SXSW
Thomas Jackson – Tynesight
After 31 years, how does SXSW stay relevant?
There was a political edge to the Austin festival this year and a genuinely impressive gender balance – Toronto artists also made a splash more
Mar Sellars
What SXSW felt like in the age of Trump
Lots of factors – the travel ban, the weak Canadian dollar and British pound, the language in SXSW contracts – made for a different festival experience this year more
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SXSW embroiled in artist deportation controversy
SXSW founder Roland Swenson on the defensive amid controversy over contract threatening artists who perform at non-sanctioned showcases of deportation more
Drake and more OVO acts catch SXSW 2016 by surprise
Toronto hip-hop takes the Austin festival by storm more
Nic Pouliot
NXNE plots move to the Port Lands
And increases its focus on the video game industry and local hip-hop more
Festival wristbands, passes and concert lotteries
Which ticketing approach works best for the average music fan when it comes to value and accessibility at music festivals? more
SXSW 2015 Days 3 and 4: John Tory takes in a Tanya Tagaq show
Plus Metz and Viet Cong tear it up more
SXSW 2015 Day 2: Wednesday, March 18
Chance the Rapper, Rae Sremmurd, Ghostface with BADBADNOTGOOD and others more
Shawn Scallen
SXSW Day 2
Ubiquitous music magic is scarred by fatal hit-and-run on festival's second day more
SXSW: Prince!
Pop icon's fest-closing set moves between New Orleans jazz funeral vibe and chart-topping hits more
