SXSW Music Meeting Panel Announced

Next Stop Austin

The 2013 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL is set to take place in AUSTIN, MARCH 8th-17th.   Many of the acts have already been booked and the music keynote will be by DAVE GROHL.  Furthermore, BILL GATES will keynote SXSWedu.

Once again, SONGLINES is hosting the Music Meeting at SXSW. This year’s Music Meeting will take place on THURSDAY, MARCH 14th, at 12:30p.  The all-star panel includes WXPN/PHILADELPHA’s BRUCE WARREN, KCMP/MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL’s JIM MCGUINN, WAPS/AKRON’s LIZ MOZZOCCO and ACOUSTIC CAFÉ’s RON REINHART.

Keep up at www.sxsw.com.

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ALL ACCESS and A&R WORLDWIDE have announced the dates for the third annual WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT.  The highly anticipated "United Nations of Radio" is set to take place MAY 2nd-4th at THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL in HOLLYWOOD.
 
Please, lock those dates into your calendar and budget for this must-attend event, now.  With the great buzz from last year, Triple A programmers should seriously considering attending.

Visit www.WorldWideRadioSummit.com for more information.

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The 13th annual NON-COMMVENTION returns again to PHILADELPHIA MAY 15th-17th and all the meetings and music will be held at the WXPN building, which also houses the WORLD CAFE LIVE venue.

More acts have been announced including TOM JONES, MAVIS STAPLES, THE LONE BELLOW, KOPECKY FAMILY BAND, MOUNT MORIAH, JOHN MURRAY, FREE ENERGY, THE WILD FEATHERS, JOSE JAMES and SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE.

They join the previously announced STEVE MARTIN & EDIE BRICKELL, NEKO CASE, TOM TOM CLUB, JOSH RITTER, FOXYGEN, DAVID WAX MUSEUM, THE RELATIVES, GABRIEL KELLEY and THE LAST BISON.

More details to be revealed.

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The granddaddy of them all, The FMQB TRIPLE A CONFERENCE celebrates 21 years in 2013.  The event will again be held in BOULDER, CO at the ST. JULIEN HOTEL & SPA August 7th-10th.

MICK MANAGEMENT’s MICHAEL MACDONALD will be the keynote this year, interviewed by WXRT/CHICAGO’s NORM WINER.

More details to be revealed.

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The AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION has announced the dates for the 2013 AMERICANA FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE in NASHVILLE -- SEPTEMBER 18th-22nd.

More details to be revealed.

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