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Watch a clip of Bleeding Rainbow performing at SXSW for BreakThruRadio

20130326-bleedingrainbow-x600-1364310317One of several sets Philly punk band Bleeding Rainbow played during SXSW last month was for BreakThruRadio and the New York-based video producers captured a portion of Yeah RIght single “Pink Ruff” on film.  Sandwiched between “skronk pop” band UUVVWWZ and singer-songwriter Dana Falconberry, the four-piece talked tacos, hotel amenities and roadtrip music with their stage hosts in a short interview.  Watch the recap of BTRtoday’s SXSW Day Party, Part 1 below and check out Bleeding Rainbow’s appearance beginning at 3:42.

The Week So Far: 11 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Amos Lee, SXSW and Purling Hiss)

Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic

Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic

Dave Grohl gave an inspiring and insightful Keynote Speech at last week’s SXSW [link]

Cursive and The Good Life frontman Tim Kasher came to Folkadelphia in his solo acoustic capacity for this week’s live session [link]

Mondays’ My Morning Download featured L.A. five piece The Lonely Wild and their track “Everything You Need” [link]

Florida / NYC duo The Saint Johns were highlighted for XPN’s Gotta Hear Song of the Week with their song “Your Head and Your Heart” [link]

Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five and Guster announced a date at The Mann for July 18th [link]

Purling Hiss are the focus of Unlocked this week; their major label debut Water On Mars was released on Tuesday through Drag City [link]

Philly bands Vacationer, Grandchildren, Lantern and more invaded Austin for SXSW with an impressive showing of hard work and talent [link]

Appel Farm announced a line-up for the June 1st festival that includes Brandi Carlile, Low Cut Connie and Delta Rae [link]

The Philly Drum Project will celebrate its first anniversary at World Cafe Live on April 23rd [link]

Get an exclusive listen of Amos Lee covering “Some Days Are Diamonds” from The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver [link]

Slingshot Dakota‘s positive, upbeat pop / punk songs shine in this week’s Key Session [link]

SXSW Recap: Watch Pickwick perform “Hacienda Motel” and listen to their entire set from the Public Radio Rocks showcase

Pickwick | Photo by John Vettese

Pickwick | Photo by John Vettese

Live on the Public Radio Rocks stage at SXSW last week, up-and-coming Seattle band Pickwick performed “Hacienda Motel” for the crowd gathered for the WXPN-broadcasted daytime event.  Watch the WFUV-produced video below and listen back to audio of Pickwick’s full set here (via the WXPN media player).

SXSW Recap: Watch Iron & Wine perform “Naked As We Came” and listen to their entire set from the Public Radio Rocks showcase

Iron and Wine | Photo by Laura Fedele |  WFUV

Iron and Wine | Photo by Laura Fedele | WFUV

Iron & Wine went solo for the Public Radio Rocks event at SXSW last week, broadcasted live on WXPN and filmed by stage co-presenters WFMU.  Watch Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam perform “Naked As We Come” below and check out audio of the full set here (via the WXPN media player)..

SXSW Recap: Watch Divine Fits perform “Shivers” and listen to their entire set from the Public Radio Rocks showcase

Divine Fits | Photo by Gus Phillipas | WFUV

Divine Fits | Photo by Gus Phillipas | WFUV

Last Friday Divine Fits played the Public Radio Rocks stage at SXSW, presented by WXPN and Triple-A friends WFUV in New York, The Current in Minneapolis / St. Paul, KXT in Dallas, and KUTX in Austin.  Below, watch the supergroup perform “Shivers” off of their self-titled 2012 debut (filmed by WFUV) and listen to the full audio of their set here (via the WXPN media player)..

SXSW required watching Dispatch: Dave Grohl’s entire keynote speech

Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic via Rolling Stone

Photo: Gary Miller/FilmMagic

Dave Grohl was this year’s SXSW keynote speaker. Last year, Bruce Springsteen set a new bar for SXSW keynote speeches. Grohl had a tough act to follow, but definitely held his own with some great stories. During his speech he claimed “the musician comes first,” urged artists to find their voice, took a stab at Pitchfork (the music web site), and went on to thank Edgar Winter for being a major influence on his wanting to become a musician. Below, watch the full speech; it’s worth the 48 minute time investment.

SXSW Dispatch: Watch Vampire Weekend play a new song from WXPN’s live broadcast

On Friday, WXPN broadcasted from the SXSW convention center radio day stage. The seven band lineup concluded with a five song set from Vampire Weekend whose new album, Modern Vampires of The City is out on May 7th. Above, watch the band play a new song, “Unbelievers.”

Thanks to our friends and Public Radio Rocks SXSW broadcast partners WFUV for the video support.