In the history of South by Southwest, somebody has always left the festival as a fabled "buzz band." Yes, even pre-Internet -- the first SXSW took place in 1987. Some artists come to Austin as unknowns and leave on everybody's tongue. Others transform word-of-mouth on their first tour or debut record into heat-bigger venues, bigger interest from bloggers, journalists and deejays, bigger "buzz." And then there are the ones who come to SXSW with major hype, often to the point of excess, but actually deliver. The accolades don't always last, but the memory of that one ecstatic Austin show will never go away. As SXSW itself turns 25, here's 25 of SXSW's biggest "buzzees."
Amy Winehouse
Brit Soul Belter Teeters on Brink of Success, 2007
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People came because they liked the record, but they also hoped to see a train wreck. Legend has it Winehouse missed out on a few of her scheduled daytime shows, but she blew away crowds at La Zona Rosa and the Fader Fort, clearing the way not