Strategies And Revelries

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Jim McGuinn of The Current discusses SXSW techniques and reminisces about past festivals as he sits aboard his plane bound for Austin.

Ah yes, Austin Texas and the annual pilgrimage to South By Southwest, the biggest music conference in the world. Over 1800 bands from as many homelands as the UN, and four days and nights to try to see as many as you can catch.

For many years I used to feel bad if I didn't maximize my band time, but a few years back I started to give up on the quantity issue and instead focus on a combination of seeing what I want to see, and allowing for the delicious accidents - which in years past enabled me to wander into venues and discover a young Neko Case or an unheralded band like Fanfarlo or We Are Standard, both of whom I hope to see again this year.

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9:30 PM ET | 03-18-2009 | permalink

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