“I can’t imagine a music-related event on earth that requires more advance planning and preparation than South by Southwest in Austin, Texas,” writes NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson, outlining the wide-ranging schedule of the new-music festival—running through Saturday—which features some two thousand acts appearing on more than eighty stages. In an effort to sort out the tonnage, NPR Music created the Austin 100, a mix of the editors’ favorite participants in genres spanning hip-hop, metal, dubstep, bluegrass, and more. Read more at newyorker.com…
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