Nicolo Rafael Barbaro (born 1952), better known as Nick Barbaro, is an American journalist and businessman who is the co-founder of The Austin Chronicle and co-creator of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Barbaro's contributions have helped define the Austin, Texas music community.[1]
He co-owns the South by Southwest festival, which he co-created with Roland Swenson, Louis Black and Louis Jay Meyers in 1987.[2][3] He is also the publisher of The Austin Chronicle, an alternative weekly newspaper, which he founded in 1981 with Louis Black.[4]
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- ^ Black, Louis (August 7, 2009). "Page Two: Printing the Legend A brief history of Austin's improbable weekly, 28 years on". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved November 5, 2019.