Westword Music Showcase -- 80-plus bands, 15 stages, 11,000 friends -- ruled the weekend

For the first time ever, our annual music showcase sold out on Saturday. But the 11,000 who got tickets were treated to one hell of a day. See hundreds of photos on the slideshow page and gets tons more coverage -- including downloads, video, more photos, Tweets and other assorted...

By Joe Tone

June 21, 2010

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For the first time ever, our annual music showcase sold out on Saturday. But the 11,000 who got tickets were treated to one hell of a day. See hundreds of photos on the slideshow page and gets tons more coverage -- including downloads, video, more photos, Tweets and other assorted crap -- on the Backbeat blog.

Joe Tone

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