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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.

"Austin native Ian Moore cuts through tracks from his newest album, рEl Sonido Nuevoс with his trio, the Lossy Coils, at the release party just prior to SXSW at Austinуs Continental Club. His guitar is a custom-built instrument by Mooreуs friend, Ted Bailey, to replicate his main guitar: a у62 Strat body with a у55 Esquire neck."

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Photo by Angelina Castillo

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