With the focus on SXSW XX this year, it seems that CMW 2006 will be lacking the lineup it had in last year’s incarnation. However, my intial skimming of the bandlist has produced both DMBQ and PE’Z. If you’re curious about them, both bands have content on the iTunes Music Store, which you can wade […]

The 2006 South by South West festival, entitled SXSW XX to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the event, will once again be host to a Japan Nite event. This year, however, to help celebrate the anniversary, there will be a second event, showcasing Okinawan Shamisen artists. Shamisen is a traditonal musical genre, about which […]