As any mountain climber will tell you, after a vertiginous ascent, you need to find a plateau to rest on, before you can resume the climb. It’s just a brief period of consolidation, to make sure your equipment is all still working correctly and you’ve got enough crampons to make...

Previously announced artists include Vampire Weekend, Muse, Beck and the Dead Weather.By James Montgomery Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in “Eclipse” Photo: Summit Entertainment We already knew about Muse, and, then, throughout the day on Wednesday (May 12), we...

Photograph by Tony LandaNight two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new material without...