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BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 06: Lance Armstrong attends the 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 6, 2011 in Bourne, Massachusetts. (Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong returns to competitive sport

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will return to competitive sport this weekend, entering a swimming event in Texas. Armstrong, 41, has [...]

Posted in National, News, Sports
Tagged Austin, doping, Lance Armstrong, return, swimming, tour de france, world anti-doping agency | Reply
The L.A. band Wildcat! Wildcat! were a highlight of this year's SXSW.

(CREDIT: Nolan Gawron/Metro)

SXSW wrap up: Packed clubs, predictions and new sounds

The musical party that began at SXSW last week will ripple out to the world for the next few months as thousands of outlets report on which acts wowed them

Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged Austin, Green Day, Indians, justin timberlake, King Tuff, Nick Cave, Pangea, Prince, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas, Thurston Moore, Wildcat! Wildcat! | Reply
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Psychedelic Thursday: SXSW worth its weight in heavy metal

It was Day Three at SXSW, and everything on my itinerary was louder, harder and heavier than the days before.

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Austin, Boston, Chelsea Light Moving, Nolan Gawron, NYC, Philadelphia, SXSW, Thurston Moore | Reply
Devendra Banhart has short hair now? Who knew?

SXSW Night Two: Class vs. crass in Austin, Texas

Physical altercations with soundmen and artists who make nature cooperate with the tone of their work. It’s all here!

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Austin, Bad Seeds, Devendra Banhart, Foxygen, Jack Black, Jim James, Nick Cave, Phosphorescent, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas, The Love Inks, The Orwells | Reply
No, this is not a crowd shot of the Vatican, but for many, Sixth Street in Austin, Texas is a religious landmark.

(CREDIT: Andy Sheppard/Redferns/Getty Images)

SXSW forecast: 80 degrees and a chance of rocking

The freaks and the fashionable parade the streets in Austin from noon until morning, making people-watching at SXSW worth the price of the plane ticket.

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Alabama Shakes, Austin, Deadmau5, Hooray for Riff Raff, Indians, Japandroids, Jim James, Music, Skaters, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas, Vietnam, Waaves | Reply
Jim James is getting a lot of mileage out of his solo project, and not having to be chained to a guitar. His performance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" last month was a true achievement. Unfortunately it's been taken down from Hulu, but get on message boards and demand they reinstate it!

CREDIT: NBC Universal

Jim James hangs up his Morning Jacket for a solo outfit at SXSW

Jim James has a lot at stake at SXSW, including his destiny!

Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged Austin, Jim James, My Morning Jacket, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas | Reply
Lost in Austin? Nope. Nick  Cave and the Bad Seeds belong at SXSW. 

PHOTO CREDIT: CAT STEVENS

Foaming at the mouth for SXSW

As SXSW kicks off, Metro travels to Texas to check out the music you’ll be listening to for the rest of 2013. Here are the best bets…

Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Austin, Bad Seeds, Chelsea Light Moving, Generationals, justin timberlake, King Tuff, Music, Nick Cave, Prince, Skaters, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas, Thurston Moore | Reply
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