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Let the wrestling match ensue! Pals for over a decade, Andy always starts his annual tour by visiting The Tink from VidDream in Wilmington, DE - 2/29 |
It's become an annual tradition...Andy along with his good friend The Tink enjoy a fantastic lunch at The Golden Castle in Wilmington, DE - 2/29 |
There is no place like Miami! Andy hangs out with MTV Latin America programming head honcho Xavier Campos in South Beach during the Florida leg of the tour - 3/5 |
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| Music Mix USA's very own Jay Seidl shows Andy a great time on the west coast of Florida during his stop in lovely and opulent Naples - 3/6 |
No trip to Florida would be complete without a visit to Orlando to check in with Promo Only's programming guru, the legendary Scott Bucher - 3/7 |
Andy arrives in wet and soggy Austin, Texas! Here's the sensible Saturn (the HIP tourmobile) in the Austin Motel Six parking lot - 3/11 |
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| The sun comes out in Austin! SXSW begins and HIP's own Rob Fitzgerald and Megan Albert with Blastro & Roxwel's Rob Campanell and Clay Fain - 3/12 |
Andy from HIP is thrilled to be at Hut's Hamburgers in Austin with good friends Rob Campanell and Clay Fain from Blastro/Roxwel - 3/12 |
Casket Salesmen are a band that always delivers! Here our buddy Phil Pirrone gives the crowd at Emo's Annex their money's worth - 3/12 |
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Truly the premier band on his own Longhair Illuminati record label, Phil Pirrone's Casket Salesman rocks
hard during their SXSW show - 3/12
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Casket Salesmen's principal muse Phil Pirrone spends a moment after the show to hang out and catch up with Andy from HIP - 3/12 |
An enigmatic and charismatic frontperson with an incredible voice, Phil Pirrone leads Casket Salesmen through an explosive set - 3/12 |
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Phil from Casket Salesmen takes a break at SXSW to strike a pose with his bombastic and ultra talented drummer Ryan Knights - 3/12 |
HIP's Senior VP of Promo Rob Fitzgerald rocks out with his band Hero Pattern at their show at Chain Drive during SXSW - 3/12 |
Rocking out with reckless abandon, HIPster Rob and his bandmates in Hero Pattern are truly Jersey's Favorite Sons - 3/12 |
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| Eastern Conference Champions' singer Josh Ostrander's excellent stage presence is a big highlight of their Suretone night showcase in Austin - 3/12 |
Eastern Conference Champions drummer Greg Lyons and bassist Vern rock out on the Bourbon Rocks patio to an appreciative audience - 3/12 |
Here Eastern Conference Champions blast through a rousing rendition of their current video hit "The Box" during their showcase at SXSW - 3/12 |
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Joel Cadbury, the frontman for the London-based trio South, kicks it out
at the Blu Hammock Showcase at SXSW - 3/12 |
South's Joel Cadbury, ably backed up by Jamie McDonald and Brett Shaw, rocks the crowd at The Creek Side Inn in Austin - 3/12 |
An emotional moment for Joel in the midst of a beautifully performed set by UK visitors South - 3/12 |
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| All the way from across the pond, Frightened Rabbit lead singer Scott Hutchison takes it up a notch during their video hit "Heads Roll Off" - 3/12 |
Scott and Grant from Frightened Rabbit kick out the jams at their highly anticipated SXSW showcase in Austin 3/12 |
Frightened Rabbit's fanbase is in the house while lead singer Scott Hutchison leads his band at their showcase at Maggie Mae's - 3/12 |
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| Frightened Rabbit's Grant and Billy enjoy their time impressing a hushed SXSW audience - 3/12 |
Andy from HIP enjoys his time together with Arthur Kmbikyan and David Mihail from Channel M, once again at Hut's Hamburgers - 3/13 |
Arthur, David, and the hardworking crew from Channel M hang out on 6th Street with top HIPster Rob Fitzgerald - 3/13 |
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| A talented performer, Salvador Santana and his top notch band work the crowd into a frenzy during "Summer's Day" - 3/13 |
Kickin out the grooves for a packed house at Pangea, Salvador Santana leads his band through a spirited set - 3/13 |
Rockin' the house with some ultra smooth blowin', SSB bandmember "Crunchy" Espinosa makes his saxophone sing - 3/13 |
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| SSB keybaordist Quincy McCrary and guitarist Woody Aplanalp keep the groove smooth and steady during their genre-meshing set - 3/13 |
Upcoming HIP artist My Brightest Diamond at Austin's hottest new venue, Volume, during this year's SXSW festival - 3/13 |
Hailing from San Francisco, The Morning Benders live up to all the hype at their showcase at Santa Fe during SXSW - 3/13 |
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| The Morning Benders' lead singer Chris Chu is youthful, thoughtful, and fronting a band that really impressed a fickle SXSW audience - 3/13 |
The Hourly Radio's lead singer Aaron Closson gives his all to a packed "almost" hometown audience at the Dirty Dog Bar in Austin - 3/13 |
Polyvinyl's hottest buzz band, Headlights, delivering a high energy performance at the Habana Calle patio - 3/14 |
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| Headlights' Tristan Wraight and Erin Fein on stage performing their newest single "Cherry Tulips" for an appreciative SXSW crowd - 3/14 |
Nick Sanborn from Headlights is beaming from ear to ear as he whips the crowd into a rock and roll frenzy - 3/14 |
Coming from Dallas and rocking the house, The Hourly Radio bassist Tim Jansen previews lots of songs from their new CD - 3/13 |
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| Look! It's our Jersey kindred spirits once again, this time Hero Pattern performs at the Land Shark showcase during SXSW - 3/14 |
Jay Kundrath, Pierre Marceau and Rob Fitzgerald from Hero Pattern lend their rockin expertise to the Land Shark Promotion showcase - 3/14 |
The HIP Staff - Misha, Rob & Megan are reunited in downtown Austin during SXSW '08 - 3/14 |
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| Misha, Rob and Megan from HIP catch up with Jarred & Wesley from Static TV at the Troubador Saloon in Austin, TX - 3/14 |
Andy, Jarred Holden (l) and Wesley Swinnen (r) from Static TV grabbing a bite to eat at SXSW - 3/14 |
Rob catches up with his old rock n roll buddy, Chris Crocetti of RnR TV, in downtown Austin - 3/14 |
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| Andy hanging with our pals from RnR TV, who made the trip from Baltimore to be a part of this year's SXSW festivities - 3/14 |
Chris Crocetti and Dave Sawyer from RnR TV prepare for their video interview with the Salvador Santana Band during SXSW - 3/14 |
Salvador and his musical cohorts prepare for their spirited and informative interview with RnR TV - 3/14 |
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| Rob Fitzgerald hangs out with the Salvador Santana Band after their video interview with Chris & Dave from RnR TV - 3/14 |
Shout Out Louds perform their big hits "Impossible" and "Tonight I Have To Leave It" at The Parish in Austin, TX - 3/14 |
Adam and Carl from Merge Records' Shout Out Louds deliver a masterful performance at their standing room only SXSW showcase - 3/14 |
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Val Emmich and his band made the trip from Jersey to Texas for their showcase, featuring lots of songs from their new CD - 3/14 |
Joining Val is our old pal Chris Lucas, kicking it out old school and keeping the bass groove smooth and steady - 3/14 |
Very excited about a brand new label home (Blu Hammock) Val, Chris and drummer Eric Micali rock out at SXSW - 3/14 |
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| Joining Val on this trip to Texas is long time friend, engineer, and guitarist Wayne Dorell at their Blu Hammock showcase - 3/14 |
It's more rock n roll action at the Land Shark showcase. This time it's our friends from hard rocking NYC band Mink! - 3/14 |
Mink drummer Stella Mozgawa and bassist Grant Fitzpatrick get the crowd all revved up during the Land Shark showcase - 3/14 |
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| Dynamic and effusive lead singer Neal Carlson leads his band Mink through a hard rockin and sweat inducing set - 3/14 |
Gearing up for a big push through the rest of 2008, Mink kicks out a smokin set at SXSW - 3/14 |
Jet Lag Gemini guitarist Vlad Gheorghiu revs up a SRO crowd at their Doghouse showcase at The Rio - 3/14 |
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| HIPsters Megan and Rob join John and Jay from Modern Skirts after their heroic SXSW set - 3/14 |
Modern Skirt's Phil shows his versatility, contributing a melodic acoustic guitar part in addition to his usual thumping bass lines - 3/14 |
JoJo of Modern Skirts, with fedora and Stratocaster, wows an enthusiastic crowd at the Athens in Austin Showcase at SXSW - 3/14 |
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| Phil from Modern Shirts supplies the bottom end with his trusty P-Bass - 3/14 |
Jay from Modern Skirts jams on his Roland synth at SXSW - 3/14 |
The Modern Skirts rock the house at the Athens in Austin Showcase - 3/14 |