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Subject: [Musicgen] January Update: Brief List of Confirmed Performers
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:39:41 -0600
>Welcome to the January update of the Musicgen listserve.
>
>Things have been hopping like water in hot oil since we opened the
>2007
>SXSW season in August. Now that 2007 has begun, the office is
>becoming crowded and the atmosphere crackles with more and more
>energy as the staff prepared for what may be our most exciting year
>yet. Over the next few months, details on panels and performers will
>fill up our web pages. Stay tuned to sxsw.com for the latest news.
>
>
>1. First List of Confirmed Acts
>2. Hotel Reservations for SXSW Music
>3. Notable Artists And Executives Confirmed For Conference
>4. The Badge Is Not "Stinkin"

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>
>1. First List of Confirmed Acts
>
>Ta da! Here is a first, brief list of artists coming to the 2007
>SXSW
>Music Festival. We'll be announcing more (many more) artists in the
>weeks to come. So snag your registrations now to ensure you'll be in
>front of the stage to catch all these great sounds.
>
>The Stooges
>Interpol
>Lily Allen
>Bloc Party
>Devin The Dude
>Hoodoo Gurus
>Matt & Kim
>Ghostland Observatory
>The Watson Twins
>Stax 50th Anniversary Soul Review
>Ozomatli
>Turbonegro
>Cold War Kids
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>
>2. Hotel Reservations for SXSW Music
>
>The SXSW Housing Desk still has a selection of quality
>accommodations
>available within a few minutes drive of the Convention Center/Sixth
>Street area (downtown hotels are sold out). See a complete list at
>http://sxsw.com/hotels/ . Most of these outlying hotels will also
>have
>some form of pay-per-ride van service during SXSW. This information
>will
>be posted online (http://sxsw.com/travel/) soon. Consider renting a
>car
>for the most convenient transportation from these hotels. See rent
>car
>discounts at http://sxsw.com/travel/ .
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>
>3. Notable Artists And Executives Confirmed For Conference
>
>Pete Townshend will keynote SXSW 2007 on Wednesday, March 14, at
>6:30
>PM. He will be joined in conversation by Bill Flanagan. SXSW
>Interviews
>will also be conducted with Gilberto Gil, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop,
>Rickie Lee Jones and Booker T. David Byrne will offer a presentation
>titled 'Record Labels: Who Needs Them?'. Hannibal Records founder
>Joe
>Boyd will discuss his 60's memoir 'White Bicycles'. Nettwerk
>Co-Founder/CEO Terry McBride will review his innovative approaches
>to
>manager/artist/label relationships. In addition, the SXSW Music
>Conference offers a full slate of panels offering information and
>insight into the recorded and live music business. Look for details
>at
>http://2007.sxsw.com/music/conference/ .
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>
>4. The Badge Is Not "Stinkin"
>
>You actually need your badge to get into all conference, exhibition,
>and
>festival events. Until January 12th, a badge will run you $495, the
>price goes up to $550 on January 13th. Register online at
>http://2007.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/ .
>
>Honestly, we've heard enough variations of the "We don't need your
>stinkin' badges" joke over the years. It's time we leapt to the
>defense
>of the registration department. The badges are pretty
>neutral-smelling,
>as are the pouches we put them in and the lanyard as well. With a
>little
>care on the part of you, the SXSW registrant, the badges will stay
>fresh
>over the course of the event. We can neither recommend or discourage
>the
>application of perfumes or essential oils to the badge, although
>patchouli makes us queasy.

>www.sxsw.com/music/

also this:

http://www.livedaily.com/news/SXSW_to_feat...11279.html?t=98

and this:

http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002678.html