Ah, South By Southwest. A whirlwind of live music, fascinating panels and tons of Tex-Mex. (We will not mention the booze. Oops, I guess we just did.)

For a decade, FMC has descended on not-so-sleepy Austin, Texas to participate in discussions about, well, the future of music, and hobnob with the incredible array of artists, managers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, media gurus, rabble-rousers and just about anyone else you can think of. Since we're a musician-centric shop, you can usually find an FMC staffer playing a show or ten.

This year (March 17-21, 2010), we've got a ton of awesome stuff lined up. Read on for more details! read more

SXSW recently launched its 2010 "Panel Picker" interface -- an online system that allows the SXSW community to weigh in on what they'd like to see disussed at the 2010 event in Austin, TX.

If you caught the music panels at SXSW 2009, you probably witnessed some pretty interesting stuff (especially those FMC speakers). But maybe there was a topic or issue you think was overlooked. Well, now you can have a hand in next year's programming! SXSW recently launched its 2010 "Panel Picker" interface -- an online system that allows the SXSW community to weigh in on what they?d like to see disussed at the 2010 event in Austin, TX. read more