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The Roots & Friends show at SXSW was canceled Saturday night (March 17) because of security issues. "Due to a security concern, we…

After a flood of controversy last year surrounding a standard deportation clause included in its artist contracts, South by Southwest has updated that contract for 2018, removing the language…

We are only about two months out from Austin’s annual orgy of creative activity and corporate branding, South by Southwest. As such, today SXSW has…

South by Southwest is supporting the city of Austin in opposing Senate Bill 4, a bill which opposes the creation of "sanctuary cities" in Texas…

Democratic U.S. Senators Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada have written an open letter to the organizers of South by…

There are no elaborate pretenses to Vagabon's music. Laetitia Tamko's technique begins with her own memories and vulnerabilities, which she pours into powerfully understated songs that feel…

For five days and nights at SXSW 2017, SPIN, VIBE and Stereogum hosted the Mazda Studio at Empire, featuring dozens of stand-out performances from established…

Diet Cig is the irreverent but hopelessly sincere duo of Alex Luciano, 21, and Noah Bowman, 24, who started making scrappy lo-fi music together after meeting…

We just got home from SXSW, and saw more than 50 bands in the span of five days. Here's the best of what we saw.

From heavyweights Rick Ross and Mastodon to shining new artists like Vagabon and Diet Cig, the Mazda Studio at Empire was a hotbed of activity…

The best thing I did at South by Southwest on Saturday was pet some dogs. I waited almost 30 minutes in the sun to get…

In theory, Apple doesn't have to pay Lana Del Rey for endorsements at all--her presence alone can prompt everyone in a 30-yard radius to pull out…

As South By Southwest entered full swing on Thursday, the SPIN staff spent the day hopping between official showcases, the conference (where we saw Spoon's…

Spoon listened to David Bowie "constantly" while recording their new album Hot Thoughts, frontman Britt Daniel said at a South by Southwest panel today. "I ended…

After an overhyped snowstorm kept the SPIN staff trapped in New York for the first two nights of South By Southwest, we finally made it to Austin…