February 26, 2017
Why Justin Timberlake’s YouTube Popularity May Point to Oscar Gold
Among the many first-time Academy Award nominees this year is Justin Timberlake, who’s up for the Best Original Song prize at tonight’s ceremony. The singer is representing the animated “Trolls” with “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” which was released last May and went on to become the highest-selling single of 2016. According to some number-crunching at the New York Times, the song’s popularity may very well help it take home a trophy.
READ MORE: 2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song
Starting with the imperfect metric of YouTube views — imperfect because the website has only existed since 2005 — the NYT report notes that, since 1990, the song with the highest number of views has won 46% of the time. The calculus gets more nuanced from there, accounting for the fact that songs taken from musicals and animated pictures tend to have statistical advantages as well.
READ MORE: Oscars 2017: Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Sting and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Perform Nominated Songs
On paper, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” maintains a leg up on its competition, which is nevertheless formidable: “La La Land” has triumphed at the precursor awards, while Lin-Manuel Miranda (who composed “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”) is a force of nature unto himself. Read the full report here.
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February 26, 2017
Arthouse Audit: ‘My Life As a Zucchini’ Tops New Limited Releases
The marathon run of specialized awards contenders reaches its climax tonight. Only a handful will get a further boost. It has been a strong season, with business spread out among multiple films.
Meantime, a handful of releases outside the awards world, led by cat documentary “Kedi” (Oscilloscope) and the wider decently performing “A United Kingdom” (Fox Searchlight) will need to make up the gaps ahead.
One final Oscar nominee, the Swiss animated feature “My Life As a Zucchini” (Oscilloscope) had a decent start in a single theater each in New York and Los Angeles. This will see some niche life ahead as arthouses look for needed supplementary releases.
In every previous case of the first release of a Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition winner would be the top story in this report, as was the case for “The Birth of a Nation” and “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.” Not this year. It might not be the new normal, but “I Don’t Feel At Home in the World Anymore” got a wide release on Friday. But no grosses exist because its debut was on Netflix, which in this case (different than others they will be releasing) this had no theatrical parallel release.
Opening
My Life As a Zucchini (GKids) – Metacritic: 85; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto 2016, Sundance 2017
$28,206 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $14,103
Most years GKids releases a Best Animated Feature nominee. This go-round, it’s a festival acclaimed 66-minute Swiss film with rave reviews. Rather than piggybacking on its nomination before the awards, GKids opted to open this only in one theater each in New York and Los Angeles. The result is excellent, with a PTA nearly double what fellow nominee “The Red Turtle” got (in three theaters) in its post-nomination two-city initial weekend.
What comes next: Initial expansion in around 12 cities starts on Friday.
Bitter Harvest (Roadside Attractions) – Metacritic: 35
$207,235 in 127 theaters; PTA: $1,631
This $21 million Canadian film spotlights the Soviet campaign in the 1930s to suppress its then republic Ukraine (leading to mass starvation and a predicate to current bilateral tensions). Its old-fashioned big-scale retelling (in English) found critical disfavor and at best modest audience response in initial results nationally in a range of theaters in elevated limited release. Its modest Saturday uptick shows some adult interest, but still not at a level likely to push this into wider success.
What comes next: Little suggestion that this will reap further interest.
Kiki (IFC) – Metacritic: 76; Festivals include: Sundance, Berlin 2016; Also available on Video on Demand
$(est.) 2,100 in 1 theater; PTA: $(est.) 2,100
A year after its Sundance premiere, this documentary about New York minority gays involved in an intense ballroom dancing scene opened in Los Angeles (Santa Monica) along with parallel VOD play. It got a strong Los Angeles Times review and coverage, with a modest gross.
What comes next: New York opens this Friday.
Year By the Sea (Real Women Make Waves) – Festivals include: Vail, Newport Beach 2016
$(est.) 33,000 in 9 theaters; PTA: (est.) 3,666
After a large number of regional festival dates, this movie starring Karen Allen as a Cape Cod woman pursuing a single life identity after a long marriage opened under the radar in the South Florida area (where older audiences can launch a film like last year’s “Dough”). The result was a decent initial result, with Saturday showing a strong increase. This might get it enough traction for further interest.
What comes next: To be determined, with the film’s website showing no further dates as of now.
As You Are (Independent) – Metacritic: 66; Festivals include: Sundance, Seattle 2016
$(est.) 4,200 in 1 theater; PTA: $(est.) 4,200
A Canadian rural adolescent drama also debuts more than a year after Sundance (where it won a Special Jury Prize). Its initial New York date yielded more than token sampling, although a majority of it came from Friday night.
What comes next: Los Angeles and other cities are scheduled ahead.
Also available on Video on Demand:
The Girl With All the Gifts (Independent/Toronto 2016) – $(est.) 12,000 in 16 theaters
Punching Henry (Well Go/South by Southwest 2016) – $(est.) 4,500 in 7 theaters
Dying Laughing (Gravitas Ventures/Los Angeles 2016) – $(est.) 5,000 in 13 theaters
International releases:
Rangoon (Paramount/India) – $(est.) 350,000 in 113 theaters
Week Two
Everybody Loves Somebody (Lionsgate)
$410,000 in 333 theaters (no change); PTA: $1,210; Cumulative: $1,677,000
This Mexican rom-com dropped 56 per cent, with an overall performance at the lower end of Pantelion’s films in their partnership with Lionsgate.
Keep Quiet (Kino Lorber)
$(est.) 4,500 in 1 theater (no change); PTA: $(est.) 4,500; Cumulative: $(est.) 14,000
This documentary about an anti-Semitic politician who discovers his Jewish ancestry held up well at New York’s Lincoln Plaza Theater in its second weekend.

“Moonlight”
A24
Ongoing/expanding (Grosses over $50,000 in under 1,000 theaters)
Moonlight (A24) Week 19; also available on Video on Demand
$765,908 in 585 theaters (+130); Cumulative: $22,286,000
Particularly with this now available at home, this total is a nice boost for this top Oscar contender that has thrived as an independent film with the extra attention from all its awards.
I Am Not Your Negro (Magnolia) Week 4
$760,000 in 291 theaters (+42); Cumulative: $4,615,000
Whatever happens with this in the Oscar Documentary Feature race (a win would bring even greater interest), the sensational results for this study of James Baldwin’s life has single handedly reinvigorated the theatrical side for serious docs at a time when so many are going straight to Netflix, HBO and other home viewing venues.
A United Kingdom (Fox Searchlight) Week 3
$548,000 in 145 theaters (+100); Cumulative: $1,028,000
Expanding a little slower than director Ana Assante’s similar “Belle,” this African drama starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike is holding steady. The PTA this weekend is about 60 per cent of “Belle” at the same point compared to around 50 per cent last weekend, which gives hope for some success ahead as it expands further, though it still is lagging behind in results.
Manchester By the Sea (Roadside Attractions) Week 15; also available on Video on Demand
$487,500 in 397 theaters (+4); Cumulative: $46,882,000
Whether Casey Affleck wins Best Actor will determine whether this gets to $50 million, but whatever happens this Amazon Studios film has been by far the biggest success for this now major player in the independent film world.
2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts (Magnolia) Week 3
$417,522 in 274 theaters (+26); Cumulative: $2,507,000
In a shorter release period than previous programs (earlier ones have had five or more weekends before the awards), this year’s package has come close to equaling the previously best total ($2.8 million last year).
The Salesman (Cohen) Week 5
$170,122 in 84 theaters (-10); Cumulative: $1,424,000
Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar Foreign Language frontrunner is not getting a last-minute surge as it falls off its $230,000 take last weekend. Still, these are credible results for a subtitled film these days, and a win would push it over $2 million.
Toni Erdmann (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 10
$140,417 in 112 theaters (+10); Cumulative: $1,183,000
Indie Spirit-winner Maron Ade’s acclaimed German Foreign Language nominee is not getting the attention it deserves in elevated release as a subtitled film. Unless it wins, this is likely to drop to a few core remaining runs quickly.
The Red Turtle (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 6
$120,437 in 115 theaters (+79); Cumulative: $595,540
Nearly tripling its theaters in the run up to the Oscars for this Belgian Animated Feature nominee, the results remain subpar. The PTA remains barely over $1,000 per theater.

“Kedi”
Kedi (Oscilloscope) Week 3
$115,220 in 13 theaters (+6); Cumulative: $303,048
The PTA in still limited release for this documentary about cats in Istanbul is just under $9,000, strong enough to suggest wider interest. Next week it jumps to over 60 theaters, which in the vacuum after the Oscars could bring continued interest.
Jackie (Fox Searchlight) Week 13
$105,000 in 112 theaters (-18); Cumulative: $13,714,000
Another final burst of action for a nominee, as Pablo Larrain’s film with Natalie Portman adds a little more to its mid-level success.
Paterson (Bleecker Street) Week 9
$87,072 in 55 theaters (-9); Cumulative: $1,705,000
Jim Jarmusch’s latest looks to wrap up somewhere around $2 million.
Elle (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 16
$89,082 in 147 theaters (+104); Cumulative: $2,231,000
Barring an upset win for Isabelle Huppert, this looks to be the last hurrah for Paul Verhoeven’s long-running French erotic thriller.
20th Century Women (A24) Week 9
$67,072 in 64 theaters (-51); Cumulative: $5,453,000
Also wrapping up its run despite only minimal Oscar attention, Mike Mills’ well- received family comedy has had a quietly steady run parallel to other entries even if it has not lived up to expectations.
Also noted:
Julieta (Sony Pictures Classics) – $42,052 in 33 theaters; Cumulative: $1,339,000
Neruda (The Orchard) – $27,684 in 27 theaters; Cumulative: $728,029
The Eagle Huntress (Sony Pictures Classics) – $15,223 in 22 theaters; Cumulative: $3,059,000
Land of Mine (Sony Pictures Classics) – $15,167 in 8 theaters; Cumulative: $68,254
Source: IndieWire film
February 26, 2017
If ‘The Salesman’ Wins the Oscar, These Two Iranian-American Heroes Will Accept the Award
Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” is considered by many to be the frontrunner for the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, but the writer/director won’t be attending tonight’s ceremony. Farhadi — who previously won the prize for “A Separation” — has chosen to boycott the Oscars due to Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, which has since suffered several defeats in court. Going in the filmmaker’s stead are two Iranian-Americans: Anousheh Ansari and Firouz Naderi.
READ MORE: ‘The Salesman’ Director Asghar Farhadi Won’t Attend Oscars, Citing Muslim Ban
Ansari, who moved to the United States in 1984, is a space tourist with the distinction of being the first Iranian in space, the first Muslim in space and the first self-funded female explorer to make her way to the International Space Station; Naderi worked at NASA for more than three decades, including stints as director of Solar System Exploration and overseer of the Mars Exploration Program.
READ MORE: ‘The Salesman’: Will Academy Members Give it an Oscar To Protest Trump?
“I believe that the similarities among the human beings on this earth and its various lands, and among its cultures and its faiths, far outweigh their differences,” wrote Farhadi in a statement announcing his plan not to attend the Academy Awards. “I believe that the root cause of many of the hostilities among nations in the world today must be searched for in their reciprocal humiliation carried out in its past and no doubt the current humiliation of other nations are the seeds of tomorrow’s hostilities. To humiliate one nation with the pretext of guarding the security of another is not a new phenomenon in history and has always laid the groundwork for the creation of future divide and enmity.”
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February 26, 2017
LG G6 ditches modularity in favor of essentials
LG’s handful of recent teasers for its new G6 flagship left us wondering if there’d be any surprises left for us at its launch event today. Back in early January, the company was rather frank about moving away from the G5’s modular design due to a lack of interest, followed by a promise of …
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February 25, 2017
Esurance Brings #EsuranceAccess Back to SXSW
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February 24, 2017
SXSW Songs Brings Together Top Songwriters from Around the World
For the first time, we’ll be hosting SXSW Songs, an international song camp curated by industry professionals, at Arlyn Studios from Sunday, March 12 through Tuesday, March 14. SXSW’s platform for convening a global community of artists, songwriters, producers, publishers, music supervisors, A&R, brands, and corporations offers a unique backdrop for the song camp experience.
An international advisory board has selected the SXSW Songs participants, which includes songwriters, producers, headliners and performers from around the world. Additionally, some SXSW Music Festival performing artists are expected to drop by for sessions at the camp.
Confirmed participants include:
Sigala whose credits include John Newman and Nile Rodgers; Freedo whose credits include Zara Larsson and Little Mix; Soaky Siren whose credits include Rita Ora, Tinashe, and Sean Paul; and Chiara Hunter whose credits include David Guetta and Galantis.
ASCAP, Shure, Gibson, Roland, and Timbuk2 are all on board as official sponsors of SXSW Songs.
Be a Part of SXSW Songs
SXSW registrants can get a taste for the SXSW Songs experience and songwriting output at two events on Wednesday, March 15 as part of the SXSW Music Festival. There will be a panel discussion—SXSW Songs: The Current State of Songwriting—with camp participants and music publishers, followed by an evening listening party of the songs written during the program at the Victorian Room in the Driskill Hotel.
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February 24, 2017
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, February 24
Long-time readers of The Daily Chord know that interviews with Brian Eno and stories about ticket scalping are two ongoing subjects that spark our attention, and this week saw new material on both fronts. Also, Jay Z made news as a venture capitalist and songwriter, the Brit Awards were ceremoniously dispensed, and the BBC announced a documentary series about 2017 SXSW Keynote Nile Rodgers.
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Monday, February 20
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Clyde Stubblefield, the ‘Funky Drummer’ for James Brown, dies at 73
Obituary from NY Times -
Despite a winning lineup, Soulquarius proves not worth the headaches
Review from LA Times -
Kim Dotcom eligible for extradition to US in Megaupload case
Post from CNET -
Creative industries and search engines strike deal to tackle piracy
Post from Music Week -
Bono meets with Mike Pence, thanks him for AIDS relief support
Post from Pitchfork -
Pollstar Live! 2017 coverage
Recaps from Pollstar
Tuesday, February 21
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Arts groups draft battle plans as Trump funding cuts loom
Story from NY Times -
BBC to broadcast Nile Rodgers documentary series
Item from The Vinyl Factory -
The disappearing art of bar band music
Column from Paste -
Guitarist Lary Coryell, godfather of fusion, dies at 73
Obituary from NPR -
CD Baby back online after multi-day outage
Post from Hypebot -
A conversation with Brian Eno about ambient music
Interview from Pitchfork
Wednesday, February 22
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Jay Z is launching a VC fund
Post from Axios -
Rock legend Eddie Van Halen helps bring music back to schools
Post from CNN -
Hear how ‘Moonlight’ got its sound: Violins, chopped and screwed
Story from NY Times -
Stagehand dies in tragic accident on Avenged Sevenfold tour
Item from NME -
Is folk music still relevant for the resistance?
Story from Billboard -
Hamtramck Music Festival schedule fractures amid controversy
Post from Metro Times
Thursday, February 23
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Grime is ghosted and George Michael gets a sendoff: What we learned at the Brits
Review from The Guardian -
2017 Brit Awards winners list
Post from Brits -
Radiohead’s saddest song is ‘True Love Waits,’ according to data analysis
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Eric Church ups war against scalpers, cancels 25,000 tickets
Post from Rolling Stone -
How early 2000s emo became a subject of scorn and salvation
Story from Consequence Of Sound -
Jay Z just made history as a songwriter
Post from MTV News
Friday, February 24
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Beyoncé bows out of Coachella due to pregnancy
Item from CNN -
If Don Corleone were alive, he’d be a ticket scalper
Op-ed from Billboard -
California sounds: New electronic tones from Tokimonsta’s Young Art Sound and Kingdom – and a new Hil Jaeger video
Post from LA Times -
The mysterious origins of jazz
Feature from BBC News -
Bay of punks: Remembering when punk rock invaded San Francisco
Review from The Guardian -
AI, blockchain tech, wearables for live concerts: Techstar Music Incubator unveils first class
Story from Variety
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February 24, 2017
These Maps Put A Spotlight On The Cultural Divide In The U.S.
It has been several months since the election and thanks to a series of post-election maps, we can clearly see which area of the United States voted for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. But let’s say you didn’t have those maps. Let’s say you had to determine which areas of the U.S. supported either candidate more. Would you be surprised to find out that the popularity of a TV show like ‘Duck Dynasty’ correlates to how strongly Trump did during the election?
Based on these maps released by The Upshot of The New York Times, there is a very close relation between politics and culture.
Using Facebook data to determine which TV shows were “liked” by users in various ZIP codes, they found that 50 of the most-liked shows were separated into three distinct groups based on geographic distributions. The data reveals a cultural divide among three regions in the U.S.: cities and suburbs, rural areas, and the extended Black Belt, an area extending from the Mississippi River along the Eastern Seaboard and up to Washington as well as locations with large nonwhite populations.
Urban Areas

Most common shows: Adventure Time, American Horror Story, Family Guy, Game of Thrones, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Modern Family, Mythbusters, Once Upon a Time, Orange is the New Black, Saturday Night Live, So You Think You Can Dance, South Park, The Big Bang Theory, The Daily Show, The Simpsons, The Tonight Show, Tosh.O
Rural Areas

Most common shows: 16 and Pregnant, American Dad!, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Bones, Cake Boss, Criminal Minds, Dancing With the Stars, Deadliest Catch, Duck Dynasty, Fast n’ Loud, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Pawn Stars, Pretty Little Liars, Ridiculousness, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, Supernatural, Teen Mom, The Vampire Diaries, The Voice, The Walking Dead, Wipeout
Extended Black Belt

Most common shows: 106 & Park, Bad Girls Club, Empire, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Law & Order: SVU, Love & Hip Hop, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Scandal, Spongebob SquarePants, The First 48, The Tom and Jerry Show
The 50 maps were ranked in order of the disparity between their highest and lowest fan percentages, and as you can see, there is a strong cultural divide throughout the U.S. Gone are the days when networks focused solely on audience numbers. Now it’s all about demographics which helps to fracture national culture.
Take a look at some of the maps below to see just how large the cultural divide is and make sure you check out the rest of the maps here.
1. Duck Dynasty
5. The Daily Show
7. Modern Family
9. Empire
11. The Big Bang Theory
15. Game of Thrones
16. The Walking Dead
17. Bad Girls Club
19. The Tonight Show
21. Fast n’ Loud
25. Teen Mom
40. 16 and Pregnant
43. Cake Boss
45. Supernatural
50. The Vampire Diaries
[Via: The New York Times]
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February 24, 2017
SXSW Music Weekly Round-Up: Future Islands, Weezer, The Avett Brothers, Wu-Tang Clan & More
It’s hard to believe SXSW 2017 is only two weeks away. There may not be much time left, but we still have so many new showcases and sessions to tell you about!
For our music-based Conference programming, learn about how music publications adapt to today’s world of media in The Future of Music Mags: Print to Digital & Beyond. Meet with Bruce Solar, Dawn Holliday, and Steve Ferguson in Agents / Talent Buyers Peer Meeting! Jesse Young and Peter Lewis will be discussing Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s, and the secret to a successful electronic music fest will be revealed in Electronic Music in the Festival World.
First up, this week we’re featuring showcases of specially curated lineups for your ultimate SXSW experience. ADE, in partnership with Dekmantel and Red Light Radio, is presenting the best of Dutch electronic, ATO Records is bringing their label’s greatest, or you can hear the sounds of our hometown in the City of Austin‘s showcase! Other newly added showcases include 4AD (headlined by Future Islands), Crush Music (headlined by Weezer), and more.
We’re so pumped to also announce the addition of artists like Bleached, Valerie June, Real Estate, Cosmonauts, Thievery Corporation, Rapsody, Robert Glasper, Wu-Tang Clan, Le Butcherettes, and many more. Find the rest of this week’s featured artists below! While you’re at it, don’t forget The Avett Brothers will be performing at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on Wednesday, March 15. You’re getting all of this, right?
Though I hate to think about the end of the festival, at least there’s the SXSW Music Festival Closing Party to look forward to. Jonathan Toubin will be there to present his Soul Clap and Dance-Off, in which a $100 cash prize will be awarded to the best dancer, and the event is free for all to attend!
As usual, if you’re not already, familiarize yourself with the sounds of the festival through our SXSWfm and our weekly Spotify playlist. We’ve got the perfect soundtrack for your day as you plan out your ideal SXSW schedule.
So you have the info and the sounds. All you need now is your SXSW Music Badge! Register today and reap in the rewards in March when you experience Music Festival showcases, parties, Conference sessions, most Film and Interactive events, and so much more.
New 2017 Conference Additions (Music)
Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s
Electronic Music in the Festival World
The Future of Music Mags: Print to Digital & Beyond
Agents / Talent Buyers Peer Meeting
New 2017 Showcasing Artist Additions
24HRS (Atlanta GA)
Active Bird Community (Brooklyn NY)
A Giant Dog (Austin TX)
All in the Golden Afternoon (Austin TX)
Arkansas Dave (Austin TX)
A$AP Twelvyy (New York NY)
The Avett Brothers (Concord NC)
AV The Great (Denton TX)
B1 (Austin TX)
Joey Bada$$ (Brooklyn NY)
The Bad Lovers (Austin TX)
The Baggage Boys (Austin TX)
BAYA (Kolsås NORWAY)
Bearson (Oslo NORWAY)
Big Star’s Third (Memphis TN)
Blackway (Baldwin NY)
BLANG (Orange County CA)
Blank Range (Nashville TN)
Bleached (Los Angeles CA)
The Blind Owls (Corpus Christi TX)
Benjamin Booker (Virginia Beach VA)
Boyfriend (New Orleans LA)
Miss C Brown (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND)
Julie Byrne (New York NY)
Call Of The Void (Boulder CO)
Casper Skulls (Toronto CANADA)
Casper Tielrooij b2b Orpheu The Wizard (Amsterdam NETHERLANDS)
Chill Moody (Philadelphia PA)
Chrome Sparks (Pittsburgh PA)
Cosmonauts (Los Angeles CA)
Deep Creep b2b Malika (Austin TX)
Deltatron (Lima PERU)
Diamond Thug (Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA)
DJ Kaydence (Los Angeles CA)
DJ QuestionMark (Taipei TAIWAN)
DJ Speedway (Austin TX)
DJ Trauma (New York NY)
DJ Xanax (New York NY)
Drama Diablo (Toronto CANADA)
Duhrdy (Austin TX)
ELOQ (Copenhagen DENMARK)
Emoni (Nashville TN)
Fast Forward Austin (Austin TX)
femdot. (Chicago IL)
Flipp Dinero (Canarsie NY)
Future Islands (Baltimore MD)
Devon Gilfillian (Nashville TN)
Robert Glasper (Houston TX)
Gold Star (Los Angeles CA)
Grandaddy (Modesto CA)
Nick Grant (Walterboro SC)
Coco Hames (Memphis TN)
Hanson (Tulsa OK)
Annie Hart (New York NY)
Devan Ibiza (Bronx NY)
iLe (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
Ivy Lab (London UK-ENGLAND)
Jacques (Paris FRANCE)
Jay Dot Rain (Tuscaloosa AL)
Valerie June (Memphis TN)
Ken Blvd (New Orleans LA)
Khali Haat (Austin TX)
Kid Wave (London UK-ENGLAND)
Tim Kinsella (Chicago IL)
Krudas Cubensi (Habana CUBA)
Lawrence (New York NY)
Le Butcherettes (El Paso TX)
Lil Ronny MothaF (Dallas TX)
Little Simz (London UK-ENGLAND)
LOLO (Jackson TN)
The Lonesome Heroes (Austin TX)
Peewee Longway (Atlanta GA)
Calvin Love (Edmonton CANADA)
Matt Maeson (Norfol VA)
MAJIX (New York NY)
Mammút (Reykjavik ICELAND)
M.A.R. (Bridgeport CT)
Mary Magdalena (Austin TX)
Maybird (Rochester NY)
Frank McFly (Brooklyn NY)
Me And My Brother (Keswick VA)
Don Michael Jr (Camden NJ)
Mir Fontane (Camden NJ)
Mister Saturday Night (New York NY)
MKF KUNST (Houston TX)
mluna (austin TX)
Molecule (DJ) (Paris FRANCE)
Andreas Moss (Nashville TN)
Mr. Kitty (Austin TX)
Mt. Joy (Philadelphia PA)
Murdocks (Austin TX)
New Politics (New York NY)
The New Pornographers (Vancouver CANADA)
Nick & Sammy (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
Nightly (Nashville TN)
NOOK Turner (Austin TX)
No Sleep (Pittsburgh PA)
The Octopus Project (Austin TX)
oddCouple (Chicago IL)
Omen (Chicago IL)
Pavo Pavo (Brooklyn NY)
Perera Elsewhere (Berlin GERMANY)
PJ SinSuela (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
Poliça (Minneapolis MN)
Justin “Dat Boy Supa” Poter (Austin TX)
Radkey (St. Joseph MO)
Rah-C (New York NY)
Rapsody (Snow Hill NC)
Lauren Ray (South Jersey NJ)
Real Estate (Ridgewood NJ)
Vockah Redu (Houston TX)
Rio Jordan (San Antonio TX)
Rome Castille (Los Angeles CA)
The Roomsounds (Dallas TX)
Frances Rose (New York NY)
Royal Trux (San Francisco CA)
The Shacks (New York NY)
The Shelters (Los Angeles CA)
Smoke DZA (Harlem NY)
Sneaks (Washington DC)
Ben Sollee (Louisville KY)
Supa Bwe (Chicago IL)
Sylvan Esso (Durham NC)
Tall Heights (Boston MA)
TankTop NYC (New York NY)
Théorie Ornery (Austin TX)
Thievery Corporation (Washington DC)
Jonathan Toubin (New York NY)
TRACE (Los Angeles CA)
Trapt (Los Angeles CA)
Unlike pLuTo (Los Angeles CA)
War Party (Fort Worth TX)
Nick Waterhouse and His Tarots (Los Angeles CA)
Weezer (Los Angeles CA)
Willtothe (Austin TX)
Zooey Wonder (Taipei TAIWAN)
Wu-Tang Clan (Staten Island NY)
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February 24, 2017
NPR Music presents The New Pornographers, Joey Bada$$, Sylvan Esso and more at SXSW
NPR Music returns to SXSW with yet another stellar showcase on Wednesday, March 15 at Stubb’s.
This year’s lineup includes Canadian supergroup The New Pornographers, preceding a larger North American tour which begins in April. Give “This Is The World Of The Theater” from their new album Whiteout Conditions (out April 7) a listen. As diverse as ever, this year’s lineup also includes acclaimed rapper turned Mr. Robot star Joey Bada$$, electronic pop duo, and new Loma Vista signing Sylvan Esso, Texas-born singer/rapper Lizzo, the long-awaited return of Alynda Lee Segarra’s Hurray for the Riff Raff, and live-wire queer punk band PWR BTTM.
There are only a couple weeks until the festival, so secure your place and register for a SXSW Music Badge. Not only will you gain access to legendary speakers and performers, but this year’s badge gives you secondary access to many non-music events as well.
Photo credits, clockwise from top left:
Joey Bada$$ photo by Dee Frosted
PWR BTTM photo by Ebru Yildiz
Lizzo photo courtesy of the artist
The New Pornographers photo by Jenny Jimenez
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