Tag Archives: Music

SXSW 2013 Band Geography

Posted on 01/13/2013 by kirsch

The SXSW (South by Southwest) Music Festival 2013 lineup is up! Very exciting. There are 479 bands listed from all over the world for this amazing Austin, TX event. I got curious about how they are spread out. So I … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Silence

Posted on 09/11/2011 by kirsch

Paul Simon performed “The Sound of Silence” during the ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Here’s the mp3 for you, courtesy of NPR but all tagged by me and ready to go. The Sound of Silence

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“Rock en Español” classics

Posted on 06/22/2011 by kirsch

More as a mental exercise than anything else, I want to compile a list of, say, 30 Rock en Español classics. Not best, not my favorites… but classics. I am going to get the list started with fifteen sixteen. I … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 12/24/2010 by kirsch

While Christmas posts are unusual on his blog, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to share this wonderful musical video of a girl jingling her bells. Click here to watch. And do try this at home, by all means.

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SXSW 2011 lineup

Posted on 12/21/2010 by kirsch

Straight from the source…. See you in March! Balmorhea (Austin TX) The Baseball Project (Portland OR) The Bears of Blue River (Chicago IL) Beats Antique (San Francisco CA) James Blake (London UK-ENGLAND) Bliss N Eso (Albert Park AUSTRALIA) British India … Continue reading →

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ACL 3-D 3-Day Pass

Posted on 10/08/2010 by kirsch

The 3-day passes for ACL are in 3-D. How appropriate! I’m not sure if the illusion is captured in video… but hey, at least I tried.

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Hardly Strictly

Posted on 10/08/2010 by kirsch

Last weekend I officially started warming up for ACL by attending a different massive music festival, this one in San Francisco and all bluegrass: Hardly Strictly. Read more for more photos…

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