting the band back together and getting ready to go out on the road again. As we  were working on ‘Echo Mountain’, I said to my sister, ‘I really feel like recording another album after this!’ Sarah readily agreed. So this K’s Choice reunion just might go on for quite a while...”


name_last: Augustana
name: Augustana
name_index: A
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/3215.jpg
website_link: http://www.augustanamusic.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Augustana
original_serial: event_MS13001
original_venue_serial: Barbarella Patio
description:
  Beginning before they were even “old enough to drink,” as frontman/songwriter Dan Layus puts it, the band Augustana has grown up tremendously over the past three years, touring relentlessly while supporting Epic debut All the Stars and Boulevards (which reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart) and hit single “Boston.” Inking a producer before they’d been seriously tested before an audience, and finding themselves in the recording studio tracking a major-label debut before the masses knew who they were, the band had to grow into the ambitious blueprint they’d set out for themselves, and grow they did.

  The results of the time in the trenches are found on Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt, the band’s assured follow-up.

  While the record is about the experience of becoming more seasoned as a band; Layus’ songwriting grew up as well, informed by becoming a husband and father, dealing with life’s attendant challenges. “It really affected us in a positive way,” observes the pianist and native Californian, who formed the band in Illinois with pal Jared Palomar (bass) before finding the missing pieces in L.A.— Justin South (drums) and John Vincent Fredricks (keyboards/vocals), the latter of whom Layus had known for years. Chris Sachtleben (guitar), a childhood friend of Palomar’s, moved from Nashville to join up.

  The increased responsibility also had Layus getting more serious about his chosen profession. “I took voice lessons, we changed management and I did anything I could to get better and learn—and I’m still doing that,” he says. “I also worked a lot harder on my songwriting, and spent enough time to get it absolutely right.”

  While most bands spend all their lives writing a debut record—then six months on a follow-up, Augustana actually did it backwards; arriving at the label with what everyone agreed was a solid single and a few other songs, but not much else. “We had six months to write our first record,” Layus recalls. “But then all of a sudden we were on the road for three years, with really nothing to do but write and demo. I was constantly writing songs and weeding stuff out.”

  As a result, Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt is 10 studiously-chosen cuts of modern, melodic, piano-driven rock, informed by Layus’s love of classic pop/rock songwriters—from The Beatles to Tom Petty—and covering deeper subject matter than the band’s debut. “Still Ain’t Over You” is a love song in the context of a committed relationship, while “Dust,” with its a capella introduction, is the sound of Layus attempting to make peace with his religious upbringing. “Meet You There Someday” was inspired by Layus’s young daughter and his frequent need to leave her behind in order to tour.

  Augustana hit the road even before All the Stars and Boulevards was released, crisscrossing clubs with the Stereophonics before graduating to much larger venues. By the time the band was logging well-received stints opening for Snow Patrol, Dashboard Confessional and Counting Crows, “Boston” was in rotation on radio, the video was getting plays under VH1’s “You Oughta Know” banner, and the band knew it was onto something. 

  “I didn’t realize that this wasn’t always the way it happens, to come out with your first record and get a single on pop radio,” Layus recalls, laughing. “It was hard to get any real perspective on how incredibly lucky we were to be in that position.”

  With “Boston” well on its way to being certified digital platinum by the RIAA, the band made appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen Degeneres Show and The Today Show among countless others. 

  The band chose producer Mike Flynn to usher Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt into the world. “I think he did an incredible job in terms of getting me outside my box and really exploring the potential of the songs,” Layus recalls. “Some of these songs I had been singing the same way at shows for over a year. Then comes this producer who says, ‘I think you should try it like this.’ I could feel it, physically, when I’d go home every night, like an uncomfortable stretching sensation. But I can’t look back and see that the songs would be even close to what they are right now if I hadn’t done the stuff that Mike and I had worked on.”

  The result is an intensely emotional album, borne of the band’s growth, cohesion as a unit, and Layus’ newfound fatherhood. And thanks to Flynn’s spot-on production, the results are delivered winningly.

  “I’m so happy I actually got to say things the way I wanted to say them and how I wanted to say them,” Layus says. “We all feel really confident about it.”


name_last: Semko Fontaine Taylor
name: Semko Fontaine Taylor
name_index: S
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/45007.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Semko_Fontaine_Taylor-Before_You_Leave_Canada.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/semkofontainetaylor
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORcGtb2obrk
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Semko Fontaine Taylor
original_serial: event_MS10794
original_venue_serial: The Tap Room at Six
description:
  Saskatchewan's new trio Semko Fontaine Taylor release their first full-length album 'Heartaches and Numbers' (Busted Flat Records/Universal) on November 16th, 2010.

  Semko Fontaine Taylor (SFT) is a new trio from Saskatchewan consisting of core members-veteran singer/songwriters Jay Semko, Kim Fontaine and David j Taylor, alongside live touring drummer Charles Dumont (Emm Gryner, Brad Johner, Cody Prevost).

  The group, who are longtime musical friends, made it official at the annual University of Saskatchewan Emma Lake Songwriting Retreat, where they are also songwriting instructors/mentors. Saskatoon-based singer/songwriter Lyn McGinnis threw down a challenge when she said, 'You 3 Amigos should really make an album together'. SFT took up the challenge; each bringing 3 songs to the table. Heartaches & Numbers is the byproduct of that recording project.

  The album was recorded old school, mostly live-off-the-floor using 2 microphones placed in Jay's open concept living room in Saskatoon. Canadian recording legend Peter j Moore (producer of Cowboy Junkies 'The Trinity Sessions') mastered the album in Toronto. SFT have played across the prairies and look forward to their upcoming tours/music conference/festival appearances for 2011 in support of their new album release. Who are these people anyway?

  Jay Semko is one of Canada’s most significant songwriters. As a founding member and vocalist/bassist of The Northern Pikes, Jay and the band scored numerous top-10 radio hits and sold over 750,000 units of their 7 studio albums, recording with such legends as Garth Hudson and John Sebastian, and touring with David Bowie, Robert Palmer, Peter Frampton and many others. A number of Jay's hit songs are now, and forever shall be, a part of Canada's musical landscape (Things I do for Money, Girl with a Problem, Teenland). As a solo artist, Jay has released six critically acclaimed studio albums (his most recent in 2010), and as a twice Gemini-nominated film/TV composer (Due South), Jay has had his music featured in countless TV programs and films. Jay currently resides in Saskatoon - Saskatchewan's 'Bridge City'.

  Kim Fontaine is a Canadian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who began touring Canada in the early '80s as a bassist. In the early 2000s Kim, who kept herself busy as a sideman throughout the 90s, got the itch to finally step up to the microphone and record her debut solo album. She enlisted Shaun Verrault (Wide Mouth Mason) and David j Taylor to co-produce her first album, the critically acclaimed Morning Pages. Kim released her 2nd album Life Happens in 2006 and her 3rd album Blue Sky Girl (co-produced by Semko and Taylor) in 2010. Kim has also developed songwriting programs for the University of Saskatchewan.

  David j Taylor is an award winning (WCMA Producer of the Year Winner ‘07) Record Producer (Geoff Berner, Despistado), Re-Recording Mixer/Engineer/Sound Designer (Corner Gas and 2010 Gemini Award Nominee for The Saskatchewan River Delta), Music Supervisor (renegadepress.com) and a Singer-Songwriter (15 album releases from 92-10) who lives off the beaten path on a 20 acre farm at Milestone, SK. David cut his teeth in the music business in Vancouver BC, working for Greenhouse Studios (K.D. Lang, Nickelback) in the 90s. He fronted the Vancouver band Big Cookie, (releasing 4 albums, 3 music videos from 94-00). In 2000 he and his partner moved to Regina where David began working in audio post for TV and film. In the 2000s, David released albums with the groups Dollar Store Mary and Generals and Majors. During that time, he also released 7 solo albums. David writes a lot of songs and currently works as an in-house producer/engineer for Twisted Pair Productions in Regina, Saskatchewan's 'Queen City'.


name_last: Data Customization and Privacy - Can They Coexist?
name: Data Customization and Privacy - Can They Coexist?
name_index: D
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: CLE
original_serial: event_FP990099
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 13AB

  Moderator:
  David Ring (Universal Music Group)

  Participants:
  Gerard M Stegmaier (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
  Howard Hogan (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP)

  Summary
  The use of services on devices connected to the internet makes much personal information about viewers and listeners available which is the basis for the creation of custom data that can be used to market to customers. Regulators and privacy advocates are pushing back that the practice is too intrusive. The debate continues with the panel addressing all sides of the issue. LEVEL: Advanced

  The use of services on devices connected to the internet makes much personal information about viewers and listeners available which is the basis for the creation of custom data that can be used to market to customers. Regulators and privacy advocates are pushing back that the practice is too intrusive. The debate continues with the panel addressing all sides of the issue. LEVEL: Advanced

search:
  Data Customization and Privacy - Can They Coexist? Gerard M Stegmaier Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; RosatiHoward Hogan Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLPDavid Ring Universal Music Group


name_last: Malajube
name: Malajube
name_index: M
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/730.jpg
website_link: http://malajube.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0a5DLJrR3s
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: Malajube
original_serial: event_MS13917
original_venue_serial: Spill
description:
  After winning the Félix award (ADISQ) in the Alternative Album of the Year category in 2009, after two Polaris Music Prize nominations and over 370 shows across Canada, the United States and Europe (plus a few dates in Japan), the 'Labyrinthes' adventure has finally come to an end. After the release of 'Contrôle', a limited EP release of four songs and 'Cubes Rubiques', a memorable show presented at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des arts for the 2010 edition of Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, the band is now composing what will be their fourth album, the aftermath of the epic and critically acclaimed 'Labyrinthes', set for release in April of 2011.

  The pop/rock group litteraly took over the indie rock scene over the years, since the release of their debut record 'Le Compte Complet' (2004) and more recently has drawn a wide amount of praise with their second album 'Trompe-l’oeil' (2006), a masterpiece that found its way of springing out of the already artistically rich local music scene, with their unique and original sound. 'Labyrinthes' (2009) confirmed that the band was one of the most prolific and talented bands from Montreal.

  In addition of proudly winning five Felix awards over the years in their native province of Québec, Malajube has extensively toured the country and abroad playing festivals and events such as the SXSW, CMJ Music Marathon, Osheaga, Les Eurockéennes and Les Francofolies de Montréal, turning on industry-heads and listeners alike. Regardless of the language barrier, 'Trompe-l’oeil' was released in the U.S. on the Dare to Care label, (October 31st, 2006) in Europe, (on the German label City Slang in Spring 2007) and in Japan. The band pleased critics from all around; The New York Times, NME, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, Wired, Fader, Filter, Spin, Penthouse, Men’s Health Journal, Vanity Fair and more, all praising Malajube’s music in unison.


name_last: Lost Every Day
name: Lost Every Day
name_index: L
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F31463.jpg
website_link: http://www.docscene.org
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Short
search: Lost Every Day Michelle Coomber
original_serial: event_FS12163
original_venue_serial: Alamo Ritz 2
description:
  Director: Michelle Coomber
  UK-ENGLAND | 10 minutes
  Scottish Documentary Institute


  This is a film about a woman who gets lost every day of her life, in the Denver streets she’s lived in for 20 years, even in her own house - when she wakes each morning, her walls seem to have moved overnight. Her world becomes different in the blink of an eye.


name_last: Classified
name: Classified
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4080.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Classified-That_Ain_'t_Classy.mp3
website_link: http://www.classifiedofficial.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Hip-Hop/Rap
search: Classified
original_serial: event_MS14616
original_venue_serial: Fuze
description:
  Classified
  Handshakes and Middle Fingers

  What does the most acclaimed hip-hop artist in Canada do after reaching a new pinnacle of commercial success? In the case of the platinum-selling Enfield, Nova Scotia-based rapper Classified, the answer is return to his roots.
  'The commercial success helped me reach a new audience, but when I went back into the studio after being on tour for 15 months, I just wanted to make something banging again,' says Classified of what would become Handshakes and Middle Fingers, the hotly-anticipated follow-up to Self-Explanatory, the best-selling album of the rapper's ten-year-career. 'I love being able to spit for lots of new people, but what really got me hype when I started to think about writing this record, was to go back and drop another hip-hop album again.'

  Handshakes and Middle Fingers is a musical hip-hop album about balance. Through boom-bap beats, catchy choruses and dirty drums, Classified uses his unparalleled wit, lyrics and diction to examine the fine line between mainstream success and the underground. 
  This is, without a doubt, the Classified album that fans have been waiting to hear.
  'I'm adamant/I won't become extravagant,' he raps on Classy, the album's declarative opener, which sets the stage for the razor-sharp party that follows. Life is hard on Handshakes and Middle Fingers, but it's not without its just rewards. Rock hard new songs like Passion, Run With Me and High Man find the artist at once both boastful and reflective, spitting about the balance between a family life where Classified is the proud father of two young daughters, and life on the road where he performs hundreds of dizzying sold-out shows a year.
  'Seems like the only reoccurring theme in my life is the ups and downs,' says Classified, who was born Luke Boyd and has sold more than 70K records and been the recipient of 4 (nominated for 10) East Coast Music Awards. 'I got new people out there now checking for me, but from being a rap star to getting old and from going out on the road partying to waking up hung-over, tired and missing my home, this album more than anything is about life being the gift and the curse.'

  Self-Explanatory, which was released in 2009 and featured the Juno-nominated hits Anybody, Listening and Oh, Canada, was an adventurous concept album that allowed the listener to pick the record's sequence of events. Heads were instructed to skip ahead tracks dependent upon their mood, and the album's novel concept coupled with Classified's flare for writing great pop hooks, introduced the proudly East Coast artist to a new generation of MuchMusic fans. After a decade of touring and independently releasing his music, the artist suddenly found himself sharing a Juno stage with Justin Bieber and Drake.
  'I like to make music that feels good, something that someone who listens to top-40 would like, but I'm always going to have lyrics that say something,' says Classified, author of the classic albums Boy Cott-in the Industry (2006) and Hitch Hikin' Music (2007). 
  'At the end of the day,' says Classified, 'As an artist, my lyrics are who I am.'

  Classified released his first album Union Dues in 2001, and has maintained his status as a critically-revered trailblazer throughout his decade-long music career. He's recorded with everyone from Maestro Fresh Wes to Joel Plaskett and only signed with a major label on his last disc. 
  'I feel like the new record is a big jump for me musically, and it also features my illest flows,' Class says.
  A musician who not only writes his own rhymes, but has been making his own beats since Kanye West was attending college, Classified says the melodies on his new 15-track album represents the growth of a musician being exposed and open to new things.
  'I used to think if you put synths on an album, that's some techno s--t,' he says with a laugh, and then adds that the new disc features horns and live drumming for the first time on a Classified disc. 
  'I'm not stuck in one corner and on this album, I was really able to try something new,' he says. 'Sometimes when I'd be alone in my studio, it was almost like I was trying to go too far.'

  The results are a clear-cut blow across an industry where Classified has spent a decade paying his dues. Dealing with subject matter from his wife's recent birth of their second daughter to the controversy that flared up surrounding the Oh, Canada video where it was suggested that not enough African-Canadians appeared in the clip, Classified doesn't shy away from any topics. He raps about everything on the new disc.
  'In the end, all I have is my own personal story,' says Classified, who mentions that the director of the Oh, Canada video was an African-Canadian female, and the clip consisted simply of whoever showed up on the day of the Halifax shoot.
  'I don't have anything to hide,' says Class, who recently built a new studio behind the garage of his home in Enfield, located just 15-minutes away from the house where he was born. 'If people listen to the record and hear my point of view, they'll get where I'm coming from...if not, I can't really be worried about that. I know who I am.'

  Knowing who he is another big theme on the record. An artist first and foremost, Classified skipped the obvious move for a big dog in Canadian hip-hop -- calling in an American artist for a big-name collaboration -- and instead found his inspiration closer to home.
  'I met Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo at the Juno Cup hockey game, and we decided to get together on a track,' says Classified of what would become The Sweetest Hangover, a melodic spitfire country rock rap song about the pleasure and pain of a life on the road. 'He's a great guy and someone I'd been wanting to work with. Once we had him on the track, I knew we had heat.'  
  Heat is something Classified has been generating for his entire career and Handshakes and Middle Fingers is the result of that flame. The artist has been on tour with Nas and The WuTang Clan and performed for millions of fans all around the world. A label owner and producer always on the lookout for new artists -- his most recent signing is an artist from St. Lucia named KaYo who will be releasing his debut record this year -- Classified is hyper-aware of his place in the industry.
  'I didn't want to come with any crazy concept for this album, but in the end, I think it's the most musical thing I've done,' he says. 'I think I made something that the new fans will appreciate, but the most important thing is that I know I made something that the heads will be like: This is dope!'

  Classified has been in the game for a minute, and he never sold-out, and never changed who he is.  He sees the success of Kardinal and Drake and knows that Canadian hip-hop music is suddenly finding itself in the limelight again. As a member of the rap underground who's fought hard to achieve mainstream notoriety, Classified knows the pressure was on for him to repeat the Self-Explanatory success. With eyes on the musician from all over the world and the stakes rising as his family expands, Classified took to the studio behind his house, smoked something, turned the drums up and told the world how he feels.
  'I still live in the same town where I grew up, I still have the same friends, and I still listen to the same music that I once did,' says Classified. 'I didn't get involved with any of this to become a rap star. I'm more about a hard-hitting beat and lyrics than ever wanting to become a celebrity.'

  With Handshakes and Middle Fingers, Classified might just prove that he's able to do both things.


name_last: Graffiti Lounge brought to you by WebINK
name: Graffiti Lounge brought to you by WebINK
name_index: G
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: Graffiti Lounge brought to you by WebINK
original_serial: event_OE00337
original_venue_serial: W Hotel Terrace
description:
  Come celebrate your love of typography with live graffiti by Queen Andrea, the first US performance by Big Dada/Ninja Tune artist Dels, food, cocktails and more. SXSW Interactive 2011 badge required for entry- http://www.extensis.com/en/WebINK/samples/sxsw/.


name_last: Peter Blackstock - SXSW Scrapbook
name: Peter Blackstock - SXSW Scrapbook
name_index: P
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/blackstock.jpg
hashtag: #SXBookstore
event_category: Bookstore Appearance
event_sub_category: Various
search: Peter Blackstock - SXSW Scrapbook
original_serial: event_OE00520
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom D Foyer

  Join writer Peter Blackstock at the SXSW Bookstore for a special book signing of the SXSW 25th Anniversary Scrapbook.


name_last: Gurf Morlix
name: Gurf Morlix
name_index: G
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/4009.jpg
website_link: http://www.gurfmorlix.com
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Folk
search: Gurf Morlix
original_serial: event_MS14304
original_venue_serial: Continental Club
description:
  Master instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Gurf Morlix has been a major thread in the fabric of American roots music for over 20 years. But, before he became a recognized name on the scene for his work with such folks as Lucinda, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Slaid Cleaves, Buddy and Julie Miller, and Mary Gauthier, Gurf hung, played and performed with the
  Austin-based songwriter Blaze Foley.

  On February 1, 2011, Gurf released a 15 song collection of Blaze's songs, called Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream. The cd was released in conjunction with the documentary, Blaze Foley: Duct Tape Messiah, which has been 12 years in the making. Following the release, Gurf will be touring throughout North America together with the documentary screenings.

  Gurf, a native of Buffalo, NY, struck out for warmer climes as soon as he could and one of the first folks he met when he arrived in Austin in was Blaze Foley. In 1976, Blaze came to one of Gurf's shows, introduced himself, and invited Gurf to his first Austin gig. They hit it off and for the next few years, the two iconoclasts were runnin' buddies.

  A few years ago, Gurf wrote: “Blaze Foley – soulful, passionate singer songwriter. Champion of the downtrodden. Friend of the working Girl. Truth seeker. Atmospheric disturbance. Tender caring person with a big ol' bag of deep-rooted troubles stuffed down into one of his pockets. Blaze could cut right through the bullshit, or he could be the cause of it. The
  funniest person I ever met, and also the most tragic”.

  Blaze, a colorful, but flawed character, was murdered in 1989 at the age of 39. Recording an album of Blaze's music is something Gurf's been wanting to do for more than 20 years. Now is the time. Gurf knows that Blaze's honest, heartfelt words will resonate with today's audience. Blaze is finally having the career he wanted..


name_last: The White Eyes
name: The White Eyes
name_index: W
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/42698.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/The_White_Eyes-Kiss_Your_Eyes.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/whiteeyeslovesyou
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Rock
search: The White Eyes
original_serial: event_MS13923
original_venue_serial: Habana Bar
description:
  Taipei four piece band The White Eyes are Dirty and MAD!!! Female lead singer Gao Xiao Gao always be misunderstood that naked on stage. They are famous on energetic, sexy and violent live perform in Taiwan. 


  Since 2004, The White Eyes have formed almost six years. They have supported The Music and These New Puritans in their Taiwan tour. Influenced by Bikini Kills, Iggy Pop, PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth etc., The White Eyes play music sound like Garage, Punk or any elements with psychedelic and wildness. The White Eyes are always riot on stage, while the vocal Gao Xiao Gao sings from wild to murmuring. They are unpredictable stage performing is quite unique from other bands in Taiwan. 


  The band appeared at the most famous music festivals in Taiwan, included Hohaiyan Festival, Formoz Festival and Spring Scream. In 2008, they won the Hohaiyan award, which is one of the most important award for Taiwanese bands. 


  The White Eyes published their first EP .. in 2008, and the single .. in 2009. In September 2010, they released their debut album .., and started their Asia tour across Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Japan since late September. The White Eyes say 'We don;t want your true hearts, but come and let me kiss your eyes' and sing out load for the confusion and truth of youth.


name_last: How to Keep Your Digital Music Flowing
name: How to Keep Your Digital Music Flowing
name_index: H
hashtag: musicflowing
event_category: Panel
event_sub_category: Various
original_serial: event_MP990175
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 9ABC

  Moderator:
  Butch Lazorchak (Library of Congress)

  Participants:
  Andy Leach (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
  Greg Parkin (Capitol Studios/EMI Archives)
  John Spencer (BMS/Chace LLC)
  Maureen Droney (The Recording Academy)

  Summary
  You can’t be a rich, immortal superstar if nobody can find your digital music. Surprisingly, the issues that challenge your ability to track your music for income-generating purposes are some of the same issues that work against the ability to preserve digital music for long-term cultural heritage purposes. Panel representatives from the Library of Congress and across the digital music spectrum will discuss some of the core issues around maintaining the long-term accessibility of digital materials and will share “good enough” practices for accessibility and preservation for a general audience of music creators, consumers and stewards.

search:
  How to Keep Your Digital Music Flowing Andy Leach Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and MuseumGreg Parkin Capitol Studios/EMI ArchivesJohn Spencer BMS/Chace LLCMaureen Droney The Recording AcademyButch Lazorchak Library of Congress


name_last: Innovators and Entrepreneurs Networking Reception, sponsored by IBM
name: Innovators and Entrepreneurs Networking Reception, sponsored by IBM
name_index: I
event_category: Party
event_sub_category: Various
search: Innovators and Entrepreneurs Networking Reception, sponsored by IBM
original_serial: event_OE00414
original_venue_serial: Four Seasons Hotel
description:
  Network and collaborate with your professional community of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, developers, academics, VC’s, IBM and IBM Business Partners.  Please go to ibm.com/isv/go/sxsw to register to attend.


name_last: Ned Vizzini
name: Ned Vizzini
name_index: N
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/events/Vizzini.jpg
hashtag: #sxbookstore
event_category: Bookstore Appearance
event_sub_category: Various
search: Ned Vizzini
original_serial: event_OE00600
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Ballroom D Foyer

  Ned Vizzini, author of It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Be More Chill, and Teen Angst? Nah..., will be stopping by the SX Bookstore following his panel appearance to greet registrants and sign copies of his books.  Photo is courtesy of Sabra Embury.


name_last: Fresh Millions
name: Fresh Millions
name_index: F
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/bands/42338.jpg
itunes_link: http://audio.sxsw.com/2011/mp3/Fresh_Millions-Forever.mp3
website_link: http://www.myspace.com/freshmillions
event_category: Showcase
event_sub_category: Electronic
search: Fresh Millions
original_serial: event_MS14630
original_venue_serial: Red 7
description:
  PRESS


  'Samples and other electronic sounds give Fresh Millions' fun, fresh instrumental rock music a modern flair, but it's live instruments that make the music pop.  Instead of utilizing hundreds of vinyl-sourced clips and effects to form a three- to four-minute work, the live nature of 'Forever' utilizes a more organic touch to achieve similar results. The resulting patchwork is as danceable as it is rocking — a winning combination if ever there was one.'
  -- NPR Song of the Day


  'Imagine if you cut out all of MGMT's psychedelic tangents and Ratatat reassembled them. That's a decent starting point for Fresh Millions. The local daft punks craft collage-rock, layering live instrumentals over snippets from old jazz records.
  Fresh Millions' self-titled debut, which beats with a metal heart thanks to production from the Sword's Bryan Richie, is the latest cosmic egg hatched by Insect Records, the new label from Attack Formation general Ben Webster.'
  -- Austin Powell, Austin Chronicle


  'the emphasis for these guys is not solely on being electronic, but on being a live electronic band. They compare themselves to Octopus Project and Ratatat, and that’s apt. From the booming drums to the big, all-around punch of Fresh Millions, this is an album that wants to prove its stamina and transcend knob-twisting as a performance strategy. In that department, the album is certainly a success.'
  -- Adam S.,  austinist.com


  'Across an economical nine tracks, “Fresh Millions” also makes time to rock. Maybe that’s the influence of producer Bryan Richie, of Austin metal maestros the Sword, but “Fresh Millions” is loaded with towering electric guitars on the propulsive “Monty” and “Spunout,” dashes of ’70s funk organs and some of the most bone-rattling drumming on any local record this year.'
  -- Patrick Caldwell,  The Austin-American Statesman


  'Full of robot vocals, catchy loops, disco beats and psychedelic keys, the new album has a mellow Daft Punk or a rocky Justice feel to it–with just a little ESG, Hot Chip or George Clinton.'
  --  Chris Apollo,  republicofaustin.com


  'Using an animated mix of computers, synthesizers, and live instruments, Fresh Millions blends disco-era bass lines and electro-era pop with heavy, danceable beats.  Their sound (and highly entertaining live show) has drawn comparisons to the likes of Passion Pit and Ratatat, and they are certainly making a name for themselves in the 512.'
  -- Lawrence Boone, covertcuriosity.com


  'It’s surprising that the qualities of Austin’s two marquee instrumental-rock acts—Explosions In The Sky and The Octopus Project—have taken so long to intersect and spill over into new bands. But while Zorch may only borrow the Octopuses’ mischievous, circuit-bending streak, the duo’s compatriots in Fresh Millions treat their glitchy tracks with the clear-eyed, full-hearted cinematic sweep of EITS. Then again, neither of those elder scene statesmen ever dig into a groove like Fresh Millions, which tempers its build-up/tear-down impulses with scratches of disco guitar and hip-displacing syncopation.'
  --  The AV Club


name_last: Practically Funny: How Alternative Comedy Kings Have Learned To Reach the Masses
name: Practically Funny: How Alternative Comedy Kings Have Learned To Reach the Masses
name_index: P
event_category: Convergence
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP000528
original_venue_serial: Austin Convention Center
description:
  Room: Room 18ABCD

  Participants:
  Baratunde Thurston (IFC)
  Carrie Brownstein (IFC)
  Jennifer Caserta (IFC)
  Scott Aukerman (Comedy Death-Ray)

  Summary
  Everywhere, comedy content is king, but especially so in the still dangerous world of alternative comedy. Our experts will explore the many ways that alternative comedy is connecting to audiences across all platforms, as well as provide practical tips and hysterical clips all about how to get your comedic point of view out to the widest possible audience.

search:
  Practically Funny: How Alternative Comedy Kings Have Learned To Reach the Masses Baratunde Thurston IFCCarrie Brownstein IFCJennifer Caserta IFCScott Aukerman Comedy Death-Ray


name_last: The City Dark
name: The City Dark
name_index: C
picture_big_url: http://img.sxsw.com/2011/films/F29674.jpg
website_link: http://www.thecitydark.com
youtube_link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT64q0L7Djc
event_category: Screening
event_sub_category: Documentary Feature
search: The City Dark Ian Cheney
original_serial: event_FS11483
original_venue_serial: Alamo Lamar C
description:
  Director: Ian Cheney
  USA | 84 minutes


  THE CITY DARK chronicles the disappearance of darkness. When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves to New York City and discovers skies almost completely devoid of stars, a simple question – what do we lose, when we lost the night? – spawns a journey to America’s brightest and darkest corners. Astronomers, cancer researchers, ecologists and philosophers provide glimpses of what is lost in the glare of city lights; blending a humorous, searching tone with poetic footage of the night sky, what unravels is an introduction to the science of the dark, and an exploration of the human relationship to the stars.


name_last: Tweeting On Weekends: Are We Becoming Socially Anti-Social?
name: Tweeting On Weekends: Are We Becoming Socially Anti-Social?
name_index: T
website_link: http://www.readpni.com
hashtag: #overtweeting
event_category: Emerging
event_sub_category: Panel
original_serial: event_IAP6538
original_venue_serial: Hilton
description:
  Room: Salon H

  Participants:
  John Jantsch (Duct Tape Marketing)
  Mark DiMassimo (Digo Brands)
  Robin Raskin (Journalist)
  Rohit Bhargava (Ogilvy)

  Summary
  At kids soccer games around the country, hyperconnected Dads tweet about trivia to pass the time.   Meanwhile, as you walk into a supposedly social event, people all around you pull out their devices to 'check in' on Foursquare or Gowalla. Through the night, people continue sharing their real feelings and thoughts not with the person in front of them but to their audience of 'followers' on Twitter, making a real life social event feel decidedly ANTI-social. Sound familiar? As technology allows us to share every moment instantaneously online, are we missing out on what is right in front us? And if so, is the only solution to turn our gadgets off, or is there some imaginary line of balance that we can strike? This session will explore those questions, and the anti-social path that our always-connectedness may be leading us towards. Most importantly, we’ll try to uncover how you might fight back and reclaim your humanity from the social media bubble around you.

search:
  Tweeting On Weekends: Are We Becoming Socially Anti-Social? John Jantsch Duct Tape MarketingMark DiMassimo Digo BrandsRobin Raskin JournalistRohit Bhargava Ogilvy


