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VHÖL is (left to right) Sigrid Sheie, John Cobbett, Mike Scheidt and Aesop Dekker. Sarah Brady/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon in 2009, after the release of his mostly acoustic debut album, but before the group's second album, which includes the '80s-inspired saxophone jam "Beth/Rest." (Yes, we noticed that his guitar is plugged in.) Shawn Brackbill/Corbis hide caption
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An American zoo tried experiments of playing music to animals to see if it subdued them. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass of Boy, Matthew Cooper of Eluvium, Vampire Weekend, Annie Hardy of Giant Drag Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Lygia Clark's cover art for Sigur Rós' forthcoming album, Kveikur. Lygia Clark/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Wednesday
Paperhaus, "Helicopters"
Clockwise from upper left: Joker, Bonobo, James Blake, DJ Koze, Julio Bashmore Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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50 years after the band was founded, The Zombies still count as a discovery for many attendees of SXSW. Here, Rod Argent (left) and Jim Rodford play to a warm reception on the festival's final night at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas. Sean Mathis/Getty Images hide caption
SXSW 2013, Day Five: Introductions And Goodbyes
Sunday
Earl Sweatshirt performs at SXSW 2013. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption