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Cathy Wurzer
St. Paul, Minn.

The Current's Andrea Swensson on SXSW's Minnesota ties

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The concerts, the parties and the competition to break through. It's all a part of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

A significant contingent of musicians from Minnesota are in the mix, and trying to generate some buzz.

Cathy Wurzer talks with Local Current blogger Andrea Swensson, who's in Austin to cover the festival.