SXSW

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  Kaytranada

  Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 18

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

  Headliner Kaytranada, who curated the Boiler Room set at Empire Garage last night (March 18), went last, playing a set that seemed tame com...

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  The Zombies

  Mellow Johnny's, Austin TX, March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2015

  Yes, the Zombies. That was the answer all night as people found out that the Zombies — yes the Odessey And Oracle ones, yes the "Time...

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  Natalie Prass

  Cheer Up Charlie's, Austin TX, March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2015

  "Okay I guess we're ready!" shrugged Natalie Prass from the stage after troubleshooting her Wurlitzer and finding that, due to technical di...

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  Deerhoof

  1100 Warehouse, Austin TX March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2012

  Deerhoof started out their set with reasonably straight-forward rock riffing that could have almost been AC/DC, but it only took a couple o...

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  Blondes

  Barcelona, Austin TX March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2012

  The venue for the XLR8R party at SXSW was a basement bar kitted out just with a DJ booth with decks -- but admittedly some killer bassy spe...

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  Humans

  Maggie Mae's, Austin TX March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2012

  Vancouver dance pop duo Humans' energy is infectious. Standing in front of a bank of synths and effects units, they started grooving immedi...

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  Purity Ring

  1100 Warehouse, Austin TX March 16

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2012

  The huge industrial space of 1100 Warehouse was eerily dark, just minimally lit by natural light pouring in from a few skylights above. The...

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  Mr. Gnome

  Treasure Island, Austin TX March 16

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2012

  The Cleveland duo packed onto the tiny stage at the front of the bar, one of the more makeshift venue spaces at SXSW. Mr. Gnome consists of...