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March 19, 2012
The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012
The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2012
Houston Gets Super Happy, Welcomes Annual SXSW Overflow Fest
Remember a two-week pass for SXSW Overflow fest is $12 Friday only in our "Deal of the Day." Depending on the fuel efficiency of your car, the 160-mile round trip to Austin has the ability to throw a serious wet blank over your SXSW fundage. Three and half dollar gas has left most of the city fee ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2011
Gimme Some Truth: What Happens When Rabid Fans & Bands Meet
We have all been there. You may have had a few drinks, you are at your favorite band's show, and you come to find yourself in the vicinity of one of your heroes. Word vomit. Torrential word vomit. But you mean well. "I really think youse guys is great and your albums really means a lots to ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
More Local Music News Than Open Drummer Jobs
Magnolia City Mixtape might have taken the week off in order to cover SXSW last week, but Houston's music scene kept right on rolling. That means that we've got not one, but two full weeks of news wrapped up in this installment. For our soundtrack this week, we've a brand-new album from Buxt ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2011
SXSW Tour Diary: The Niceguys, Day 2
The NiceguysRocks Off has asked Houston artists The Niceguys to write up their experience as performers at SXSW. Day 2 at SXSW was awesome, a great day for The Niceguys. Thursday started off in the afternoon with the big homie Hustle Simmons "Hustlepalooza" showcase at Cielo's Nightclub, whi ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
SXSW For Dummies: Keep That Beer In Your Pocket
Photos by Stacy SchwarzYes, that's Superbad's Michael Cera playing bass with Mister Heavenly at Bat Bar (wherever that is) Tuesday.See more SXSW silliness from Tuesday in our slideshow. It's time: this week, hordes of bands and interlopers will descend upon Austin and do their best to take i ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Houston At SXSW: Where & When The Bayou City Invades
In the coming week, legions of Houstonians will trek northwest to descend upon the city of Austin, blessing it with our mere presence during the madhouse that is SXSW. Heck, some of Houston is already there. Our delegation is not limited to SXSW attendees, however. A host of Houston bands, r ... More >>
Music
March 25, 2010
Further On Up the Road
Excerpts from the Press's copious online coverage of SXSW.
Blogs
March 20, 2010
SXSW Aftermath: Just Your Average, Garden-Variety Mayhem At The Continental Club
Photos by Chris GrayThe Stone River BoysSXSW moves at such a frenetic clip that when you're finally able to catch your breath and collect your thoughts, it's almost over. That moment finally arrived for Aftermath at rockabilly troublemaker and Sirius/XM Outlaw Country DJ Mojo Nixon's annual "Mojo ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2010
SXSW Aftermath: Local Natives, The Only Indie Band That Matters This Year
Photos by Eggs/ Breakfastontour.comIt's kind of hard not to notice that SXSW has become, for the most part, a festival celebrating (and sometimes setting the trend for) the past and future six or so months of Pitchfork-friendly indie music; and for the past at least five years there has been that ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2010
Butterfly Explosion at SXSW: Irish Shoegaze in a Basement Rec Room
Shoegazer shoes Butterfly Explosion March 17 Habana, Austin, Texas When you go see a band because they're labeled "shoegaze," you get a smile on your face when you see them set up 19 different foot pedals on the stage. You don't need to double-check your SXSW schedule. You know you're in the right ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2010
Your Guide To The Annual March Music Invasion Of Texas
March can be a harrowing, exhausting time to be a music fan in Texas. Or it can be the most exhilarating time of all.Everyone knows about the monster that is SXSW. It can be far too easy to be overwhelmed by options, last-minute hype and logistical nightmares. Luckily, this week's feature provide ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2010
SXSW Update: Anybody Remember The Zeros? Lemmy, Maybe?
Have you ever been to a party or bar with about 30 or so acquaintances that you all know to some degree or another? You want to try to talk to all of them, or at least hug and say hello. But you can't because the party just gets louder and louder, drinks start flowing and people are just running ar ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2010
SXSW News: Adds Include DEATH, Voivod, Neon Indian, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Trae Tha Truth and Chamillionaire & Paul Wall, Together Again
This past week a few Houston musicians began getting their dreaded SXSW rejection notices; most notably we heard that Robert Ellis' entry was not accepted. That's a tough bullet to take, considering how well his band does on Wednesday night at Mango's and the quality of his solo album. Either way E ... More >>
Music
March 26, 2009
Aftermath: SXSW
This past week a few Houston musicians began getting their dreaded SXSW rejection notices; most notably we heard that Robert Ellis' entry was not accepted. That's a tough bullet to take, considering how well his band does on Wednesday night at Mango's and the quality of his solo album. Either way E ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2009
SXSW: Recovery
Photo by Daniel Morrison The Sunday night after SXSW never fails to be a weird experience. Although you are dog-tired, and back in your own bed, you can't sleep. A phantasmagoria of sights and sounds from the past few days runs through mind on a reel that seems to have no end. You remember short c ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2009
The Fearless Critic Does SXSW
Although South by Southwest doesn't take place in Houston, you wouldn't know it from all the hoopla that goes on here in the days and weeks leading up to the festival. And because plenty of Houstonians will be making the trek to Mecca Austin to see their favorite bands play bands that record la ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2009
Tonight: Houston SXSW Mixer at Caroline Collective
If you're from around these parts and headed to SXSW - whether the film, music or interactive festivals - or just curious about who is, head down to Caroline Collective, where this year's Houston delegation will be rubbing elbows and quaffing drinks starting at 5 p.m. "Our goal is for Houst ... More >>
Music
March 12, 2009
Through Being Cool
If you're from around these parts and headed to SXSW - whether the film, music or interactive festivals - or just curious about who is, head down to Caroline Collective, where this year's Houston delegation will be rubbing elbows and quaffing drinks starting at 5 p.m. "Our goal is for Houst ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
Westheimer Block Party Seeking Vendors
Yes, Rocks Off knows we're in the middle of the rodeo, and SXSW is next week (shiver), but life does go on, y'all. Besides, once all the SXSW debris is cleared away, it'll be less than a week until Free Press Houston's Westheimer Block Party - which is rapidly metastasizing into ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
How About Some SXSW Day Parties? A LOT of SXSW Day Parties?
We here at Rocks Off are only about a week away from chafed inner thighs, weird Japanese punk bands puking in hotel pools and sweating out our morning mojitos while walking to an art space off 4th Street. South By Southwest is now only a week away. It was all fun and games in December when we w ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2009
This Week in SXSW: Katy Perry Kisses the "Lake of Fire"
There's now less than a month to go until we here at Rocks Off throw sobriety and sane living to the wind at this year's SXSW festival. This past week we learned of a boatload of new stuff about the weeklong liver-damaging voyage in March, so here goes... The list of bands keeps growing and gro ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2009
The Oak Ridge Boys Sure Have Changed
Yes, this is the Oak Ridge Boys, who will be collectively speaking March 19 at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW, about reinvention in changing music markets. The popular country-gospel group is best known as being the band who recorded one of the five albums left in your parent ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2009
SXSW Update: Sonics, Bar-Kays, Black Lips, Young Mammals, Wild Moccasins Added
The Sonics, "Psycho a Go-Go" Another week goes by, with yet gigantic list of SXSW performers coming to Austin in March. The final list comes out January 30, so be prepared for maximum bloggage. We're still crossing our fingers and polishing up the nondescript white van in the hopes that Katy Perry ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2009
SXSW Update: Volunteers Needed; Dead Man's Bones, Dirty Honey Added
SXSW 09 performers the Homopolice at Rudyard's, Christmas night 2008 We always hear our friends complain about not being able to score a wristband or a badge to SXSW. We understand, it blows hard being a discriminating music elitist and not being able to make it to any of the big nightly shows. But ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2008
SXSW 09 Application Deadline Friday
SXSW 09 performers the Homopolice at Rudyard's, Christmas night 2008 We always hear our friends complain about not being able to score a wristband or a badge to SXSW. We understand, it blows hard being a discriminating music elitist and not being able to make it to any of the big nightly shows. But ... More >>
Music
June 26, 2008
The Death Set, with Matt and Kim
SXSW 09 performers the Homopolice at Rudyard's, Christmas night 2008 We always hear our friends complain about not being able to score a wristband or a badge to SXSW. We understand, it blows hard being a discriminating music elitist and not being able to make it to any of the big nightly shows. But ... More >>
Music
March 27, 2008
763 MP3s and Nothing On
Paul Ford heard more SXSW acts than anyone else, without leaving New York
Music
March 20, 2008
Studemont Project, Million Year Dance, Peekaboo Theory, the Tontons
Paul Ford heard more SXSW acts than anyone else, without leaving New York
Music
March 20, 2008
The Last Word from the Press on SXSW 2008
We swear, we're done now
Blogs
March 15, 2008
SXSW: Carbon/Silicon, Ting Tings, Santogold, MGMT, The Cribs, White Rabbits, Supersuckers and Robyn
We swear, we're done now
Blogs
March 14, 2008
SXSW: Iglu and Hartly, How’s Your News?, Boyz Noize and Hanson
We swear, we're done now
Blogs
March 14, 2008
SXSW: Tomorrow's It Band: the Virgins
We swear, we're done now
Blogs
March 13, 2008
SXSW: Percee P at Habana Annex Backyard
We swear, we're done now
Blogs
March 12, 2008
SXSW Day 1: Tricks of the Trade
We swear, we're done now
Blogs
March 12, 2008
SXSW Extra: What's In My Pockets?
We swear, we're done now
Calendar
November 1, 2007
International Quilt Festival
This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry
Blogs
March 18, 2007
South By Flores Alvarez
This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry
Blogs
March 16, 2007
Re: SXSW Audio. Now with Pictures!
This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry
Blogs
March 16, 2007
Re: SXSW Audio. Now with Pictures!
This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry
Blogs
March 5, 2007
Sabbath in the Park By Sabbath West
This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry
Blogs
March 5, 2007
Sabbath in the Park By Sabbath West
This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry
Music
March 1, 2007
SXSW, WTF?
The lowdown on Austin's music festival
Blogs
June 22, 2006
South By Southwest
The lowdown on Austin's music festival
Music
March 16, 2006
The Hype of March
Who will be the band of 2006, and why you shouldn�t care
Blogs
March 15, 2006
South By Southwest
Who will be the band of 2006, and why you shouldn�t care
Music
March 8, 2001
Crap Shoot
Nothing's guaranteed at SXSW - not even a seat to Dee Dee Ramone's show
Music
March 23, 2000
South by Southwest by Houston Press
Nothing's guaranteed at SXSW - not even a seat to Dee Dee Ramone's show
Music
March 26, 1998
Static
Nothing's guaranteed at SXSW - not even a seat to Dee Dee Ramone's show
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