Mar 17th, 2010 · View a gallery of images from NPR Music's opening-night showcase of the South By Southwest music festival, held at Stubbs Bar-B-Q in Austin, Texas. Performers included Visqueen, The Walkmen, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Broken Bells and Spoon.
Mar 17th, 2010 · A tribute to frontwoman Rachel Flotard's late father, Visqueen's Message to Garcia practically spills over with colossal power-pop gems. The charismatic band opens NPR Music's showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17.
Mar 12th, 2010 · U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launch a series of workshops delving into anti-trust issues in agriculture on Friday. Some big agribusiness firms say the forums will showcase a well functioning, free market. Many producers think the probe will expose a system increasingly hostile to traditional family farms.
Mar 12th, 2010 · Top Obama administration officials launch a series of workshops Friday delving into agriculture antitrust issues. Some big agribusiness firms say the forums will showcase a well-functioning, free market, but some producers think the probe will expose a system increasingly hostile to traditional family farms.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Mark Horvath is a former drug addict and con artist who briefly had no home. After getting his life together, Horvath started Invisiblepeople.tv to showcase homeless people around the country and bring awareness to their plight. Horvath has also capitalized on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to raise money for the cause.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · For the past decade, the soul singer and her dynamite nine-piece band haven't slowed down, playing world-class venues as well as almost every major U.S. music festival. The band has kept a relentless touring schedule and built a reputation for putting on a stupendous live show. Jones and company will perform as part of NPR Music's showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · With a menagerie of old instruments and a mammoth reverb tank, The Walkmen's members produce ghostly, shambolic songs that float along underneath lead singer Hamilton Leithauser's idiosyncratic yelp. The band will perform as part of NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's on March 17 in anticipation of its forthcoming sixth album.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · See the schedule for both our opening-night showcase at Stubb's, featuring Spoon, Broken Bells, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, The Walkmen and Visqueen, and our day party on Thursday at the Parish, featuring Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, G-Side, Local Natives, Brooklyn Rider and Smith Westerns.