Jerrod Carmichael, If you haven't already, you're going to hear the name Jerrod Carmichael a lot. The talented young comic is a regular at LA comedy haunts like Meltdown, The Improv and Laugh Factory, and now he's coming to Austin to host the 2013 SXSW Film Awards. In addition to joining us in March, Jerrod is also headed to your TV, starring in The Goodwin Games on Fox, alongside Scott Foley and TJ Miller.
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The wait is over! The SXSW Music Festival Schedule is now live!
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Jonathan Toubin, a former Austinite and well-known DJ, possesses an interesting and varied collection of records along with an amazing story of survival.
I remember seeing a friend's post on Facebook in December 2011 talking about how her pal had been in a freak accident in Portland and went on to read the horrific account of how Toubin, in town for a gig, was run over by a taxi in his hotel room. It was unclear at the time if he would make it but five months later he was back on the decks, spinning again despite massive hearing loss.
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It doesn’t get much better than spending the day on a breezy balcony overlooking the crowds of Sixth Street during SXSW Music. Add in 12 top-notch bands from around the world and you have the Sonicbids Official SXSW Party at Maggie Mae’s, presented by JanSport. The annual party begins bright and (almost) early at 11:30am on Friday, March 15th. The party takes over both floors of Maggie Mae’s allowing for non-stop music into the early evening.
Photo by Arthur Van Rooy
Like a lot of people, the SXSW V2V crew is preparing for SXSW Interactive in Austin, which is only a few short weeks away. And we would love to see you there! If you are planning to attend SXSW in March, be sure to stop by the one of the many fun SXSW V2V and other Vegas-related events scheduled during SXSW Interactive.
Do you like fun? How about games? Large adult-sized bouncy castles? Can't go another minute with out some kind of food-on-a-stick? Then you won't want to miss the SXSW V2V Launch Party from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at the East Tent of Brush Square Park on Tuesday, March 12. Join us in welcoming SXSW V2V to the SXSW family with food, drinks and much gigantic-game fun!
Bayou Maharajah: The Troubled Genius of James Booker, courtesy Anton CorbijnGet your planning on—the SXSW Film schedule is now live!
We're also excited to share the final round of programming for SXSW Film 2013, including our Closing Night Film The East, from alum Zal Batmanglij, and starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skårsgard and Ellen Page. Additional titles include In Your Dreams - Stevie Nicks, Bayou Maharajah: The Troubled Genius of James Booker (pictured), The Great Hip Hop Hoax, the Jeremy Lin Fest Fave doc Linsanity and more!
Austin Steamers
by Melinda Kay ThomsIn the last few years, SXSW Interactive has been fortunate to have some great musical acts perform as a part of the SXSW Interactive Awards Ceremony. From the Lennings to MC Frontalot to the Gregory Brothers, excellent music is a major part of the show. 2013 is no different as we're excited to announce that the Austin Steamers will play the pre-party at the 16th annual SXSW Interactive Awards Ceremony.
The Austin Steamers is a star-studded group of Texas gentlemen that know their way around the strings and compliment their sound with soulful harmonies. The band formed in December 2011 and has been doing a Friday night residency at Austin's very own White Horse Honky Tonk ever since.
SXSW's Video Channel is your repository for all things visually excellent in the world of SXSW, like this clip from last year's Conversation with Seth MacFarlane, who gives you a taste of Peter Griffin vis a vis tales of Rhode Island.
2013 Showcasing Band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Photo by Dan Martensen.
Exciting news as we continue to announce some of the much anticipated acts who will join Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on Wednesday, March 13 for the NPR showcase at Stubb's. Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be making a stop to perform in support of their new upcoming album, Mosquito. They've already released the crazy cool cover art and a teaser video. Check it out on their site. And see them live at SXSW Music 2013!
New! 2014 dates!
Interactive: March 7–11
Film: March 7–16
Music: March 11–16
