SXSW 2008 - Greta's First

Greta's First SXSW... Can't Wait... So we go down to SXSW in Austin every year... this year will be different, at least a little bit. But it will still be fun to be in Austin. We won't be hitting up any bars late at night, but there is plenty going on during the day, and lots to do/see/hear. We'll see how Greta does with it, but even if the music is a bit much we'll still enjoy the time off and a little vacation!

Here's some stuff we'll be checking out, at least SOME of this...


Wednesday Day Shows
o Donewaiting.com and the Midgetmen present The Big Texas Jumpstart § Spinto Band, Division Day, Joseph Arthur, AA Bondy, Midgetmen, Catfish Haven, Goes Cube, El Jesus de Magico at the Creekside Lounge (noon-6:30pm, free)

o Austinist and Gothamist present Gonna Gonna Get Down 3 § Liam Finn (4:45pm), Phosphorescent (3:45pm), Johnny Flynn (2:45pm), Pattern is Movement (2pm), A Place to Bury Strangers (1:15pm), The Bleedin Bleedins (12:30pm), DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives (11:45am) at the Mohawk (inside stage, free) § Shout Out Louds (5pm), Shearwater (4pm), We Barbarians (3pm), Jukebox the Ghost (2:15pm), The Forms (1:30pm), Anathallo (12:45pm), Nico Vega (noon) at the Mohawk (outside stage, free)

o Little Radio/Noisepop 2008 present § Two Gallants, Octopus Project, White Denim, Foreign Born, Brothers & Sisters, Die! Die! Die!, Tom Freund, Restaurant, The Explorer's Club, Brazos at the Red Eyed Fly (free, starts at 11am, 18+, free bloody marys and beer for 21+)

Thursday Day Shows

o Birds Barbershop and PartyEnds.com present Birds Big Top Blowout § Sons & Daughters (6:15pm), Moth!Fight! (5:30pm), Dizzee Rascal(4:30pm), Dawn Landes (3:45pm), Hymns (3pm), Lykke Li (2:15pm), Zookeeper (1:30pm), Special guests (12:45pm), Hopewell (Noon), Oakland producer/DJ Amplive (between sets) at Birds Barbershop (2110 South Lamar, free, free drinks, parking limited, take #3 bus)

o Little Radio/Noisepop 2008 present § The Raveonettes, The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers, Grand Archives, The Big Sleep, Minipop, The Pity Party, Spindrift, Yellow Fever, Peel at the Red Eyed Fly (free, starts at 11am, 18+, free bloody marys and beer for 21+)

o Paste and Stereogum present the Dell Lounge § Peter Moren (of Peter Bjorn & John, 5pm), Delta Spirit (4pm), Colour Revolt (3pm), Destroyer (2pm), Nada Surf (1pm), My Brightest Diamond (noon) at Volume Night Club (612 E. 6th St., free, RSVP here)

o The A.V. Club/Saddle Creek/Canvas Media/The Onion/Arts & Crafts present The A.V. Canvas Saddle Crafts Club § Tapes N Tapes, Shout Out Louds, Tokyo Police Club, The Stills, Georgie James (acoustic duo), The Constantines, Los Campesinos!, Neva Dinova, Ra Ra Riot, Son Ambulance, The Most Serene Republic, Ladyfinger at Emo's (inside and outside)

o NPR Music show and live broadcast § Vampire Weekend (5pm), Bon Iver (4:15pm), Yeasayer (3:30pm), Adele (3pm), Jens Lekman (2:15pm), Shout Out Louds (1:30pm) at the Parish (Will be broadcast live on KUT, KEXP, The Current, WFUV, and WXPN)

o Schubas' 12th Annual SXSW Round-Up § Okkervil River, The Cool Kids, Peter Moren, Blitzen Trapper, The Spinto Band, The Builders & the Butchers, Black Joe Lewis, Ben Jelen, Aleks & the Drummer, DJ sets by The Hood Internet and Ohmega Watts at Yard Dog Gallery (1510 S. Congress Ave., noon-7pm, all ages, free)

o Twangfest/KDHX-FM party § Legendary Shackshakers (5pm), Scott H. Biram (4pm), Ha Ha Tonka (3pm), David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion, 2pm), Black Diamond Heavies (1pm), Any Lavere (noon) at Jovita's (1619 S 1st St., inside stage) § Deer Tick (5:30pm), So Many Dynamos (4:30pm), Pattern Is Movement (3:30pm), Gentlemen Auction House (2:30pm), This Is American Music Revue (featuring Grand Champeen, Two Cow Garage, Glossary, The Drams, 12:30pm), Otis Gibbs (noon) at Jovita's (1619 S 1st St., outside stage, free with with invite, which you can download here beginning March 1st for a limited time)

Friday Day Shows

o Little Radio/Noisepop 2008 present § Autolux, Helio Sequence, The Stills, Rogue Wave, The Little Ones, Grand Ole Party, David Dondero, Ed Harcourt, Magic Bullets at the Red Eyed Fly (free, starts at 11am, 18+, free bloody marys and beer for 21+)

o An Aquarium Drunkard, Daytrotter, Gorilla Vs Bear, Largehearted Boy, My Old Kentucky Blog and You Ain't No Picasso present Hot Freaks III § British Sea Power (5pm), Blitzen Trapper (4pm), White Denim (3pm), Cadence Weapon (2pm), The Dodos (1pm), Nicole Atkins & The Sea (noon) at the Mohawk (outside stage) § jason Collett (4:30pm), Bowerbirds (3:30pm), Cameron McGill (2:30pm), Ola Podrida (1:30pm), Blair (12:30pm) at the Mohawk (inside stage) § Jens Lekman (4:30pm), Peter Moren (3:30pm), Fleet Foxes (2:30pm), Crystal Castles (1:30pm), Evangelicals (12:30pm) at Club Deville

o Waterloo Records presents § Kimya Dawson (6pm), Elf Power (5pm), Division Day (4pm), Sea Wolf (3pm), Shelby Lynne (2pm) at Waterloo Records (free, free beer)

o Music by the Slice 2008 § Dead Confederate (6pm), Tally Hall (5:15pm), The Ruby Suns (4:30pm), Via Audio (3:45pm), Tacks, the Boy Disaster (3pm), AA Bondy (2:15pm), Hollerado (1:30pm), Plants and Animals (12:45pm), Pattern is Movement (noon), in between: The Strugglers (early) Little Stolen Moments (late) at Home Slice Pizza (1415 South Congress, free)

o Bloodshot Records 14th Annual Party and BBQ § Firewater, Bobby Bare Jr., The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, The Waco Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Justin Townes Earle, Deadstring Brothers, Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands, The Silos (in tribute to Drew Glackin), Andre Williams at Yard Dog Gallery (1510 S. Congress Ave.)

o Scene Magazine party § The Black Keys, Health, The Cribs, Soundtrack of our Lives at La Zona Rosa (noon-5pm)

Saturday Day Shows

o The 857 Collective and Transmission Entertainment present Mess With Texas 2 § The Breeders, NOFX, Simian Mobile Disco, Islands, Kimya Dawson, Black Mountain, Yeasayer, Lucero, No Age, Neon Neon, Pissed jeans, Atlas Sound, Two Gallants, White Denim, Matt & Kim, Municipal Waste, The Night Marchers (featuring John Reis), Howlin Rain, Dead to Me, Langhorne Slim, Shearwater, Gil Mantera Party Dream, Grand Ol Party, Darker My Love, Moonrats, Annihilation Time, The Coat Hangers, Abe Vigoda, Mellowdrone, Monotonix, Aloha, The Selmanaries, comedians Brian Posehn, Jeanane Garolfalo, Leo Allen, Hard n Phirm, Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, Scott Aukerman, BJ Porter, Paul F Tompkins, Reggie Watts, Jon Glaser, Jon Benjamin, Human Giant, Jonah Ray, Matt Brunger, Earles & Jensen at Waterloo Park (1301 Trinity St., noon-10pm, free, all ages)

o An Aquarium Drunkard, Daytrotter, Gorilla Vs Bear, Largehearted Boy, My Old Kentucky Blog and You Ain't No Picasso present Hot Freaks III § Islands (5pm), Peelander-Z (4pm), A Place to Bury Strangers (3pm), Film School (2pm), The Whigs (1pm), Bad Veins (noon) at the Mohawk (outside stage) § White Hinterland (4:30pm), David Bazan (3:30pm), The Acorn (2:30pm), Le Switch (1:30pm), Frankel (12:30pm) at the Mohawk (inside stage) § Lykke Li (4:30pm), White Rabbits (3:30pm), List Christee (Kevin Barnes DJ set, 3pm), Bodies of Water (2:30pm), The Jealous Girlfriends (1:30pm), Lyrics Born (12:30pm) at Club Deville

o Music by the Slice 2008 § Joseph Arthur (6:45pm), Earlimart (6pm), The Submarines (5:15pm), The Watson Twins (4:30pm), The Spinto Band (3:45pm), OFFICE (3pm), The Morning Benders (2:15pm), Le Loup (1:30pm), Ola Podrida (12:45pm), Laura Gibson (noon), in between: Trainwreck Riders (early) Wiretree (late) at Home Slice Pizza (1415 South Congress, free)

o Twangfest/KDHX-FM party § Wussy (5pm), Blue Mountain (4pm), Waco Brothers (3pm), Chuck Prophet (2pm), The Redwalls (1pm), Kevin Gordon (noon) at Jovita's (1619 S 1st St., inside stage) § TBA (5:30pm), Sarah Borges (4:30pm), Jon Hardy and the Public (3:30pm), TBA (2:30pm), Tommy Womack (1:40pm), Tim Easton & The Whipsaws (1:30pm), The Whipsaws (12:30pm), Steve Poltz (noon) at Jovita's (1619 S 1st St., outside stage, free with with invite, which you can download here beginning March 1st for a limited time)