SXSW Interactive dates for 2013 will be March 8-12: t.co/G4jW8EVz

More that 2,000 artists performed at the South By Southwest music conference this year. Sadly, I only saw a few dozen, and in bits. (However, more and more I'm led to believe that the 20-minute set... more

More that 2,000 artists performed at the South By Southwest music conference this year. Sadly, I only saw a few dozen, and in bits. (However, more and more I'm led to believe that the 20-minute set is the way to go.)
Below, I assign random and unscientific superlatives to some of the bands I saw, including shout-outs to Youth Lagoon, U.S. Royalty, Matthew Dear and Escort.
Where are Bruce Springsteen, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent and Eminem, Fiona Apple, Mumford & Sons and the other biggest acts? Check out "The 20 Things You Missed at SXSW 2012."

Most improved: Sharon Van Etten. I enjoyed this songwriter’s set last week, but what a difference electric makes. Now her arrangements are fleshier, her live shows more transcendent, and her voice as a singer and songwriter is better heard. She’s a bigger deal now and she knows it, in all the right ways.
Band that seemingly played the most shows the most days: Garden & Villa. Even if you wanted to avoid them – I didn’t – you coul...

Gone for another year, time to start planning for ACL

Wish I could have gone

Thank you visitors for the 130 million, we'll put it to good use making next year even bigger and better.

Today is the last day of the festival.

Almost the end of the festival, it's been fun. See you all next year.

Wish I was there to see all the talent

I wish I could be there, but thanks to youtube, I can watch the shins play live

Not sure my organs can handle a third day.

It's Friday night & will probably get pretty crazy later.

Worth the lighter wallet, and sharing with friends

Just saw FEAR for the second time in as many days. Going to have a fat lip tomorrow.

Dying Fetus & Devildriver \m/

Deerhoof, Thee Oh Sees and Andrew WK ripped. Off to see Firehouse for some monster ballads.

Watching Jay-Z's gig on GQ UK website #tight

Time to go home and nap couple of bands I want to check out tonight

I wonder if TaskRabbit can reserve a spot for me at the concert...#SXSW

I need task rabbit to reserve the perfect spot for me at the concert...

Just getting back from another day of SXSW. Time to go to sleep for more fun tomorrow.

It would be such a BLAST to be there. Instead, I'm stuck in Tulsa! Bummer!

I would so love to be there now instead of here... I <3 Austin!

Enjoyable conference. Wrote a lot about social data -- there's still more to write -- and other Big Ideas we saw. Happy to be home, though.

DUTCH FOLK/EXPERIMENTAL ARTIST I AM OAK
PREPARES FOR NORTH AMERICAN PERFORMANCE DEBUT AT SXSW 2012:

3/16 | Bar 96 (Dutch Impact Party / FILTER Party) | 3pm
3/16 | St. David's Bethell Hall |... more

DUTCH FOLK/EXPERIMENTAL ARTIST I AM OAK
PREPARES FOR NORTH AMERICAN PERFORMANCE DEBUT AT SXSW 2012:

3/16 | Bar 96 (Dutch Impact Party / FILTER Party) | 3pm
3/16 | St. David's Bethell Hall | 9pm

STREAM/DOWNLOAD “GLISS,” THE SECOND SINGLE FROM THE SKULK EP:
download.themusebox.net/i_am_oak/gliss.mp3
(feel free to post!)

SOPHOMORE LP OASEM WINS “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” AT
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Cloudy today, hopefully the rain will stay away.

So much live music! What I wouldn't give to be in Austin for it!! Lots of footage from it is online.

Go check out Warner Drive at SXSW March 13 - 17!!!!

Going to be driving through Austin this weekend but not stopping :(

DOPE SHOW #AMERICANEXPRESS. What a freaking treat for all us folks that could not attend #SXSW this year. #AUSTINTEXAS #JayZSyncShow

www.youtube.com/AmericanExpress

Hitting up a bunch of parties and bars for a few days