
210SA Kings of Leon become kings of ACL as Friday's headliners. Check out MySA's blog with contributions from 210SA staffers for all the latest on ACL!
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Getting into the photo pit for Kings of Leon (aka Friday's hottie headlining band) was more of a challenge than expected. It would've helped if I had navigated to the correct side of the Livestrong Stage instead of having to wade through the sea of people all over again to get to the opposite side. ...

Jennifer Adams wondering what will happen with the Buzz Awards? So bummed there's no more 210SA.

210SA Check out 210SA's final edition. We've got your ACL survival guide!
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The sold-out Austin City Limits Music Festival will bring in more than 100 bands and an audience attendance likely to surpass the 50,000-mark each day to Zilker Metropolitan Park. In that mass of sweaty, swaying music fans, it's best to have a plan and some festival preparation. ...

210SA Mira brings back Johnny Cash for country fans. This 17-year-old sings Cash's "Ring of Fire" like you would not believe!
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The 17-year-old lived in San Antonio for seven years before moving to Washington where he was discovered while busking in Seattle's Pike Place Market. Mira will return to Central Texas to perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday, Oct. ...

210SA ACL Fest previews continue: Blitzen Trapper keeps us entranced
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The Portland band Blitzen Trapper continues to produce indie rock with country flair. The band's next work, a follow-up the acclaimed 2007 album Wild Mountain Nation and the 2008 Furr, is still in a rough form. ...

210SA Rocking the vote didn't go out of style after the 2008 presidential elections. More than 30 bands will play at The Warehouse Music Venue to encourage voter registration on Saturday.
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Local musician and engaged voter, Scott Stromboe, is bringing together more than 30 bands to play at The Warehouse Music Venue and to encourage voter registration on Saturday, Sept. 26.

210SA VIDEO: Check out Web Editor Dustin Coleman's rocking video of Disposable Heroes, S.A.'s Metallica tribute band!

210SA MULTIMEDIA BLOG: Spoke with nicest guy in the world, Michael Franti ... who hasn't worn shoes in 9 years! See him at ACL.
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For Michael Franti, music is the meaning of life. Franti uses his music as a means to inspire and spread globally messages of emotion. He's been making music for years, but only this year saw his first ...

210SA MULTIMEDIA BLOG: Snagged 20 minutes with the hotly covered French indie pop band Phoenix who will make their way to ACL!
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In the area near Paris, France, where the band formed, neighbors were constantly calling the cops on the young musicians. In the town's conservative atmosphere, vocalist Thomas Mars said, "any music is considered heavy metal."

210SA MULTIMEDIA BLOG: The call of the Dodos sounds a lot like indie rock. Listen in on 210SA's audio interview to preview the band's ACL show.
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Between the San Francisco-based band's 2008 album Visiter and the album Time to Die, which dropped Sept. 15, the group added another member. Vibraphone player Keaton Snyder joined the Dodos' singer/guitarist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber. ...

210SA PREVIEW: Young actress takes on ‘Mamma Mia!' role at Majestic Tuesday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 4.
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The musical “Mamma Mia!” is returning to San Antonio's Majestic Theatre with the young actress Liana Hunt playing the impulsive bride-to-be, Sophie. The Broadway Across America production will take place from Tuesday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 4.

210SA Metallica might stay strong, but many more musicians will crash and burn. Let’s take a schadenfreude break with 210SA’s predictions for which popular bands and artists will experience epic career fail starting with Lady Gaga.
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Not every musician is destined for greatness. Metallica may stay strong, but many more will crash and burn. Let's take a schadenfreude break with 210SA's predictions for which popular bands and artists will experience epic career fail.

210SA FRESH 210SA: Why are bands like Metallica still able to sell out the AT&T Center after a nearly 30-year career? Plus, who do local experts from Hogwild Records, Buttercup, KRTU 91.7 FM and more think will be selling out arenas in 25 years?
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San Antonio's love for Metallica has grown into a ticket-hungry, heavy metal horde that will flock to the AT&T Center for the band's sold-out show on Monday, Sept. 28. Which band might sell out the venue 25 years from now?

210SA 210SA is already gearing up for ACL. Check our blog for interviews with our favorite musicians starting with Girl Talk!
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Ever have a jones to hear Lil Mama shouting "What you know about me?" over the metal riff from Metallica's "One?" Tag Team chanting "Whoomp! There It Is" over the bagpipes of Big Country's "In a Big Country?" ...

210SA 'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' take top series Emmys
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"Mad Men" and "30 Rock" led a pack of Emmy winners who successfully defended their titles Sunday, but the snappy ceremony and a star turn by host Neil Patrick Harris made the evening far from a rerun.






















