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John’s SXSW ’09 Showcase Highlights: Cut Off Your Hands

Thursday, April 09, 2009 By John Anderson

Elemeno P, my favorite New Zealand band (since discovering them at South-by ’07), unfortunately canceled their appearance this year, but their fellow kiwis in Cut Off Your Hands more than ably stepped in to fill the gap, proving that the spirit of the mighty Flying Nun Records artists doesn’t only resonate in Elemeno P. I’d […]

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John’s SXSW ’09 Highlights: I Wanna Be Where the Bands Are

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 By John Anderson

The South-by countdown clock reset around 2 a.m. on the morning of Monday, March 23, as the last chords of Alejandro Escovedo’s traditional closing night South-by show at the Continental Club rang out. The wake concluded with a typically majestic reading of “Sway” (a song that Al stole from the Rolling Stones many years ago […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, Cut Off Your Hands, Glasvegas, Highlights, Jaguar Love, Riverboat Gamblers, SXSW, sxsw09, Takeover UK, The Hold Steady, The Shys, The Wrens, Totally Michael, Wild Light

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What is your favorite new release for week of May 2?

  • Webb Wilder – Hillbilly Speedball (52%, 13 Votes)
  • Esther Rose – Want (36%, 9 Votes)
  • Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Missy Raines & Allegheny – Love & Trouble (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Jedd Hughes – Nightshades (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 25

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