SXSW

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  Viet Cong

  Fader Fort, Austin TX, March 20

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2015

  It's simple: Viet Cong were on the wrong bill. Scheduled just after Kehlani's pop/R&B hybrid and before Migos and secret guests Big Sean an...

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  Big Sean

  Fader Fort, Austin TX, March 20

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2015

  It seemed surprising that Southern, trap-inflected rap trio Migos would have a full-fledged band behind them: a drummer, a keyboardist and...

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  Migos

  Fader Fort, Austin TX, March 20

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2015

  It didn't serve Migos well, going after Big Sean instead of before. Then again, they didn't seem themselves, anyway. Migos' crew took up t...

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  Ibeyi

  Central Presbyterian Church, Austin TX, March 20

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2015

  Ibeyi began their spectacular set inauspiciously, taking front and centre on the church's low stage and harmonizing on opener "Eleggua." Th...

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  Hudson Mohawke

  Spotify House, Austin TX, March 19

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2015

  Hudson Mohawke took the Spotify House decks just before the sun was setting, so it took a few songs to warm up the crowd in the awkwardness...

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  Courtney Barnett

  Stubb's BBQ, Austin TX, March 18

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

  Without a word, Courtney Barnett arrived onstage, bathed in blue light and charging out the first track from her forthcoming LP, Sometimes...

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  BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah

  Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 18

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

  Following an incredible DJ mix by J.Rocc at Empire Garage's Boiler Room, an MC asked whether BADBADNOTGOOD were around and promised that &#...

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  Rae Sremmurd

  Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 18

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

  As the Boiler Room's hosts and artists tried to decide whether Kaytranada or Rae Sremmurd would come on next, the crowd started to get ants...