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Headed downtown for the last day of the South by Southwest Music Conference &
Festival.
The last official day is Sunday with a few night time shows but for most
people Saturday is the last day of the festival.
With a cold front that moved in overnight the temperature has d...
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We'll be spending much of the show playing music from New Orleans and
Louisiana artists in 1951. Also Matt Perrine is going to stop by around 11:30
to share two songs from his upcoming Threadhead Records release, Bayou Road
Suite,, due out on April 8th. Saxophonist Jimmy Ca...
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We are sad to report that drummer Bernard "Bunchy" Johnson passed away on
Sunday, March 21.
A native of both the Uptown and Treme neighborhoods of New Orleans, Bunchy
Johnson had plenty of childhood experience second-lining with Mardi Gras
Indians and brass bands. While s...
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Yet another day full of music and walking.
As SXSW has grown it has spread out virtually all over town, making for some
long walks (unless you catch the bike cabs) from venue to venue. The day
played out much like yesterday, bouncing around to some of the day parties,
the ...
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Alex Chilton died in New Orleans a few days ago. He was from Memphis, which
spreads all the way down to New Orleans for musicians. And we all know that
New Orleans is a jealous mistress. So New Orleans it was for LX.
He would have been playing at South by Southwest in Austi...
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Drove up Wednesday Night after a short stop at the Old Tyme in Lafayette for
a poboy. I met up with Scott Borne in Austin around midnight and we headed to
our crashing place.
Made it downtown by noon and stopped at the "Only In Louisiana" Party
sponsored by the state of Lou...
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I'm flying somewhere over Memphis right now, taking advantage of a wireless
connection on a flight to Virginia. As plenty of you already know, Alex
Chilton, a musician whose "quiet as thunder" impact on the rock and indie
music scene is beyond measure, passed away yesterda...
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One thing to realize when you go to sxsw....you are going to miss something.
the shear number of bands in town and playing numerous gigs is staggering.
Each day is full of sponsored day parties (free w/ rsvp) virtually all over
town, featuring bands all day (everybody gets ...
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Songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer Alex Chilton (b. 1950) passed away
on March 17, 2010, here in New Orleans. He was scheduled to play with the
latest version of Big Star at this year's South By Southwest festival in
Austin, TX. The show was replaced with an all-sta...
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Dear Listener,
How can we ever thank you for your over-the-top response to our Spring
Membership Drive? The mood is decidedly upbeat here at ‘OZ Central, as our
100 or so volunteer show hosts, 250-or-so supporting volunteers and
smattering of paid staff read your positive...
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