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GALLERY: South by Southwest 2011

Some of the performers at SXSW 2011, including Billy Gibbons, the Foo Fighters, The Strokes, and more. Photos by Arnold Wells.

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Rebecca Dirks graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in journalism and art, and joined Premier Guitar as an intern in 2007. She lives in the Iowa City area with her husband, two giant dogs, and more cats than are appropriate to mention. When not petsitting, she enjoys challenging herself in the kitchen, watching the Packers dominate, and discovering new music or rediscovering old favorites.
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"Maines, a Grammy Award-winning country producer and multi-instrumentalist, opts for a classic Gibson J-45 acoustic capoуd at the third fret for his set at Maggie Maeуs Gibson Room."
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