Whatever the state of the music industry, South-by-Southwest just keeps on going – and getting bigger. For SXSW 2012, not only have some big unofficial showcases joined up with the official fest (such as FADER Fort), but the festival has finally filled out an expansion to a fifth day, now Tuesday-Saturday, March 13th to 17th.
And QRO’s mammoth preview has kept pace. Here you will find everything you need, official & unofficial, day & night, whether you’re:
So roll up your sleeves for the biggest, best list of all the shows in Austin this SXSW – in fact, QRO’s preview is so big that we’ve broken it up into five separate previews, one for each day:
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SXSW expands to a full fifth day in 2012, adding Tuesday, March 13th. And while it’s still not as full as the other four days (especially in the unofficial daytime), there are more than enough reasons to be in Austin on a Tuesday. Tuesday Preview > |
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SXSW 2012 gets going in earnest on the traditional start date of Wednesday – including the kick-off of most of the unoffiicial multi-day events. Wednesday Preview > |
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Thursday’s always a tricky day at SXSW – not the action-packed end of the week, but not getting-ready beginning. Thursday Preview > |
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Get to everything you can while the getting’s good on Friday. Friday Preview > |
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Be forewarned: Saturday is also St. Patrick’s Day, so you’ll have to make your way through all the amateur drunks to get your last taste of SXSW. Saturday Preview > |
including a handy-dandy map of the downtown venues:
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