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RollingStone.comSouth by Southwest has announced the recipients of the festival’s second annual Grulke Prize: The ever-eclectic Damon Albarn has received the award for Career Act, while two breakout acts – New Romantic synth-pop outfit Future Islands and Irish … and more …read more Source: SXSW News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
SXSW accident victim leaves hospitalUSA TODAYFORT WORTH — One of the 25 people run down when a suspected drunken driver plowed through a crowd outside a nightclub at the South By Southwest music festival, is out of an Austin hospital and has returned home to Fort Worth. Tish Davis finds some …SXSW Crash Victim Released … Read more
San Jose Mercury NewsLady Gaga, Jay Z, Kanye West and Coldplay hogged the spotlight at the recently concluded South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. That’s no surprise. Even the biggest acts in the music business want a piece of SXSW. At its core, however, the …SXSW 2014 In PicturesNPR (blog)Third person dies after … Read more
San Jose Mercury News“Silicon Valley” stock is rising. Mike Judge’s hotly anticipated HBO series, which is set in the land of Google, Netflix, Apple and other high-tech firms, won a major Audience Award at the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas …SXSW Film Festival: Whatever Floats Your BloatVarietySXSW 2014: Audience awards go … Read more
NPR (blog)On this week’s show, our hosts are joined by Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite discoveries at SXSW. Everyone had such a swell time at the musical blitzkrieg that they came down with colds. Their respective illnesses cannot dampen the colorful … and more …read more Source: SXSW News Feed From Google News Zennie … Read more
Woman who helped after deadly SXSW crash shares storyKXAN.comAUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman who helped strangers after a car barreled through crowds of people during South by Southwest spoke about a night she will never forget. Selenia Rios was only a few feet away from the crash, and helped Gracie Nguyen until first … …read … Read more
CBS 11Curtisha Davis’ life was turned upside down when an accused drunk driver drove through a crowd at the SXSW Festival. Davis made it back to her Fort Worth home Tuesday afternoon. The 17-year-old is walking with the help of family members and even …Fort Worth teen returns home to recover from SXSW injuriesWFAATrimble Tech … Read more
Huffington PostIt’s been almost a week since suspected drunk driver, Rashad Charjuan Owens, 21, plowed through a crowd at the South By Southwest music and film festival in Austin, Texas. The incident left three dead and nearly two dozen injured. Now, Owens faces …Third person dies after SXSW collisionsCNNSXSW 2014 In PicturesNPR (blog)Third death in … Read more
The 40 Best Things We Saw at SXSW 2014SPINWhile the tragedy of Wednesday’s car crash loomed large over this year’s SXSW, the festival managed to carry on and was mostly business-as-usual afterward. SPIN’s staff powered through and saw too many shows to count, ate an absurd amount of local … …read more Source: SXSW News … Read more
The Best Of SXSW Comedy 2014 In Photos By Mindy TuckerHuffington Post (satire)The majority of SXSW Comedy took place March 8-11 this year, featuring over 50 comedians performing shows, participating in panels and recording live podcasts at multiple locations around Austin. Notable comedy photographer and HuffPost blogger Mindy … …read more Source: SXSW News Feed … Read more
VarietyJUSTIN CHANG: Well, Andrew, another SXSW has passed us by — although it’s not entirely accurate to say “another,” in my case, since this was my first time attending this gargantuan three-headed hydra of a media conference, which draws thousands of …SXSW: Audience Award Winners AnnouncedHollywood ReporterSXSW 2014: Audience awards go to Before I Disappear … Read more
CNN(CNN) — A third person has died as a result of last week’s incident in which a driver plowed into people at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, police said Monday. Austin Police spokeswoman Veneza Bremner identified her as Sandy Thuy Le, 26.SXSW 2014 In PicturesNPR (blog)Third death in SXSW crash as victim … Read more
SXSW crash victim had moved to Austin to finish college degreeKXAN.comAUSTIN (KXAN) — Last week’s deadly crash into a South by Southwest crowd in Downtown Austin claimed the life of a third person Monday morning, according to the victim’s family. Sandy Thuy Le, 26, of Austin, died from injuries she sustained in the crash. …read … Read more
Third Person Dies Following SXSW Car CrashHuffington PostAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A third person struck by a suspected drunken driver in Austin last week during the South By Southwest festival died Monday, police said. Sandy Thuy Le, 26, died from the injuries she sustained when she was run over outside The …Third SXSW victim, a … Read more
Chicago TribuneA third person has died as a result of a motorist plowing his car into a crowd of people outside a nightclub last week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, officials said on Monday. University Medical Center Brackenridge and Austin police said …SXSW crash claims third lifeUSA TODAYSXSW 2014 In PicturesNPR (blog)Third … Read more
NPR (blog)South by Southwest 2014 is a wrap, and it’s hard to quite comprehend how much was packed into its five days. Which is why we’ve put together a handy guide to a small sampling of the massive quantity of music we consumed in Austin last week. Start with …SXSW news: deaths, arrests and Lady … Read more
Pitchfork MediaThe Austin Police Department had a warrant for his arrest, accusing him of inciting a riot at his Thursday performance at SXSW. Police say Tyler “encouraged behavior causing an immediate danger and injury to persons.” SPIN described the Tyler’s …Rapper Tyler, the Creator, Charged With Inciting SXSW RiotMashableRapper Tyler, The Creator arrested at South … Read more
USA TODAYAUSTIN, Texas — A third person died Monday from injuries sustained in last week’s tragedy in which a drunk driver plowed through a crowd outside a nightclub at the South By Southwest music festival. A car hit the victim, Sandy Le, on Thursday outside …SXSW 2014: As the A-listers descend on Austin, the little … Read more
SPINWe are sleep-deprived. Everything we own is dirty. And we have not seen a vegetable for days. But SPIN’s SXSW team also witnessed a bewildering amount of performances, from Future’s bonkers headlining set at our Stubb’s party to Tyler, the Creator … and more …read more Source: SXSW News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more
USA TODAYAUSTIN, Texas — Two vigils honored those who died and were injured last week at the South by Southwest festival. One was here Sunday at The Mohawk nightclub, near the spot where a drunk driver killed two people and sent 23 others to area hospitals, …Loved Ones Pray For SXSW Crash VictimsCBS LocalPrayer Vigil … Read more
Washington PostAustin — A Zen riddle from Texas: If Lady Gaga hires someone to barf on her in concert and nobody really cares, does it sell Doritos? Here’s another one: How did South by Southwest — a music festival originally designed 28 years ago for fans with …SXSW Crash Victim Treated to Private Concert in … Read more
NPR (blog)On Friday, March 14, Lady Gaga gave the keynote at SXSW 2014, a long interview conducted by John Norris that covered her career in pop, from her roots in the rock clubs of downtown New York to her decision to partner with a corporate sponsor for the …Demi Lovato Calls Out Lady Gaga’s SXSW … Read more
SXSW 2014: Everything Is Better In Slow MotionNPR (blog)With hundreds upon hundreds of bands and tens of thousands of music lovers descending upon Austin for just five days, South by Southwest moves pretty fast. So we slowed it down for you. Because they’re awfully considerate, NPR Music’s video team — led … and more …read … Read more
SXSW 2014 Reviews: Childish Gambino, Dum Dum Girls, White Mystery, DrengeConsequence of SoundAbandoned flyers, torn gig posters, and empty chip bags litter the historic 6th Street like scattered autumn leaves while bands, brands, bloggers, and music lovers migrate back from whence they came. South by Southwest (SXSW) 2014 had its share of … and more … Read more
SXSW Saturday: Phantogram, and the end of a very weird weekEntertainment Weekly (blog)Every year, there’s always hand-wringing about how much SXSW has morphed from a gathering of indie aficionados into another opportunity for corporations to take advantage of devotees of all stripes (the same conversation happens at Comic Con ever … and more …read more … Read more
MashableAUSTIN, Texas — Mason Endres hugs a plush toy and closes her eyes Saturday in a hospital bed, days after an intoxicated driver crashed through barricades and struck her and others while fleeing police during South by Southwest. The bruised and broken …Band Plays Touching Hospital Room Set for Fan Injured in SXSW CrashPeople MagazineInjured … Read more
SXSW crash victims remembered during vigilKXAN.comAustin (KXAN)- As SXSW comes to a close, one of the most memorable things about this year’s festival got a lot of attention on Sunday. A vigil was held for the two victims murdered during the crash that happened early Thursday morning. People gathered … and more …read more Source: … Read more
USA TODAYAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Rapper Tyler, the Creator, played a sold-out show in Dallas just hours after being released from jail in connection with a misdemeanor charge of inciting a riot. The Odd Future rapper, whose name is Tyler Gregory Okonma, was …Rapper Tyler, The Creator arrested at South By SouthwestFox NewsPolice: Tyler, The … Read more
SXSW Breakout Musical Acts: London Grammar, Chance the Rapper, Jungle …Daily BeastSouth By Southwest (SXSW), the annual set of music, interactive, and film festivals in Austin, Texas, has grown into a strange breed of monster. On the music side, a superabundance of DIY acts, all of which cover expenses out of pocket, flaunt their … … Read more
SPINSPIN has been busy at South By Southwest, organizing Wednesday’s showcase at the House of Vans at the Mohawk and today’s event at Stubb’s, but we’ve caught a lot of great music along the way. Here’s the best of what we’ve seen at SXSW so far. and more …read more Source: SXSW News Feed From … Read more
NPR (blog)Saturday at SXSW, things go over the edge. Language fails. The mind shimmies free from its moorings. Maybe it’s the fatigue. Maybe it’s the crowds. You could argue that the constant waves of sound that rattle eardrums over five days in Austin jars …NPR Music At SXSW 2014: FridayGPB all 12 news articles …read … Read more
Radio.com NewsThink it’s only the cool kids and hardcore music snobs that flock to Austin, Texas, every year for the SXSW music conference? Jimmy Kimmel wants you to think again. Last year, the late-night host set off a firestorm of controversy with a video clip …SXSW 2014: Willie Nelson drops by to jam on ‘Jimmy … Read more
Los Angeles TimesAnd so was reflection time at SXSW. After “Stay Schemin,” Ross was onto “I’m on One,” the DJ Khaled song about making “love to the woman of your dreams in a room full of money out in London as she screams.” Prowling a stage populated by members of …Rick Ross Talks 5th No. … Read more
Tyler, The Creator Arrested For Inciting Riot At SXSWHuffington PostAUSTIN, Texas, (AP) — Rapper Tyler, The Creator, was arrested Saturday for allegedly inciting a riot during a show at the South By Southwest music festival. Travis County Sheriff’s spokesman Roger Wade said the Odd Future rapper, whose name is Tyler … …read more Source: SXSW … Read more
The GuardianBefore I Disappear, a drama about a suicidal man who is asked to babysit his niece for a night, has won the audience award for best narrative feature at the SXSW film festival. Based on the Oscar-winning short film Curfew, director Shawn Christensen’s …‘Before I Disappear’ and ‘Cesar Chavez’ Win Big at SXSW Film … Read more