Basic details about next year’s South By Southwest have been announced. The seventeenth year of the major industry fest will take place 12 – 17 Mar in Austin, Texas.
On the talks side producer/artist Daniel Lanois will give a keynote address, leading a programme of seminars that includes: Label Heads Sound Off, Comparing Audio Formats, When Should You Sign With A Major?, Latin Music and the Media, and Be My Guest: Music on Television.
Music wise, artists scheduled to perform during the week include a reunited Camper Van Beethoven, CeDell Davis, John Doe, Grandaddy, Willie Nelson, Joe Jackson, Idlewild, Billie Joe Shaver, Keller Williams, Lucinda Williams, Turin Brakes, 16 Horsepower, David Cross, and Lee Ann Womack.
More info at www.sxsw.com