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Belle & Sebastian, Emma Pollock & more covering songs to benefit Scottish touring crew

’Whole Lotta Roadies’ will feature covers, chosen by fans and performed by a variety of Scottish bands.

NYC's New Colossus Fest is this week (full show lineup and panels schedule)

The inaugural New Colossus Festival, the CMJ-esque music festival and industry conference, happens this weekend (March 7-10) at East Village/LES venues Pianos, Arlene’s Grocery, The Delancey, Berlin, Coney Island Baby, and Bowery Electric.

Italian shoegazers Be Forest releasing new LP (stream it), touring around SXSW

Taking cues from groups like Slowdive, Pale Saints and The Chameleons, the album is dark, lush and gorgeous, with pounding toms, washes of delayed guitar and ethereal vocals.

SXSW announces 250 more 2019 artists (Deerhunter, Stealing Sheep, more)

The music portion of SXSW 2019 runs March 11-19 in Austin, TX and other just-announced artists include The Dirty Nil, Versus, Waco Brothers, Combo Chimbita, Public Practice, Sloppy Jane, and more.

Sweden's Summer Heart releasing new EP, playing NYC shows with Millionyoung, Heat & more before SXSW (dates, streams)

Göteborg, Sweden’s David Alexander has been releasing records as Summer Heart since 2009 and he’s got an airy, melodic style that isn’t too far away from fellow Swedes The Radio Department or The Legends…

SXSW 2015 2nd round of artists announced

The Cribs at MHOW in 2012 (more by Guy Eppel) A ton of artists were already announced for SXSW 2015 (March 17-22), and now the second artist announcement has come with several more including Twin Shadow, The Cribs, Swervedriver, Gang of Four, KEN mode, Weyes Blood, Wild Throne, Elvis Depressedly, SURVIVE, Juan Wauters, San Fermin, Lydia Ainsworth, The Blind Shake, Ex-Cult, Ikonika, King Tuff, Pujol, The Velvet Teen, The Zombies, Zookeeper, Yumi Zouma and tons m…