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Starting at 2pm today, SXSW Live will be streaming Interactive keynotes, featured speakers and more.

SXSW Music Festival and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are pleased to announce the addition of John Fogerty. Fogerty will close out SXSW this year on a high note with a special performance Saturday, March 16 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. This show with the legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist’s band comes as the excitement is building for the May 28 release of his new self-produced album for Vanguard Records, Wrote A Song For Everyone. A celebration of his iconic songbook, it is a collection of 12 classics and deep tracks from his remarkable canon of hits recorded in collaboration with other artists such as Dawes, Foo Fighters, Keith Urban and Jennifer Hudson and more , plus two brand new solo songs. Other artists on the bill include Bobby Bare Sr, Wheeler Brothers, Junior Brown and True Believers.

Image Courtesy of Mozilla FirefoxFirefox will have a big presence at SXSW this year, with lots of great activities planned for SXSW 2013 attendees to enjoy.

There will be some great Firefox-presented spaces, with exciting programming and features for SXSW Film, Platinum and Gold registrants. Relax in the Filmmaker’s Lounge presented by Firefox, attend the Firefox panel, “Finding Your Audience with Open Web Technologies,” or come hang out at our official SXSW Film Happy Hour. You will also be able test out some fun tools and find out more about the ‘Firefox Flicks’ film competition, at the Come & Capture Demo Pavillion.

SXSW Cares! by Hugh MacLeodIn 2011, the SXSW community helped raise more than $125,000 for tsunami disaster relief funds for the Red Cross via the pop-up website SXSW4Japan. This incredible on-site fund-raising effort helped demonstrate how much this community cares about those in need of assistance. In 2013, we are again invoking this spirit of generosity to help two very worthy charitable organizations.

A nonprofit design services firm dedicated to building a more sustainable future through the power of professional design, Architecture for Humanity is comprised of over 50,000 professionals lending time and services to help those who would not otherwise be able to afford their services. The specific project that SXSW-related donations will benefit within AFH is Rebuild One Block which seeks to revitalize a New York neighborhood that was initially devastated by 9/11, then suffered more significant damage during Hurricane Sandy. Assist Architecture for Humanity with this Rebuild One Block project by clicking on this Razoo link.