SXSW

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  The Wailin' Jennys

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  The smallish venue proved a perfect size for the Jennys' brand of intimate harmony-driven folk. The room was jam packed, and though much of...

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  Willard Grant Conspiracy

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  Robert Fisher is an unlikely front-man when you finally see Willard Grant Conspiracy live. The man is of considerable stature - he sat in a...

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  The Wrens

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2007

  The New Jersey quartet's Parish set started off deceptively gently, with bassist Daniel Whelan sitting at the piano and singing, while guit...

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  The Apples in Stereo

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

  He’s bald, he’s pudgy, but gosh darn it, people love him. Yep, Robert Schneider attracted both hipsters and hobbits (or at least his new la...

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  Nicole Atkins

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

  A 27-year-old chanteuse from New Jersey, Nicole Atkins is a beguiling singer-songwriter that intuitively knows exactly when to allow her am...

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  Black Lips

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

  The hardest working band at SXSW had about a dozen gigs set up for the fest and seemed to have made an impression at every last one, be the...

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  Thomas Dolby

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

  Okay, I admit I went to see Dolby as a laugh. But I should’ve realised something was up after passing his mammoth tour bus. Turns out, the...

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  El-P

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

  "Anybody out there a real fan and not just a hipster motherfucker?” asked El-P as he climbed the small stage. Well, the answer was both. Bu...