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SXSW Review

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March 20, 2008 - All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, NPR's Song of the Day curator Stephen Thompson and Carrie Brownstein, Monitor Mix blogger and former guitarist for Sleater-Kinney, review their week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX. They discovered and saw a lot of great bands including My Morning Jacket and a dozen other acts, some of them webcast Live by NPR Music. On this edition of All Songs Considered they share their most memorable moments, including a video shoot with Lightspeed Champion.

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SXSW Review

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Shearwater

Album: Palo Santo [Expanded Edition]
Song: Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five
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    • CD: Palo Santo [Expanded Edition]
    • Artist: Shearwater
    • Label: Matador
    • Released: 2007
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Bon Iver

Album: For Emma, Forever Ago
Song: Skinny Love

This version of "Skinny Love" was recorded live by NPR at the Parish in Austin, TX.

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We Versus the Shark

Album: Ruin Everything!
Song: You Don't Have to Kick It
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    • CD: Ruin Everything!
    • Artist: We Versus the Shark
    • Label: Hello Sir
    • Released: 2005
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Laura Barrett

Album: Earth Sciences
Song: Robot Ponies
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    • CD: Earth Sciences
    • Artist: Laura Barrett
    • Label: Paper Bag
    • Released: 2008
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Lightspeed Champion

Album: Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
Song: Tell Me What It's Worth

This version of "Tell Me What It's Worth" was recorded live by NPR in Austin, TX.

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    • CD: Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
    • Artist: Lightspeed Champion
    • Label: Domino
    • Released: 2007
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Jaymay

Album: Autumn Fallin'
Song: Gray or Blue

This version of "Gray or Blue" was recorded live by NPR in Austin, TX.

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    • CD: Autumn Fallin'
    • Artist: Jaymay
    • Label: EMI/Blue Note
    • Released: 2007
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Pissed Jeans

Album: Hope for Men
Song: Caught Licking Leather
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    • CD: Hope for Men
    • Artist: Pissed Jeans
    • Label: Sub Pop
    • Released: 2007
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She & Him

Artist: She And Him
Album: Volume One
Song: Change Is Hard

This version of "Change is Hard" was recorded live by NPR in Austin, TX.

Photos from the She and Him Recording Session

 
 
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The Ting Tings

Album: Great DJ (EP)
Song: Great DJ

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Jim James

Album: Live from St. David's Church
Song: Smokin' from Shootin'

This is a solo, acoustic version of "Smokin' from Shootin'" from the upcoming My Morning Jacket album Evil Urges, performed live by Jim James at St. David's Church in Austin, TX.

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