SXSW

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  French Kicks

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Perhaps it was the bad sound that prevented the plucky melodies that drive the French Kicks' boppy rock from reaching the back of the room....

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  Goldie Lookin' Chain

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Purporting to be the Welsh Wu-Tang Clan, Goldie Lookin' Chain are eight white "rappers” in awesome old-school track suits and preposterousl...

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  Harvey Danger

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Led by curly-haired Jack Osborne look-alike Sean Nelson, who has the all-embracing stage presence of a Vegas legend, this sorely underappre...

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  M.I.A.

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Unable to get into her night-time showcase, which had line-ups four hours before her set time, I weaselled into a private party where Maya...

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  Magnolia Electric Co.

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  There's no disputing the enthusiasm of former Songs: Ohia singer Jason Molina and his motley - and hairy - band of Magnolia men. Enthusiasm...

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  Stephen Malkmus

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Look, I know dude was in Pavement and everything but, as Malkmus's impending Face the Truth warns, a cool pedigree does not guarantee that...

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  Mark Mallman

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  The promise of free beer can lead even the most discerning of SXSWers to showcases unplanned. Though the (free) beer didn't pan out, the ha...

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  Mood Ruff

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  The night after this Winnipeg hip-hop trio played to a rapt audience at the Manitoba/NXNE BBQ, they played to a less packed house as part o...