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We regret to inform you that due to circumstances out of our control the ‘Showcase of Showcases’ has been canceled. Pegstar.net and Free Press Houston apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. We hope that you enjoy your time at SXSW and continue to support live music, good fun, and good times.
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DJ/producer Ceeplus Bad Knives is a long-time staple of the Houston music scene. Since the 80s, he has been involved in some aspect of Houston music, and continues to perform and produce music. South By Southwest’s own Matt Sonzala has said of Ceeplus: “He’s one of the foremost experimental DJ’s on the TX scene who’s [...]

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After the demise of Quicksand, musician Walter Schreifels joined some of his other hardcore buddies as Rival Schools and released the spectacular and under-appreciated United By Fate, which unfortunately was the band’s last official release. However, after several reunion shows in 2009, rumors persisted that the band plans a summer 2010 release for its follow-up. [...]

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SXSW again hosts a showcase for Christian rap, which will be held in Austin on Saturday, 3.20.10, at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center. DaSouth.com presents The Life in Hip Hop will showcase performances from:
Tedashii (Dallas) | FLAME (St. Louis, MO)  | k-Drama (Cincinnati, OH) | D-Maub (Cincinnati, OH) | big Al – [...]

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Houston’s own Wild Moccasins is one of the city’s best-loved indie pop bands. Its 2009 release, Microscopic Metronomes, brought the band a lot of attention, and was among my favorite local albums last year. The band plans to play several times in Austin during this year’s SXSW before heading out on the road for a [...]

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Tacks, The Boy Disaster is an Austin-based band I first found out about while waiting to see another band play during SXSW a couple of years ago. I was immediately blown away by the band’s live performance, enough to buy the band’s album—which, as you know, can be a tough-sell with all of the great [...]

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Pegstar.net and Free Press Houston have teamed up to book an impressive showcase in Austin next month during South By Southwest. “Showcase of Showcases” will feature performances from touring bands from around the world (including some of your Houston favorites), complimentary food and drinks, and various giveaways. The all ages event takes place on Friday, [...]

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Since its 2003 debut, Vehicles and Animals—which earned the group a Mercury Music Prize—Athlete has been a staple among indie tastemakers. The band, whose past South By Southwest gigs were widely touted as “must-see,” hits American shores again this year and the band’s new album, Black Swan, hits American record stores and online outlets on [...]

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Classical music probably isn’t something most people think of when they hear “South By Southwest,” but Houston’s Two Star Symphony does classical like no other band can. The group’s music is a somewhat gothic take on classical music, and they do “rock”. I was fortunate to catch the band–which includes Margaret Lejeune (cello/harp/oboe), Jo Bird [...]

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You may remember Toby Pipes from the innocuous (and infectious) mid-90’s single by Deep Blue Something, “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”. Forgive him, though, as the hit song was an anomaly for the rest of that band’s sound, which Pipes expands upon with the shoegaze-y Little Black Dress.
His latest band’s sound is a throwback to 80’s Britrock, [...]

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