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Failure, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Travis Scott, Speedy Ortiz and more playing Yahoo SXSW shows at Brazos Hall

If Yahoo! is trying to earn more cred with the hipsters, their SXSW plans are a good start. They’re taking over Brazos Hall (and renaming it Yahoo’s Brazos Hall) for the entirety of the festival for a few pretty killer official showcases there…

SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists

SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…

CMJ 2014 adds a ton of more artists

Olga Bell at Rough Trade in May (more by Chris La Putt) NYC’s annual CMJ Music Marathon (Oct. 21-25) already announced one batch of artists and they’ve now revealed many more, including some whose shows were previously announced like A Place to Bury Strangers, DIIV, James, and m…