Jon Pareles live-blogs from SXSW for the New York Times: “Without disc sales to depend on (and even the majority of major-label acts never could), most musicians are going to make a good part of their living in front of audiences, as musicians have done throughout history. SXSW may no longer be a make-or-break moment for a band — from blogs to advertisements, there are other avenues to being heard — but it’s one heck of a focus group.”