SXSW: Nashville Cream, Nashville Scene

Watch Luella and the Sun Perform 'Sign of the Judgment' on NPR's Front Row

D. Patrick Rodgers — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:42:00 -0500

Among the legions of Music City denizens who drifted down to SXSW last week were Luella and…

SXSW Friday, 3/15/13 [Green Day, Kendrick Lamar, Thee Oh Sees, Charles Bradley, More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:07:00 -0500

In the Big Tent of Punk Rock, Green Day and Thee Oh Sees occupy very different corners. One utilizes T-shirt and toilet-paper cannons, the…

SXSW Thursday, 3/14/13 [Mikal Cronin, Haim, Pusha T, Nashville Day Party, More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:10:00 -0500

Thursday is, traditionally, when SXSW kicks in full force, swarms of industry types and bands and fans and street performers and random lushes floating together…

Dave Grohl's SXSW 2013 Keynote Address, 3/14/13

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:39:00 -0500

This morning, Foo Fighter, Nirvana drummer, Sir-vana drummer, filmmaker and bona fide rock god Dave Grohl delivered the South by Southwest keynote address in…

SXSW Wednesday, 3/13/13 [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cafe Tacuba, Alt-J]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:45:02 -0500

Any night in Austin that begins with the sinister strains of the human spider himself, Nick Cave, and his Bad Seeds is sure to…

Escondido's 'Black Roses'; See Their SXSW Dates [Fresh Vid]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:51:00 -0500

Well, apparently it's Fresh Vid Day! Tyler James and Jessica Maros' alt-country duo Escondido just debuted their Erik…

Natural Child's 'CRS Blues'; See Their SXSW Dates [Fresh Vid]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

As we noted last week when we shared Bad Cop's brand-new video for the tune "Chicago Lady,"…

Heading to SXSW? Check out the Cream-Co-Sponsored Nashville Day Party March 14 at Austin Ale House

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:46:29 -0600

Even if you work in the most remote, far-flung or otherwise obscure corner of the music industry, your inbox probably looks about like mine…

SXSW 2012: The Gold Report

Adam Gold — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:43:56 -0500

In case you haven't heard, South by Southwest happened last week. Yeah, I checked it out. Here's my two cents (i.e., 5,000-plus words) on it.…

SXSW 2012: DPR's Day Four [Serpents and Snakes Showcase, Bass Drum of Death, Jonny Corndawg, Ex-Cult, Tristen and Madi at Some Weird Oyster Party and More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0500

“You guys ever smell mothballs?” Tristen’s guitarist Buddy Hughen sheepishly asked a crowd of semi-indifferent so-and-sos who were gathered for a private party at Hotel…

SXSW 2012 Gravy Style, Days 3-5: Psychotic Reactions and Fast Food for Thought

Seth Graves — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:42:17 -0500

There’s a lot of ways to ride SX on the cheap and free. Sure, you can bust ass about town, chasing leads, standing in lines…

SXSW 2012: DPR's Day Three [Dinosaur Jr., The Love Language, Hospitality, Wiccans, Eleanor Friedberger and More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:39:51 -0500

“Whoopi Goldberg is giving a birthing seminar inside.” “Yeah, and Topanga from Boy Meets World is in there, too.” This is how rumors get started.…

SXSW 2012: DPR's Day Two [Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Built to Spill, Rubblebucket, Maps and Atlases and More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:40:43 -0500

Honestly, if you’re a fan of rock ‘n’ roll music and Bruce is on your confirmed agenda, it’s difficult to be anything but thoroughly psyched.…

SXSW: Jack White, Music City Ambassador, Aces Third Man Showcase

Cayla Mackey — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:06:00 -0500

When Jack White moved to Nashville, Mayor Karl Dean invented an award to give him. That’s how excited we all were. And he continues to…

SXSW Gravy Style, Day Two: Am I Having Fun Yet?

Seth Graves — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:01:39 -0500

I don’t know what it is you think you know about freelance journalists, but one thing I can tell you is that our bodies are…

SXSW 2012 Gravy Style, Day 1: The Fine Line Between Love and a Waste of Time

Seth Graves — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:42:08 -0500

“Nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’, but it’s free.”

Kris Kristofferson wrote that shit long before SXSW was a gleam some idealistic bastard’s eye. But even,…

SXSW 2012: DPR's Day One [Nick Waterhouse, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bleached, Natural Child, PUJOL, Thee Oh Sees, Turbo Fruits and More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:36:22 -0500

Well, your old pals here at the Cream are alive and kicking, currently messing with Texas and letting South by Southwest have her way with…

We're Going to SXSW, and So Are These Nashville Bands; Also, What Should We See?

D. Patrick Rodgers — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:08:54 -0500

While South by Southwest is already upon us — and Cream contributors including Seth Graves and Steve Cross are currently en route to Austin —…

SXSW 2012 Gravy Style: The How-To Guide

Seth Graves — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:49:34 -0500

A short four years ago, my virgin pilgrimage to Austin, Texas, for SXSW was documented here on this very blog. With a set of empty…

Jack White Muses on Potential Third Man Rolling Record Store Partnership With Cannery, Caitlin Rose to Play Glastonbury, Spin Bow to JEFF the Brotherhood and More [SXSW Blowback]

Adam Gold — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:15:44 -0500

Listen up, people: If you guys think you’re tired of SXSW coverage, imagine how we feel. We had to live through that shit in…

The Gold Report: SXSW 2011 [The Strokes, Odd Future, Deerhunter, Black Lips, Duran Duran & More]

Adam Gold — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:04:20 -0500

Tennessee really messed with Texas last week. If you've read my colleagues' mounting SXSW 2011 recaps then you know that local rock faves the…

SXSW 2011: Gravy Style, Day 4: The Belated Recap

Seth Graves — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:56:15 -0500

At this point, I’m probably just as sick of saying/typing “SXSW” as you are of hearing it. Besides, after seeing a couple folks squashed by…

SXSW 2011, Saturday: Saving College Radio, Nashville Takes Over, Dee Goodz, JEFF the Brotherhood, PUJOL, Turbo Fruits and More

Steve Haruch — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:16:00 -0500

As I mentioned before, there's a reason the expression isn't "wakey wakey, stale Wendy's french fries." Anyway, I really wanted to go back to…

SXSW 2011, Friday: Wild Flag, Sharon Van Etten, Low, Versus, Wye Oak and Bizzaro Wendy's

Steve Haruch — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:24:00 -0500

Friday started as a tangle that unraveled quickly. I had wanted to check out the Bitch Media day party to see Thao, but that…

SXSW 2011: DPR’s Days 3 & 4 [Stubb’s Camera Boom Collapse Injures Spectators at OMD, ‘Riot’ at Death From Above, Screaming Females, Kimya Dawson, Wye Oak & More]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:14:00 -0500

For all the Nashville-centric good times I made note of in my first dispatch, there’s an imperative bit about South by Southwest attendance that…