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Road to SXSW 2025

Pop Montreal at SXSW (2025) Read More Pop Montreal I've previously mentioned Pop Montreal, but I thought I'd mention them again because for the 10th anniversary, that in association with SiriusXM Canada, they are presenting a FREE outdoor .... M for Montreal at SXSW (2025) Read More M For Montreal The music cruise was sponsored by M for Montreal and Brooklyn Vegan. I found out that the Brooklyn Vegan dude couldn't make it because of an expired passport. I guess it's pretty ....

POP MONTRÉAL
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Pop Montreal and M for Montreal are travelling to SXSW to represent Canadian artists in Austin, Texas.

If you didn’t know, POP Montreal International Music Festival is the annual not-for-profit curated cultural event that were co-founded by Daniel Seligman (whose brother Chris Seligman is the keyboardist of the Canadian band Stars).

Tonight (March 12), Starting 8pm, 10 Canadian artists will share the Swan Dive's indoor and outdoor stages.

COMPLETE PROGRAMMING

OUTSIDE:

MARYZE 8PM

KNITTING 9PM

OBGMSS 10PM

BON ENFANT 11PM

ALIX FERNZ 12AM

INDOOR:

CLEREL 8:30PM

BILLIANNE 9:30PM

RIBBON SKIRT 10:30PM

ANNIE-CLAUDE DESCÊNES 11:30PM

POPULATION II 12AM

DATE : march 12th 2025
VITRINES : 8PM
SALLE : Swan Dive (615 Red River St, Austin)

*For SXSW badges and bracelets holders only

In addition, BROOKLYN VEGAN and M FOR MONTREAL teams up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of M for Montreal on March 14, 2025, at the legendary Mohawk.

LINEUP:

La Sécurité

Bon Enfant

Dusted

Living Hour

DATE : March 14th
SHOWCASE : 8pm
VENUE : Mohawk (912 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701, États-Unis)

Academy Fight Songs at SXSW (2025) Read More SXSW Once again, SXSW (South by Southwest Music Festival) is returning to Austin, Texas. This year marks the festival’s 38th annual event. Like previous years, there are a million bands. ....

Academy Fight Songs
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Academy Fight Songs is a creative services company formed as a collaboration between Rough Trade Publishing, Shout It Out Loud Music, and Bank Robber Music. This year they are showcasing their talents at SXSW on Hotel Vegas & Volstead on March 13, 2025. The shows are free until 5pm.

UNOFFICIAL DAY PARTY

SWEEPING PROMISES

WISHY

TOUCH GIRL APPLE BLOSSOM

HIGH WAISTED

M(H)AOL

VARIETY

ASHES TO AMBER

BLEARY EYED

MY SON THE DOCTOR

J. GRAVES

GRIM STREAKER

BÉNET

PERENNIAL

OPEN HEAD

STEEF

OFFICIAL SHOWCASE

SUNFLOWER BEAN

SWEET SPINE

TOKYO SYOKI SYODO

J'CUUZI

MX LONELY

O'SUMMER VACATION

SKORTS

MIRANDA & THE BEAT

BUMMER CAMP

PUNCHING BAG

GLOM

MARUJA

BLACKGOLD

STRAWBERRY LAUNCH

British Music Embassy at SXSW (2025) Read More British Music Embassy We are big fans of the British Music Embassy SXSW Showcases. Today (March 19th), at Latitude 30, free day featured The Twilight Sad Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire ....

THE BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY
thebritishmusicembassy.com

As usual, our favorite British Music Embassy will be representing emerging British music acts at SXSW. They have daily music program, so check with their website or SXSW’s programming.

Join the BME at Palm Door on Sixth (508 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701) for the last half of our unmissable showcases, featuring the best new talent from the UK. Here’s what’s coming up:

📅 Thursday, March 13 (Day) – Band Share / Output Belfast

📅 Thursday, March 13 (Night) – BBC Introducing

📅 Friday, March 14 (Day) – BME / Fatsoma

📅 Friday, March 14 (Night) – BBC Introducing

📅 Saturday, March 15 (Day) – BME x Fatsoma

📅 Saturday, March 15 (Night) – Awesome Friends x Greyline Live

Saturday 15th March - Awesome Friends in association with Greyline Live

12:00AM - THE OUTDOOR STAGE - THE MOLOTOVS

11:20PM - THE ALT INDOOR STAGE - BLACKGOLD

10:40PM - THE OUTDOOR STAGE - VENUS GRRRLS

10:00PM - THE ALT INDOOR STAGE - HIMALAYAS

9:20PM - THE OUTDOOR STAGE - BABY SAID

8:40PM - THE ALT INDOOR STAGE - CASEY LOWERY

8:00PM - THE OUTDOOR STAGE - ANNIE-DOG

We’re most excited about Annie-Dog (we previously wrote about the Irish musician in Feb 2025) and Baby Said (Italian/Punjabi sisters Veronica and Jess) on this particular showcase. This is Baby Said’s USA debut in support of their debut album BS.

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Music Festivals Updates

In honor of the Festival Ladies, here are some updates on some forthcoming music festivals.

Also, I've resurrected news.weheartmusic.com (all music-related press releases will be published there, in full).

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NEBRASKA POP FESTIVAL
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Where: Omaha, Nebraska
When: 09-14 August 2011
Cost: $7 per show

Nebraska Pop Festival starts tomorrow and ends on the 14th. I've previously mentioned this festival before, all the artists are generally local indie artists... although I did noticed there is one Swedish one, Since Our First Guitar.

The pricing is decent (under $10), and since all proceeds goes to Arts for All, Inc., you'll feel good about giving to the music community. Too bad I don't live near Omaha, I would like to attend.

BELOVED SACRED ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL
belovedfestival.com
Where: Tidewater, Oregon
When: 11-15 August 2011
Cost: FREE

It wasn't made clear on their website, but it looks like this music festival, taking place this week, is free. There are parking and camping costs, but they are minimal compared to a typical big music festival.

The music lineup features a lot of "world" music, from Mali to Tibet, etc.

So what is "sacred" music? Their website explains:

When seeking the mystic's view, there is no difference between sacred and profane. "Sacredness" is a quality of attention. Focused awareness can elevate a seemingly mundane act into a space of rapturous appreciation. Loving mindfulness is the key to the realm of the sacred within the mundane world.

Devotion to a source of inspiration brings out a special quality in art or music that is produced under its influence. This quality infuses those who join in with the overflowing hearts of both musicians and dancers.

POP MONTREAL
popmontreal.com
Where: Montreal, Canada
When: 21-25 September 2012
Cost: Expensive

I've previously mentioned Pop Montreal, but I thought I'd mention them again because for the 10th anniversary, that in association with SiriusXM Canada, they are presenting a FREE outdoor show of The Arcade Fire for one night on September 22nd, 2011, in downtown Montreal. That is a great price (free), but if you intend to buy their superpass, it'll set you back $333.

For individual shows, pricing in advance averages around $12 - see for details at news.weheartmusic.com.

THE GARDEN FESTIVAL CROATIA
www.thegardenfestival.eu
Where: Petrcane, Croatia
When: 04-11 July 2012
Cost: £80 Early rates

Just announced is The Garden Festival Croatia for July 4th to 11th of 2012, yep, just a year away.

Early bird tickets are available now at £80, but limited to 200 tickets. Details on their official website.

Excerpt from their press release:

Nick Colgan, one of the festival’s founders, says that, “We had a great festival this summer with a sold out crowd and the village was buzzing for 7 days and nights. For 2012 we will be on for a full week again, and are already working on our target list to perform. The site looked the best yet this year and the overall feel was amazing from start to finish, with some outstanding sets from Odyssey, Greg Wilson and Tensnake. We’re already looking forward to 2012!”

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