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New faces, familiar places: Year in review

Daily Texan Staff May 8, 2015

LIFE&ARTS | This year brought the usual lineup of festivities to Austin. For two weekends in October, musicians including Eminem, Lorde and Outkast, made their ways to Austin City Limits. A number...

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Column: Should cell phones be banned at concerts?

Chris Duncan April 8, 2015

A weekend at Austin City Limits Music Festival costs $250, but it only takes a $20 piece of equipment to ruin the experience. A selfie stick is a monopod used for taking self-portraits, or selfies,...

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Mobile barbershop keeps Austin ‘sheared’

Marisa Charpentier March 25, 2015

Bearded festivalgoers and Austinites in need of a quick trim found what they needed on the corner of Seventh and Trinity during South By Southwest. They congregated in what appeared to be a food truck,...

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Slideshows: Photos from SXSW 2015

Daily Texan Multimedia March 23, 2015

From March 13 to March 21, Daily Texan photographers devoted their efforts and resources to covering South By Southwest. After a long and tiring week, we've compiled some of our favorite photos from...

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John Lennon Educational Tour Bus makes a stop at SXSW

Cat Cardenas March 21, 2015

South By Southwest provided a change of pace for the staff members aboard the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. Though they spend 10 months out of the year visiting schools across the country, South By...

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SXSW Review: ‘Manson Family Vacation’ explores brotherhood set against a backdrop of famous killings

Alex Pelham March 21, 2015

Who knew someone as depraved and vicious as Charles Manson could factor heavily into the lives of two estranged brothers? “Manson Family Vacation” uses the story of the infamous criminal as...

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SXSW Review: ‘The Boy’ is an uninspired, tedious journey of a child sociopath

Alex Pelham March 21, 2015

Director Craig Macneill tries his hardest to make the disturbing transition the titular character in “The Boy” undergoes very subtle. The trouble is, that transition is too subtle. The...

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MTV’s Woodie Awards honor Fall Out Boy, Childish Gambino, Taylor Swift and others

Cat Cardenas March 21, 2015

If there’s one thing MTV’s Woodie Awards can almost guarantee their audience, it’s variety. The Woodie Awards, which recognize the best in music as voted by college students, made a splash at...

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SXSW Reviews: ‘Ava’s Possessions,’ ‘Creative Control’

Alex Pelham March 21, 2015

Ava’s Possessions “Ava’s Possessions” has a brilliant premise, one which explores the consequences of someone who has undergone demonic possession. Unfortunately, the actual...

Madisen and the Mama Bear review

Danielle Lopez March 20, 2015

When Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear walked underneath the spotlight and took their seats on stage, we had no idea they’d be magic. On Friday, at the South By Southwest Radio Day Stage, Ruth and...

Best Coast makes SXSW stop

Kat Sampson March 20, 2015

Indie rockers Bethany Cosentino, Bobb Bruno and their band brought some of the “best coast” to Texas on Friday. Cosentino, Bruno and the rest of the band, all of whom are from Los Angeles,...

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