While the action’s centered on downtown Austin’s 6th Street, it stretches north past the capitol to the university, east across IH-35, south of Lady Bird Lake, and west towards MoPac:
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Show listings broken out into daytime & evening. All shows official, unless listed with "(free)", "(info)", "(RSVP)", "(invite-only)", or "(unofficial)".
– QRO Recommendation
2004 Willow St
Township Records
2:30 PM – Graham Wilkinson & The Underground Township
3:30 PM – The Spirit Family Reunion
4:20 PM – Tom Schraeder
5:20 PM – Gia Margaret
6:00 PM – The Great Nostalgic
6:50 PM – Holiday
7:20 PM – Glitterbellies
8:10 PM – J Wesley Haynes Trio
9:00 PM – Pretty Good Dance Moves
219 W 4th St (free)
Philadelphia Invasion
12:00 PM – Catherine Prewitt
12:30 PM – Dani Mari
1:05 PM – Allison Polans
1:50 PM – Boy Wonder
2:50 PM – The Vanguard
Dance Your Face Off
1:00 PM – Sydney Confirm
1:00 PM – Florene
1:00 PM – Fizzy Dino Pop
89 Rainey (unofficial)
11:15 AM – Lauren Zettler
12:00 PM – Prayer for Animals
12:45 PM – La Strada
1:30 PM – Glass Trees
2:30 PM – John Biz
3:30 PM – Blorr
5:30 PM – Hopewell
96 Lynn St (free)
My Yard by Your Yard
11:00 AM – Rubella Muti
11:00 AM – Gretchen
11:00 AM – Red White and Pink
11:00 AM – Land of Wind and Ghosts
11:00 AM – Secret Soceity in Smaller Lies
11:00 AM – Awesome Death
11:00 AM – Crapulence
11:00 AM – Saltworth Sundries
11:00 AM – Jane Bond & T. Mo
Agave (415 E 6th) (21+) (free)
Ghost Town
1:00 PM – Apteka
3:15 PM – Dinosaur Feathers (ATJ coverage, photos)
Annie’s West (706 W 6th St) (unofficial)
Buzzgrinder/Buddyhead
Antone’s (213 W 5th St) (info)
12:00 PM – The Statesboro Revue
1:00 PM – Everest
TBA – Citzen Cope
4:00 PM – Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights
Apple Store (2901 S Capital of Texas Highway) (all ages) (free)
7:00 PM – Robert Francis
(photos)
Aquarium (403 E 6th St)
Requiemme Management & Booking
2:00 PM – Lady Dottie & The Diamonds
2:00 PM – Maren Parusel
2:00 PM – Nico Stai
2:00 PM – Broken Gold
2:00 PM – Darlings of Chelsea
2:00 PM – Mad Juana
2:00 PM – The Bellrays
2:00 PM – The Zeros
Baby Blue Studios (1522 E 12th St)
Dirty Coast
2:00 PM – Dark Dark Dark
2:45 PM – Low Line Cellar
3:30 PM – Caddywhompus
4:15 PM – The Pharmacy
(photos)
5:00 PM – Floating Action
5:45 PM – Young Mammals
6:15 PM – Big Rock Candy Mountain
Barcelona (209 E 6th St) (21+) (free) (info)
Slow Roast Records
3:00 PM – Bird Peterson
3:00 PM – Star Eyes
3:00 PM – Senior Stereo
3:00 PM – Nick Catchdubs
3:00 PM – The 12th Planet
3:00 PM – Craze
3:00 PM – Kill the Noise
BD Riley’s (204 E 6th St) (info) (official)
RSVP – Full Irish Breakfast
11:00 AM – The Lost Brothers
11:30 AM – The Mighty Stef
12:00 PM – Julie Feeney
12:30 PM – Halves
1:00 PM – Butterfly Explosion
1:30 PM – Villagers
2:00 PM – TBC
2:30 PM – Strait Laces
3:00 PM – Dark Room Notes
3:30 PM – Dirty Epics
4:00 PM – The Minutes
4:30 PM – And So I Watch You From Afar
5:00 PM – Fighting With Wire
Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St) (subscribers)
2:00 PM – Larry Crane
2:00 PM – Rebecca Gates
2:00 PM – Ian MacLagan
Note: you have to RSVP and be a subscriber to this magazine no one’s heard of…
Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St) (outdoor) (info)
RSVP – Woods Entertainment/Hear Ya
12:00 PM – The Deep Dark Woods
12:40 PM – The Mother Hips
2:00 PM – Joe Pug
3:20 PM – Ben Nichols
Beauty Bar/Palm Door (401 Sabine St) (info)
Halloween Town
12:00 PM – Apes of Wrath
12:00 PM – Nervous Wreckords
12:00 PM – Kid Meets Cougar
12:00 PM – Afghan Raiders
12:00 PM – Dirty Sweet
12:00 PM – Halloween Town
4:40 PM – Transfer
Beerland (711 Red River St) (21+) (free)
Victim of Time
1:00 PM – Predator
1:45 PM – Daily Void
2:30 PM – Timmy’s Organism
3:15 PM – Earthmen & Strangers
4:00 PM – King Louie & Missing Monuments
4:45 PM – Digital Leather
5:30 PM – Tokyo Electron
6:00 PM – The Spits
Paste Magazine/Vanguard/Sugar Hill
1:00 PM – Bobby Bare Jr w/Special Guest: Tribute to Shel Silverstein
1:35 PM – Sarah Jarosz
2:10 PM – Daphne Willis
2:45 PM – Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
3:20 PM – The Living Sisters
3:55 PM – The Watson Twins
(album review, photos) 4:30 PM – Black Prairie (featuring members of the Decemberists)
5:05 PM – Greg Laswell
Beso Cantina (3078 W 5th St) (info)
1:00 PM – Nat Jenkins
1:15 PM – Beanz On Toast
1:45 PM – Melati Malay
2:15 PM – Imagine Dragons
2:45 PM – Lookbook
3:15 PM – US Royalty
3:45 PM – Ten Bears
4:15 PM – Kav
4:45 PM – Chelsea Boys
5:20 PM – General Fiasco
6:30 PM – Yes Giantess
Black Sheep Lodge (2108 S Lamar Blvd) (unofficial)
Consequence of Sound
The Viper Room/SUPERGOODMUSIC
12:20 PM – Foster the People
1:00 PM – Imagine Dragons
1:40 PM – Glint
2:10 PM – Little Girls
2:55 PM – The Binges
3:40 PM – Steriogram
5:10 PM – Andrew W.K.
Los Angeles’ Viper Room throws a showcase with the suddenly performing everywhere Andrew W.K.
Brush Square Park (west tent) (official)
11:00 AM – Mahalla Phillips (Nexcyx)
11:00 AM – Shane Forester
11:00 AM – Rubytech
11:00 AM – Kirk Brown (The Strategy Band)
11:00 AM – Kite
Café Mundi (1704 E 5th St) (all ages) (free)
Girls Rock
12:00 PM – Charlie Bell
12:30 PM – Darling New Neighbors
1:05 PM – Jessica Hooper
1:20 PM – Exene Cervenka
2:00 PM – Akina Adderly & The Vintage Playboys
2:35 PM – Chatmonchy
3:05 PM – BO-PEEP
3:35 PM – White Mystery
4:50 PM – Viv Albertine (of The Slits)
5:30 PM – Guns & Rosie
Canvas (105 E 5th St Suite 113) (RSVP)
Midwasteland Takeover
Carousel Lounge (1110 E 52nd St) (free)
The Center for Art Rock Policy
1:00 PM – Mostly Dead
2:00 PM – Spain Colored Orange
3:00 PM – The Big Bang
4:00 PM – Benko
5:00 PM – Sweetmeat
6:00 PM – Suzanna Choffel
Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) (info)
RSVP – Filter Magazine/Reeperbahn Festival
12:00 PM – Nneka
1:00 PM – Band of Skulls
1:50 PM – Delta Spirit
Band playing South-by-Southwest too much: Dr. Dog. Band not playing it enough: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Cheapo Discs (914 N Lamar Blvd) (all ages) (free)
12:00 PM – Automusik
1:00 PM – We Were the States
2:00 PM – Miss Derringer
3:00 PM – Razorwire
4:00 PM – Sons of Hercules
5:00 PM – Batusis
6:00 PM – The BellRays
7:00 PM – The TexReys
Cheer Up Charlie’s (1104 E 6th St) (all ages) (free) (info)
Todd P/PPM
12:05 PM – Moment Trigger
12:55 PM – Devon Williams
1:20 PM – Audacity
1:45 PM – Residual Echo’s
2:10 PM – Pocahaunted
2:35 PM – Infinite Body
(photos)
3:00 PM – Tearist
3:30 PM – Randy Randall
3:55 PM – Gun Outfit
4:20 PM – Pearl Habor
4:45 PM – Total Abuse
Cherrywood Coffeehouse (1400 E 38th 1/2 St) (all ages) (free)
2:00 PM – Sweetheart
3:00 PM – Constellation Branch
4:00 PM – Hollywood Gossip
5:00 PM – Red Falcon
6:00 PM – Worst Case Ontario
Sneak Attack Media/Playing in Traffic Records
11:30 AM – The Spring Standards
12:35 PM – Twin Tigers
(photos)
2:25 PM – Danny Ross
3:50 PM – SPEAK
4:55 PM – Jukebox the Ghost
Includes free sneakers!…
Club 1808 (1808 E 12th St) (all ages) (free)
Chaos in Tejas
2:45 PM – Bad Sports
4:15 PM – TBA
5:00 PM – Woven Bones
5:45 PM – Ty Segall
6:30 PM – Duchess & The Duke
Club de Ville (900 Red River St) (outside) (free) (info)
BrooklynVegan/DailyMotion
12:00 PM – Princeton
(spotlight on, interview, live review, SXSW coverage, SXSW coverage, CMJ coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video)
12:45 PM – Twin Sister
(photos)
4:30 PM – Centro-matic
Now you’ve got my attention, Dave…
Club de Ville (900 Red River St) (inside) (free) (info)
BrooklynVegan/DailyMotion
12:30 PM – Active Child
1:15 PM – Pearly Gate Music
2:00 PM – Tig Notaro
2:15 PM – Katie Stelmanis
3:00 PM – Joe Mande
3:15 PM – Zola Jesus
Counter Culture (120 E North Loop) (free)
1:00 PM – Hi-Tones
2:00 PM – Saucy Jacks
3:00 PM – The Ugly Beats
4:00 PM – Muck & The Mires
5:00 PM – The Cynics
Creekside Lounge (606 E 7th St) (unofficial)
12:00 PM – Monarchs
12:40 PM – The Photonicas
1:25 PM – Broken Letters
2:10 PM – 13ghosts
2:55 PM – Through the Sparks
3:40 PM – Taylor Hollingsworth
Cube Valley Universality Church (3503 E 17th St) (info)
Light Lodge
12:00 PM – How I Quit Crack
12:45 PM – Eternal Tapestry
1:30 PM – Corporate Park
2:15 PM – George Quartz
3:00 PM – Psychic Violence
3:45 PM – Survive
4:30 PM – Vulgar Fashion
5:15 PM – Sewn Leather
6:00 PM – Pictureplane
6:45 PM – Tearist
7:30 PM – Medio Mutante
8:15 PM – Twisted Wires
Day Stage Café Austin Convention Center (500 E Cesar Chavez St) (all ages)
KPFT/WXPN
12:00 PM – Elizabeth Cook
2:00 PM – Carolina Chocolate Drops
3:00 PM – Diane Birch
3:50 PM – Citizen Cope
4:30 PM – Court Yard Hounds
Design Within Reach (200 W 2nd St) (info)
12:15PM: The Whitsundays
12:50PM: Drawlings
1:25PM: Pearl Harbor
2:00PM: Leslie Stevens and the Badgers
2:35PM: The Silent League
(album review, photos) 3:15PM: The Mynabirds
4:00PM: Garotas Suecas
4:40PM: The Growlers
5:30PM: The Entrance Band (
album review, photosQRO Review)
6:20PM: Acid Mothers Temple
Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St) (21+) (free) (info)
XO Publicity/Double Stereo/RM64/Propellerhead/SESAC
1:00 PM – One Pin Short
1:40 PM – Jonneine Zapata
2:20 PM – Gordon Voidwell
3:00 PM – Fitz & the Tantrums
District 301 (301 W 6th St) (unofficial)
Dizzy Rooster (306 E 6th St) (unofficial)
Family Records/The Orchard
12:00 PM – Pearl & The Beard
12:00 PM – Casey Shea
1:00 PM – Wakey!Wakey!
Doc’s Motorworks (1123 S Congress Ave) (free)
PF Flyers/RVCA/Goorin Brothers
1:00 PM – Blair
2:00 PM – The Burning Hotels
3:00 PM – Thunder Power
4:00 PM – The Pretty Black Chains
5:00 PM – The Orbans
6:00 PM – Hightide Blues
Dog & Duck Pub (406 W 17th St) (all ages) (free) (info)
12:15 PM – Ideal Soul Mart
1:15 PM – Jenny Owen Youngs
2:15 PM – Crash Kings
3:15 PM – Miniature Tigers
4:15 PM – New Politics
5:15 PM – TBA
Dominican Joe Coffee Shop (515 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (outside) (free)
Fort Wizard
12:30 PM – Fox & The Bird
1:30 PM – Great American Novel
2:30 PM – RTB2
3:30 PM – 11 Bones
4:30 PM – Chatterton
6:30 PM – Burning Hotels
Dominican Joe Coffee Shop (515 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (inside) (free)
Fort Wizard
12:00 PM – Jacob Metcalf
1:00 PM – Still Watters
2:00 PM – Hope Trust
3:00 PM – Literary Greats
4:00 PM – The Orbans
DOMY Bookstore (913 E Cesar Chavez Ave) (free)
KXLU/Olfactory Records
12:00 PM – Moses Campbell
12:00 PM – Italic Indian
12:00 PM – VOICEs VOICEs
12:00 PM – Fantastica Bastidas
12:00 PM – Explode Into Colors
12:00 PM – Hawnay Troof
12:00 PM – Big Whup
12:40 PM – Avi Buffalo
Downtown Burgers (310 E 3rd St) (all age) (free)
11:00 AM – Boys Who Say No
11:30 AM – John Bellows
12:00 PM – The Splinters
12:30 PM – Spiked Punch
1:00 PM – Computer Jesus Refrigerator
1:30 PM – Graffiti Monsters
2:00 PM – Grandchildren
2:30 PM – Attic Ted
3:30 PM – special guests
4:30 PM – Liturgy
5:00 PM – Videohippos
5:30 PM – Reverse X-Rays
6:00 PM – Wizzard Sleeve
6:30 PM – Lord Scrummage
7:00 PM – Quite Hooves
7:30 PM – Beach Fossils
Eastside Arthouse (2501 E 4th St) (unoffficial)
Red Blue Records
TBA – Cady Groves
1:30 PM – iRival
1:55 PM – We Are the In Crowd
TBA – The Ready Set
TBA – Terrible Things
TBA – Secret Secret Dino Club
7:55 PM – PM Today
TBA – Electric Valentine
TBA – Conditions
TBA – The Venetia Fair
TBA – Dr Manhattan
TBA – Barely Blind
TBA – Phone Calls From Home
TBA – The Hit
TBA – This Condition
TBA – Sound We Sleep
Emo’s Annex (600 Red River St) (free)
Massconcerts/Heavy Hitter
12:30 PM – Lions Lions
1:00 PM – Acaro
1:30 PM – We Are the End
2:00 PM – Wrath & Rapture
2:30 PM – Legend
3:15 PM – Defeater
4:00 PM – Goatwhore
5:00 PM – Mychildren Mybride
Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St) (outdoor) (free)
Pitchfork/Windish
3:30 PM – Best Coast
Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St) (indoor) (free)
Pitchfork/Windish
12:00 PM – Warpaint
3:00 PM – Dam-Funk
4:00 PM – Memory Tapes
You knew Pitchfork was going to showcase flavors of the week.
End of an Ear (2209 S 1st St) (all ages) (free)
1:00 PM – Summer Cats
1:00 PM – Brown Recluse
1:00 PM – Devon Williams
3:00 PM – Blessure Graves
4:00 PM – The Duchess & The Duke
5:00 PM – Efterklang
2:15 PM – Harlem
3:45 PM – The Drums
4:30 PM – The Very Best
5:15 PM – XYX
6:00 PM – Marina & The Diamonds
6:45 PM – Fool’s Gold
7:30 PM – Midnight Masses
Fado’s Irish Pub (214 W 4th St) (free)
RethinkPopMusic
12:00 PM – My Education
12:40 PM – The Glorious Veins
2:40 PM – The Sour Notes
3:20 PM – The Aviation Orange
4:00 PM – Eat Sugar
4:40 PM – The Vanguard
5:20 PM – Shuttle Debris
6:00 PM – Ambassadors
6:40 PM – The Yes Way
7:20 PM – Built By Snow
Fair Bean Coffee (2210 S 1st) (all ages) (free)
4:30 PM – Anais Mitchell
French Legation Museum (802 San Marcos St) (Hill) (free) (info)
Other Music/Dig For Fire
1:00 PM – Memory Tapes
3:00 PM – Mayer Hawthorne & the County
4:00 PM – Dam-Funk
5:00 PM – Pierced Arrows
French Legation Museum (802 San Marcos St) (Valley) (free) (info)
Other Music/Dig For Fire
1:30 PM – First Aid Kit
2:30 PM – Anni Rossi
Friends (208 E 6th St) (21+) (official)
RSVP – Berklee College of Music
1:00 PM – Shayna Zaid & The Catch
1:00 PM – Ann Driscoll
1:00 PM – Jordan Tarrant
1:00 PM – Stefan Wm
1:00 PM – Nini & Ben
1:00 PM – The Young Republic
1:00 PM – Audible Mainframe
Front Gate HQ (1711 South Congress Ave) (RSVP/info)
Front Gate Tickets/Sustainable Waves
11:45 AM – Joe Pug
12:30 PM – Wendy Darling
1:15 PM – White Dress
2:00 PM – Dawes (acoustic)
Galaxy Room (508 E 6th St) (free)
AAM Publicity
12:00 PM – Garotas Suecas
12:45 PM – Violent Soho
1:25 PM – Hesta Prynn
2:25 PM – Matt Pond PA (live review, album review, album review, photos, video)
3:20 PM – Avi Buffalo
5:00 PM – We Were Promised Jetpacks (MFNW coverage, album review, photos, video, video, video, photos)
The Ghost Room (304 W 4th St)
New Granada Records/Team Clermont
12:00 PM – Rec Center
1:00 PM – Venice is Sinking
2:00 PM – The Tenant
3:00 PM – Zillionaire
4:00 PM – New Roman Times
5:00 PM – The Low Lows
Gibson Studios (3601 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (free)
KEXP
12:00 PM – Ozomatli
Austin360/Cheer
1:00 PM – Rosie Flores
1:40 PM – Lynhurst
2:20 PM – Marty Willson-Piper
3:00 PM – Tommy Keene
3:40 PM – McAlister Drive
4:10 PM – Maika Makovski
4:50 PM – Amaral
5:30 PM – The Right Ons
6:10 PM – Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents
The Grand (4631 Airport Blvd, Ste 121)
3:00 PM – Howl
4:00 PM – Red Octopus
5:00 PM – The Roller
6:00 PM – Green & Wood
7:00 PM – RatKing
Guero’s (1412 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (free)
The Loyalty Firm/The Boxing Lesson
2:00 PM – Cassavettes
3:00 PM – Fake Your Own Death
4:00 PM – Kerretta
5:00 PM – My Education
6:00 PM – The Boxing Lesson
8:00 PM – The Happy Hollows
9:00 PM – Wax Fang
Habana Calle 6 (709 E 6th St) (21+) (outdoor) (free)
Mile Hi-Fidelity
12:00 PM – A Shoreline Dream
12:50 PM – Paperbird
2:30 PM – Houses
3:20 PM – Snake Rattle Rattle Snake
4:20 PM – The Rouge
5:20 PM – Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
Habana Calle 6 (709 E 6th St) (21+) (indoor) (free)
Mile Hi-Fidelity
12:20 PM – Churchill
1:10 PM – Andrea Ball
2:00 PM – The Epilogues
2:50 PM – The Still City
3:50 PM – The Photo Atlas
4:20 PM – The Pirate Signal
5:00 PM – TaunTaun
The Hideout (617 Congress Ave) (unofficial)
TBA – Eisley
Hilton (500 E 4th St) (all ages) (free)
KUT
9:00 AM – Elliott Brood
9:45 AM – John Hiatt
10:35 AM – Courtyard Hounds
Hole In the Wall (2538 Guadelupe St) (free)
12:00 PM – Any Day Parade
1:25 PM – Floating Action
2:15 PM – Or the Whale
3:05 PM – The Mother Hps
4:30 PM – Chuck Prophet
5:30 PM – Tim Easton & The Freeland Barons
6:20 PM – The Jane Shermans
Home Slice Pizza (1415 Congress Ave) (all ages) (free) (info)
WOXY
12:00 PM – Let’s Wrestle
12:45 PM – Woodhands
2:15 PM – Generationals
4:30 PM – The Lonely Forest
5:15 PM – Miles Kurosky (ex-Beulah)
6:00 PM – The Cave Singers
Home Slice Pizza (1415 Congress Ave) (all ages) (free) (info)
WOXY
12:30 PM – A Giant Dog
1:15 PM – A Giant Dog
2:00 PM – A Giant Dog
2:45 PM – Slow Club (photos)
5:00 PM – Movits!
5:45 PM – Movits!
6:30 PM – Movits!
Hot Mama’s (2401 E 6th St) (all ages) (free)
Leisure Tourniquet
12:00 PM – Bali Yaah
2:00 PM – Not In the Face
2:40 PM – Metaviri
3:30 PM – Baby Robots
4:10 PM – Shunda K
5:00 PM – Many Birthdays
House of Commons (2610 Rio Grande) (all ages) (free)
Don’t Tell Mom
12:30 PM – Colleen Green
12:50 PM – The Big Big Bucks
1:25 PM – Dead Gaze
2:00 PM – The Pharmacy (photos)
2:35 PM – Shannon & The Clams
2:55 PM – TBA
3:30 PM – The Safes
4:05 PM – Joe Lawler & The Matheletes
4:40 PM – Papa Bear
5:15 PM – Mehko & The Ocean Birds
5:50 PM – Teenage Cool Kids
6:35 PM – Occult Detective Club
7:10 PM – Stymie
7:45 PM – Sexycrimes
8:20 PM – Audacity
8:55 PM – Hobocop
9:30 PM – Shithawk
10:05 PM – Come and Take It
10:40 PM – Wild America
11:15 PM – Street Eaters
11:50 PM – Shellshag
House of Guys (1907 Rio Grande) (unofficial)
AyeAyeAye
1:00 PM – Young Mammals
1:00 PM – Gormeh Sabzi
1:00 PM – Kid Romance
1:00 PM – Eetsfeats
1:00 PM – The Numerators
1:00 PM – This Horn of Afrika
1:00 PM – Ovary Action
1:00 PM – Pussy Foot
1:00 PM – Erekeecludi
1:00 PM – Lisa Frank
1:00 PM – Yellow Fever
1:00 PM – The Beets
1:00 PM – Public
1:00 PM – Roy & Brian
1:00 PM – The Coathangers
The Independent (501 N IH 35) (free)
AasimFest 2010
12:00 PM – Candi & The Strangers
1:00 PM – Ringo Deathstarr
2:00 PM – Ume
3:00 PM – Migas
5:00 PM – Sixteen Deluxe
Academy Fight Song/Dine Alone Records
12:30 PM – The Moondoggies
1:10 PM – Children Collide
1:50 PM – Dinosaur Bones
2:30 PM – Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (spotlight on, interview, live review, CMJ coverage, CMJ coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
3:10 PM – Parlovr
The Jackalope (404 E 6th St) (free)
I HEART AZ
12:00 PM – Reubens Accomplice
12:00 PM – The Stiletto Formal
12:00 PM – Back Ted-N Ted
12:00 PM – Miniature Tigers
12:00 PM – Dear & The Headlights
12:00 PM – What Laura Says
Jo’s Coffee (1300 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (free) (info)
South by San Jose
12:00 PM – Alejandro Escovedo and Orchestra
12:00 PM – Amy Cook and Tosca Strings
12:00 PM – Adam Green
12:00 PM – The Beauties
1:00 PM – Everybody Was In The French Resistance… NOW! (album review)
2:00 PM – Ferocious Few
3:00 PM – Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore
4:00 PM – The Kissaway Trail
Jovita’s (1617 S 1st St) (all ages) (free)
RajiWorld/Sweet Relief
12:00 PM – Canja Rave
12:30 PM – Kasey Anderson
12:45 PM – Billy Harvey
1:00 PM – Ivan Julian
1:30 PM – Suzanne Cohffel
2:00 PM – Nakia
2:30 PM – McLemore Avenue
3:00 PM – The Lost Soul Revue
3:30 PM – Richard Barone
4:00 PM – Steve Poltz
4:30 PM – Triple Cobra
5:00 PM – Bluebonnets
5:30 PM – Victoria Williams
6:00 PM – Michael Des Barres
Justine’s (4710 E 5th St) (free)
1:00 PM – Burnt Ones
1:45 PM – Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
2:30 PM – Light Pollution
3:30 PM – The Howlies (photos)
4:30 PM – Sleepy Sun
Karibu Ethiopian Restaurant (1209 E 7th St) (free) (info)
Weekly Tape Deck
12:00 PM – One Wolf
12:40 PM – His Clancyness
1:20 PM – La Panza
2:00 PM – Rainbow Bridge
2:40 PM – My Gold Mask
3:20 PM – Coathangers
4:00 PM – Fungi Girls
4:40 PM – Tonstartssbandht
5:20 PM – So Cow
6:00 PM – Young Prisms
6:40 PM – Cloud Nothings
7:20 PM – Campfires
8:00 PM – Dead Gaze
8:40 PM – Banjo or Freakout
9:20 PM – Teenage Cool Kids
Klub Krucial (614 E 6th St) (free)
Mexican Summer/Gorilla vs. Bear
12:00 PM – Eternal Summers
12:45 PM – Mountain Man
1:30 PM – The Sandwitches
2:15 PM – Woodsman
3:00 PM – The Bitters
3:45 PM – The Mantles
4:45 PM – Dum Dum Girls
5:30 PM – The Golden Filter
6:15 PM – Best Coast
Lamberts (401 W 2nd St)
11:00 AM – Matt the Electrician
11:00 AM – Jens Lysdal
11:00 AM – Gudrid Hansdottir
11:00 AM – Poul Krebs
11:00 AM – Choir of Young Believers
11:00 AM – Leaving a Small Town
11:00 AM – Noise Revial Orchestra
11:00 AM – Kashmir
Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto St) (RSVP/info) (official)
British Music Embassy – Scotland
2:00 PM – Broken Records
2:00 PM – Young Fathers
2:00 PM – Fangs
2:00 PM – The Law
La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) (18+) (free) (official)
Village Voice Media
The Village Voice has a very nice daytime showcase at South-by-Southwest – hints of them throwing a strong Siren Music Festival this year, after last year’s (QRO recap) sub-par one?
The Liberty (1618 1/2 E 6th St) (21+) (free)
12:00 PM – A Dream Asleep
12:45 PM – Electric Courage Machine
2:15 PM – The Men
3:00 PM – Flat Stanley
3:45 PM – Motions Turns It On
4:30 PM – The Evening Rig
5:15 PM – Joan of Arc
6:00 PM – Ovenbirds
Fadia Kader/SMKA/Esperanza/Mindzai/The Stadium
2:00 PM – A.Leon Craft
2:00 PM – Bosco
2:00 PM – Donnis
2:00 PM – FKi / ALIen
2:00 PM – Gripplyaz
2:00 PM – Groove Chambers
2:00 PM – Hollyweerd
2:00 PM – Lera Lynn
2:00 PM – Mermaids
2:00 PM – Ocha La Rocha
2:00 PM – Pill
2:00 PM – Rahbi
2:00 PM – Sean Falyon
2:00 PM – Senor Kaos
2:00 PM – Soviet Rockets
2:00 PM – Spree Wilson
2:00 PM – Stat Quo
2:00 PM – STS
2:00 PM – The 54
2:00 PM – The Judies
2:00 PM – Vonnegutt
2:00 PM – YelaWolf
Longbranch Inn (1133 E 11th St) (unofficial)
Trouble in Mind Records/Sailor Jerry
12:15 PM – CoCoComa
1:00 PM – Tyler John Tyler
1:45 PM – Hollows
2:00 PM – Fresh & Onlys
2:45 PM – Charlie & The Moonhearts
3:30 PM – Ty Segall
4:15 PM – The White Wires
5:00 PM – The Hex Dispensers
Lovejoy’s (604 Neches) (21+) (free) (info)
I Guess I’m Floating/Flying Dog Brewery
2:15 PM – Beach Fossils
3:45 PM – Lemonade
6:00 PM – Toro Y Moi (album review)
Lustre Pearl (97 Rainey St) (info)
RSVP – Filter Magazine/Dickies Sounds
3:00 PM – Greg Laswell
4:00 PM – dios
5:00 PM – Warpaint
Maggie Mae’s (323 E 6th St) (21+) (RSVP/info)
Sonicbids
11:30 AM – The Law
12:00 PM – Cassavettes
12:30 PM – Bad Veins (photos)
1:00 PM – Obi Best
1:30 PM – The Uglysuit (Norman coverage, SXSW coverage, photos, photos)
2:00 PM – Cosmo Jarvis
2:30 PM – Jets Overhead
3:00 PM – The Broderick
3:30 PM – Bear Hands (spotlight on, interview, live review, CMJ coverage, Siren coverage, CMJ coverage, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
4:00 PM – Kate Miller-Heidke
4:30 PM – Francis
5:00 PM – Family of the Year
12:00 PM – 12th Planet
12:00 PM – Christian TV
12:00 PM – Craze
12:00 PM – DJ Spider
12:00 PM – Donnis
12:00 PM – Jovi Rockwell
12:00 PM – PacDiv
12:00 PM – Yelawolf
1:30 PM – CFCF
Mean Eyed Cat (1621 W 5th St)
Graham Wilkinson
4:00 PM – Angelo Spencer
5:00 PM – Spirit Family Reunion
7:00 PM – Paleface
8:00 PM – Kimya Dawson
9:00 PM – Graham Wilkinson
Mellow Mushroom (2426 Guadalupe) (free)
12:00 PM – Ramble Horse
1:30 PM – Leatherbag
3:00 PM – Gift Horse
4:30 PM – Sonny & The Sunsets
Mexican American Cultural Center (600 River St) (21+) (RSVP/info)
iHEARTCOMIX/Jelly/Mad Decent
12:15 PM – Royal Bangs
2:00 PM – Tearist
3:00 PM – Moonrats
4:00 PM – The Death Set (photos)
6:00 PM – Sleigh Bells
7:00 PM – Glass Candy
8:00 PM – Hudson Mohawk
9:00 PM – Rusko
Mi Casa Cantina (503 E 6th St) (free) (info)
Dart Music
1:00 PM – St. Deluxe
2:00 PM – Grant Atantic
3:00 PM – DaPuntoBeat
4:00 PM – special guest
5:00 PM – Tone
Mohawk (912 Red River St) (inside) (free)
RSVP – The Onion/Canvas Media/Flowerbooking
2:00 PM – The Wooden Birds
4:00 PM – Everybody Was In The French Resistance… NOW! (album review)
5:00 PM – Frightened Rabbit (live review, MFNW coverage, Siren coverage, FFF Fest coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
Mohawk (912 Red River St) (inside) (free)
RSVP – The Onion/Canvas Media/Flowerbooking
12:15 PM – Tigersapien.
1:15 PM – Malachai
2:15 PM – Sally Seltmann
3:15 PM – BRAHMS
4:15 PM – Tobacco
Your favorite printed news source & our favorite PR company combine again, with some fine acts from north of the American & English borders.
Monkeywrench Books (110 E North Loop) (all ages) (free)
12:00 PM – Loup Garoux
12:40 PM – Hurray for Riff Raff
1:30 PM – No Mas Bodas
2:15 PM – Bad Credit No Credit (photos)
3:15 PM – Munch Munch
Mother Egan’s (715 W 6th St) (unofficial)
Red House Records
12:00 PM – Anais Mitchell
The Music Gym (815 E 6th St) (info)
Denmark! Free Entrance
3.30 PM – WhoMadeWho
4.00 PM – Kashmir
4.30 PM – Spleen United
5.00 PM – Oh No Ono (album review)
5.30 PM – Choir of Young Believers
6.00 PM – The Good The Bad
6.30 PM – The Kissaway Trail
MWTX Loft (1001 E 6th St) (all ages) (North Stage) (free) (RSVP/info)
FYF Fest
12:15 PM – Jail Weddings
1:15 PM – Brazos (live review, live review)
2:00 PM – Admiral Radley
2:50 PM – Off! / Woah Hunx
4:35 PM – Grupo Fantasma (FFF coverage, photos)
5:30 PM – Mariachi El Bronx (MFNW coverage, photos)
6:20 PM – Billy Bragg
7:10 PM – Frightened Rabbit (live review, MFNW coverage, Siren coverage, FFF Fest coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
8:15 PM – Man Man (live review, Norman coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video)
MWTX Loft (1001 E 6th St) (all ages) (South Stage) (free) (RSVP/info)
FYF Fest
12:40 PM – Lost In Trees
2:50 PM – Hacienda
3:30 PM – The Jim Jones Revue
4:15 PM – DJ Spooky & GHP
5:05 PM – JEFF: The Brotherhood
7:30 PM – The Black Angels
8:25 PM – Man or Astroman?
FYF Fest’s ‘Mess With Texas’ party has been shorted to ‘MWTX’ (just as how FYF Fest used to be ‘Fuck Yeah Fest’), but expanded to two days, though has moved from Waterloo Park (site of the drenching, but not abbreviated in name, Fun Fun Fun Fest last November – QRO recap) to the other side of I-35.
Okay Mountain (1312 E Cesar Chavez St Ste B) (all ages) (free)
KVRX
12:00 PM – Winter Gloves
12:00 PM – Fungi GIrls
One 2 One (121 E 5th St) (free) (info)
Spin It Indie
2:15 PM – Chris Seefried and Justine Bennett
2:55 PM – Greg Holden
3:20 PM – Amber Rubarth
3:45 PM – Joey Ryan
4:10 PM – Jay Nash
4:35 PM – Jenni Alpert
5:00 PM – Luke Doucet
5:25 PM – Jake Walden
5:50 PM – Shane Alexander
6:15 PM – Harper Blynn
6:40 PM – Chris Pierce
Opal Divine’s Freehouse (700 W 6th St)
3rd Coast Music
11:00 AM – Janine Wilson
12:00 PM – Mary Battiata
1:00 PM – Jo Carol Pierce
2:00 PM – Jim Patton & Sharry Brokus
3:00 PM – Rod Picott
4:00 PM – Amanda Shires
5:00 PM – Larry Lange & His Lonely Knights
6:00 PM – Mitch Jacob’s Band
7:00 PM – Phil Lee
8:00 PM – Rick Broussard’s Two Hoots & A Holler
9:00 PM – Freddie Steady 5
Paradise (401 E 6th St)
M is for Montreal
12:00 PM – Radio Radio
12:00 PM – DD/MM/YYYY (photos)
12:00 PM – Lights
Paradise (401 E 6th St)
Six Shooter/CEC Management/Kindling Music
3:00 PM – Sass Jordan
3:00 PM – Simon Collins
3:00 PM – Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland
The Parish (214B E 6th St) (official)
RSVP – Graphic Sound Records/Luck Media & Marketing/McFarlane Thompson Entertainment
12:00 PM – Drive State
12:00 PM – 650 North
12:00 PM – KING HELL!!
12:00 PM – Jennie Laws
12:00 PM – Bob Pressner
12:00 PM – Neighborhood Bully’s
12:00 PM – Dave Schulz
12:00 PM – Theory of Flight
Parlor Hyde Park Bar (4301 Guadalupe) (unofficial)
TBA – The Frontier Brothers
TBA – The Bloodsugars
Peckerheads (402 E 6th St) (info)
RSVP – My Old Kentucky Blog
12:30 PM – Beach Fossils
1:00 PM – Lemonade
1:30 PM – Diplomats of Solid Sound
2:45 PM – Burnt Ones
4:05 PM – Andy D
4:45 PM – Hollywood Holt
5:20 PM – Banjo Or Freakout
7:00 PM – The Glitch Mob
The Phoenix (409 Colorado St) (unofficial)
Express
12:20 PM – Gin Wigmore
12:00 PM – Frank & Derol
12:00 PM – Erik Hassle
12:00 PM – Neon Trees
Plush (617 Red River St) (free)
Giant Steps Productions
12:00 PM – The Anchor
12:50 PM – Mike Hale
1:40 PM – Tumbledown
2:30 PM – Sun God
3:20 PM – This Moment In Black History
4:10 PM – Come and Take It
5:00 PM – Shitty Carwash
5:40 PM – City of Ships
6:30 PM – Junius
7:20 PM – Constants
Progress Coffee (500 San Marcos St) (all ages) (free)
12:00 PM – Inlets
12:45 PM – Dana Falconberry
3:00 PM – Jesse Woods
3:45 PM – Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
4:30 PM – Lost River/Old River
5:00 PM – Mountain Men
Pure Volume House (504 Trinity St) (21+) (RSVP/info)
2:00 PM – Conditions
3:00 PM – Lovedrug
4:00 PM – The Honey Brothers
5:00 PM – This Will Destroy You
6:00 PM – Henry Clay People
7:00 PM – The Invisible
Red 7 (611 E 7th St) (outdoor) (free)
Shirts For a Cure/Photo Finish Records
12:00 PM – Ashtree Close
12:00 PM – I Fight Dragons
12:00 PM – Strike Anywhere
12:00 PM – Riverboat Gamblers
12:00 PM – 7 Seconds
Red 7 (611 E 7th St) (indoor) (free)
Shirts For a Cure/Photo Finish Records
1:15 PM – The Downtown Fiction
2:00 PM – Envy On the Coast
2:45 PM – Steel Train (photos)
3:35 PM – Recover
4:30 PM – Circa Survive
Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St) (18+) (free) (info)
Little Radio Austin
12:00 PM – Tenlons Fort + Manhattan Murder Mystery
2:20 PM – Darker My Love
2:50 PM – Serena Maneesh
3:20 PM – Warpaint
3:50 PM – Jason Simon (Dead Meadow)
4:20 PM – Spindrift
4:50 PM – The Upsidedown
5:20 PM – TBA
Red House Pizzeria (1917 Manor Rd) (free) (info)
Music For Listeners/Rock Feedback/Transgressive Records
12:00 PM – Stricken City
2:00 PM – Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit
5:00 PM – special guest
Republic Live (301 W 5th St) (free)
Consequence of Sound/Rock It Out! Blog
12:00 PM – Chaperone
12:00 PM – Light Pollution
12:00 PM – Surf City (album review)
12:00 PM – The Happy Hollows
12:00 PM – The Protomen
Rusty Spurs (405 E 7th St) (outdoor) (free)
Swing House Studios/D’Addario/Evans/The Roxy
TBA – Ruby Jane
TBA – Sahara Smith
TBA – Shayna Zaid & The Catch
TBA – Elizabeth Cook
TBA – Joshua James
TBA – The Tender Box
3:30 PM – Robert Francis (photos)
Rusty Spurs (405 E 7th St) (indoor) (free)
Swing House Studios/D’Addario/Evans/The Roxy
TBA – Jacob Jeffries
TBA – Scorpion Child
TBA – Evaline
TBA – The Stone Foxes
TBA – Rumspringa
TBA – Dirty Sweet
3:30 PM – Michael Monroe
Ruta Maya Importing Co (3601 S Congress Ave)
ATX WildFire!
2:00 PM – Erko Eloheim
2:00 PM – DJ Ivor
2:00 PM – The Movement
2:00 PM – Idiginis
2:00 PM – Ashes of Babylon
2:00 PM – Tatanka
2:00 PM – The Raspas
2:00 PM – The Contrabandits
2:00 PM – Indofin
2:00 PM – Irie Hane
2:00 PM – Dub Gideon
2:00 PM – Root Dimension
Scoot Inn (1308 E 4th St) (outdoor) (free)
12:15 PM – Kreisor
1:45 PM – Green & Wood
2:45 PM – Iron Age
3:45 PM – Nebula
5:00 PM – Voivod
Scoot Inn (1308 E 4th St) (indoor) (free)
1:00 PM – Atomic Bitchwax
2:15 PM – Mammoth Grinder
3:15 PM – Quest for Fire
4:15 PM – Off With Their Heads
Trailer Fire Records
1:00 PM – Justin Gordon & The Fed
1:45 PM – Olentangy John
2:30 PM – We Are Country Mice
3:30 PM – Leslie & The Badgers
Shangri-La (1016 E 6th St) (unofficial)
2:15 PM – Kings Go Forth
Show Lush’s Backyard (1704 Kinney Ave) (free) (info)
Ramble Creek Recording Studio
12:00 PM – The Georgian Company
12:00 PM – One Wolf
12:00 PM – Austin Collins
12:00 PM – Collin Herring
12:00 PM – Monahans & special guest
12:00 PM – Doug Burr
12:00 PM – Seryn
12:00 PM – Telegraph Canyon
Side Bar (602 E 7th St) (free)
Defend New Orleans
12:00 PM – Brass Bed
12:45 PM – The Pharmacy (photos)
1:30 PM – GIVERS
2:15 PM – Giant Cloud
3:00 PM – Floating Action
4:30 PM – Generationals
5:15 PM – King Rey
Space12 (3121 E 12th St)
SXSE
1:00 PM – Brittain Ashford
1:00 PM – The Greatcoats
1:00 PM – Juniper Tar
1:00 PM – The Daredevil Christopher Wright
1:00 PM – Orion
Spiderhouse (509 W 29th St) (Stage #1) (free)
Optical Sounds
2:00 PM – Saffron Sect
2:45 PM – The Peelies
3:30 PM – Strangers Family Band
4:15 PM – The Runaway Suns
5:00 PM – Dinosaur Bones
5:45 PM – The Parties
6:00 PM – Postcards
6:45 PM – THe Hoa Hoa’s
7:30 PM – Your 33 Black Angels
8:15 PM – Action Makes
Spiderhouse (509 W 29th St) (Stage #2) (free)
1:45 PM – Little Secrets
2:00 PM – TBA
3:30 PM – Toy Horses
5:00 PM – Dandies
6:30 PM – Forever Changes
8:00 PM – Part Time
8:45 PM – Chibas
Spiderhouse (509 W 29th St) (Stage #3) (free)
3:45 PM – The Higher State
4:15 PM – Pirate Love
5:45 PM – TBA
7:15 PM – Dave Bone & The Troublemakers
Spiderhouse (509 W 29th St) (Stage #4) (free)
Maybe Mars
3:00 PM – Snapline
3:45 PM – White
4:30 PM – AV Akuno
5:15 PM – PK 14
6:00 PM – Carsick Carrs
6:45 PM – The Upside Down
7:30 PM – Xiao He
8:15 PM – Christian Bland & The Revelators
9:00 PM – Strange Attractors
9:45 PM – Ripe
10:30 PM – The Tunnels
11:15 PM – Astronaut Suit
12:00 AM – Bad Credit No Credit (photos)
After hosting three stages on Day Two (QRO preview), Spiderhouse ups it to four on Day Three – with no one you’ve ever heard of.
Stubb’s (801 Red River St) (outdoor) (invite only) (info)
SPIN Magazine
Das Racist & Dam-Funk DJs (between sets)
3:10 PM – Miike Snow
5:00 PM – Hole
Stubb’s (801 Red River St) (indoor) (invite only) (info)
SPIN Magazine
11:00 AM – Audible Mainframe
11:00 AM – Goons of Doom
SPIN Magazine is throwing an invite-only daytime party at Stubb’s, with the first U.S. appearance in over a decade of Courtney Love’s Hole (albeit with a compeltely new line-up behind her).
The Tap Room at Six (311 Colorado St) (official)
11:00 AM – Matt Kelly
11:00 AM – Scott Wesley Band
11:00 AM – Remington Pettygrove
11:00 AM – Kellen & Me
11:00 AM – The Giving Tree Band
11:00 AM – Danny Chalmson
11:00 AM – The Down Feathers
11:00 AM – Loyal Divide
11:00 AM – Yawn
11:00 AM – Breakers Broken
11:00 AM – A Lull
Threadgills (301 W Riverside Dr) (unofficial)
Deer Tick
12:00 PM – Those Darlins
12:00 PM – Jonny Corndawg
12:00 PM – Spencer Kingman
12:00 PM – Jacob Smigel
12:00 PM – Liz Isenberg
12:00 PM – Chris Paddock
12:00 PM – Vio/Mare
Thunderbird Coffee (2200 Manor Rd) (free)
Giant Steps
3:00 PM – TypeFighter
3:00 PM – Ashley Gold
3:00 PM – Jacob Jones
3:00 PM – Eldridge Rodriguez
3:00 PM – Frank Smith
3:00 PM – The Makeout Party
3:00 PM – At Any Speed
3:00 PM – Crooks
3:00 PM – Coyote Kolb
Tiniest Bar in Texas (817 W 5th St) (free)
Two Syllable/Transparent
12:00 PM – Young Buffalo
12:00 PM – Active Child
12:00 PM – Candy Claws
12:00 PM – That Ghost
12:00 PM – Fergus & Geronimo
12:00 PM – Small Black
Trailerspace Records (1401-A Rosewood Ave) (all ages) (free) (info)
1:00 PM – Audacity
2:00 PM – The Baths
2:45 PM – Ratas del Vaticano
3:30 PM – Davila 666
5:00 PM – Grass Widow (photos)
5:45 PM – Darker My Love
The Trophy Room (301 E 6th St) (21+) (free) (info)
JBTV
2:00 PM – The Lifeline
2:45 PM – Cavashawn
3:30 PM – The Noise FM
4:15 PM – Blane Fonda
5:00 PM – The Fold
5:45 PM – Kirkland
6:30 PM – The Frantic
Typewriter Museum (1306 E 6th St) (all ages) (free)
Peelander-Z
12:00 PM – Amanaguchi
12:30 PM – Starscream
12:50 PM – The Clutters
1:20 PM – The Beans
1:40 PM – Gagkirise
2:10 PM – This Horn of Afrika
2:30 PM – Ghost Knife
3:00 PM – This Horn of Afrika
3:20 PM – Black Panda
3:50 PM – Black Cock
4:10 PM – Birthday Suits
4:40 PM – Black Cock
5:00 PM – Hardnips
5:30 PM – Foot Patrol
5:50 PM – Math the Band
6:20 PM – Foot Patrol
6:40 PM – Peelander-Z
Uncorked Tasting Room (900 E 7th St) (free)
TeXchromosome
12:00 PM – Stefanie Fix
1:00 PM – Janine Wilson
2:00 PM – Bridget London
3:00 PM – Robin Wiley
4:00 PM – Gina Villalobos
5:00 PM – Ruthie & The Wranglers
6:00 PM – Shelley King
7:00 PM – Penny Jo Pullus
8:00 PM – Mary Battita
9:00 PM – Nancy Apple
Union Park (512 W 6th St) (all ages) (free)
Beyond Race Magazine
2:00 PM – Jovi Rockwell
2:00 PM – Outernational
2:00 PM – Bisco Smith
2:00 PM – Pomegranates
2:00 PM – Still Time
Urban Outfitters (2406 Guadalupe St) (all ages) (free)
Ground Control Touring
12:00 PM – Real Estate (CMJ coverage, photos)
1:00 PM – Surf City (album review)
2:00 PM – Happy Birthday
3:00 PM – Dum Dum Girls
4:00 PM – Let’s Wrestle
Valhalla (710 Red River St) (21+) (RSVP/info)
Dance Robots Dance!
1:00 PM – Bulimiatron
1:00 PM – Computer Blue
1:00 PM – Jabee
1:00 PM – Joshua Distance
1:00 PM – The DJ Reber
1:00 PM – Crystal Vision
1:00 PM – Beatpunks
1:00 PM – Glasnost
1:00 PM – Kids At the Bar
1:00 PM – Trash Yourself
The Hype Machine
12:00 PM – MillionYoung
12:30 PM – Michael Parallax
1:15 PM – Bang Bang Eche (CMJ coverage, photos)
1:45 PM – Acrylics (ATJ coverage, photos)
2:30 PM – YACHT (spotlight on, interview, live review, FFF coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos)
3:15 PM – Bachelorette
4:00 PM – Uffie
4:30 PM – Dances With White Girls (DJ Set)
5:30 PM – CFCF (DJ Set)
6:00 PM – Mickey Factz
6:15 PM – Nomathmatics (DJ Set)
6:45 PM – Body Language (BEMF coverage, photos, photos)
7:15 PM – special guests
Waterloo Cycles (600 N Lamar Blvd) (all ages) (free) (info)
12.00 PM – Thick Shakes (album review)
12.30 PM – Reading Rainbow
1.00 PM – Davis Levels
1.40 PM – Standard Fare
2.20 PM – Allo Darlin’
3.00 PM – Coal Porters
4.00 PM – Red Pony Clock
5.00 PM – The Lovely Eggs
6.00 PM – My Teenage Stride (ATJ coverage, photos)
Waterloo Records (600 N Lamar Blvd) (all ages) (free) (info)
1:00 PM – John Hiatt
3:00 PM – Mile Kurosky (of Beulah)
4:00 PM – Serena Maneesh
6:00 PM – Rye Rye
Yard Dog Gallery (1510 S Congress Ave) (free)
Bloodshot Records
12:15 PM – The Silos
12:55 PM – Whitey Morgan & The 78s
1:35 PM – Ben Weaver
2:15 PM – Ha Ha Tonka
2:55 PM – Rosie Flores
3:35 PM – Justin Townes Earle
4:15 PM – Exene Cervenka
4:55 PM – Deadstring Brothers
5:35 PM – Waco Brothers
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn (500 N IH 35) (18+)
7:00 PM – Hilary York
8:00 PM – Halves
9:00 PM – David Fonseca
10:00 PM – The Second Grace
11:00 PM – The Niro
12:00 AM – Shelley Short
1:00 AM – Tom Brosseau
21st Street Co-op (707 W 21st St) (free) (RSVP/info)
Tape Bombs/Covert Curiosity/Day Bow Wow/No Woods
4:00 PM – Signals
6:15 PM – Electric Electric
7:00 PM – Screens
7:45 PM – Collections of Colonies of Bees
8:30 PM – Daniel Francis Doyle
9:15 PM – Zorch
10:00 PM – Ume
12:15 AM – DD/MM/YYYY (photos)
1:00 AM – Maps & Atlases
3:00 AM – Andrew W.K.
Aces Lounge (222 E 6th St) (21+)
Undocumented Management
8:00 PM – 12th Planet
8:45 PM – Harvard Bass
9:30 PM – Bird Peterson
10:15 PM – Hussle Club
10:45 PM – Congorock
11:30 PM – LA Riots
12:15 AM – Felix Cartal
1:00 AM – Wolfgang Gartner
The Ale House (310 E 6th St (Alley Entrance) (21+)
Coda Agency
8:00 PM – Treetop Flyers
9:00 PM – Family of the Year
10:00 PM – John Smith
11:00 PM – April Smith & The Great Picture Show
1:00 AM – MG&V
One in the morning will see the debut of MG&V, the new collaboration between frontmen John McCauley of Deer Tick (see below), Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes (see above), and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit (see above).
Amsterdam Cafe (121 W 8th St) (21+)
Charisma Artist Agency
7:00 PM – Dust Congress
8:00 PM – The Dolomites (Stevhen Iancu)
9:00 PM – The New Familiars
10:00 PM – Boulder Acoustic Society
11:00 PM – Fishtank Ensemble
12:00 AM – Asylum Street Spankers
1:00 AM – White Ghost Shivers
Antone’s (213 W 5th St) (all ages)
The Billions Corporation
Danny Barnes hosting
8:00 PM – Lost in the Trees
Auditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake) (Riverside Dr & S 1st St) (all ages) (free) (official)
BMI
6:00 PM – Cracker (spotlight on, interview, live review, live review, album review, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video)
6:45 PM – The BoDeans
8:00 PM – Cheap Trick
Yes, that Cheap Trick.
Austin Museum of Art (823 Congress Ave) (18+) (free)
G-House Management
6:15 PM – The Tastydactyls
7:00 PM – Winston Audio
7:45 PM – Harrison Hudson
8:45 PM – The Dirty Dishes
9:30 PM – Art Decade
Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St) (all ages)
AOL/Spinner
7:00 PM – Mayer Hawthorne & The County
9:00 PM – Raphael Saadiq
10:00 PM – Smokey Robinson
Yes, AOL is out-of-date, but it’s not as old-school as the line-up, with aping-old Black Joe Lewis & Sharon Jones, and actually old-school Smokey Robinson.
Barbarella (615 Red River St) (21+)
Anticon. Records
DJ Sodapop (between sets)
8:00 PM – Baths
9:00 PM – Serengeti
10:00 PM – Dosh
11:00 PM – Son Lux
12:00 AM – Tobacco
1:00 AM – Themselves
Barcelona (209 E 6th St) (21+)
Circle Management
Smash Gordon hosting
9:20 PM – Trillbass
10:00 PM – Vaski
10:50 PM – Evol Intent DJ
11:45 PM – Excision & Datsik
1:00 AM – Dieselboy
BD Riley’s (204 E 6th St) (21+)
7:00 PM – It’s True!
8:00 PM – The Spring Standards
9:00 PM – The Pinholes
10:00 PM – The Krayolas
11:00 PM – The Downbeat 5
12:00 AM – Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
1:00 AM – Muck & The Mires
Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St) (21+)
Panache Booking
8:00 PM – Odawas
8:50 PM – Signals
9:40 PM – Videohippos
10:30 PM – So Cow
11:20 PM – The Coathangers
12:10 AM – Golden Triangle
1:00 AM – Tyvek
Beauty Bar Backyard (617 E 7th St) (21+)
Panache Booking
8:10 PM – Zs
9:00 PM – Carrots
11:30 PM – Garotas Suecas
12:20 AM – Givers
1:10 AM – Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
Beauty Bar/Palm Door (401 Sabine St) (21+) (badges only)
Rolling Stone Magazine
8:00 PM – Band of Skulls
9:00 PM – Jimmie Dale Gilmore
10:00 PM – Court Yard Hounds
11:00 PM – John Doe
12:00 AM – Dawes
1:00 AM – Nneka
The Belmont (305 W 6th St) (unofficial)
Swing House/Roxy/D’Addario
TBA – Black Angels
Billboard.com Bungalow (708 E 6th St) (21+)
9:00 PM – BRAHMS
11:00 PM – The Death Set (photos)
1:00 AM – BT
Billboard.com’s ‘bungalow’ goes in near all caps, from B to T – but avoid TAP…
Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St) (21+)
7:30 PM – Romantics
8:30 PM – Sounds Under Radio
9:30 PM – Cruiserweight
10:25 PM – Margaret Cho
12:00 AM – The Dollyroots
1:00 AM – Shelhy Lynne
Midwasteland Takeover
6:45 PM – Capybara
7:30 PM – Short Circuit
8:15 PM – Keenhouse
9:00 PM – Deepthinkers
9:30 PM – Ces Cru
10:10 PM – DJ Marcus Shadden
11:00 AM – Mannequin Skywalker
11:45 PM – special guest
12:00 AM – Drop a Grand
12:30 AM – Tommy Ferrari & The Future Motor Machines
1:15 PM – Bacon Shoe
Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater (1165 Angelina St) (all ages)
7:00 PM – Double Portion
8:00 PM – Mwangaza Children’s Choir
9:00 PM – Jones Family Singers
Cedar Door (201 Brazos St) (18+)
The Artery Foundation
8:00 PM – Bury Tomorrow
8:50 PM – Asking Alexandria
9:40 PM – Evergreen Terrace
10:30 PM – I See Stars
11:30 PM – Breathe Carolina
12:30 AM – Attack Attack!
Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) (21+)
Bug Music
8:00 PM – Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
9:00 PM – Exene Cervenka
10:00 PM – Jimmie Vaughan
11:00 PM – American Bang
12:00 AM – Buddy Miller
1:00 AM – The Veils
Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St) (all ages) (badges only)
8:05 PM – Company
10:30 PM – jj
Despite being badges-only, it’s sure to be hard to make it into this showcase, unless you show up early for Band of Horses’ guitarist Tyler Ramsey’s solo set.
Cheer Up Charlie’s (1104 E 6th St) (all ages) (free) (info)
Todd P/Woodsist
6:30 PM – The Beets
7:10 PM – Sun Araw
7:50 PM – Bleeker & The Freaks
8:30 PM – The Mantles
9:10 PM – Happy Birthday
9:50 PM – Nodzzz
10:30 PM – Woods (EVR coverage, photos)
Chupacabra Cantina (400 E 6th St) (all ages) (RSVP)
Pegstar.net/Free Press Houston
8:15 PM – Harper Blynn
9:45 PM – Acid Mothers Temple
10:30 PM – The Smith Westerns (photos)
11:10 PM – The Fresh & Onlys
11:50 PM – The Watermarks
12:30 AM – This Will Destroy You
1:15 AM – Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
Now that Harlem Shakes (QRO spotlight on) – last year’s best act of South-by-Southwest (QRO recap) – have broken up (snfff…), don’t even have to give the pretense of not hating the wildly overrated Shilpa Ray.
And why doesn’t this Houston-sponsored have it’s own, actually good, friends of the Shakes, Wild Moccasins (see earlier)?
Club 115 (115 San Jacinto St) (21+)
The Bloom Effect/Nomadic Wax
8:30 PM – David Dallas
9:10 PM – Young Sid
9:45 PM – Mr Sicc
10:20 PM – Rebel Diaz
11:00 PM – Adam Tensta
12:00 AM – Timbuktu & Chords
1:00 AM – Looptroop Rockers
Club 1808 (1808 E 12th St) (all ages) (free)
Chaos in Tejas
7:15 PM – Devon Williams
8:00 PM – Frankie Rose & The Outs
8:45 PM – Ratas del Vaticano
9:30 PM – Zola Jesus
10:15 PM – Gun Outfit
11:00 PM – Rainbow Bridge
11:45 PM – Magic Kids
12:30 AM – JEFF: The Brotherhood
Club 1808 II (1808 E 12th St) (all ages)
8:00 PM – Future Blondes
9:00 PM – The So So Glos (photos)
10:00 PM – XYX
11:00 PM – Rusted Shut
12:00 AM – ST 37
1:00 AM – Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Club de Ville (900 Red River St) (21+)
Green Label Sound
Classixx DJs (between sets)
9:30 PM – Solid Gold
12:30 AM – Ra Ra Riot (spotlight, interview, interview, live review, live review, live review, live review, live review, SXSW coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video)
Ra Ra Riot are playing South-by-Southwest! At a 21+ club, after a line-up of dance-beat acts sure to make it hard to get in & give a douchey crowd!
Continental Club (1315 S Congress Ave) (21+)
No Depression
8:00 PM – Vandaveer
9:00 PM – The Maldives
10:00 PM – The Belleville Outfit
11:00 PM – Deadstring Brothers
12:00 AM – Elliott BROOD
1:00 AM – Chatham County Line
Copa (217 Congress Ave) (21+)
WOMEX
9:00 PM – Wouter Kellerman
10:00 PM – Unni Lovlid
11:00 PM – Boom Pam
12:00 AM – Grupo Fantasma (FFF coverage, photos)
1:00 AM – Gong Myoung
Creekside at Hilton Garden Inn (500 N IH 35) (18+)
The Bedford
8:00 PM – Noush Skaugen
9:00 PM – Lindsey
10:00 PM – Linda Kiraly
11:00 PM – Gemma Ray
12:00 AM – Lo-Star
1:00 AM – Andy Clockwise
Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St) (21+)
Crush Management
8:00 PM – Nikki Jean
8:30 PM – Chiddy Bang
9:00 PM – The Young Veins
10:00 PM – New Politics
11:00 PM – Patrick Stump
1:00 AM – Hole
Expect (hope?) for Courtney Love to be a full trainwreck by 1:00 AM.
Dominican Joe Coffee Shop (515 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (outside) (free)
Fort Wizard
7:30 PM – The Murdocks
8:30 PM – Whiskey Folk Ramblers
9:30 PM – Oso Closo
10:30 PM – Goodwin
11:30 PM – Rivercrest Yacht Club
Dominican Joe Coffee Shop (515 S Congress Ave) (all ages) (inside) (free)
Fort Wizard
7:00 PM – Jonniene Zapata
8:00 PM – Tony Ferraro ELT
9:00 PM – Fate Lions
10:00 PM – Quaker City Nighthawks
11:00 PM – DJ Lo Res
Elephant Room (315 Congress Ave) (21+)
8:00 PM – Takashi Kamide
9:15 PM – Michael Feinberg
10:30 PM – DUKE! The Golden Arm Trio Plays Ellington
11:45 PM – Zona Tango
1:00 AM – ELEW
Elysium (705 Red River St) (21+)
Japan Nite
7:00 PM – JinnyOops!
8:00 PM – Riddim Saunter
9:00 PM – Okamoto’s
10:00 PM – Red Bacteria Vacuum
11:00 PM – Omodaka
12:00 AM – Chatmonchy
1:00 AM – Dolly
Japan Nite – one of the most consistently interesting South-by-Southwest traditions.
Emo’s Annex (600 Red River St) (all ages)
WOXY
8:00 PM – TV Torso
9:00 PM – Twin Tigers (photos)
10:00 PM – French Miami
12:00 AM – Crystal Antlers (photos)
Emo’s Jr. (603 Red River St) (all ages)
The Windish Agency
8:00 PM – The Golden Filter
9:00 PM – Bachelorette
10:00 PM – WhoMadeWho
11:00 PM – Delorean
1:00 AM – Matias Aguayo
Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St) (all ages)
The Windish Agency
9:15 PM – Royal Bangs
11:15 PM – Fool’s Gold
1:15 AM – The Very Best
Encore (611 Red River St) (21+)
WFMU/Aquarius Records
7:00 PM – Epileptinomicon
8:00 PM – Drunkdriver
9:00 PM – Home Blitz
10:00 PM – Headdress
11:00 PM – Sonny & The Sunsets
12:00 AM – True Widow
1:00 AM – Todd
Encore Patio (611 Red River St) (21+)
WFMU/Aquarius Records
7:00 PM – Liturgy
8:00 PM – Speedwolf
9:00 PM – Iron Man
10:00 PM – Moon Duo
11:00 PM – Shit And Shine
12:00 AM – Pierced Arrows
Esther’s Follies (525 E 6th St) (18+)
8:30 PM – Andy Ritchie
8:45 PM – Kurt Braunohler
9:05 PM – Scott Aukerman
9:20 PM – Matt Braunger
9:40 PM – Andi Smith
9:55 PM – Lucas Molandes
10:10 PM – Eugene Mirman (photos)
10:30 PM – Pete Holmes
10:45 PM – Hari Kondalbolu
11:00 PM – Moshe Kasher
11:15 PM – Kristen Schaal
11:30 PM – Kyle Kinane
11:55 PM – Tig Notaro
12:15 PM – Todd Barry
12:35 PM – Kevin Avery
12:50 PM – Margaret Cho
Esther’s Follies gets its best comedic line-up to date, including Flight of the Conchords (QRO live review) guest stars/semi-regulars Eugene Mirman (the super), Kristen Schaal (super-fan Mel), and Todd Barry (the third Conchord) – so where’s Murray?
Flamingo Cantina (515 E 6th St) (21+)
8:00 PM – Rey Fresco
9:00 PM – At Versaris
11:00 PM – Vincent Gayo
12:00 AM – Funky C
1:00 AM – Huecco
Four Seasons (98 San Jacinto St) (lobby) (all ages) (free)
KGSR
Friends (208 E 6th St) (21+)
8:00 PM – NiCad
9:00 PM – Francis
10:00 PM – Rebelle
11:00 PM – Bird by Bird
12:00 AM – The Fold
Galaxy Room (508 E 6th St) (21+)
8:45 PM – Admiral Radley
9:45 PM – Phil & The Osophers (spotlight on, interview, SXSW coverage, Northside coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video)
10:45 PM – Twin Sister (photos)
Ooh – interesting line-up indoors at Galaxy Room (and Admiral Radley features members of Earlimart – QRO spotlight on).
Galaxy Room Backyard (508 E 6th St) (21+)
Frenchkiss Records/Mom + Pop
10:00 PM – An Horse
11:00 PM – Suckers
One tends to feel bad for Les Savy Fav bassist/Frenchkiss Records supremo Syd Butler, whose seen other acts on his label like (now on Sony) Passion Pit (QRO album review) and soon Freelance Whales shoot past his own band – until one remembers the lucky bastard’s married to super-pretty actress Amy Carlson (Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Third Watch – QRO photo at a Les Savy Fav show).
The Ghost Room (304 W 4th St) (21+)
Bright Antenna/Jail Guitar Doors USA
8:00 PM – Spring Tigers
9:00 PM – Magic Wands
10:00 PM – Jimmy Gnecco
11:00 PM – Middle Class Rut
12:00 AM – Jail Guitar Doors featuring Wayne Kramer, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Chris Shiflett and others TBA
Austin360/Cheer
6:50 PM – Kings Go Forth
7:30 PM – Reno Bo
8:10 PM – Chriss Scruggs
8:40 PM – Stonehoney
9:20 PM – Girls, Guns and Glory
10:00 PM – Whitey Morgan & The 78s
10:40 PM – The Chevelles
11:20 PM – Camper Van Beethoven (live review, live review, photos, photos, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video)
Habana Calle 6 (709 E 6th St) (21+)
Sargent House/Ballistic Missile
9:00 PM – Cast Spells
10:00 PM – Good Old War (photos)
11:00 PM – Native
12:00 AM – Fang Island
1:00 AM – The Chinese Stars
Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St) (21+)
Get Hip/13 O’Clock
8:00 PM – The Wailin’ Yeahs
9:00 PM – The Ugly Beats
10:00 PM – The Saffron Sect
11:00 PM – The Higher State
12:00 AM – Thee Vicars
1:00 AM – The Cynics
Headhunters (720 Red River St (8th St Entrance) (21+)
20 Buck Spin/Profound Lore
7:00 PM – Dark Castle
7:55 PM – Coffinworm
8:50 PM – Hatred Surge
9:10 PM – The Endless Blockade
9:45 PM – Salome
10:40 PM – White Mice
11:35 PM – Yakuza
12:25 AM – Liturgy
1:20 AM – The Atlas Moth
The Hideout (617 Congress Ave) (all ages)
Not Not Fun
8:00 PM – Psychic Reality
8:45 PM – Sex Worker
9:30 PM – Wet Hair
10:15 PM – Pocahaunted
11:00 PM – Teeth Mountain
11:45 PM – Eternal Tapestry
12:45 AM – Sun Araw
Hot Mama’s (2401 E 6th St) (all ages) (free)
Leisure Tourniquet
6:30 PM – Strangers Family Band
7:20 PM – Ishi
8:00 PM – Benko
8:40 PM – The Great Nostalgic
9:20 PM – Golden Cities
10:00 PM – Ukemi
IFC Crossroads House (612 Brazos)
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11:00 PM – The Middle East
11:00 PM – Broken Social Scene (spotlight on, interview, interview, interview, live review, CMJ coverage, Siren coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
The Independent (501 N IH 35) (21+)
Ninjatune Records
8:00 PM – Richard Henry
9:00 PM – Yppah
10:00 PM – Damaged Good$
11:00 PM – Poirier ft MC Zulu
12:00 AM – Anti-Pop Consortium
1:00 AM – Daedelus
It’s the twentieth anniversary of Ninjatune!
The Jackalope (404 E 6th St) (21+) (free)
Reggie’s Rock Club
8:00 PM – Blacklist Royals
8:00 PM – Deadtown Revival
8:00 PM – Paperbear
8:00 PM – The Zut Alors
8:00 PM – MPLS Henrys
Jaime’s (802 Red River St) (21+)
Busking for CHANGE/War Child
8:00 PM – Sex With Strangers
9:00 PM – Les Psycho Riders
11:00 PM – The Joys
12:00 AM – The Pack A.D.
1:00 AM – Grand Analog
Karma Lounge (119 W 8th St) (21+)
8:00 PM – The Burnerz
9:00 PM – Outasight
10:00 PM – Keelay & The Park with Ragen Fykes
11:00 PM – Breakestra
12:00 AM – The Chicharones
1:00 AM – Sole & The Skyrider Band
Kenny Dorham’s Backyard (1106 E 11th St) (all ages)
The Austin Tejano Music Coalition/Diverse Arts
8:00 PM – Cerronato
9:00 PM – David Garza
10:00 PM – Texas Tornados
11:00 PM – Del Castillo
Key Bar (617 W 6th St) (21+) (free)
Wide Eyed Booking
5:00 PM – Stay Gold Pony Boys
6:00 PM – Hector Ward & The Big Time
7:00 PM – Keith Moody
8:00 PM – Jonathan Terrell
9:00 PM – Roadside Graves
10:00 PM – Trian Woodburns
11:00 PM – Christ Gates & Gatesville
Klub Krucial (614 E 6th St) (21+)
Mexican Summer Records/Gorilla vs. Bear
7:00 PM – The Young
8:00 PM – Weekend
9:00 PM – Pearl Harbor
10:00 PM – Tamaryn
12:00 AM – Memory Tapes
Lamberts (401 W 2nd St) (18+)
Friendly Fire Records
7:00 PM – Tape Deck Mountain
8:00 PM – Hifiklub
9:00 PM – The Whitsundays
10:00 PM – Elk City
Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto St) (21+)
British Music Embassy – PPL/NME
8:00 PM – The Chapman Family
9:00 PM – Grave Babies
10:00 PM – Active Child
11:00 PM – The Smith Westerns (photos)
12:00 AM – Everything Everything
1:00 AM – The Drums
Haven’t read The NME in so long…
La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) (all ages)
Vagrant Records
8:00 PM – J Roddy Walston & The Business
12:45 AM – Alphabeat
Did anyone realize that Vagrant’s got such a strong line-up? And this is without Saves the Day…
The Liberty (1618 1/2 E 6th St) (21+) (free)
6:45 PM – Lords of Altamont
7:15 PM – Crash Gallery
8:00 PM – Two the Line
8:45 PM – Hermit Thrushes
9:30 PM – The Safes
10:15 PM – Naam
11:00 PM – The Composure
live.create. lounge (503 Neches St) (21+)
8:00 PM – Jenny Owen Youngs (acoustic)
9:00 PM – Harper Simon (acoustic)
10:00 PM – Mozella (acoustic)
Longbranch Inn (1133 E 11th St) (free) (RSVP/info)
Austin Imposition/We Are Busy Bodies
8:00 PM – Wetdog
9:15 PM – The Beets
10:00 PM – Golden Triangle
10:45 PM – DD/MM/YYYY (photos)
12:15 AM – Lemonade
1:00 AM – Tobacco
Lustre Pearl (97 Rainey St) (21+) (badges only)
Dickies Sounds
11:00 PM – Broken Bells
Even as a badges-only party, Lustre Pearl’s gonna be packed for superstars like Zooey Deschanel & Danger Mouse (She & Him and Broken Bells, respectively), plus hot up-and-comers Surfer Blood & Here We Go Magic.
Maggie Mae’s (323 E 6th St) (21+)
Chop Shop Records
8:00 PM – Scars on 45
9:00 PM – Anya Marina
10:00 PM – Mackintosh Braun
11:00 PM – Nico Stai
12:00 AM – Chew Lips
1:00 AM – Band of Skulls
Maggie Mae’s Gibson Room (512 Trinity St) (21+)
Cantora Records
8:00 PM – Gordon Voidwell
9:00 PM – Aaron Pfenning
11:00 PM – Bear Hands (spotlight on, interview, live review, CMJ coverage, Siren coverage, CMJ coverage, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
12:00 AM – Rumspringa
Cantora Records has been collecting some nice Brooklyn acts.
Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St) (21+)
Warp Magazine
8:00 PM – Red Cortez
9:00 PM – Steel Train (photos)
11:00 PM – Royal Bloodline
12:00 AM – Sum 41
1:00 AM – Lullabye Arkestra
Warp Magazine has arranged a strange line-up, from neo-jam (Steel Train) to up-and-coming U.K. indie (The Boxer Rebellion) to… Sum 41?!?
Malverde (400B W 2nd St) (21+)
Fool’s Gold
8:00 PM – Malente
8:40 PM – Nick Catchdubs
9:20 PM – Trackademicks
11:20 PM – Telephoned
12:00 AM – Vega
1:20 AM – Jokers of the Scene
Mellow Mushroom (2426 Guadalupe) (free)
High Society
9:00 PM – Big J
10:00 PM – Beverly Hills Polo Club
11:00 PM – Hot Britches!
12:00 AM – Pterobot
Mi Casa Cantina (503 E 6th St) (18+)
8:00 PM – Charades
9:00 PM – The Name
10:00 PM – DaPuntoBeat
11:00 PM – 60 Tigres
12:00 AM – Noise Beat Propaganda
1:00 AM – Descartes a Kant
Mohawk (912 Red River St) (all ages)
Cake Shop/Slumberland Records
8:00 PM – Standard Fare
9:00 PM – Reading Rainbow
10:00 PM – Summer Cats
11:00 PM – Frankie Rose & The Outs
12:00 AM – Grass Widow (photos)
Label Slumberland teams up with basement Bowery venue Cake Shop (QRO venue review), including bands that wouldn’t play Cake Shop like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and the yet latest band with Frankie Rose, previously of Crystal Stilts (QRO album review), and, before that, Vivian Girls (see above).
Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St) (all ages)
Biz 3 Publicity
8:00 PM – Digital Leather
9:00 PM – SALEM
9:30 PM – Maluca
10:00 PM – Uffie
10:30 PM – Fashawn
10:50 PM – Freddie Gibbs
11:10 PM – Donnis
11:30 PM – The Cool Kids (photos)
12:00 AM – Miike Snow
1:00 AM – Mayer Hawthorne & The County
Momo’s (618 W 6th St) (18+)
KUT 90.5
8:00 PM – Kat Edmonson
9:00 PM – Sarah Jarosz
10:00 PM – Freedy Johnston
11:00 PM – Citizen Cope
12:00 AM – Jon Dee Graham
1:00 AM – Chuck Prophet & Mission Express
The Music Gym (815 E 6th St) (unofficial)
Epicsauce/Neon Reverb
TBA – Birds & Batteries
TBA – Man/Miracle
TBA – Tempo No Tempo
11:00 PM – Little Girls
1:00 AM – Rainbow Arabia
Opal Divine’s Freehouse (700 W 6th St ) (21+)
Gibson Latino
8:00 PM – Verona
9:00 PM – MegaRex
10:00 PM – Yokozuna (MX)
11:00 PM – The Hong Kong Blood Opera
12:00 AM – Los Odio
1:00 AM – Division Minuscula
Paradise (401 E 6th St) (21+)
Canadian Music Week
8:00 PM – Hey Rosetta!
9:00 PM – Final Flash
10:00 PM – Romi Mayes
11:00 PM – Hollerado
12:00 AM – The Deep Dark Woods
1:00 AM – Simon Collins
The Parish (214B E 6th St) (21+)
Arts & Crafts Records/The Highline Ballroom
9:00 PM – Timber Timbre
12:00 AM – Broken Social Scene (spotlight on, interview, interview, interview, live review, CMJ coverage, Siren coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
Canadian super-indie imprint (thanks to all of that state support…) Arts & Crafts teams up with New York’s Highline (QRO venue review), from marquee act BSS to ex-scenester Jason Collett to his back-up band Zeus to newest signee Still Life Still.
Parlor Hyde Park Bar (4301 Guadelupe) (all ages) (free)
Tangled Snark
8:00 PM – The Anchor
8:00 PM – Broken Gold
8:00 PM – Ghost Knife
8:00 PM – Cobra Skulls
8:00 PM – Off With Their Heads
The Phoenix (409 Colorado St) (21+)
Moodswing/Oakley/Elitaste
7:00 PM – Gigamesh
7:30 PM – DJ Benzi
8:00 PM – 2AM Club
8:30 PM – Electrolightz
9:00 PM – Chris Young
9:30 PM – DJ Enferno
10:15 PM – Kelley James
11:00 PM – Mike Posner
12:45 AM – DJ Jason Smith
1:15 AM – DJ PS1
Prague (422 B Congress Ave) (21+)
NXNE
8:00 PM – Jully Black
9:00 PM – Lights
10:00 PM – DD/MM/YYYY (photos)
11:00 PM – Matthew Good
12:00 AM – The Trews
1:00 AM – Shout Out Out Out Out
Pure Volume House (504 Trinity St) (21+) (RSVP/info)
12:00 AM – Steel Train (photos)
1:00 AM – Serena Maneesh
2:00 AM – The Constellations
Red 7 (611 E 7th St) (all ages)
Ecstatic Peace Records
9:00 PM – Lord Jeff
10:00 PM – Servile Sect
11:00 PM – Nancy Garcia
Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) (all ages)
Ecstatic Peace Records
8:15 PM – Black Helicopter
10:15 PM – Violent Soho
1:15 AM – Demolished Thoughts
Expect Thurston Moore to be at his most noise-rock when he opens up the showcase of his own label, Ecstatic Peace, which features those crappy bands he likes that always give Sonic Youth such terrible openers, like The Entrance Band & Talk Normal.
Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St) (18+)
AMA II/Lucero Family Picnic
8:00 PM – Trampled by Turtles
9:00 PM – Glossary
10:00 PM – Justin Townes Earle
Underrated: the workingman’s punk of Lucero. Overrated: the alt-country rock of Deer Tick.
Rusty Spurs (405 E 7th St) (21+)
The MuseBox
8:00 PM – Bird of Youth
9:00 PM – A Shoreline Dream
10:00 PM – Pirate Love
11:00 PM – Codeine Velvet Club
Scoot Inn (1308 E 4th St) (21+)
Duck Down Records
8:00 PM – DJ Evil Dee
8:40 PM – Promise
9:05 PM – Team Facelift
9:30 PM – Marco Polo & Torae
9:55 PM – Skyzoo
10:20 PM – Blue Scholars
10:45 PM – Kidz In The Hall
11:25 PM – Pharoahe Monch (photos)
12:00 AM – Ruste Juxx
12:10 AM – Smif N Wessun
12:25 AM – Sean Price
12:40 AM – Buckshot
1:10 AM – B-Real of Cypress Hill
15th anniversary of Duck Down Records, apparently.
Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) (21+)
Learning Curve
7:45 PM – The Blind Shake
8:40 PM – Gay Witch Abortion
9:35 PM – Hamoptysis
10:30 PM – Bare Wires
11:25 PM – Freaky Age
12:20 AM – Camisama
1:15 AM – Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!
Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave) (21+)
Sounds from Colombia
9:10 PM – Nawal
10:20 PM – Ciegossordomudos
11:30 PM – Superlitio
12:50 AM – Systema Solar
Speakeasy Kabaret (412 Congress Ave) (21+)
9:30 PM – Peligrosa All-Stars
11:30 PM – Palenke Soultribe
12:30 AM – Sonidero Nacional
Spill (212 E. 6th St) (21+ )
FrankRadio/Nat Geo Music/Babygrande
Jasmine Solano DJs (between sets)
7:00 PM – Rocky Business
8:00 PM – Hey Champ
9:00 PM – Terry Poison
10:00 PM – Wiz Khalifa (feat. Curren$y) (photos)
11:00 PM – Redman
12:00 AM – Balkan Beat Box
1:00 AM – Lyrics Born
St. David’s Bethell Hall (301 E 8th St) (all ages)
Looking For A New England
7:00 PM – Gadarene
8:00 PM – Olivia Chaney
9:00 PM – Jackie Oates
10:00 PM – Jim Moray
11:00 PM – Trembling Bells
12:00 AM – The Unthanks
St. David’s Historic Sanctuary (301 E 8th St) (all ages)
7:30 PM – Matt Pryor
8:30 PM – The Candle Thieves
11:30 PM – Black Prairie
Remember ex-Wallflower (and yes, Bob’s son) Jakob Dylan? At this point, it should be "Neko Case (featuring Jakob Dylan)".
Stephen F’s Bar (701 Congress Ave) (21+)
7:30 PM – Amy Annelle
8:25 PM – Diana Darby
9:20 PM – Jonna Lee
10:15 PM – Andy Pratt
11:10 PM – Yuna
12:05 AM – Elephant Parade
1:00 AM – Robert Gomez
Stubb’s (801 Red River St) (all ages)
8:30 PM – Metric (live review, live review, live review, live review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video)
11:30 PM – Rusko
12:30 AM – Beats Antique
Metric’s playing Stubb’s! And they’re playing it early – does this mean singer Emily Haines (QRO solo album review) will be free later in the evening (or on Thursday – QRO SXSW preview) to return to her break-out role as female vocalist for Broken Social Scene (see above)?…
Submerged (333 E 2nd St) (21+)
HI, Hawaii
8:00 PM – Sabrina
9:00 PM – Tavana
10:00 PM – Kona
11:00 PM – Anuhea
12:15 AM – Pimpbot
The Tap Room at Six (311 Colorado St) (21+)
Hotel Cafe
7:30 PM – Sydney Wayser
8:00 PM – Lex Land
8:30 PM – Jay Nash
9:00 PM – The Paper Raincoat
9:30 PM – Lady Danville
10:00 PM – Austin Hartley-Leonard
10:30 PM – Honeyhoney
11:00 PM – Jesca Hoop
11:30 PM – Brother Sal
12:00 AM – Elevators
Tiniest Bar in Texas (817 W 5th St) (all ages) (free)
5:30 PM – The Static Jacks
6:30 PM – The Steps
7:30 PM – For Hours and Hours
8:30 PM – Jessica Hernandez
Trailerspace Records (1401-A Rosewood Ave) (all ages) (free) (info)
Gotta Groove Records
7:00 PM – The Felix Culpa
7:00 PM – Chelsea Automatic
7:00 PM – Ghost Ghost
7:00 PM – Weatherbox
The Trophy Room (301 E 6th St) (21+) (free) (info)
JBTV
7:15 PM – Last Fast Action
8:00 PM – Treaty of Paris
8:45 PM – Van Ghost
9:30 PM – Pet Lions
11:00 PM – Till Death
Trophy’s (2008 S Congress Ave) (21+) (free)
9:00 PM – Addie Brownlee
9:35 PM – Laura Marie
10:10 PM – Kathleen Blackwell
10:45 PM – Staci’s Edge
11:20 PM – Radagun
11:55 PM – Melissa Ferrick
12:30 AM – Bo Peep
1:05 AM – Da Rezarekt
1:40 AM – She Craves
Valhalla (710 Red River St) (21+)
7:00 PM – Useless ID
8:00 PM – Middle Finger Salute
9:00 PM – Overflow
10:00 PM – Bo-Peep
11:00 PM – King of Conspiracy
12:00 AM – Geeks
1:00 AM – Mumiy Troll
The Velveeta Room (521 E 6th St) (18+)
8:00 PM – Matt Braunger, Howard Kremer, Joe Mande and Andi Smith
9:00 PM – Scott Aukerman, Ramin Nazer, Jimmy Roulette and special guest
10:00 PM – Kurt Braunoler, Kyle Kinane, Pete Holmes and special guest
11:00 PM – Rob Delaney, Moshe Kasher, Chelsea Peretti, Andy Ritchie and special guest
12:00 AM – Kevin Avery, Dan Boulger, and Ben Kronberg with special guest
1:00 AM – Hari Kondabolu and Lucas Molandez
The Hype Machine
TBA – Delorean
TBA – French Horn Rebellion
12:00 AM – The Crystal Method
Victorian Room at The Driskill (604 Brazos St) (21+)
ASCAP
7:30 PM – Obi Best
8:15 PM – Charlie Parr
9:00 PM – Carolina Chocolate Drops
9:45 PM – Rachael Cantu
10:30 PM – Mads Langer
11:15 PM – Audra Mae
12:00 AM – The Rescues
Victory Grill (1104 E 11th St) (all ages)
EMERGENCE Media
DJ Skeez (between sets)
8:30 PM – Eyeris
8:50 PM – Staci Russell
9:10 PM – Perseph1
9:30 PM – 50/50
9:55 PM – Boog Brown
10:20 PM – Mae Day
10:40 PM – DIAMOND
11:00 PM – Miz Korona
11:25 PM – Eternia
11:55 PM – Psalm One
12:20 AM – Invincible
12:50 AM – Tiye Phoenix
1:20 AM – Bahamadia
Wave (408 E 6th St) (21+)
8:00 PM – Strait Laces
9:00 PM – The Gin Riots
10:00 PM – Little Brazil
11:00 PM – That Ghost
12:00 AM – Follow That Bird!
1:00 AM – Kittens Ablaze
Wave Rooftop (408 E 6th St) (21+)
French @ SXSW
8:00 PM – Papier Tigre
9:00 PM – Sebastien Schuller
10:00 PM – Cocoon
11:00 PM – Brisa Roche
12:00 AM – Dead Sexy Inc.
1:00 AM – Binary Audio Misfits
Whole Foods (550 Bowie St) (all ages) (free) (info)
Local post-rockers The Octopus Project will be putting on two free debut performances of their new ‘surround sound immersion piece’, HEXADECAGON.