SXSW 2008

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SXSW, Day 4: Saturday, 3/15
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 16, 2008
Welcome to International Night! No, that's not an official SXSW designation for the last night of the festival. But even though I've already taken you to places as far flung as Australia and the Faroe Islands, tonight I'll take you to Brazil, Norway, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, and even Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. — all in one night!

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SXSW, Day 3: Friday, 3/14
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 15, 2008
Yes, it's Friday! And that means: It's the weekend! And that means: The Vampire watch begins!

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SXSW, Day 2: Thursday, 3/13
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 15, 2008
As I warned you in SXSW: The Night Before (under Rule No. 4), tonight is the night I make my pilgrimage to Soiled Mattress & the Springs.

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SXSW Keynote: Reed on Sound
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 14, 2008
"I have a B.A. in dope, but a Ph.D. in soul."

That, of course, is the line extracted for today’s front page of The Austin Chronicle, reporting on yesterday’s SXSW keynote interview of Lou Reed, conducted by producer and friend Hal Willner.

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SXSW, Day 1: Wednesday, 3/12
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 13, 2008
Hey, here's an official SXSW logo! As you may have seen from the S&V home page, our Web man Rob Medich was able to grab one (those computer guys are, y'know, adept). So, inspired by his adeptness, I finally found one, too. No more ripping off The Austin Chronicle (see my previous post).

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SXSW: The Night Before
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 12, 2008
We said our hellos (on the night before):

That would be writer Billy Altman, photographer Ebet Roberts, and I (your humble Entertainment Editor, Ken Richardson) saying our annual hellos on Tuesday night — the night before the South by Southwest Music & Media Conference & Festival begins in Austin, Texas.

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