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Slideshow: Go On, Say the Unpopular Thing

Musings and observations from the South by Southwest festival. Katie Dean reports from Austin, Texas.
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After several Ozomatli band members landed in jail, t-shirts demanding to "Free the Ozo 3" were printed in support.Katie Dean

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Little Richard wowed the crowd gathered at the Austin Music Hall for the South by Southwest Music Festival.

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Ani DiFranco chats with fans after speaking at SXSW on Saturday.

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The band Ozomatli are seen receiving the Grammy award for best Latin rock/alternative album in 2002 in an AP file photo. Two band members, and its manager, were arrested Thursday by Austin police after -- as the group traditionally does at the end of performances -- leading a conga line out of a club Thursday. The band violated a city noise ordinance, according to police.

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Rock n' roll pioneer Little Richard sat down for a keynote chat at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, Thursday, March 18, 2004.

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The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band from Senatobia, Mississippi is led by 14-year-old Sharde Thomas who plays the fife, keyboards and sings. The band warmed up the crowd before Little Richard spoke to music fans and industry types on Thursday morning.

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