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SXSW Music and Media Conference

Mar 17 2010 - Mar 21 2010  •  Austin TX  •  Multiple Venues
Genre(s): alternative-rock, contemporary-rock, indie, indie-folk, post-punk, progressive-rock
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Founded: 1987
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Phone: 512-476-7979
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Category: Rock
Region: Texahoma
Type: Conference/ Showcase

"The SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE features a legendary festival showcasing more than 1,800 musical acts of all genres from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin. By day, the Austin Convention Center comes alive with conference registrants doing business in the Trade Show and partaking of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature. In its 23rd year, SXSW remains an essential event on the music industry calendar."—Description by festival




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