Kata’s Half-Assed Guide to SXSW 2009
Friday, March 13th, 2009
I won’t be going, but if I was, these would be my highlights. Now I know it will be impossible to see all of these bands/artists, I know how SXSW works. However, the SXSW website has a plethora of free songs for you to sample to assist you in your decision. If you are not going, go ahead and download them anyway; there’s obviously a reason why these bands were picked to showcase their music this year.
Abe Vigoda – Don’t Lie
AIDS Wolf – Tied-Up In Paper
Black Lips – O Katrina!
Boats – 500%
Cage – Shoot Frank
Cut Off Your Hands – Turn Cold
dredg – The Papal Insignia
Doomtree – FLEX
Fair to Midland – Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes
The Felice Brothers – Frankie’s Gun
Sage Francis – Conspiracy to Riot
Eugene Francis Jnr & The Juniors – Beginners
Laura Gibson – Spirited
Hamell On Trial – When You’re Young
Lisa Hannigan – Lille
HEALTH – Crimewave
Hot Lava – Apple+Option+Fire
Junk Science – Hey (the sequel)
Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me
Kylesa – Said And Done
The Mother Hips – Mission in Vain
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Slow Motion Tag Team
Or, the Whale – Call and Response
Amanda Palmer – Leeds United
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
Port O’Brien – I Woke Up Today
Rademacher – Believer
Radioclit – Kamphopo
Say Hi – Northwestern Girls
Scissors for Lefty – Ornamental
Langhorne Slim – Restless
Takka Takka – Everybody Say
Themselves – Dark Sky Demo
J. Tillman – Steel On Steel
Trainwreck Riders – Through Unto The End
White Lies – Death
Wildchild – Whenimondamic
Yak Ballz – Dirt Empire
Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer – Death or Radio
