SXSW

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  New York Dolls

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  "This is like the Vanity Fair party for whatever this thing is,” mocked New York Doll David Johansen, rocking a midriff shirt, a skeletal I...

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  No Luck Club

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Van City's finest turntable trio travelled all the way to Texas to play to a mostly empty room, which was a damn shame since hip-hop-starve...

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  Novillero

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  You know you're in Texas when new fans of Winnipeg band Novillero pronounce the moniker's double Ls as a Y, giving it an unexpected Tex-Mex...

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  Smoosh

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Kids grow up so fast today, especially when they're pre-teens with an album already on shelves and a list of opening slots for such bands a...

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  Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  This year marked 12-year-old drummer Rachel Trachtenberg's fifth SXSW showcase playing in her family's band - no small feat when you do the...

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  The Wailin' Jennys

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  The smallish venue proved a perfect size for the Jennys' brand of intimate harmony-driven folk. The room was jam packed, and though much of...

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  Willard Grant Conspiracy

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Robert Fisher is an unlikely front-man when you finally see Willard Grant Conspiracy live. The man is of considerable stature - he sat in a...

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  The Wrens

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  The New Jersey quartet's Parish set started off deceptively gently, with bassist Daniel Whelan sitting at the piano and singing, while guit...