South by Southwest: Silver Lining on Music Biz Cloud

By Rick Karr

Published March 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Thousands of musicians, music industry insiders and fans descend on Austin, Texas, this week for the 18th annual South by Southwest festival. At a time when employee layoffs and declining sales plague the music industry, the festival continues to grow. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

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Rick Karr contributes reports on the arts to NPR News. He is a correspondent for the weekly PBS public affairs show Bill Moyers Journal and teaches radio journalism at Columbia University.

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South by Southwest: Silver Lining on Music Biz Cloud