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Another guide to more LA Bands at SXSW

Randall Roberts
In our ongoing attempt to prop some worthy musicians headed to Austin this week, yet another list of LA bands/songwriters to chase down at SXSW in Austin this week. This is a tipsheet for those of you with $$$ in your eyes. Looking for a band to break, license, co-opt,......
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Snoop Goes Country! Snoop Dogg Live at Fox Studios, March 6

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photos by Timothy Norris Snoop Dogg gigged with an 18-piece backing band in a Fox Studio sound room last night for the Nissan Live series shown on Yahoo! Music, and now that I’ve pimped the corporate affiliates that made this evening of taping possible, let’s just say right off the......
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Another guide to LA Bands at SXSW

Randall Roberts
Here's a list of LA bands/songwriters to chase down at SXSW in Austin next week. This is a tipsheet for those of you with $$$ in your eyes. Looking for a band to break, license, co-opt, manipulate, convince to sell out? Here are some tips. Abe Vigoda Gender: Four men......
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Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen

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LA Weekly: I saw you perform as part of the “Songs from the City” songwriters showcase at Walt Disney Concert Hall a few months ago (which featured, among other...
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Magnetic Fields at the Fonda, Monday, March 3

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photos by Timothy Norris (note: these photos are from Sunday's show, but the band set up identically on Monday) The Magnetic Fields closed a two-night stint at the Fonda last night with a beautiful acoustic set of gems from the group's founder and songwriter, Stephin Merritt. The ever-acerbic Merritt, whose......