SXSW 2008!

If you are attending Interactive, pleas see Interactive wiki page.

If you are attending Film please post any interesting films that might be worth seeing.

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If you wanna know where to eat, check out sxsw dining options!

Showcase schedule is live now. Yay!

Kevin's massive SXSW calendar is here (http://sched.org/sxsw2008/Smokler) via Sched.org.

Kmeelyon's crazy, heartbreaking SXSW calendar is here: http://sched.org/sxsw2008/kmeelyon
Carla's is here: http://sched.org/sxsw2008/urban_mermaid
kd's piecing together a schedule: http://sched.org/sxsw2008/kdj

http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/date/2008-03-12.html

Awesome external reference: http://sxsw.ning.com
Music Link: http://2008.sxsw.com/music/

Here's the band list for SXSW:

Toyota's Yaris has released a SXSW Planner tool, which kinda sucks

http://freeyrradio.com/index.html

BAND LIST

• Adele +Kmeelyon +ALV
• An Albatross +Carla (I've heard good things from folks that have seen them live, http://www.analbatross.com/#
• Aloha +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.myspace.com/aloha
• A Place To Bury Strangers +James
• Bella +Kmeelyon (listen: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2257512
• Blitzen Trapper +ALV
• Billy Bragg +ALV +James +Aubs +kd +Carla
• Birds & Batteries +ALV
• Black Moth Super Rainbow +Carla +Kmeelyon
• The Blakes +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridesmaids_detail.jsp?stid=3331&prodgroup=110
• The Blow +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/theblowus
• The Bodeans +Kevin (is very happy about this!)
• Bon Iver + Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs +Carla (listen: http://www.virb.com/boniver
• British Sea Power +Carla +James +Kmeelyon +Kevin
• Los Campesinos! +James
• Rufus Cappadocia +Carla (listen: http://www.rufusmusic.com/rufus/music.html
• The Constantines +James +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/constantines
• Crystal Castles +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
• Curumin +Cariwyl (listen: http://www.myspace.com/curumin
• Cut Copy +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/cutcopy
• Darker My Love +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/darkermylove
• David Bazan +James (listen: http://www.davidbazan.com/audio-video.php
• The Deadly Syndrome +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.thedeadlysyndrome.com/index2.html
• The Dodos +ALV
• The Donnas +Kevin +Carla +Kmeelyon +ALV +kd (listen: www.thedonnas.com
• Dvotchka +Kevin, Carla +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs (listen: http://www.devotchka.net/cms/?q=
• Cliff Eberheart +Kevin +ALV
• Ferraby Lionheart +Kmeelyon+ALV(he was great last year) (listen: http://www.myspace.com/ferrabylionheart
• Robert Gomez +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/robertgomezmusic
• Hanson +Kevin (yeah, I said it)
• Heavenly States +Carla (listen: www.theheavenlystates.com
• Her Space Holiday +Kmeelyon +Carla (listen: http://www.herspaceholiday.com/main.html
• Ice Cube +Kevin+ALV (oh yayuh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4RY-eJgHHs
• The Helio Sequence +Kmeelyon +Carla +Kevin (listen: http://www.subpop.com/artists/the_helio_sequence
• Ingrid Michaelson +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.ingridmichaelson.com/music.html
• Jens Lekman +James +Aubs
• Jolie Holland +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.myspace.com/jolieholland
• Joseph Arthur +Kevin +Carla +Aubs (listen: http://www.josepharthur.com/av/index.htm
• Kaki King +ALV
• Kate Havnevik +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.myspace.com/katehavnevik
• The Lemonheads +Carla +Kmeelyon (listen: www.thelemonheads.net
• Longwave +Kmeelyon +Carla (listen: http://longwavetheband.com/
• Matt & Kim +Carla (everyone who saw them last year raved, listen: http://www.mattandkimmusic.com/
• Meiko +Kmeelyon +Carla (listen here: http://www.meikomusic.com/
• My Brightest Diamond +Carla +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs
• My Morning Jacket +Carla +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs +kd
• M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel +Carla +Kmeelyon +James +ALV +Aubs +kd
• Most Serene Republic +Carla (listen: http://myspace.com/themostserenerepublic
• Moby +Carla (www.moby.com
• Nada Surf +Kevin, Carla +ALV +Aubs
• N.E.R.D +Kevin
• The Octopus Project +Kmeelyon+ALV(maybe)+Carla (listen: http://www.theoctopusproject.com/mp3s.html
• Office +Kmeelyon +ALV +Carla
• Panda +Kevin +ALV +kd +Carla
• Paul Kelly +kd +ALV +Carla
• The Pendletons +Carla (listen: http://www.myspace.com/pendletons
• Petty Booka +kd+ALV
• Peter & the Wolf +Carla
• Pink Nasty +Kmeelyon +Carla
• Portastatic +Carla (listen: http://www.portastatic.com
• Presidents of the United States of America +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.presidentsrock.com/index2.php
• Raveonettes +Carla +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.theraveonettes.com/
• R.E.M. +Kevin +Kmeelyon +James +ALV +Aubs +kd
• Rogue Wave +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs (listen: http://www.roguewavemusic.com/music/
• Saul Williams +Kevin
• Sea Wolf +Carla +Kmeelyon (although I've seen them twice so may skip) +Aubs (listen: http://www.myspace.com/seawolf
• Sean Hayes +Carla +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs (listen here: http://www.seanhayesmusic.com/home.htm
• Secret Shine +James
• Shelby Lynn +Kmeelyon
• Sia +Kmeelyon +Aubs (listen: http://www.siamusic.net/main.html)
• The Stills +Kmeelyon +Carla (listen: http://www.thestills.net/
• Spoon +Carla +James (listen: www.spoontheband.com
• Tall Firs +Kmeelyon (listen: http://tallfirs.org/
• Tapes n Tapes +Carla +Kmeelyon +ALV +Aubs
• Tigercity +Carla +Kevin
• Tokyo Police Club +Carla +Kmeelyon (listen: http://tokyopoliceclub.com/
• The Soundtrack of Our Lives +Kevin, Carla +kd (listen: http://www.tsool.net/
• Vampire Weekend +Kmeelyon +Kevin +Carla(listen: http://vampireweekend.com/music.php
• Via Audio +Carla
• Von Iva +ALV
• Martha Wainwright +Carla (listen: http://marthawainwright.com/
• The Watson Twins +Carla (listen: http://www.thewatsontwins.com/
• The Weakerthans +Kmeelyon +Carla(listen: http://www.theweakerthans.org/audiovisual/
• We are Standard +Carla (listen: http://www.wearestandard.net/homed.htm
• The Wedding Present +James
• The Whigs +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.myspace.com/thewhigs
• Wussy +kd
• X +Kevin, Carla +James +ALV +kd
• YACHT +ALV
• Yo la Tengo +Kmeelyon +Carla +ALV

• The Annuals +Kevin +Carla1 +Aubs
• The A-Sides +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.a-sides.net/site/)
• Birdmonster +Kevin +Carla +Aubs (No longer on band list. Did they cancel?)
• The Botticellis +Carla
• Breeders +Kmeelyon +ALV +Carla
• DJ Diplo +Kevin +Carla +ALV
• Dirty on Purpose +Kevin
• Dolly Parton +Kevin +Carla +ALV +kd (Dolly Parton has cancelled. Sad)
• Daryl Hall +Kevin (because some one's gotta pump up the uncool around here)
• Kimya Dawson +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.kimyadawson.com/)
• Loquat +Carla +Aubs, +Kevin
• Pato Banton +Carla
• Q-Tip +Kevin +Carla +ALV
• Sugar and Gold +Kevin +Carla
• Sun Kil Moon +Kevin+ALV
• VHS or Beta +Kmeelyon (listen: http://www.vhsorbeta.com/)

Event info: http://www.austinist.com/sxsw.php

Wednesday, March 12th

Opening day IODA Promonet party: http://www.iodasxsw.com/

1:30pm Robert Gomez @ SESAC Day Stage ACC +Carla

4:30pm Akron/Family @ SESAC Day Stage ACC +Carla

9pm DJ Remy Mac (from Voxtrot) @ Karma Lounge +Carla

10pm Longwave @ Emo's Main Room 630 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
10pm Peter & the Wolf @ Central Presbyterian Church +Carla

11pm Cut Copy @ Karma Lounge +Carla

12am Autolux @ Emo's Main Room 630 Red River St. +Kmeelyon
12am R.E.M. @ Stubb's 801 Red River St. +Kmeelyon
12am Martha Wainwright @ Club De Ville +Carla
12am The Blow @ Emo's +Carla

1am Her Space Holiday at BD Riley's 204 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am The Lemonheads @ Emo's Annex 600 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am The Blow @ Emo's IV Lounge 601 Red River St. +Kmeelyon
1am Office @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop 323 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

Thursday, March 13th

3pm Billy Bragg @ SESAC Day Stage ACC +Carla

5:20pm The Blow @ SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center +Kmeelyon +Carla

7pm Kimya Dawson (with Body of War) @ Stubbs 801 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

8pm Spoon @ Auditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake) +Kmeelyon +Carla
8pm Rufus Capadoccia @ 18th Floor, Hilton Garden Inn +Carla

8:15pm The Whigs @ Austin Music Hall 208 Nueces St. +Kmeelyon

9:30 pm Yo La Tengo @ Austin Music Hall 208 Nueces St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

10pm Pink Nasty @ Habana Annex +Carla

10:30pm The Octopus Project @ Emo's Main Room 603 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

11pm The Weakerthanks @ Cedar St. Courtyard 208 W. 4th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
11pm Bon Iver @ Mohawk Patio 912 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
11pm Meiko @ The Parish 214B E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
11pm My Morning Jacket @ Austin Music Hall +Carla

11:40pm Presidents of the United States of America @ Cdear Door 201 Brazos St. +Kmeelyon

12:00am Billy Bragg @ Cedar Street Courtyard +Carla

12:30am The Raveonettes @ Vice 302 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

1:00am DeVotchKa @ Cedar Street Courtyard +Carla
1:00am Via Audio @ Habana Annex +Carla
1:00am No Age @ Habana Annex Backyard +Carla (evidently this is *the* band to see)

Friday, March 14th

TBA Shelby Lynn @ Austin Music Hall 208 Nueces St +Kmeelyon

5pm The Lemonheads @ SESAC Day Stage Cafe ACC +Kmeelyon +Carla

8pm Portastatic @ The Parish +Carla
8pm Kelley Stoltz @ Spiro's +Carla

9pm The Watson Twins @ Buffalo Billiards +Carla
9pm Herman Dune @ Stephen's F Bar +Carla

10pm Rogue Wave @ Cedar Door 201 Brazos St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
10pm Aloha @ Habana Calle 6 Patio 709 E 6th St +Kmeelyon +Carla
10pm Tall Firs @ Mohawk Patio 912 Red River St. +Kmeelyon

11pm Vampire Weekend @ Antone's 213 W 5th St. +Kmeelyon
11pm Cryptacize @ Central Presbyterian Church +Carla

11:30pm The Helio Sequencce @ Bourbon Rocks Patio 508 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

12am My Brightest Diamond @ Central Presbyterian Church 200 E 8th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
12am Sia @ Stubb's 801 Red River St. +Kmeelyon
12am Nada Surf @ Cedar Door +Carla

12:30am Adele @ Stephen F's Bar 701 Congress Ave. +Kmeelyon
12:30am No Age @ Bourbon Rocks Patio +Carla

1am Bella @ Club 115 115 San Jacinto St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am Joseph Arthur @ Buffalo Billiards +Carla
1am Tapes 'n' Tapes @ Cedar Door +Carla

Saturday, March 15th

TBA The Deadly Syndrome @ Cedar St. Courtyard 208 W 4th St. +Kmeelyon

2:30 pm Paul Kelly @ SESAC Day Stage ACC +Carla

8:50pm Sean Hayes @ Bourbon Rocks +Carla

9pm M Ward @ St David's Church +Carla
9pm The Pendletons @ Fado Patio +Carla

10pm The A-Sides @ Creekside EMC at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35 +Kmeelyon +Carla
10pm The Raveonettes @ Emo's Main Room 603 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
10pm Nada Surf @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop +Carla

11pm Tigercity @ Lamberts Patio +Carla
11pm The Autumns @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop 323 E. 6th St. +Kmeelyon

11:15pm The Donnas @ Emo's Main Room 603 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla

12am The Soundtrack of Our Lives @ Esther's Follies +Carla

1am Sea Wolf @ Buffalo Billiards 201 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am Tokyo Police Club @ Dirty Dog Bar 505 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am British Sea Power @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop 323 E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am Matt & Kim @ Mohawk Patio 912 Red River St. +Kmeelyon +Carla
1am Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Thirsty Nickel +Carla
1am The Stills @ The Parish 214B E 6th St. +Kmeelyon +Carla (heard they're not great in concert)

Wed, March 12

Thur, March 13

• The Onion AV Club Day Party at Emo's with Saddle Creek Records
• Rhapsody Day Party at the Mohawk--bands tbd
• Music from Ireland Day Party at BD Riley's - http://donewaiting.com/2008/01/25/the-irish-are-coming-the-irish-are-coming-to-sxsw/