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The least rowdy of the three competing bands at Friday's First Ave/Entry marathon will advance to SXSW.
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The Minnesota-bred rockers worked with Hold Steady producer John Agnello on their sophomore record.
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Jay-Z and others joined West in Texas for a fest-ending party of massive portions.
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The new stuff mostly fell flat, but the band still left a strong impression on SXSW's biggest crowd.
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Raphael Saadiq and the Dodos lived up to the buzz, but Gayngs suffered from typical SXSW glitches.
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Mike Mills joined the Baseball Project on Wednesday but refused to support its pair of Twins songs.
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British rockers the Vaccines and many others didn't wait to get noticed in Austin, Texas.
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The Vaccines went to church courtesy of AOL, and Pains of Being Pure at Heart returned even stronger.
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Trampled by Turtles and 4onthefloor got an early start, while Doomtree may still be looking for a parking spot.
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Austin's mega-fest started a night earlier with sets by Black Joe Lewis, No Joy and some band with the old Nirvana...
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