Musicians from Countries on Trump’s Travel Ban List Speak Out Ahead of Performance at ContraBanned: #MusicUnites SXSW Showcase

By Tamara Syed The South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival has always served as a melting pot of cultural movements and musical talents, but this year’s ContraBanned: #MusicUnites showcase is bound to be an especially resonant and meaningful event. The showcase … Continue reading

Snoop Dogg Leads Anti-Gun Violence Campaign

By Laura Ferreiro Whether or not you’re aware, you may be investing in gun companies. “How can this be?” you ask. If you have a 401k retirement plan, it’s quite possible that funds from it are being invested in gun … Continue reading

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Zombies, The Heartless Bathtubs to Play MyMusicRx Kids Rock Show at SXSW

By Billy Restivo If MyMusicRx has taught us anything with its annual YOU WHO Rock Show For Kids, it’s that music really can be the best medicine – and that Les Claypool really can shred alongside a pair of dancing … Continue reading

Orange Amps, Music for Good and Under the Radar Team Up at SXSW to Support Little Kids Rock

By Laura Ferreiro Orange Amplifiers, Music for Good and Under the Radar Magazine teamed up for three days of events during the South by Southwest music festival March 12-14 benefiting music education charity Little Kids Rock. The events at Austin’s … Continue reading

SXSW Panel: Are Brands the New Music Tastemakers?

By Laura Ferreiro While most of Austin was still asleep or nursing their hangovers, a few dozen of us gathered in the Austin Convention Center on the last day of the South by Southwest music festival to discuss how brands … Continue reading

Lady Gaga to Donate Proceeds from Her Debut SXSW Performance to the Born This Way Foundation

By Laura Ferreiro Lady Gaga has announced that she will make her South by Southwest debut on March 13. The pop star is set to headline a Doritos-sponsored event at Stubb’s barbeque, and she intends to donate the proceeds she’ll … Continue reading

Gram Parsons’ daughter offers aid to ailing musicians, relaunches Foundation at SXSW

By Laura Ferreiro Polly Parsons was just 7 years old when her father, singer Gram Parsons, died of a drug and alcohol overdose at the age of 26. Her father was in the prime of his life and musical career, … Continue reading