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Paul Qui to Curate a Gourmet Selection of Eateries at SouthBites!

Created by Cori on January 17, 2013
Music Film Interactive

Photo Courtesy of Rebecca Fondren We are excited to announce that local food maven, Paul Qui is partnering with SXSW to curate a selection of gourmet food trucks for SXSW attendees this year. Paul is the executive Chef at Qui, opening in Spring 2013, the owner of Austin’s renowned East Side King trailers, winner of Top Chef Season 9, and is the recipient of the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest 2012.

Listen Now: New Albums from SXSW 2013 Performers

Created by stacey on January 16, 2013
Music

2013 Showcasing Band Foxygen

Our friends over at Pitchfork have developed a new platform to listen to streams of upcoming album releases while viewing the album cover and liner notes. Visit Pitchfork Advance to start the experience. Right now you can hear the upcoming new albums from scheduled SXSW 2013 showcasing artists Foxygen and Toro Y Moi in their entirety, but only for a limited time. Carpark will be releasing Toro Y Moi's newest record, Anything in Return, next week. Foxygen's Jagjaguwar release, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, also hits stores and outlets next week. But what's the harm in taking a little early listen while you wait to get your hands on the real deal?

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