50 Must-Hear Bands
Some 2,000 bands will play 2010 -- but these are the essential acts, as picked by SPIN's editors.
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Guy Fieri's Guide to Rockin' SXSW Eats
The Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives host shares his "money" establishments in Austin, Texas.
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Vote: Metric vs. Broken Social Scene for $100,000!
The winning band gets the cash from the Pepsi Refresh Project for their charitable cause.
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FREE ALBUM! SPIN's Picks for SXSW 2010
It's the ultimate South by Southwest mixtape! Get psyched for March's music blowout with these 29 hot tracks.
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Portraits at the SPIN and MySpace Music Loft on 6th!
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Mark Hoppus' SXSW Pick: Broken Bells
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How They Became... Minus the Bear
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EXCLUSIVE: Panic! Duo Premiere New Song!
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WATCH: First Song from Jack White's Model Wife
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SPIN.com's Best Photos from SXSW
See Metric, Hole, Stone Temple Pilots, Muse, Motorhead, Spoon, Circa Survive, and 25 more from Austin, Texas. See Photos
The Final Word from Austin: SPIN Staff's Best & Worst of SXSW
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Hole's First U.S. Gig -- Live from SPIN's Stubb's Bash!
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Best Photos of SXSW Music: Day 4 See festival-closing pics of Andrew WK, Neko Case, Circa Survive, Minus the Bear, and more from Austin's SXSW. See Photos >>
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Best Photos of SXSW Music: Day 3 See the best of the fest, including Uffie, Muse, Patrick Stump, Travis McCoy, Fucked Up, and more. See Photos >>
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Best Photos of SXSW Music: Day 2 See Nicole Atkins, She & Him, Stone Temple Pilots, Metric, War Paint, and many more. See Photos >>
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Best Photos of SXSW Music: Day 1 Check out the Austin fest's highlights, including Melissa Auf der Maur, Metric, Motorhead, and more. See Photos >>
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  • Review: Spoon and Broken Bells Kick Off SXSW Day 1 Read >>
Minus the Bear
The Seattle rockers play two songs from their forthcoming album.
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Metric's Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw
The Metric twosome play two songs from Fantasies at the SPIN/MySpace Music Loft in Austin.
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Steel Train
The Jersey rockers strip down two tracks from their forthcoming June release!
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The Soft Pack
Unplugged tunes from one of SPIN's 10 to Watch in 2010!
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Never Shout Never
The rising young star from a small town in Missouri plays three unreleased songs!
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Kelley James
The smooth SoCal troubadour weakens knees in the Loft.
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Foxy Shazam
Eric and Alex from the glammy, show-stealing band chat the SPIN party.
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Rogue Wave
Zach and Pat from the Bay Area band hang at Stubb's.
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