My favorite time of year continues to be SXSW in Austin.  This was my 5th year at the festival.

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Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer is an Indie/Pop/Power Pop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Band members include Rachel Minton, Vince Ratti, Matt Celeste, Jon Lyons, and Rinaldo Sidky. Releases include Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer (2002), Jalopy Go Far (2003), The Popsicle EP (2004), Unicorns, Demos, B-Sides, and Rainbows (2005), Set the Ray To [...]

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Zola Jesus is an Experimental/Pop/Post punk artist from Madison, Wisconsin who is otherwise known as Nika Roza Danilova. During live performances, this artist is accompanied by Dead Luke on synths, Lindsay Mikkola on bass, and Max Elliott on floor tom. Releases include Poor Sons (2008), and Soeur Sewer (2009). Record labels include Sacred Bones, Troubleman, [...]

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Zoe is a group from Mexico City, Mexico. Band members include León Larregui (vocals), Sergio Acosta (lead guitar), Jesus Baez (keyboards), Angel Mosqueda (bass guitar), and Rodrigo Guardiola (drums). Releases include Zoe (2002), Rocanlover (2003), Memorex Commander (2006), and Reptilectric (2008). Record labels include Noiselab in addition to Sony Music. Check out the SXSW forum [...]

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Zion I is an Experimental/Hip Hop/Rap group from Oakland, California. Band members include Zumbi and AmpLive. Releases include Mind Over Matter, Deep Water Slang V2.0, True & Livin’, Break a Dawn, Heroes in the City of Dope, The Take Over, Enter the Woods, New Dimensions, Starship, as well as Chapter 4. Check out the SXSW [...]

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Zeale is a Hip Hop, Indie, Rap group hailing from Austin, Texas. Song creations from this group include tunes like Ting Tingz Remix, Action Jackson, DANZE, Dull Dayz, Haterz and Robotz, as well as Robot Storyz. This group considers itself “music makers and the maker of dreams” and has toured internationally. Check out the SXSW [...]

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Zaki Ibrahim is a group from Toronto, California. This artist was nominated for the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. Releases include Episodes in Purple; this artist has also toured with the Volume, The roots, Bedouin Soundclash, Erykah Badu and has worked with Ron Trent and King Britt. Record labels include [...]

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Yuppies is a group hailing from Omaha, Nebraska. Band members include Boogs, Kevin, and Noah. Song compositions include Leper Blood, Temp Education, and Funeral Song, among others. Record labels include Dutch Hall, Grotto. The group anticipates the release of a 3 song 7 Inch on Grotto Records soon as well. Check out the SXSW forum [...]

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Yppah is an Electronic/Rock/Shoegaze/Break artist from Houston, Texas who is otherwise known as Joe Corrales Jr. Yppah is the word “happy” reversed. Releases include Again With The Subtitles as well as You Are Beautiful At All Times on Ninja Tune. Remixes include Harvest Dance on Beat Records and Heavyweight Gringos on Ninja Tune. Check out [...]

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Youth Group is a group from Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. Band members include Toby Martin (guitar, vocals), Danny Allen (drums), Cameron Emerson-Elliott (guitar), and Patrick Matthews (bass). Releases include The Night Is Ours, Casino Twilight Dogs, Forever Young (Single), Skeleton Jar, Shadowland, Guilty, and Happiness Border, among many others. Check out the SXSW forum [...]

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