photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
The new album sounds more like those Bowie collaborations than Iggy’s stuff has in a while, and if you had any doubt about how the new stuff measures up, seeing it played side by side with the classics crushes that doubt...
photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
"To have written 'Ladies First' and be sitting with the first lady ... it's surreal," said Latifah, who was an enthusiastic and equanimous moderator throughout the session...
Iggy Pop isn't the only music legend at SXSW this year. 83 year old country singer Loretta Lynn had the first slot on the BBC Music showcase at Stubb's in Austin yesterday (3/17), technically opening for the much younger Sunflower Bean (and then Lapsley, Stormzy and Jake Bugg). It was obvious that most of the huge crowd was there for her though...
The first of three free BrooklynVegan SXSW day parties at Cheer Up Charlies in Austin went down yesterday (3/17). 15 bands took over the venue's indoor and outdoor stages from noon to 6 pm, with a punk show outside and a more eclectic bill inside. Here's pictures and a recap of the whole day.
photos by Amanda Hatfield
Vans celebrated its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, March 16 with special shows in six cities around the world...
photos by Amanda Hatfield
We kicked off our Wednesday of SXSW 2016 at AdHoc's Wednesday day party at Cheer Up Charlies, catching a few of the many great acts playing that day...
Har Mar Superstar's new album, Best Summer Ever, is out next month and he's just released "Anybody's Game" from it. Here, Har Mar is in wistful synthpop mode and is a little more serious that you may be used to hearing, but still very catchy...
No question the true highlights were times like when Iggy and this ace band took "Nightclubbing" into "The Passenger" into "China Girl" to end the pre-encore set, but then when they came back out to "Break Into Your Heart," it was just about as satisfying. As anyone who's seen Iggy recently knows, he is still unstoppable live in ways that almost seem physically impossible.
photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
Austin royalty Willie Nelson is not an unusual presence at SXSW, but still caught folks off guard with a surprise appearance on Sunday (3/13)at the Spotify House to play a full set...
Even though he's been saying Post Pop Depression could be his last, Iggy showed no signs of stopping at his taping of PBS' Austin City Limits last night.
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