mvyradio @ SXSW 2007
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual Music & Media Conference and Festival held every March in Austin, Texas. The first South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival was held in 1987 and has grown by leaps and bounds - from 700 people in 1987 to over 14,000. The goal from the beginning was to create an event that would act as a tool for creative people and the companies they work with to develop their careers, to bring together people from a wide area to meet and share ideas. That continues to be the goal today whether it is music, film or the internet. And with its hip culture and variety of musical roots, Austin continues to be the perfect location.
mvyradio has been a presence at SXSW for a couple of years, now. We started out in a small conference room with a suitcase of gear and have ramped up to our own hotel recording suite with two full digital recording setups which enables us to record both in-suite and at the various SXSW venues. More than one thousand acts will perform in Austin, and our own Barbara Dacey will interview many of the artists who are performing there and the mvyradio on the road crew will captured plenty of exclusive performances. Read Barbara's journal and check out recorded audio on this web page.
If you'd like to find out more about SXSW, be sure to visit http://www.sxsw.com/. If you live in the Northeast, be sure to check out their sister festival, NXNE, at http://www.nxne.com/.
South By Southwest, another On The Road adventure from mvyradio, brought to you by Friends of mvyradio.
Sunday, March 18 12 noon.
I feel like I haven't had the time to WRITE as much about my experience here in Austin as I have had to RECORD it. But as things are winding down, I want to put it down more in words. This experience of giving and receiving this great gift of music is rare and never to be taken for granted. To have the chance to listen and partake in the exchange is our work and pleasure. We set up in this hotel suite and invite the music and the stories in. To meet musicians who devote their lives to this endeavor is very unique. It takes courage and vision, and a crazy idea that what you have to offer may make a difference to you and/or somebody else. Even if it's just for a moment- an offering of a new perspective. Freely given. Making a difference. What a way to go!
Saturday, March 17 5PM
Today's interviws started with Anais Mitchell [website][performance]. She is a singer from Vermont and her warm and open energy offered a nice beginnng to our day. Money Mark [website][performance] came in after Anais and it was great to hear him talk about his relationship with Jack Johnson and The Beastie Boys, and his experience as a musician in LA. It's a simple thing, living the life of a musician, but the details of that life are so interesting and engaging. That's pretty much our MO here at SXSW. We have been sitting down with artists, exploring the experience of playing music for a living and all that that entails.
Friday, March 16 6PM
Man, it's been a whole day since I have written anything! We have been going full force, recording as many interviews and performances as we possibly can so we can offer at least a little bit of this enormous feast of music that is taking place in a little corner of the big state of Texas. Today was fantastic, with Vienna Teng [website][performance] starting things off around noon. Her keyboard is bigger than she is. She loaded it in to the suite all by herself and proceeded to charm us with her beautiful music and sincere presence. No sooner had Vienna left than Steve Nice, one of our radio promotion friends, showed up with James Walsh [website][performance] of Starsailor. We were expecting them but not until later. We hung out for a bit, with James sharing his music and memories of his childhood and college days. The Pines, James McMurtry [website][performance], Eilen Jewell [website][performance] and Emerson Hart [website][performance] all made their way to our studio away from home until well after 6PM.
Thursday, March 15 6PM
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Wendell and Sherman Holmes and Popsy Dixon of The Holmes Brothers came by about noon and there were hugs all around. They were coming from one interview and on their way to another after ours. They played a great version of "Gasoline Drawers" from their new album "State Of Grace". Jesse Sykes from Seattle sang a couple of songs and we talked about music, art, and the digital age. Ottowa's Lynn Miles returned for her second mvyradio on the road appearance and we finished off the day with The Winterpills.
Next stop, The Hilton, for some nightime showcase recording which we'll have for you here soon!
Thursday, March 15 11AM
Gary Guthrie is my partner at SXSW, engineering the sound for our interviews and performances. He is also taking photos and shooting video. Check out our "Day One" in Austin video. We're into day 2 and we're expecting The Holmes Brothers [website][performance], Jesse Sykes [website][performance], Lynn Miles [website][performance], and The Winterpills [website][performance]. The New West Records Barbecue is happening this afternoon at Club De Ville with Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Earle and Buddy Miller. Tonite we will record The Red House Records showcase with some of the musicians we saw in the suite yesterday. Jimmy Lafave told us about "South of South By" and how a whole slew of musicians that aren't technically a part of SXSW play all over town and outside of town. It's one gigantic musical reunion!Wednesday, March 14 6PM
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Over 1300 bands! You just have to relax, and make a plan, because you know that you'll only get to see and hear a fraction of the music. And that's ok. The music that I won't hear, someone else will, right? And it will all add up to lots of music played to lots of waiting ears.
We had Storyhill [website], Ray Bonneville [website][performance], Michele Shocked [website][performance], and Jimmy La Fave [website][performance] in the suite this afternoon. All settled right in for great sets and conversation we'll have the audio here pronto!
Audio / Video:
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Anais Mitchell
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007 
- Extra: performance of "The Wall"
- Extra: cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time", South By Southwest 2007
Carrie Rodriguez
- Performance, Back Porch Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
Eilen Jewell
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Hank Williams' "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You", South By Southwest 2007
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007 
Emerson Hart
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, Back Porch Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of "If I Could Only See", South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of "Leave", South By Southwest 2007
Garland Jeffreys
- Interview, South By Southwest 2007
Gurf Morlix
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side", South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of "With God On Our Side", South By Southwest 2007
Holmes Brothers
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
Hoots And Hellmouth
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
James McMurtry
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007 (contains explicit language)
- Extra: cover of Townes Van Zandt, South By Southwest 2007
James Walsh of Starsailor
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want", South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want", South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of "In My Blood", South By Southwest 2007
- Interview w/ Performance of "Good Souls", South By Southwest 2007
Jesse Sykes
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
Jimmy LaFave
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest, 2007
- Performance, Red House Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
JJ Grey
- Interview, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Tim Rose's "Long Time Man", South By Southwest 2007
John Hammond
- Performance, Back Porch Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
Lynn Miles
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, Red House Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of Tom Waits' "Grapefruit Moon"
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
Michelle Shocked
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest, 2007
Money Mark
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: instrumental performance of "Here's That Rainy Day"
The Pines
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Spider John Koerner's "I Ain't Blue", South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
Ray Bonneville
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, Red House Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of "My Name's New York" (to words by Woody Guthrie)
Serena Ryder
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
Storyhill
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Paul Simon's "American Tune", South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: performance of "Piece of Paradise", South By Southwest 2007
SXSW Day 1
- Video Tour, South By Southwest 2007
SXSW Day 2
- Video Tour, South By Southwest 2007
Vienna Teng
- Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: Cover set (James Taylor, Damien Rice...), South By Southwest 2007
- Interview w/ Performance of "Whatever You Want", South By Southwest 2007
- Interview w/ Performance of "City Hall", South By Southwest 2007
Viktor Krauss
- Performance, Back Porch Records Showcase, South By Southwest 2007
- Interview, South By Southwest 2007
Winterpills
- Interview w/ Performance, South By Southwest 2007
- Extra: cover of Michael Grace Jr.'s (of the group, "My Favorite") "Burning Hearts", South By Southwest 2007
Videos:
Day One - the On The Road Crew arrives in Austin, sets up the Recording Suite, and captures Storyhill, Ray Bonneville, Michelle Shocked, and Jimmy LaFave.
Day Two - A Night in The Life of SXSW - mvyradio takes you to Sixth Street on Friday night!
Eilen Jewell plays for mvyradio
Emerson Hart of Tonic plays "If I Could Only See"
Emerson Hart of Tonic plays "Leave"
Gurf Morlix performs "With God On Our Side"
Hoots & Hellmouth jam for mvyradio!
James Walsh of Starsailor plays an exclusive performance -- The Stones' "You Can't Always Get..." for mvyradio!
James Walsh of Starsailor performs "In My Blood"
James Walsh of Starsailor talks with Barbara about his new album and plays "Good Souls"
Jesse Sykes performs for mvyradio
Lynn Miles performs for mvyradio
The Pines play an exclusive performance for mvyradio:
Serena Ryder plays an exclusive performance for mvyradio!
Storyhill plays an exclusive performance for mvyradio, playing "Piece of Paradise".
Vienna Teng discusses songwriting and plays "Whatever You Want"
Vienna Teng discusses and plays "City Hall"