If I were going to SXSW....

I wish I were going to SXSW again...so this post and the next few will likely be dedicated to some SXSW-related things for all of you guys who are hanging or trekking there as we speak! Now, I'm fortunate to live in a city where the majority of bands come through on a fairly regular basis, but there's something special about seeing a band play in a fort, or a backyard, or a rooftop, or a barn, or a killer venue in downtown Austin. So, if you are indeed going, do me a favor and check out some of these bands....

If I were going to SXSW, I would see:

[in no particular order, * indicates that I've seen them before, at SXSW or otherwise, and can therefore vouch for their abilities...and please report back if you do go see these bands!]

Grandchildren *

Judgment Day

The Kills

No Joy *

Gold Panda *

Suuns *

We Are Hex

A Place to Bury Strangers *

Weekend *

Yuck

The Black Lips
Bodega Girls *

Indian Jewelry *

This Will Destroy You

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth *

The Soft Moon *

Kurt Vile

Julianna Barwick *

Goes Cube *
Zola Jesus

Japanther *

O'Death

MNDR

JEFF the Brotherhood *

Phantogram *

OMD

The Joy Formidable

Screaming Females *

Esben and the Witch

Grouplove

Naam *

Dom

Fences

[picture of A Place to Bury Strangers playing SxSW in 2008 by a.dupcak]