All three of the selections in this week's column are from acts playing the festival this year in hopes of winning influential new fans, or re-establishing themselves as a hot act.
The Oohlas, consisting of Ollie Stone, former Everclear drummer Greg Eklund and brother Mark Eklund, play five shows in three days at South by Southwest, beginning with a pair on Thursday, March 15. Stone, the band's female singer/guitarist, recently took some questions from 210SA.
Jon McLaughlin, who plays a pair of shows at SXSW on Saturday, March 17, plays the piano and lists Ben Folds and Elton John as two of his musical inspirations. Before his SXSW performances, McLaughlin chatted with 210SA.
The Bravery will be busy at this week's South by Southwest music festival in Austin. The group will play three shows in three nights beginning, Wednesday, March 14, at Stubb's.
Take one man and combine him with a moustache, the likes of which any '70s porn star would die for, a space-age jumpsuit and a bunch of mole men that “hate freedom,” and you have one of the funniest new shows airing on the godhead that is Adult Swim.
"American Idol" will hold its first "final 12" elimination on Wednesday, March 13, so 210SA handicapped the field. Keep in mind, this was written before the final 12 performed on Tuesday, March 12, so if any of our favorites stumble badly, we accept no responsibility.
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