From the Austin American-Statesman this week :
 
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/index.html
 
Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker for the 2008 South By Southwest Music Conference and Film Festival. The speech will be held in conjunction with a screening of Julian Schnabel’s film “Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin,’” which documents a recent performance of the landmark 1973 album. Reed will speak at the Austin Convention Center on March 13 as the kickoff of the twenty-second annual festival. The music festival takes place March 12 to 16. A few more bands have confirmed for SXSW:
Buzz band of the moment Vampire Weekend is playing. A demo version of their debut album, the final version of which is due in January on XL records, may make some critics’ year-end list for ‘07, a bit like Pavement’s “Slanted and Enchanted” did back in ‘91.
The Breeders, whom you’ll recall from quite a run there during the Clinton administration (and a comeback album called “Title TK,” which is a joke only journalists will get, which indicates the band knows its remaining fanbase quite well indeed.)
Neo-shoegazer buzz band A Place to Bury Strangers
Danish pop types the Ravonettes
Heavy psych-rock revivalists Black Mountain
British indie darlings/ Sex Pistols warm-up act the Cribs
Look for a showcase from the completely excellent Ohio label Columbus Discount .
 
 
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