Lots of acts to appear in Austin for SXSW this March — including Jay IDK, Kevin Gates, King Mez, OG Maco, Mick Jenkins, Montana of 300, G Herbo, Mr Muthaf*ckin eXquire, Denzel Curry, Rich The Kid, Rome Fortune, Sauce Twinz, Scotty ATL, Snootie Wild, Sonny Digital, Sy Ari Da Kid and more.
Get your ticket and more details (along with the full line-up) here.
Wiz Khalifa releases the first episode of his DayToday SXSW vlog series, where we follow Wiz and crew around Austin, TX. Directed by Frank Paladino.
From MTV:
A fourth person has died in the aftermath of the tragic crash at SXSW in which a man drove his car into a crowd outside a show at the Austin, Texas, festival.
18-year-old DeAndre Tatum, of Fort Worth, Texas, died on Thursday (March 27), two weeks after the incident that left 23 injured and two dead at the scene, The Austin American Statesman is reporting. He was a recent graduate of Trimble Technical High School.
Austin resident Jamie West, 27, and 35-year-old Netherlands native Steven Craenmehr were found dead at the scene on March 13. Sandy Thuy, a 26-year-old Austin resident, died four days later.
Rashad Charjuan Owens, 22, was taken into custody shortly after the incident. He faces capital murder charges and aggravated assault charges and his bail is reportedly set at $3 million. Owens was reportedly trying to evade police during a high-speed chase when he crashed into the crowd.
Spotted on MTV:
Coldplay couldn’t wait to perform some new material from their upcoming Ghost Stories album on Tuesday night during the kick-off to the iTunes Festival at SXSW.
In fact, they were so eager, they opened their 11-song set at the Moody Theater at “Austin City Limits Live” in downtown Austin with the first tune on Stories, “Always in My Head.”
During the gig, singer Chris Martin told the crowd, “We’ve been away a long time and I can’t think of a better way to come back into the world than in the intimate surroundings of Austin and just a couple of hundred people and the millions watching at home.” The gig was streamed live on iTunes as part of the kick-off to a five-night event that will also feature concerts from Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q, Soundgarden, Pitbull, Zedd and Keith Urban.
The band also gifted the crowd with the live debut of the recently released spare, Radiohead-like track “Magic” and previously unheard songs “Another’s Arms” and the aforementioned “Always In My Head.”
The set, which included crowd-pleasers such as “Paradise,” “Clocks,” “Viva La Vida” and “Fix You,” ended with the Stories lead track, “Midnight.”
One of the better treats at this year’s SXSW festival was (obviously) the Mass Appeal (and GrooveShark) showcase, featuring none other than one of the magazine’s “shareholders” Nasir Jones. Above, he performs the uber-classic ‘The World Is Yours’ for the crowd, but enjoy the extra clip below as well.
Above, Young Thug performs his hit single “Stoner” at the FADER Fort in Austin, TX for SXSW.
HipHopWired reports:
Rashad Charjuan Owens, 21, of Killeen, TX was set to perform during the festival under the stage name KillingAllBeatz or K.A.B254 when a police traffic stop alarmed him, causing him to recklessly plow through a police barricade and kill 27-year-old Jamie Ranae and 35-year-old Steven Craenmehr of the Netherlands.
Owens now faces two counts of capital murder and countless charges of aggravated assault.
His brother, Lamar Wilson, told the American-Statesman that he last saw Owens on Wednesday evening before his show at Club 1808 near 12th and Chicon streets. Owens, whose stage name is KillingAllBeatz or K.A.B254, was the father of six young children, one of whom lives in Alaska, Wilson said.
His brother had been studying music production at an online university and had borrowed the car he was in from a friend named Andrew Bramwell, Wilson said. Christopher Haug, chief of media relations for Fort Hood, told the American-Statesman that Bramwell was a soldier at the Killeen military base and had reported his car stolen Thursday morning. Haug said Owens was not a Fort Hood soldier.
Wilson said he was shocked by news of collision. “He’s a real good dude, he was in college and making music, and was trying to live regular,” the brother said.
Police Chief Art Acevedo said the man will face two charges of capital murder and 23 counts of aggravated assault. Police officials confirmed the identity of the suspect to the American-Statesman just before noon Thursday.
To make the ordeal even more disheartening, this isn’t Owens’ first run-in with the law…with a drunk driving offense.
In October 2011, he was charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and a petition to revoke probation during his stay in Alaska. Obviously he was underage at the time.
From KVUE:
Police have released a list of victims killed or injured after a suspected drunk driver drove into a crowd of people near Red River and 10th Streets early Thursday morning.
Steven Craenmehr, 35, and Jamie West, 27, were killed.
Rashad Charjuan Owens, 21, was arrested and will be charged with capital murder and aggravated assault with a vehicle.
Twenty-three people, including Owens, were injured. Two people are currently in critical condition, and three are serious. Three women and one man have not yet been identified.
Here is the list of known injured victims:
Evan West, 29
Joseph McCraney, 26
Mason Endres, 18
Kartisha Davis, 18
Greg Cerna, 19
April Martinez, 29
Ryan Freeman, 20
Johannes Hailu, 39
Maria Belyvia, 20
Carolyn Grace, 19
Jeff Chenzer, 29
Ashley Easley, 20
Jacob Gallegos, 20
Erica Hall, 19
Jane Henderson, 24
William Josma, 29
Juan Leura, 20
Jaqueline Longhurst, 21
Alexis Zamarippa, 17This is Austin’s 10th fatal traffic crash of the year.
L.A. Times put together some notable photos of how this year’s SXSW has been going, from the celebrity attendees to the performers to the unfortunate deaths that occurred at the hands of a drunk driver (and much, much more). You can check out those pics above and stay tuned for more pics and clips ad they come.
Before Kanye West hit the stage with Jay Z, he had his own showcase with King Louie, Travi$ Scott, Pusha T, CyHi The Prynce, Big Sean and more.
Spotted on the Independent:
At least two people have died and more than 20 injured after a car ploughed through crowds at the South By Southwest music and interactive festival in Austin, Texas.
Police said they were pursuing the vehicle when it crashed through barricades set up for the festival. Officers said that two victims were confirmed dead, while 10 have been taken to hospital, at least five with severe injuries. Around 13 others were also hurt.
The incident occurred at around 12.30am local time in a busy downtown area, when there were crowds of pedestrians on the street.
CNN quoted eyewitnesses saying that a car had sped through the large crowd, throwing some victims into the air and knocking others down. The driver of the car has been arrested, police said.
According to the Austin Police Department, the crash occurred on the corner of East 10th street and Red River. Images from the scene showed the incident happened outside the Mohawk club where, CBC News reported, Californian rapper Tyler the Creator was performing.
At a later press conference held in front of the crash scene, Austin police chief Art Acevedo told reporters police had tried to stop a man in a grey sedan at a petrol station on suspicion of drink-driving.
Houston legend Z-Ro went over to Austin to perform at SXSW. This is his vlog.
For SXSW, DJ Burn One released this compilation mixtape of all Huntsville, Alabama artists. Featuring better known rappers like the PRG’z, Jackie Chainz, and ST 2 Lettaz along with some lesser known artists, its definitely worth a listen.
When keeping it real goes wrong. Watch your liquor intake folks, especially at a huge festival where cameras are present. Talk about a night he’ll remember in the worst way possible.
On the opening night of SXSW 2013, pioneering MC Bun B (1/2 of UGK) and legendary producer Just Blaze electrified the Viceland Warehouse crowd with their performance of the massive Jay-Z/UGK single “Big Pimpin’!”
Filmed by Sama’an Ashrawi.
