http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs finding the best music never heard Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:32:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shortly after SXSW 2008, Anny Randel spoke to Cormac Neeson, the front man of The Answer, over the phone just outside their practice room back in Ireland. Here are a few excerpts from the interview! (I tried to leave in the traces of his really beautiful Irish accent, but to ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/09/08/the-answer-interview/ On Friday night, Savvant Music CFO, Bob Carnahan, and I took advantage of our Austin locale and attended a non-SXSW show performed by lovely Nashville singer/songwriter Tori Sparks. Sparks' bluesy vocals and intensely rhythmic groove paints a sexy and sultry sound that's a joy to hear in any venue. Sparks ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/04/07/tori-sparks-in-austin/ I managed to catch an acoustic set by the up and coming rock band The Answer, an awesome group from Northern Ireland, earlier in the week, and I was really impressed, so Friday night (or early Saturday morning) found us back at Latitude 30 to check out how this group ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/15/the-answer-sxsw/ Entertaining repartee delivered with scintillating irony was the form of the day as rock icon Lou Reed was interviewed by good friend and music producer Hal Willner. Willner introduced Reed as the man who is to rock and roll what Miles Davis is to jazz, as Lou has literally changed ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/13/lou-reed-sxsw/ Our musical adventures today started a little after three pm at the SXSW British Music Embassy Party at Latidude 30 celebrating the sister cities relationship between Nashville and Belfast. I went there to see Beth Nielsen-Chapman, who is slated to play in Colorado this fall at Women Rock the Rialto, ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/13/belfast-rocks-austin/ Wow! Everything's happening so fast I'm finding it awfully difficult to find time to write about it all! I'll get caught up soon, I promise. Meanwhile, just a quick update on an amazing Monday night. Bob and I were walking down 6th Street here in Austin on our way to a ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/13/authentic-blues-austin/ This weekend at SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, I caught a couple of cool panel discussions and presentations about how to grow on-line communities and how to leverage the strength and creativity of crowds. I wanted to share these learnings here on the Savvant Music blogs because it's so ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/10/growing-an-online-community-advice-from-sxsw-panels/ Wow, I was really excited about the opportunity to hear Mark Zuckerberg, 23-year old billionare CEO and founder of Facebook tell us how it was done, and share his vision of the future today at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas. Unfortunately, I, along with a few thousand others, was disappointed ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/10/sxsw-interactive-interview-with-mark-zuckerberg-of-facebook/ Wow! Time for SXSW already! Every March we go down to Austin eagerly hoping to find that fresh, exciting group that everyone else has overlooked, The problem is, they're hard to find! At SXSW even industry "outsiders" such as we are likely to get "tips" on artists to see -- after ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/07/off-to-sxsw-2008/ Welcome to Savvant Music – finding the best music never heard, our blog giving you my take on the world of music in a variety of arenas.  We’ll keep you updated on our progress as Savvant Music works to drive change in this challenging business and creative environment of today’s ... http://www.savvantmusic.com/blogs/2008/03/05/whats-it-about/