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SHORT FUSE: Black Lips

Bands to watch out for at SXSW 2009 (Yeah, we wish were there too. Luckily, our A&E Assistant Wyatt will be updating us from the trenches. Before he left, he filled us in on the bands sure to make a splash at this year’s festival.)

Crack the Skye finds Mastodon on the haunt (Chad Radford explores the inspiration for Mastodon’s latest album.)

Live Review: Estelle and Solange bring fashionable soul front and center (DeMarco Williams reviews about outside-the-box performances of Solange and Estelle.)

Paul’s Boutique revisited (Twenty years after its original release, the Beastie Boys’ classic takes Chad on a nostalgic ride.)

Black Lips play Ubangi benefit show at 529 (The Black Lips are in town to support Bobby Ubangi, a.k.a. B Jay Womack, who was diagnosed last year with stage IV small cell lung cancer.)

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1) The Coathangers play at CL’s SXSW Send-off Party.

2) Midtown Art Cinema hosts a special late-night screening of The Last Dragon.

3) Subsonics, Dex Romweber Duo and Grinder Nova play Star Bar.

4) Bellydance Superstars visit the Ferst Center.

5) 101 Years of Broadway features five of Broadway’s finest at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

(Photo by LaMar George)

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Kids today don't respect beards like they used to.

Hot dog! My dad wasn’t planning on attending SXSW, but he just might have to now!

THE OAK RIDGE BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2009 SXSW MUSIC CONFERENCE  FESTIVAL MARCH 19

Through decades of mainstream success, the Oak Ridge Boys continue to reinvent themselves, meeting the challenges of the changing nature of the music industry. As their era of radio dominance wound down, they forged unique marketing partnerships and sought out innovative concert bookings. …

The Oak Ridge Boys will sit down for a SXSW Interview on Thursday March 19 at 3:30 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center. The group will expound upon their experience, offer advice to new artists, answer audience questions, and possibly offer an a cappella song or two. For the first 200 registrants, there will be a giveaway of free Oak Ridge Boys Blu-Blocker Magnum sunglasses.

(Photo courtesy www.oakridgeboys.com)

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