XM will be providing full coverage of the 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference, starting on March 15th.
XM will be on the ground in Austin, Texas all week capturing performances direct from multiple festival stages, with acts like the Noisettes, Augustana, Sia, Tift Merritt, X, The Lemonheads and many others scheduled to perform.
The SXSW broadcast begins on Saturday, March 15th at 12-noon ET on XMX (ch 2) and continues on Sunday, March 16th at 12-noon ET.
On the following weekend, XM will also offer an "SXSW Rewind" on two channels: XM's indie/college music channel, XMU (ch 43), and their Americana music channel, X Country (ch 12).
Both will feature select performances, highlights and interviews from the festival .Check out the "SXSW Rewind" starting on Friday, March 21st at 12-noon ET on XMU, and 2pm ET on X Country.
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