http://www.sxsw.com/
"SXSW 2004 Is Here....NOW!
It's Never Too Late To Register For SXSW
Online registration for Film and Interactive will close on Thursday, March 11th at 6pm CST. After that time you should plan to register onsite in Austin. Online registration for SXSW Music will close on Monday, March 15th at 6pm CST. After that time you should plan to register onsite in Austin.

Hotels are hard to come by right now, but the SXSW Housing Desk has rooms available at good quality hotels within a 10-minute drive of the Austin Convention Center and downtown venues. Follow the "Hotels" link at right for more information.

If you're already registered and are looking for schedules of events, you can follow this link to the overall SXSW 2004 schedule. Or select the links above to find detailed information about Panels, Festivals, Trade Shows and more. "


Schedule
SXSWeek 2004 Schedule of Events
Registration, Panels, & Trade Show are at the Austin Convention Center. Use entrance at 4th and Trinity. (All events subject to change)


Film & Interactive Conferences, Festivals & Trade Shows
Friday, March 12, 2004
Film & Interactive Registration 12pm-8pm
Film Opening Party
Film Festival


Saturday, March 13, 2004
Film & Interactive Registration 9:30am-8pm
Film Panels & Festival
Interactive Panels & Party

Sunday, March 14, 2004
Film & Interactive Registration 10am-7pm
Film Panels, Trade Show, Festival
Interactive Panels, Trade Show, Web Awards, Party

Monday, March 15, 2004
Film & Interactive Registration 10am-6pm
Film Panels, Trade Show, Festival
Interactive Panels & Trade Show

Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Film, Interactive & Music Registration 10am-8pm
Film Panels, Trade Show, Festival
Interactive Panels & Trade Show
Film Awards & Closing Party
Interactive Closing Parties


Music Conference, Festival & Trade Show
Wednesday March 17, 2004
Golf Tournament*
Music Registration 10am-12am
Music Panels, Festival
Music Welcome Dinner* (Four Seasons)
Film Festival
Austin Music Awards

Thursday, March 18, 2004
Music Registration 9am-10pm
Music Panels, Trade Show, Festival
Film Festival


Friday, March 19, 2004
Music Registration 10am-9pm
Music Panels, Trade Show, Festival
Film Festival


Saturday, March 20, 2004
Music Registration 11am-4pm
Music Panels, Trade Show, Festival
Film Festival


Sunday, March 21, 2004
Softball Tournament and Barbecue
Music Festival

You left off some of the best parts!

The SXSW music festival announced that they will be providing all of their music for free downloading. They are also sponsoring free WiFi points all over Austin to use for downloading the music. Pretty sweet move!

At the moment, they have an internet radio stream running that I'm listening to using iTunes. It should work with WinAmp and other progs as well.

They say 600+ songs are available using the iTunes sharing feature. (This is NOT the store feature.) All tunes are DRM free.

They also have many songs available in their artist showcase on the web site. The songs are available in MP3 and OGG format!

SXSW Showcase

Are you going to SXSW CodeWarror? What part of TX are you from? You can normally find me down near Galveston.

Crap the link didn't work above. Here it is again:
http://www.sxsw.com/music/showcases/pages/Wed.html

The radio is at the top right.
The downloads are on each artist's page.
The iTunes sharing info is in the bottom right.

I'm in the belly of the beast Captain...
Never go....too high a price for the wristbands

hehehe...I may ride my bike down there...I'm just off Wm Cannon & Manchaca...

So, assuming that I am the average guy off the street, there is one minor thing missing from this.

Just exactly what is SXSW?

South by Southwest is an Austin based film and music festival, showcasing and previewing cutting edge musical and film related activities.
There are indie and some "name" groups doing music in large and small venues around town...it may be thought as the Central Texas version of the Cann Film Festival, combined with Redford's film festival...with lots of music thrown in for good measure....

A lot of times, we get people like Todd Rundgren come and do the keynote speech.

It costs money though

Lots of "panels" and "trade shows". Is it some kind of A&R shark hunting ground?

it's not just that George,...sure A&R people could descend on em...but it is more of an audio and film festival where all kinds of art can be showcased...

It's Indie a lot...but indie in the sense of the next generation stars in their discovery stage...Robert Rodriguez started here and has been at past events...directors, film makers, artists, musicians...you name it.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-03-11-southwest-film-fest_x.htm
"http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-03-11-southwest-film-fest_x.htm"

and music..
SXSW MUSIC CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL 2004
March 17-21 · Austin Convention Ctr
4th at Trinity · Austin TX


http://www.sxsw.com/music/

that last post lost most of what I put there...
Little Richard is the keynote this year...

For more info...
so....links
http://www.sxsw.com
http://www.sxsw.com/music
http://www.sxsw.com/music/panels

Panels:
http://www.sxsw.com/music/panels/
2004 SXSW Music Panels
Wednesday, March 17

12:00 Noon - 1:15 pm
Starting a Management Company


12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm
Crash Course #1 - Handbook For Hell


1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Crash Course #2 - Touring and Booking


1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
How Indie Labels Find Artists


2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Crash Course #3 - Merchandising


3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Monsters of College Radio


3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Crash Course #4 - Legal Matters


4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Reception: International


4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Crash Course #5 - Writing About Music


Thursday, March 18

10:00 am - 10:30 am
Prelude Music: Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band


10:30am - 11:30 am
Keynote Conversation: Little Richard


11:45 am - 1:00 pm
SXSW Roundtable: Policy, Legislation & the Next Music Business


1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mentor Session 1


1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Big Star #1 Panel
Demo Listening 1
What Do A&R People Tell Artists?
Alt Weeklys and Other Uses for Wood Pulp
Latin Rock Turns It Up


2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Reception: Attorney/Manager


2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Finding the Grownup Audience
Demo Listening 2
Songwriters' Way With Words
Clear Eye for the Indie Guy
Music Publishing Basics: The Deals and the Money


3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mentor Session 2


3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Reception: Retail/Distributor


4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Producing Hits
Successful Entrepreneurship in the Indie World
How to Audit Your Label


5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Safe Harbor Room #1


Friday, March 19

11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Trends in Touring
Demo Listening 3
SXSW Interview: Walter Yetnikoff
Televised Performance
Indie Labels Learn New Tricks


11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Mentor Session 3


12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
The End of the Record Store?
Demo Listening 4: Alt-Country
GarageBand Demonstration
The Unique Position of Major-Affiliated Indies
What to Expect When You're Expecting IV
Playing Games With Music


12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
CLE (Part I) The Cutting Edge of Music Law: The Year in Review


1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mentor Session 4


1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
CLE (Part I) Signing and Developing Artists in a Declining Economy


2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Managers and Artists Face the Future
Skunk Baxter Guitar Workshop
Artists on Their Influences
R-E-S-P-E-C-T? (AAA Radio)
Integrating the Internet Into the New Record Company


2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Reception: Agents/Buyers


3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mentor Session 5


3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Mastering Engineers Talk Shop


3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Reception: Journalist/Publicist


3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
SXSW Interview: Wayne Coyne
Preserving and Archiving Music
Following the Fortunes of British Bands


3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
CLE (Part I) Contracts and Lawsuits: Two Views of Your Music Industry Agreement


5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Safe Harbor Room #2


Saturday, March 20

12:00 Noon - 1:15 pm
SXSW Interview: Andrew Loog Oldham
Fortress America - Bringing International Acts Into America
This Is Not "American Idol"
Election Year Rabble Rousing
Seattle: The Next Seattle


1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Publishers' New Bond With Artists
Demo Listening 5
SXSW Interview: Ani DiFranco
Keep Your Head (And Your Band) Together
Turn the Beat Around


1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
CLE (Part II) A Lifetime of Back-End Royalties for Film and TV Music


2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
CLE (Part II) Legislation Affecting Your Livelihood: A View from Capitol Hill


2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Reception: Publishers/Indie Labels


3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Now What? (Publicity Panel)
SXSW Interview: Joan Baez
Where to Eat on the Road


3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
CLE (Part II) Music Branding: Celebrity and the Power of Identity


4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Safe Harbor Room #3

L'il Richard...
Little Richard To Keynote And Perform At SXSW Music 2004
The South By Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival is proud to announce our keynote speaker and headline performer, the architect, the originator, the one true creator of rock and roll, Little Richard.

The SXSW audience will welcome Little Richard as he delivers the traditional opening speech of the conference on Thursday March 18 at 10:30 AM in the Austin Convention Center. This speech marks the beginning of three days of panels, workshops and meetings that draw musicians and music professionals from around the world to the renowned music conference.

Little Richard and his band will perform on Thursday March 18 as headliners at the BMI showcase at the Austin Music Hall. The 2004 South By Southwest Music Festival boasts an incredible array of talent, with over 1000 performances on over 50 stages over five days.

The Georgia Peach still performs on a regular basis, delivering by all reports as energizing a show as ever. The history of rock and roll was changed forever with the danger and the wildness that Little Richard embodies. His songs are the template of rock, inspiring countless fans and artists in his wake.

For more information about what's happening at SXSW Music 2004, check out the online Panels schedule.