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SXSW Music Festival 2018: March 13 (Jerry Williams, Grace Joyner, Low, and More)
Jerry Williams and Low were among the highlights on Tuesday at SXSW Music Festival 2018 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: Shana Feste’s ‘Boundaries’
The writer/director's road trip comedy is invigorated by a splendid cast.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2018: March 11-12 (Wyldest, LIFE, Kaki King, Fenster, and More)
Kaki King, Wyldest, and Fenster were among the opening Monday night performers at SXSW Music Festival 2018 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »SXSW TV: ‘American Gods’ Debuts to Overflow House
Two years ago, SXSW premiered Mr. Robot. Last year, Preacher wowed conference audiences. This year’s earthshaking TV preview was American Gods from STARZ. American Gods debuted on STARZ on April 30, but if you were lucky enough to have attended the SXSW Conference in Austin, you could have seen it …
Read More »Interview: England’s SuperGlu Takes No Prisoners at First U.S. Show During 2017 SXSW
England punk pop quartet SuperGlu chats about music and the secret to its success at South by Southwest.
Read More »Interview: South Africa’s Indie Rock Quartet Diamond Thug Soaks Up First SXSW and Readies Debut Album
South Africa's indie rock band Diamond Thug chats about Austin and a new album during SXSW Music Festival 2017.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: ‘Life,’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds
Daniel Espinosa's film combines elements of 'Alien' and 'Gravity' to create a satisfyingly suspenseful sci-fi thriller.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: Laura Terruso’s ‘Fits and Starts’
Terruso's directorial debut is a skewering of the art and literary worlds that hits enough of its targets to make for fun viewing.
Read More »SXSW Convergence: Your Brain On Story – Neuroscience+The Moth
A radio show drawing a crowd at SXSW? Had I stepped through a time portal back to the 1930s? The speakers, Catherine Burns, Artistic Director for 'The Moth', and Alexander Huth, from Gallant Laboratory at UC Berkeley, quickly dissuaded me of that idea as they explained this unique pairing of neuroscience and radio.
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