Years of Cool - SXSW

According to Google, the Austin TX SXSW festival was first fielded in 1987, which by now equals 30 years of cool, making it older than many of the attendees. At some point, NPR (& SPIN in 2011) started making available 100 songs by artists who performed each year; I heard about that bounty in 2009, and occasionally downloaded the SXSW100, but never crafted a set out of those tunes, so I’m correcting that oversight now.

Out of 3 years’ worth of music (2011, 13 & 18), I selected 22 tracks that give an idea of what attendees (and of course, NPR listeners) could hear. (Each 100 also included some hard rock/shredding for those who would seek it out, also.) Except for Julianna Barwick, there wasn’t an artist I'd heard before, which is odd b/c it’s an impressive bunch ... oh & btw, where else but SXSW could you expect to hear a pop tune based on the legend of Orpheus & Eurydice?

Keep reading @ https://mmeflyword.wordpress.com/2018/03/16/new-show-years-of-cool-sxsw/