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SXSW 2015: NPR Live Concerts

Check out these live concert videos from Stephen Thompson for their NPR Music showcase at Stubb’s BBQ at  South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015 in Austin, Texas.

  1. “Could You”
  2. “Love Dog”
  3. “Winter
  • Stromae from Brussels, Belgium – 14 min 1 sec
  1. “Alors On Danse” (So We Dance)
  2. “Papaoutai”
  1. “Elevator Operator”
  2. “Pedestrian at Best”
  3. “An Illustration of Loneliness (Sleepless in New York)”
  4. “Depreston”
  5. “Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go to the Party”
  6. “Aqua Profunda!”
  7. “Dead Fox”
  8. “Kim’s Caravan”

Also see the SXSW 2015: NPR South X Lullaby for several folk songs Bob Bolien of NPR Music recorded after the shows were over each night.

SXSW 2015: Music Preview Guide
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SXSW 2015: Music Preview Guide

There is now a Music Preview Guide available for this week’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The Independent Bloggers Guide to SXSW highlights 100 of their favorite bands prepared by over 25 independent music bloggers from over 2000 bands that are here this week.

Just click on the following link on whatever device you would like to install the document.

     SXSW 2015 Music Preview Guide

It is available in two formats – iBooks and PDF. There is an Artist Index which lists clickable artist names alphabetically with the corresponding page number, followed by a page for each artist with artist information, sample track, and related artists.

  • The iBooks version is downloaded when you click on the “iOS” link; the downloaded file can then be loaded into iBooks for either iOS on iPad or Mac OS X (but it is not supported on iPhone). You can click on the arrow button to listen to the sample track, and then flip to the next artist page; you can also use the Artist Index but the font is rather small and too easy to read.
  • The PDF version is downloaded when you click on the link for “Android or other devices”; this PDF document can be viewed but the song links will not be active so you would need to enter the artist’s name on the SXSW Schedule and listen to the track there. You can also just view this PDF on a Mac or PC if you like, but the links will not work.

See another music post for a similar top 100 list prepared by NPR Music that features an interactive web app.

     The Austin 100: A SXSW 2015 Mix

SXSWfm – Indie/Pop/Surf Rock – Mar 13
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SXSWfm – Indie/Pop/Surf Rock – Mar 13

Here is a SXSWfm radio show stream, which focuses on indie/pop/surf rock music gems (about an hour long).  This is a great way to discover new music.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival to be held in Austin, Texas from March 17-22, 2015. You can listen to recordings of their specialty shows and artist interviews.

Middle Biscuit #18 (3/13/15) – 57 min

 

Listen to last week’s episode here. See Middle Biscuit for additional information about its weekly shows every Friday at 9 & 3 CT.

SXSWfm – Indie/Pop/Surf Rock – Mar 6
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SXSWfm – Indie/Pop/Surf Rock – Mar 6

Here is a SXSWfm radio show stream, which focuses on indie/pop/surf rock music gems (about an hour long).  This is a great way to discover new music.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival to be held in Austin, Texas from March 17-22, 2015. You can listen to recordings of their specialty shows and artist interviews.

Middle Biscuit #17 (3/6/15) – 58 min

 

Weekly Playlist

  1. The Districts – “Chlorine”

  2. Matthew E. White – “Feeling Good is Good Enough”

  3. The Memories – “It Was a Hot Afternoon”

  4. I Found Love – “Palma Violets”

  5. Happyness – “Naked Patients”

  6. The Vaccines – “Handsome”

  7. Circa Waves – “T-Shirt Weather”

  8. Hamilton Leithauser – “I Don’t Need Anyone”

  9. Gap Dream – “Shine Your Light”

  10. TV on the Radio – “Winter”

  11. Carl Barat & the Jackals – “Victory Gin”

  12. BØRNS – “10,000 Emerald Pools”

  13. Lace Curtains – “Crocodile Tears”

  14. Spoon – “Inside Out”

  15. Black Rivers – “Diamond Days”

See Middle Biscuit for additional information about its weekly shows every Friday at 9 & 3 CT.

SXSW 2015: New Bands (Mar 2-6)
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SXSW 2015: New Bands (Mar 2-6)

Here is a SXSWfm radio specialty show stream to catch you up on the insane amount of artists the Music Fest team will add to the lineup every week on Fridays.  This is a great way to discover new music and see what bands will be coming to SXSW.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival to be held in Austin, Texas from March 17-22, 2015. You can listen to recordings of their specialty shows and artist interviews. Get to the know the music of SXSW 2015! Listen to this SXSW Music Weekly Recap show hosted by Kevin Connor. 

This Week @ SXSW – Mar 2-6 (3/6/15) – 1 hr 3 min

 

If you want to skip any songs, you can simply drag the leading orange edge forward. This show will be available to stream until Friday, March 20. Also, the episode from last week is still available.

Click here to see the newest list of about 242 additional artists announced this week. There is also a link for each one with more details, including their music and other band information. For a full list of currently announced artists, see the SXSW Schedule, which also allow you to select by category.

SXSWfm – Electronica – Mar 3
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SXSWfm – Electronica – Mar 3

Here is a SXSWfm electronica radio show stream, which showcases both established and emerging talent from veteran SXSW attendees and fresh invites for 2015. With sounds from the deeper side of house and techno, to left-field pop and future club anthems, Floored covers ’nuff ground from the past, present, and future. This is a great way to discover new music.

SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival to be held in Austin, Texas from March 17-22, 2015. You can listen to recordings of their specialty shows and artist interviews.

This week the show features a special guest playlist by Elias Mazian. He is a DJ and producer from Amsterdam, where he was a resident of the renowned Trouw club that recent closed after 5 years, and will also be appearing here at SXSW in two weeks.

Floored with Jes Carpenter #58 – Elias Mazian Guest Playlist (3/3/15) – 1 hr 4 min

 

Weekly Playlist

  1. Theo Parrish – “Moonlite”

  2. Howard Johnson – “So Fine”

  3. Kashif – “I Just Gotta Have You”

  4. Carmen – “Time To Move”

  5. Wax Stag – “Valley Of Ice”

  6. Soichi Terada – “Sun Shower (Instrumental Version)”

  7. Saint Etienne – “Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Masters At Work Dub)”

  8. Model 500 – “Standing In Tomorrow”

  9. Interstellar Funk – “05:51”

  10. Levon Vincent – “F Anti-Corporate Music”

Listen to last week’s episode here. See Floored with Jes Carpenter for additional information about its weekly shows every Tuesday at 6 & 12 CT. If you like this guest playlist, you might want to check out more Elias Mazian music on SoundCloud.

Fun.: Playlist
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Fun.: Playlist

I updated my original music post for indie pop band Fun. from September 22, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience. Also videos and links were added.

Playlist

Fun. (Playlist) – 8 songs, 32 min

[spotify http://open.spotify.com/user/dpw67/playlist/06PNJFmieZL1tQcVhmOGkX]

 

See my Fun. post for more of their albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.

Josh Ritter: Playlist
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Josh Ritter: Playlist

I updated my original music post for Josh Ritter from September 23, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience. I also added an acoustic album.

Playlist

Josh Ritter (Playlist) – 8 songs, 32 min

 

See my Josh Ritter post for more of his albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.

Photo credit: Acoustic Live, Vol. 1 @ Amazon (album cover).

The Austin 100: A SXSW 2015 Mix
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The Austin 100: A SXSW 2015 Mix

Check out this article at NPR Music by Stephen Thompson. He has hand-picked 100 songs for artists appearing at South by Southwest Music Festival here in Austin this month. It includes the complete playlist with artist links and the ability to play each song, if you want to just browse through the list. However, I think you will like trying out their interactive web app (see below).

The Austin 100: A SXSW 2015 Mix

A really cool feature is a fully interactive multimedia web application. For each one, there is information about the artist and song, with hometown and brief description. There are links to download the MP3 song, stream that artist on Spotify or Rdio, or access iTunes or Amazon music stores

It offers shuffle play of all 100 songs, including the ability to pause, as well as skip forward or backward. You can click the heart to mark specific songs as a favorite, and you can later just click on a button to play your favorites. That makes it extremely easy to skim through all the songs and pick those that you like (and eliminate those you don’t).

Launch the The Austin 100 App by NPR Music.

Earlier there was a download available with all 100 MP3 songs as a single 795 MB zip file (over 6 hours of music), but that NPR download link is no longer active after SXSW. If you were lucky and downloaded it earlier, then you probably imported it into iTunes and made a playlist for it. However, the interactive web application on the “launch” link above still works and you can listen to all the songs.

Enjoy the music!

Mother Falcon: Playlist
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Mother Falcon: Playlist

I updated my original music post for Mother Falcon from September 21, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience. Also I have added additional albums, lots of videos, and related links. They will be playing at South by Southwest later this month.

Playlist

Mother Falcon (Playlist) – 8 songs, 26 min

 

Videos

Here is a sample of their videos.

“Marigold, Marfa, and Dirty Summer” by Mother Falcon – Live at NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert – 12 min 18 sec

 

See my Mother Falcon post for more of their albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.