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Austin: Discover Tomorrow’s Bono
The week before St. Patrick’s Day just happens to coincide with South by Southwest (SXSW), the film, music, and interactive festival that is the epitome of Austin hipness. You can catch two Irish band showcases featuring a spectrum of styles, from sweet-sounding Dubliner Paddy Casey to the new-wave-punk-indie rockers, also from Dublin, called Fight Like Apes (with a name like that, you expected penny whistles?). At the Thursday, March 13, event—at 6th Street’s BD Riley’s—you can even fortify yourself with a fry-up, or full Irish breakfast, which typically contains bacon, eggs, toast, and "white pudding" made with oatmeal. For More Information: Music from Ireland and South by Southwest.
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