Whether you鈥檙e ready or not, kicks off in just over three weeks. Here鈥檚 a compilation of recent festival announcements and reports:
SXSW Music: The music showcase grid is live on the , showing who is playing where at what time. Let the tough decisions begin. In other music news, influential indie-music website is trumpeting its at its . "The beloved singer-songwriter hasn't played more than a handful of shows since 2007,鈥� the site writes.
SXSW Film: A string of film conference panels and late additions to the festival has just been announced. Panels include , wherein the 鈥溾�� creator sounds off; , a talk with the minds behind the ; and , featuring players from and filmmaker , who鈥檚 for the company.
More films have been added to the SXSW Film roster, including the divisive screener 鈥溾�� and 鈥溾�� starring Patton Oswalt.
SXSW Interactive: Austin-American Statesman tech blogger Omar Gallaga has a in the offing. Start getting those RSVPs in now!
SXSW Film and Interactive launch March 9. SXSW Music begins March 13.
