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Nine Out of 14 Australian Acts Added To SXSW Are From Melbourne

14 more Australian acts have been added to the SXSW showcase roster for 2020 with nine out of 14 coming from Melbourne and once again demonstrating up a complete fuck up the New South Wales music industry has become under Premier Gladys.

Tagged as: Alex The Astronaut, Austin, Australia, Baker Boy, music conference, SXSW, Texas

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Baker Boy and Alex The Astronaut Are Heading To SXSW 2020

by Paul Cashmere

17 Australian acts and three New Zealand have been announced in the first round of SXSW acts for 2020.

Tagged as: Alex The Astronaut, Austin, Australia, Baker Boy, music conference, SXSW, Texas

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Phil Tripp Departs SXSW, Upcoming Meet ‘N’ Greets Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Tripp, the SXSW representative for Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii, has left SXSW after 17 years.

Tagged as: Austin, Australia, music conference, music festival, Phil Tripp, SXSW, Texas, USA

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SXSW 2020 Launches and Meet ‘n’ Greet Dates Are Happening In July

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW 2020 Meet ‘n’ Greet launch events have been locked in for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in July.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Phil Tripp, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Roky Erickson at SXSW 2008 photo bt Ros O'Gorman

Austin Legend Roky Erickson has died at age 71

by Paul Cashmere

Roky Erickson, one-time lead singer of psychedelic band 13th Floor Elevators, has died in Austin, Texas at the age of 71.

Tagged as: 13th Floor Elevators, 60s, 70s, alternative, Austin, blues, psychedelic, Roky Erickson, Texas, USA

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Eric Clapton Announces Crossroads Festival 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton will present his fifth Crossroads Festival over two nights in September in Dallas, Texas.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s music festival, blues, Crossroads Festival, Dallas, Eric Clapton, Texas, UK

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Australia’s Angie McMahon Wins A Grulke Prize at SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer-songwriter Angie McMahon has been awarded the Grulke Prize for Developing Non-U.S. Act at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Tagged as: Angie McMahon, Austin, Brent Grulke, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Sounds Australia reveal Aussie BBQ line-up

by Noise11.com

54 Australian acts will perform during SXSW 2019.

Tagged as: Aussie BBQ, Australia, Sounds Australia, SXSW, Texas

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Billy F Gibbons Has A Solo Tour To Do

by Paul Cashmere

Billy F Gibbons will take his second solo album ‘The Big Bad Blues’ out on the road in October.

Tagged as: 70s, Billy F Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Billy Gibbons To Release His Second Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top co-founder will release his second solo album ‘The Big Bad Blues’ in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Hugh Jackman To Assist At Australia Sounds SXSW Aussie BBQ For 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Sounds Australia will pull in Hugh Jackman and Curtis Stone to assist in singing the praises of Australian music at SXSW in Austin, Texas for 2018.

Tagged as: Aussie BBQ, Austin, Curtis Stone, Hugh Jackman, music industry, Sounds Australia, SXSW, Texas

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Pretty City, Bad Pony and RVG Are Three Aussie Acts To Catch At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

The SXSW Music Festival and Conference kicks off in two weeks with a stack of Aussie acts heading over once again for 2018.

Tagged as: Austin, Australia, Bad Pony, music festival, Pretty City, RGV, rock, SXSW, Texas

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Billy Gibbons Australian Tour Was Falsely Promoted

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons may be the victim of false marketing following a serious of disastrous appearances in Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Was Billy Gibbons Sold A Lemon To Come To Australia?

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Gibbons has cancelled his disastrous Australian tour and dragged his sorry arse back to the USA but maybe this isn’t all his fault. In fact, it isn’t.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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SXSW Adds 14 More Australian Acts

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Shark, Big League, Big White, Calan Mai, Childsaint, Daggy Man, Death Bells, Divide and Dissolve, Juanita Stein, Lime Cordiale, ORB, Pretty City, Slum Sociable are the latest Australian acts added to the 2018 SXSW line-up.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, Austin, Australia, music conference, music festival, SXSW, Texas, USA

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SXSW Adds 15 Australian Acts and One More New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Another 15 Australian acts will head to the SXSW music conference in Austin, Texas in March.

Tagged as: Australia, Gordi, music industry, SXSW, Texas, The Black Sorrows, USA

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Texas To Tour Australia For The Very First Time

by Noise11.com

Scottish band Texas will tour Australia for the first time ever in December.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, rock, Scotland, Texas, UK

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Austin’s Iconic Stubb’s BBQ Forced To Change Its Name

by Paul Cashmere

Stubb’s BBQ, the iconic Austin music venue and restaurant, will have to change its name.

Tagged as: Austin, Christopher B Stubblefield, music industry, Stubbs BBQ, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Watch Billy Gibbons Busking In Helsinki And No-One Seems To Care

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons treated Helsinki to a free concert in the streets this week and no-one seemed to care.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Gibbons, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top

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Tim Wheatley Gathers The Eyes and Ears At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Tim Wheatley picked up big interest at SXSW for his first showcase of the week at B.D. Riley’s on Tuesday afternoon.

Tagged as: Australia, music conference, music festival, music industry, SXSW, Texas, Tim Wheatley

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Tim Wheatley Leads Australia’s Next List Of SXSW Artists

by Paul Cashmere

Los Angeles based, Australian singer-songwriter Tim Wheatley leads an impressive list of Australian acts added to the SXSW Music Festival for Austin in March.

Tagged as: Australia, music conference, music festival, music industry, SXSW, Texas, Tim Wheatley

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SXSW Adds Nile Rodgers and More Aussie Acts

by Paul Cashmere

Nile Rodgers has signed on as a keynote speaker at SXSW.

Tagged as: Austin, music industry, Nile Rodgers, SXSW, SXSW Adds Nile Rodgers and More Aussie Acts, Texas

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ZZ Top Set First Dates For 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ZZ Top have relentlessly toured since their formation in 1969 and 2017 will be no exception as they have already set their first dates.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, rock, Texas, USA, ZZ Top, ZZ Top Set First Dates For 2017

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SXSW Registration Opens For 2017

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW 2017 is open for business.

Tagged as: 2017, Austin, music news, SXSW, SXSW Registration Opens For 2017, Texas

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Leon Russell To Play Antone’s Austin During SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

The legendary Leon Russell will perform at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas.

Tagged as: Austin, Leon Russell, Leon Russell To Play Antone’s Austin During SXSW, music news, SXSW, Texas

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Phil Tripp To Host SXSW Melbourne Meet-up Today, Sydney Tuesday With Bonus Movie Screening

by Noise11.com

Just a last minute reminder that Australia’s SXSW rep Phil Tripp will be bringing the sunshine from Coffs Harbour to Melbourne Monday the 13th and Sydney Tuesday the 14th for the panels of SXSW experts at the Movie Meet ‘n’ Greets featuring never-released film “Outside Industry” on the manic history.

Tagged as: Austin, Melbourne, Phil Tripp, SXSW, Sydney, Texas

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First SXSW 2016 Meet ‘N’ Greets Planned For Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Australian’s planning on heading to SXSW in Austin, Texas in March 2016 can attempt information Meet ‘N Greets in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane soon.

Tagged as: Austin, Brisbane, Meet N Greets, Melbourne, Phil Tripp, SXSW, Sydney, Texas

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Joan Jett Plays Austin SETLIST

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts passed through Austin, Texas this week just a few week’s after their Hall of Fame induction.

Tagged as: Austin, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, setlist, Texas, The Who

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SXSW Sued For Wrong Death Of Crash Victims

by Paul Cashmere

Families of the SXSW crash victims are now suing the organisers of the event.

Tagged as: Austin, music news, SXSW, Texas

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The Rolling Stones Sax Player Bobby Keys Dead At 70

by Paul Cashmere

Bobby Keys, the long-time saxophone player for The Rolling Stones, has died from cirrhosis of the liver at age 70.

Tagged as: 60, Bobby Keys, Keith Richards, music news, rock, saxophone, Texas, The Rolling Stones, USA

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