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No Sleep, Only Rap: We Survived SXSW!

Music post by Katie Presley on March 19, 2013 - 6:15pm; tagged Angel Haze, Aoife O' Donovan, Big Freedia, Dessa, Lisa Germano, Lucius, Paloma Faith, Staves, SXSW, sxsw 2013.

After five days, 40 bands, and a combined 20 hours of sleep over the course of the week, we made it to the end of SXSW Music in Austin. Sprained toes and sleep deprivation be damned, we saw more bands that we want you to know about on our last day of coverage than any day prior. Read below the jump for the Final Eight (it helps to think in capitals) highlights from SXSW 2013!

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SXSW Music: GayBiGayGay

Music post by Alyx Vesey on March 29, 2011 - 11:14am; tagged Big Freedia, Christeene, GayBiGayGay, Katey Red, the Tuna Helpers.

I close out SXSW with GayBiGayGay, with emphasis on "out."

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MFNW: Big Freedia, The Queen Diva

Music post by Kelsey Wallace on September 9, 2010 - 12:40pm; tagged Big Freedia, Gay Bi Gay Gay, Musicfest Northwest, New Orleans, sissy bounce, Sissy Rap.

It's MusicFest NW week here in Portland, and though it takes a lot for a shorty like me to brave the crowds of unbelievably tall dudes who magically appear out of thin air during music festivals, tonight I am heading out for one reason and one reason only: Big Freedia. It's Bounce time, y'all!

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Tuning In: Treme's musical gender gap

TV post by Alyx Vesey on May 12, 2010 - 9:51am; tagged Big Freedia, bounce, David Simon, Galactic, HBO, India Ennega, Katey Red, Katrina, Lucia Micarelli, New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band, sissy bounce, Sissy Knobby, The Wire, Treme, Tuning In.

As Treme completes the first half of its inaugural season, I'm still waiting for women and girls to make a real impact on the show's musical environment.