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A 2007 David Byrne live album is set for a June 2 release on vinyl. New West Records initially released the Talking Heads co-founder’s Live from Austin, TX: David Byrne on CD/DVD in 2007.
From returning Austin favorites to newbie talents to watch out for, we've got over a dozen new films you can't miss at this year's festival.
South by Southwest (SXSW) has announced more speakers for its annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas. Featured speakers now include David Byrne, Ad-Rock and Mike D of Beastie Boys, Brandi Carlile, Nile Rodgers, and more.
“Occasionally I’d read something that seemed hopeful and encouraging,” the Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy-award winning musician told a packed hall at Reasons To Be Cheerful with David Byrne, presented at South by Southwest Conference and Festivals (SXSW) 2019 in Austin.
A documentary of last summer's musical color guard extravaganza, directed by Western filmmakers Bill Ross and Turner Ross, will open the World Documentary competition at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Other SXSW speakers will include Beastie Boys' Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz, T Bone Burnett, David Byrne, and Shirley Manson of Garbage.
"As someone who grew up in a rural New England town, I used to find that the words “color guard” sounded strange together, like some type of creativity protection group. It wasn’t until I visited a football game in Austin, Texas that the words come to life — and oh, do they have a life of their own."
Featured speakers will include David Byrne, Elizabeth Banks, Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, among others.
Sage advice from David Byrne followed up at his own session, highlighting positive advocacy efforts worldwide for his Reasons To Be Cheerful project.
David Byrne's Nonesuch Records debut album, Grown Backwards, first released on March 16, 2004, makes its vinyl debut today, one day before the album's fifteenth anniversary.
And that is how Stephen Tobolowsky found himself sitting next to David Byrne of the Talking Heads.
Not too many years ago there was a spate of newspaper and magazine articles asking where all the “protest” songs were. Well, here they are... about 60 years worth, non-stop. They never went away—in fact, they now come from all directions in every possible genre—country songs, giant pop hits, hip hop, classic rock, indie and folk.
February 13th (Valentines Day Eve), some musician friends of mine, and many I’ve never met, are doing a virtual concert to raise money for meals for New Mexico’s hardest hit.
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