Buzz bands to watch at South By Southwest
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Among the legions of acts booked  for this year's South by Southwest Music and Media Conference  and Festival March 14-18 in Austin, here are 10 that people  will be talking about.
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The first of Dierks Bentley's two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme.
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The indie rockers celebrate snack culture with custom Wired ringtones. Download them now for free!
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Reunified rockers Van Halen  complete with former frontman Sammy Hagar  are circling our city for a Saddledome show at the end of October, Sun sources say.
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Music videos have become a collective effort, with artists competing with fans.
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TV is generally concerned with  winning the eyes of an audience, but ears can be just as  important these days. Network and cable shows continue to put a  premium on the music behind the stories, with indie and even  unsigned artists as likely to get heard as any giants of the  back catalog.
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When Dolly Parton decided to launch her tour this fall, she invited a new and largely unknown bluegrass band to back her.
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Back in the '70s, Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked up their arsenal of guitars for shows with the Who and the Rolling Stones. These days, the band is more likely to unleash their wall of sound for country crowds alongside Tim McGraw and Gretchen Wilson.
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A few group shows have jumped the gun with a splash of stylish fizz, a knotty theme, a soak in strangeness, something special to catch the eye at seasonâs end.
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Get obsessed about a whole new lineup.
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A look at one of the companies participating in Southwestern Showcase 2006.
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By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 1--Country Music Television will air an interview with Stephanie Beck Williams of Biloxi on Saturday as one of the finalists in Round 2 of its Music City Madness nationwide talent search.
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Unsigned bands will be invited to compete online as part of a web-based contest to find new music talent.
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Headliners include members of Black Eyed Peas, Train, Mary J. Blige, David Ortiz, Danica Patrick, and others.
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Georgia rockers R.E.M. and the Black  Crowes have joined the lineup of the South by Southwest music  festival and conference in Austin (March 12-16).
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Arts & entertainment: Event also plays host to new features from Ang Lee, Julian Schnabel, Sean Penn and Todd Haynes.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Irish rock band U2 is set to  explode on the road at the end of March, just in time for a  beleaguered concert industry desperate for a major  buzz-generating tour.