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Top Music of 2010 (so far) and SXSW

On March 19, 2010 Steve Wilson and Michael Byars played some of their favorite new music of 2010 so far and highlighted a number of Kansas City area bands showcasing their talent at South by Southwest.  They also talk a good deal about the state of the music industry today.  Look for a guest call-in appearance by Chris Haghirian from SXSW as well.  You can take a listen to the show below.

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Due to copyright restrictions, we had to edit out the music they played but links to the artist’s site or the free song download mentioned in the program are provided below.

Bleach Bloodz – I Try from their Pure Rock N Roll album
Vi Tran – Girl at the Bakery from his Goodbye Summer album
Owen Pallett – Oh Heartland, Up Yours from his Heartland album
Gin (Wigmore) – Don’t Stop from her Holy Smoke album
Roky Erickson – Bring Back the Past from his True Love Cast Out All Evil album
Eric Bibb – Tell Riley from his Booker’s Guitar album
Cowboy Indian Bear – Snowing in Sydney (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Roman Numerals – Go/No/Go (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Soft Reeds - Hemel Dalingen (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Tiny Horse – On The Market (FREE DOWNLOAD)

You can download all 26 songs from the Midwasteland Takeover album for FREE by clicking here!