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NPR's All Songs Considered: SXSW Review

Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
From: NPR Music
Length: 00:28:57

Host Bob Boilen talks to Song of the Day curator Stephen Thompson and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein about their experiences at the SXSW Festival. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, NPR's Song of the Day curator Stephen Thompson and Carrie Brownstein, Monitor Mix blogger and former guitarist for Sleater-Kinney, review their week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX. They discovered and saw a lot of great bands including My Morning Jacket and a dozen other acts webcast Live by NPR Music. On this edition of All Songs Considered they share their most memorable moments. More info: (Click on the "For Stations" tab for set list and timing cues.) Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org NOTE: The band name "Pissed Jeans" has been edited to comply with FCC rules.

Broadcast History

Originally podcast March 20, 2008.

Timing and Cues

00:00 IC: Support for NPR...
12:16 OC: ...I'm Bob Boilen.
12:17 *3 sec silence*
12:21 IC: Quirkest thing from Carrie..
28:59 OC: ...National Public Radio.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Skinny Love Bon Iver Recorded live at SXSW 2008. courtesy of Jagjaguwar 00:00
Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five Shearwater Palo Santo [Expanded Edition]. Matador 00:00
Back in Black Wing Wing Sings AC/DC. 00:00
You Don't Have to Kick It We Versus the Shark Ruin Everything!. Hello Sir! 00:00
Robot Ponies Laura Barrett Earth Sciences. 00:00
Tell Me What It's Worth Lightspeed Champion Recorded live at SXSW 2008. courtesy of Domino 00:00
Gray or Blue Jaymay Recorded live at SXSW 2008. courtesy of the artist 00:00
Caught Licking Leather Pissed Jeans Hope for Men. Sub Pop 00:00
Change is Hard She & Him Recorded live at SXSW 2008. courtesy of Merge 00:00
Great DJ The Ting Tings Great DJ EP. 00:00
Smokin' from Shootin' Jim James Recorded live at SXSW. courtesy of ATO 00:00

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