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Double Dose of Sacred Bones Notes News & Paul Williams and Stephen Kessler Paul Williams at SXSW Music Conference Wednesday kicks off the start of the Music Conference at the Austin Convention Center. Famed songwriter and current ASCAP president Paul Williams sits down with fi lmmaker Stephen Kessler to discuss his long and storied career on the panel "War Stories from the Songwriting Battlefi eld with Paul Williams" at 12:30–1:30 pm in Room 16AB. Rodriguez Comes to SXSW Born and bred in Detroit, Rodriguez recorded a couple of psych-folk masterpieces in the early '70s before vanishing from the public eye, only to return over 25 years later when people knew his music but not his name. After years of hoping to see Rodriguez perform at SXSW, we get our wish on Wednesday night (March 14) at the Mohawk. The perfor- mance is in conjunction with the screening (also on Wednesday night, at the Paramount Theater at 9:30pm) of Searching For Sugar Man, a new documentary chronicling the singer-songwrit- er's life and music. 26 This year, Sacred Bones Records will host two amazing showcases. First will be the Sacred Bones Music/Film crossover showcase at The Hideout on Tuesday, March 13 with world premiere of videos from Zola Jesus, Crystal Stilts and Pop. 1280, as well as shorts and videos from the Sacred Bones family and catalog, largely curated by in-house videographer Jacqueline Castel, whom Fader named "Director To Watch in 2012". Two Scared Bones acts will also be performing live. Join Sacred Bones again on Wednesday, March 14 at Elysium for its fi rst offi - cial SXSW Music showcase, with Zola Jesus, The Men, Amen Dunes, Psychic Ills, The Fresh & Onlys' Wymond Miles, and new buzz synth act Led Er Est. Zola Jesus Seoulsonic Returns to SXSW 2012 3rd Line Butterfl y Korea's Seoulsonic returns to SXSW 2012 for a stop on its aptly named Seoulsonic 2k12 North American Tour. Founded by the Seoul-based K-Pop creative/digital agency, DFSB Kollective, Seoulsonic showcases Korea's top breaking artists. Join them at Soho Lounge on Friday, March 16, for Korean punk pioneers Crying Nut, 2012 Korean Music Awards Rock Album of the Year nominee Yellow Monsters, and 2011 Korean Music Awards Song of the Year nominee 3rd Line Butterfl y. All Week! IFC hosts SXSW Music showcases from such artists as Built to Spill, Delta Spirit and Citizen Cope, Wednesday through Friday in their Crossroads House, located at Vice (302 E. 6th St.). Chevrolet also hosts a multiday venue at 612 E. 6th St. with showcases and amazing live art battles. HGTV joins in with The Studio at 304 W 4th St., hosting shows from such acts as The Pierces, ALO, Cymbals Eat Guitars and Jacuzzi Boys, Wednesday through Saturday. Visit These Venues New! SXSWfm ™ Our new online music service: SXSWfm - powered by DMX, features four chan- nels covering the sound of SXSW. Starting this Wednesday, the SXSWfm Studio will be on the 4th Floor of the ACC, just outside the Artist Lounge and Artist Central. Kevin Connor and his crew will be interviewing showcasing artists and panelists to be featured on SXSWfm (sxsw.com/fm). The Pierces Meet Ups for Musicians Meet Ups are a great way to network with a specifi c group of people at SXSW. Searching for an entertain- ment lawyer? Want to meet Indie Labels and Artist Management companies? Interested in how to make money through streaming, online radio, licensing and/or publishing? Check out the full schedule at sxsw.com/trade_shows/meetup_pavilion Live on the Next Stage A.Dd+ Stevie Moore The Next Stage in the SXSW Trade Show hosts live events between 11am and 6pm, including live music performances. The Japanese art collec- tive Maywa Denki will do a special performance featuring Nobumichi Tosa, celebrated artist, inventor, toy-maker and musician responsible for the music exoskeleton, the otomatone, and other fascinating nonsense machines, on Monday, March 12 at 5pm. Maywa Denki SXSW ORLD / M ARCH F ILM- I A 2012 The Niceguys Greenland's Nive Nielsen and the Deer Children perform on Tuesday, March 13 at 5pm. On Wednesday, March 14, lo-fi legend R. Stevie Moore will be on the Next Stage at 3pm, with Texas artists A.Dd+ and The Niceguys closing out the day at 5 and 5:30pm respectively. GETTY IMAGES COURTESY OF SSANGNAPAL MICHAEL SPEAR HAWKINS ANGEL CEBALLOS

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