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Featured Artist: Toro y Moi

Created by Rory on March 4, 2013
SXSW FM

2013 SXSW Showcasing Band, Toro y Moi

The funky, smooth, and highly addictive music of Toro y Moi makes you want to dance your ass off. The percussion is like clockwork, and the surrounding sounds follow suit. Powered by a dreamy and dramatic tone, Toro y Moi represents electronic music at its best. Toro y Moi’s newest album, Anything in Return, moves quickly. The album does more than get inside your head: it gets inside your heart and forces it to beat along with the music.

Don't Miss Navigating Washington: Policy and Music in 2013, featuring FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

Created by Bobby on March 4, 2013
Music

Jessica RosenworcelFCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

SXSW Music is proud to announce a special session featuring FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday, March 13 from 5-6PM. She will be joined by Dan Lurie (NEA) and moderator Michael Bracy (FMC) for Navigating Washington - Policy and Music in 2013. Hear a frank discussion of the current state of National policy issues affecting the music community, from copyright enforcement and non-com radio to how economics affects local music scenes. These issues are paramount to the growth and sustainability of the modern-day music industry.

We're delighted to have these prominent policymakers share with us. Please join us for this engaging and important discussion.

SXSW Official T-shirt Sponsor Gap to Host In-store Event this Thursday

Created by Kristin on March 4, 2013
Music Film Interactive

As SXSW's official t-shirt sponsor for 2013, Gap is gearing up for next week's festivities with three multi-city, in-store events this Thursday, March 7.

If you live in San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York, you're in luck! Each store will host a different act for the exclusive performance, featuring none other than Geographer, Sea Wolf, and We Are Scientists.

Grab some festival gear while checking out an unforgettable show by RSVP'ing at http://filtermagazine.com/gaprsvp. And, if you're in Austin this coming week, keep on the look out for Gap's Official SXSW merchandise.

SXSWfm Featured Song: “Dressing Room” by The Away Days

Created by Rory on March 4, 2013
SXSW FM

2013 SXSW Showcasing Band, The Away Days2013 SXSW Showcasing Band, Away Days

From The Away Days debut EP, How Did It All Start, the track "Dressing Room” features crystal-clear guitars that pop out, lead the transitions between each section and really drive the song overall. The Away Days’ music is deep, relaxing and ethereal. This is a band that puts your body and mind at ease while keeping you engaged and thoroughly entertained throughout each song.

Listen to The Away Days and more SXSW Showcasing Artists on SXSWfm. Stay tuned and check the SXSWfm blog for daily updates!

Get FREE Ticket to F1 Panel: Visit SXSW Gaming Expo on March 8

Created by tammy on March 4, 2013
Interactive

Race car by Kerstin BarenbrockRace car by Kerstin Barenbrock

Want to understand how fast cars are accelerating the future in Austin and around the world? Then attend the special Tech Innovation in Racing session at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 9 at the Long Center (701 West Riverside Drive). This session explores how F1 and other racing events at Circuit of The Americas in Austin fit into the overall picture of tech and creativity in the Capital City. Indeed, high-performance advances in automotive and motorcycle racing bring advances to their consumer-facing industries as well as many other fields.

Films For The Forest Presented by Rainforest Partnership

Created by jordan on March 4, 2013
Sustainability

SXSW is proud to announce its continuing support of Rainforest Partnership and their instrumental work in protecting our tropical rain forests. Rainforest Partnership is an international non-profit social enterprise with Austin roots and global reach.

By partnering with rainforest communities in Latin America, Rainforest Partnership has become a leader in developing sustainable economic alternatives to deforestation. Rainforest Partnership works closely with indigenous communities to develop sustainable income-generating activities, making it more profitable for them to leave the forest standing.

Power of Good Gets Better: Adrian Grenier & Peter Glatzer (SHFT) to Join Ryan Bingham and More!

Created by Cori on March 4, 2013
Music Film Interactive

Photos Courtesty of Ryan Bingham and SHFT

This accomplished panel brings together the minds actor Adrian Grenier (SHFT), musician Ryan Bingham, as well as Peter Glatzer (SHFT), Stephen Fox (Drink Water), Lisa Pike Sheehy (Patagonia) with Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab to discuss how they try to inspire each other and their audiences towards social change.

Sit in on Monday, March 11th from 5pm-6pm at Next Stage as these panelists deliberate on what it takes to engage today’s media-driven consumers and share their experiences on mobilizing the masses for the greater good.

Learn How to Stop Letting Your Desk Job Make You Fat, Sick & Dead

Created by peter on March 4, 2013
Interactive

The productivity of the average worker has skyrocketed thanks to technology, but it comes at the price of a sedentary lifestyle. Mounting research suggests that sitting at your desk for eight hours a day can have a dramatic impact on your health. With the technology to support mobile workstyles and a remote workforce, why are any of us still caught in the quagmire of the daily commute to our deadly desks, and will we ever see the day where big business decides to kill the office instead of its workers? The answer is YES! And it’s already happening.

Join this session on Saturday, March 9th, 3:30-4:30p at the Courtyard Marriott in the Rio Grande Ballroom and hear from thought leaders:

Meet the Investors at Startup Alley

Created by jim on March 4, 2013
Film

(L - R) Thomas Mcinerny, Tim Chang, Dan Settle, Sam Landman

In its first year, Startup Alley boasts sessions featuring some of the top VCs and Angels in the entertainment space.

Learn tips to getting investment from Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, Matt Mazzeo of Lowercase, Patrick Chung of NEA and Thomas McInerney of NALA Investments at Fund Your Entertainment Startup: Secrets of Top Investors. Collectively, this group has funded entertainment companies such as Flingo, Movieclips, Fanhattan, Tivli and Maker Studios.

This is F#*@ing Awesome: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Interview at SXSW Music

Created by Bobby on March 4, 2013
Music

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, photo by Jason KoenigMacklemore & Ryan Lewis, photo by Jason Koenig

On Saturday, March 16, hear rising Seattle-based hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis discuss with John Norris their soaring popularity following their feature in XXL’s 2012 Freshman Class and self-released debut, The Heist, which shot into the #1 spot on iTunes and debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts without the support of a traditional record label. Their single “Thrift Shop” held #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart for four weeks with a wildly popular music video (123 million+ views on YouTube) on heavy rotation on BET and MTV2.

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