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Hi. I’m Sarah Vasquez and I’ve written for the Accent’s Life & Arts section for the past year. This is my fifth year attending South by Southwest Music Festival but this year I get to fully experience the festival with the help of the paper.
In the past, I attended all the free shows I could thanks to the direction of Austin Showlist (www.showlistaustin.com) and various festivals that occur during the week such as RedGorilla Music Fest and Texas Rock Fest. Because my website (www.somanybands.net) mainly features unsigned/underground bands, these free shows were great places to discover new talent to showcase on my site. I’ve met many friends through the years attending, some out of towners who have come back year after year to perform.
When the editors approached me to do a full coverage on the festival this year, I quickly jumped on it. Not only do I have the free shows to look forward to but also there are a lot of official showcases available for me to check out. Of course, when I started the sorting out process of all the bands South by Southwest had on their site, I began to feel overwhelmed and excited at the same time.
Every year, my game plan is to try to schedule as much diverse bands as I can but, every year, that never works out. See, the downside of free shows (not all of them) is that bands cancel, there’s miscommunication on what time a band is suppose to play, police shut down the party, there ends up being a “recommended donation” at the door, turns out you were supposed to RSVP to attend or I miscalculated the amount of time it takes me to get from a show on the Drag to 6th street so during those mishaps, I tend to walk around aimlessly until I hear something that grabs my attention.
Because there wasn’t enough time to sift through the massive list of bands performing, I am pretty sure some bands were overlooked because the one song provided on SXSW’s website isn’t enough to show what a band has to offer. I listed more than one show for one night. It's smart preparation to have backup plans in case there’s a really long line or the venue met its maximum capacity, etc.
Wednesday March 18th
BD Riley's
(204 E 6th St) (21+ )
The Transpersonals 8:00 p.m.
Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds 9:00 p.m.
Ron Flynt 10:00 p.m.
Ruby Coast 11:00 p.m.
Angry Vs The Bear 12:00 a.m.
Turbowolf 1:00 a.m.
Cedar Door
(201 Brazos St) (18+)
Papertrigger 8:00 p.m.
IO Echo 9:00 p.m.
The Electric Diorama 10:00 p.m.
Modern Skirts 11:00 p.m.
The Cloud Room 12:00 a.m.
General Fiasco 1:00 a.m.
Dirty Dog Bar
(505 E 6th St) (21+)
ASCAP
Death On Two Wheels 8:30 p.m.
Chief 9:15 p.m.
The Temper Trap 10:00 p.m.
Fool's Gold 10:45 p.m.
Dananananaykroyd 11:30 p.m.
The Gay Blades 12:15 a.m.
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head1:00 a.m.
Friends
(208 E 6th St) (21+ )
The Week That Was 8:00 p.m.
Come On Gang! 9:00 p.m.
Chess Club Records
Wave Machines 10:00 p.m.
Jay Jay Pistolet 11:00 p.m.
Post War Years 12:00 a.m.
Mumford & Sons 1:00 a.m.
Habana Calle 6
(709 E 6th St) (21+)
Get Hip Recordings
Black Drawing Chalks 7:00 p.m.
Amplified Heat 8:00 p.m.
Legendary Tiger Man 9:00 p.m.
The Ugly Beats 10:00 p.m.
The Cynics 11:00 p.m.
The Dt's 12:00 a.m.
The Higher State 1:00 a.m.
Headhunters
(720 Red River St (8th St Entrance)) (21+)
The Uptown Bums 7:00 p.m.
Alive
Hacienda 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Function 9:00 p.m.
Trainwreck Riders 10:00 p.m.
Left Lane Cruiser 11:00 p.m.
Outrageous Cherry 12:00 a.m.
Black Diamond Heavies 1:00 a.m.
The Hideout
(617 Congress Ave) (All Ages )
Autobus
Canopy 8:00 p.m.
The Weird Weeds 9:00 p.m.
JC & Co. 10:00 p.m.
{{{ SUNSET }}} 11:00 p.m.
Mark David Ashworth 12:00 a.m.
Red 7 Patio
(611 E 7th St) (All Ages)
Wichita Records
Mariachi El Bronx 8:00 p.m.
Lissy Trullie 9:00 p.m.
Greg Weeks 10:00 p.m.
Lovvers 11:00 p.m.
Sky Larkin 12:00 a.m.
The Bronx 1:00 a.m.
Spiro's
(615 Red River St) (21+)
Young Mammals 8:00 p.m.
Oliver Future 9:00 p.m.
Royal Bangs 10:00 p.m.
Miniature Tigers 11:00 p.m.
Magic Magic 12:00 a.m.
Dear and the Headlights 1:00 a.m.
Vice
(302 E 6th St) (21+)
Glasvegas TBA
The Von Bondies TBA
Volume
(614 E 6th St) (21+)
SESAC
Mieka Pauley 8:00 p.m.
Phantogram 9:00 p.m.
Alaska in Winter 10:00 p.m.
Voxtrot 11:00 p.m.
Holy Hail 12:00 a.m.
Young Love 1:00 a.m.
Thursday March 19th
BD Riley's
(204 E 6th St) (21+ )
Bam Bam 8:00 p.m.
Choo Choo 9:00 p.m.
Olympus Mons 10:00 p.m.
The Hot Melts 11:00 p.m.
Geeks 12:00 a.m.
Ipso Facto 1:00 a.m.
Beauty Bar Backyard
(617 E 7th St) (21+)
IHEARTCOMIX
Paparazzi 7:00 p.m.
Radioclit 8:00 p.m.
The Golden Filter 9:45 p.m.
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