The Music Slut's Massive Guide To SXSW

The schedule for SXSW has been announced and The Music Slut has a few picks for those a little bewildered at the massive amount of offerings. Some are bands we’ve seen, some have CDs we love and some we’ve just heard about through the grapevine. If you are still confused, our suggestion would be to pick the band from outside the USA. They’ve flown thousands of miles to be there and may just be the best band you’ll never get to see again. Those marked with stars are bands we especially suggest checking out. If you know of another party (or are throwing one yourself) that you don't see listed, give us a shout: themusicslut@gmail.com

Wednesday March 14th
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn (500 N I35H ) (18+)
Alina Simone, 11:00 p.m Carrboro NC, Pop

Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St) (21+)
Best Fwends, 9:00 p.m Ft Worth TX, Punk
Langhorne Slim, 9:30 p.m Langhorne PA, Alt Country
Illinois, 11:30 pm Bucks County PA, Rock*
Annuals, 12:45 a.m Raleigh NC, Rock

Beerland (711 1/2 Red River St) (21+)
Sparkle Motion, 8:00 p.m Austin TX, Punk

Blender Bar at the Ritz (320 E 6th St) (21+)
The Postmarks, 10:30 p.m Miami FL, Rock*
Sahara Hotnights, 12:45 a.m Stockholm SWEDEN, Rock

Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St) (All Ages)
Rosie Thomas, 10:00 p.m Seattle WA, Singer-Songwriter**

Continental Club (1315 S Congress Ave) (21+)
The Dansettes, 10:00 p.m New York NY, R&B*

Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St) (21+) ASCAP Party
White Rabbits 9:15 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock**
Trainwreck Riders 1:00 a.m. San Francisco CA Alt Country*

Emo's IV Lounge (601 Red River St) (All Ages) Sub Pop Party
Loney, Dear 10:00 p.m. Stockholm SWEDEN Pop
Oxford Collapse 11:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock
Patton Oswalt 1:00 a.m. New York NY Avant/Experimental

Emo's Jr (603 Red River St) (All Ages) Beggars Banquet
Calla 11:15 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock

Emo's Main Room (603 Red River St) (All Ages) 4AD
Emma Pollock 9:00 p.m. Glasgow UK Rock
Beirut 10:00 p.m. Albuquerque NM Rock**

Flamingo Cantina (515 E 6th St) (18+)
Oh No! Oh My! TBA Austin TX Rock
Scanners TBA London UK Rock
Pony Up TBA Montreal QC Rock
Har Mar Superstar TBA Los Angeles CA Rock

Habana Calle 6 Annex (708 E 6th St) (21+)
Tally Hall 11:00 p.m. Ann Arbor MI Rock
Birdmonster 12:00 a.m. San Franciscio CA**

La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) (All Ages)
Peter, Bjorn and John TBA Stockholm SWEDEN Rock**

Lambert's (401 W 2nd St) (21+)
Kristoffer Ragnstam 9:00 p.m. Gothenburg SWEDEN Pop**

Light Bar (408 Congress Ave) (21+) MoRisen
The Sammies 12:00 a.m. Charlotte NC Rock**

Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St) (All Ages)
The Twilight Sad 10:00 p.m. Glasgow UK Rock*

Opal Divine's Freehouse (700 W 6th St ) (All Ages) Batanga - Latin Night
Nudo de Espejos 7:30 p.m. Lima PERU Rock
BJC 8:20 p.m. Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
Latin Rock Mezklah 9:10 p.m. Los Angeles CA
Latin Rock Austin TV 10:00 p.m. Mexico City MEXICO Avant/Experimental
La Gusana Ciega 11:00 p.m. Mexico City MEXICO
Rock Zoe 12:00 a.m. Mexico City MEXICO
Rock Allison 1:00 a.m. Mexico D.F. MEXICO Latin Rock

Red 7 (611 E 7th St) (All Ages)
The Panda Band 10:00 p.m. Perth AUSTRALIA Pop**

Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St) (18+) Frenchkiss
Thunderbirds Are Now! 12:00 a.m. Detroit MI Rock*
Les Savy Fav 1:00 a.m. Brooklyn NY Rock*

Room 710 (710 Red River St) (21+) In Music We Trust
I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House 8:00 p.m. Portland OR Rock

Stubb's (801 Red River St) (All Ages) NME and Zune
The Sunshine Underground 8:00 p.m. Leeds UK Rock
The Automatic 9:00 p.m. Cardiff UK Rock**
Jamie T 10:00 p.m. London UK Pop
Lily Allen 11:00 p.m. Hammersmith UK Pop**
Razorlight 12:00 a.m. London UK Rock**
The Bravery 1:00 a.m. New York NY Rock*

The Tap Room at Six (117 W 4th St) (21+) Pretty Activity Party
The Subjects 11:00 p.m. New York NY Rock*
ALOKE 12:00 a.m. New York NY Rock*

Uncle Flirty's Loft (325 E 6th St) (21+) Finnish Moosic Tour - Finish Music Night
LAPKO 8:00 p.m. Helsinki FINLAND
Rock Lodger 9:00 p.m. Helsinki FINLAND
Rock 22-Pistepirkko 10:00 p.m. Helsinki FINLAND
Rock Disco Ensemble 11:00 p.m. Helsinki FINLAND
Punk Callisto 12:00 a.m. Turku FINLAND Metal
KTU (Pohjonen, Gunn, Mastelotto) 1:00 a.m. Helsinki FINLAND Avant/Exper


Thursday March 15th
The Ale House (310 E 6th St (Alley Entrance)) (21+ )
Joan as Police Woman 9:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Avant/Experimental**

Antone's(213 W 5th St) (All Ages) Astralwerks Party
Small Sins 9:30 p.m. Toronto ON Rock
Sondre Lerche 10:30 p.m. Bergen NORWAY Pop**
The Little Ones 11:30 p.m. Silverlake CA Pop
Sparklehorse 12:30 a.m. Hayesville NC Singer-Songwriter*

Beauty Bar Patio (617 E 7th St) (21+) iheartcomix/AM Only/Viva La Rock
Protokoll 8:15 p.m. Boston MA Rock
lo-Fi-Fnk 9:00 p.m. Stockholm SWEDEN Electronic**
Foreign Islands 9:45 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock
Shout Out Out Out Out 10:30 p.m. Edmonton AB Electronic
Matt & Kim 11:15 p.m. Brooklyn NY Pop**
Shitdisco 12:00 a.m. Glasgow UK Rock
The Presets 12:45 a.m. Sydney AUSTRALIA Electronic**

Blender Bar at the Ritz (320 E 6th St) (21+) New Line/ Scratchie
The Sights 9:00 p.m. Detroit MI Rock*
Midnight Movies 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA Rock
Robbers on High Street 12:00 a.m. Poughkeepsie NY Rock
Albert Hammond, Jr. 1:00 a.m. New York NY Rock*

Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St) (21+)
Say Hi To Your Mom 8:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock
Menomena 1:00 a.m. Portland OR Rock

Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St) (21+)
Apollo Sunshine 9:00 p.m. Boston MA Rock
Melee 10:00 p.m. Orange CA Pop
MuteMath 11:00 p.m. New Orleans LA Rock
Mando Diao 12:00 a.m. Borlänge SWEDEN Rock
The Fratellis 1:00 a.m. Glasgow UK Rock**

Emo's IV Lounge (601 Red River St) (All Ages) Asthmatic Kitty and friends
Old Time Relijun 9:30 p.m. Portland OR Avant/Experimental

Emo's Jr (603 Red River St) (All Ages) Øyafestival/ Oh My Rockness
Ra Ra Riot 8:00 p.m. Syracuse NY Rock**
Cloud Cult 10:00 p.m. Minneapolis MN Rock*
The Ponys 1:00 a.m. Chicago IL Rock

Emo's Main Room (603 Red River St) (All Ages) Kork Agency
The Gossip 12:00 a.m. Searcy AR Rock*
Voxtrot 1:00 a.m. Austin TX Rock**

Eternal (418 E 6th St) (21+) Universal Republic
Scott Matthews 8:00 p.m. Wolverhampton UK Singer-Songwriter
Amy Winehouse 12:00 a.m. London UK R&B**

Friends (208 E 6th St) (21+) Rykodisc
The Young Knives 1:00 a.m. Oxford UK Rock

La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) (All Ages) Attic Jam
Rachel Fuller 6:00 p.m. London UK Singer-Songwriter
Elvis Perkins 9:00 p.m. Providence RI Rock
Cold War Kids 10:00 p.m. Fullerton CA Rock**
Architecture in Helsinki 12:00 a.m. Melbourne AUSTRALIA Rock**

Lambert's (401 W 2nd St) (21+) Jade Tree
Snowden 10:00 p.m. Atlanta GA Rock*

Maggie Mae's (323 E 6th St) (21+) M for Montreal
Land Of Talk 11:30 p.m. Montreal QC Rock
We Are Wolves 1:15 a.m. Montreal QC Rock
Maggie Mae's Rooftop (323 E 6th St) (21+) Bonsound
Malajube 12:00 a.m. Montreal QC Rock
Les Breastfeeders 1:00 a.m. Montreal QC Rock

Mohawk (912 Red River St) (All Ages) Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar & Dead Oceans
Frida Hyvönen 9:00 p.m. Stockholm SWEDEN Singer-Songwriter
Catfish Haven** 10:00 p.m. Chicago IL R&B
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness 9:30 p.m. Austin TX Rock
Bishop Allen 10:30 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock
Okkervil River 12:45 a.m. Austin TX Rock

The Parish II (214 E 6th St) (21+) Gigantic Music
O'Death 9:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Punk**
Aa 11:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Avant/Experimental
The Boggs 12:00 a.m. Brooklyn NY Rock
Asobi Seksu 1:00 a.m. Brooklyn NY Pop

The Parish (214B E 6th St) (21+) Hotel Cafe - This looks like a really interesting night
Alice Smith (solo) 7:30 p.m.
Starsailor (James Walsh Solo) 10:30 p.m.
Manchester UK Rock Badly Drawn Boy (acoustic) 11:00 p.m.
Aqualung (acoustic) 12:00 a.m.
Tom Morello 12:30 a.m.
Songwriters In The Round 1:15 a.m.

Stubb's (801 Red River St) (All Ages)
Aqualung TBA South London UK Singer-Songwriter
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly 8:00 p.m. Southend UK Rock
Rodrigo y Gabriela 10:00 p.m. Terra Acida MEXICO World*
The Dears 11:00 p.m. Montreal QC Rock
Bloc Party 12:00 a.m. London UK Rock**

Zero Degrees (405 E 7th St) (18+)
Catchdubs 8:00 p.m. New York NY DJ


Friday March 16th
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn (500 N I35H ) (18+)
Teitur 12:00 a.m. Faroe Islands DENMARK Singer-Songwriter

Antone's (213 W 5th St) (All Ages) The Billions Corporation
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's 9:00 p.m. Indianapolis IN Rock
My Brightest Diamond 10:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock

Austin Music Hall Ballroom (500 E Cesar Chavez) (All Ages) Paste Mag Party
moe. TBA Buffalo NY Rock
Brandi Carlile TBA Seattle WA Singer-Songwriter
The Polyphonic Spree TBA Dallas TX Rock**

Beauty Bar (617 E 7th St) (21+) BIZ 3 publicity and Kork
Flosstradamus 10:00 p.m. Chicago IL DJ
Bonde do Role 11:00 p.m. Sao Paulo BRAZIL Hip Hop/Rap**

Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St) (21+) Bigshot Touring
Clem Snide 9:00 p.m. Nashville TN Pop
Bon Savants 12:00 a.m. Boston MA Rock
Sound Team 1:00 a.m. Austin TX Pop

Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St) (All Ages) KCRW.com
The Watson Twins 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA Rock
Duncan Sheik 10:00 p.m. New York NY Singer-Songwriter
Willy Mason 12:00 a.m. Marthas Vineyard MA Rock
Skye 1:00 a.m. London UK Singer-Songwriter

Club de Ville (900 Red River St) (21+)
Tiny Masters of Today 9:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Punk

Elysium (705 Red River St) (21+) Japan Nite
Oreskaband 8:00 p.m. Osaka JAPAN Pop

Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) (All Ages) Record Collection
The Walkmen TBA Washington DC Rock**
Simon Dawes TBA Los Angeles CA Rock

Eternal (418 E 6th St) (21+) SESAC
Pela 11:15 p.m. Brooklyn NY Rock**
The Faint 12:30 a.m. Omaha NE Rock**

Exodus (302 E 6th St) (21+) Time Out NY & Virgin Megastore
Nellie McKay 7:45 p.m. New York NY Singer-Songwriter**
Young Love 12:00 a.m. Austin TX Rock**
Peaches 1:00 a.m. Berlin GERMANY Pop**

La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) (All Ages) BBC 2
Mika TBA London UK Pop**
a winehouse TBA
Seth Lakeman 8:00 p.m. Devon UK Singer-Songwriter
James Morrison 9:40 p.m. London UK Pop**

Maggie Mae's (323 E 6th St) (21+)
Dirty on Purpose 9:00 p.m. Brooklyn NY Pop
Chin Up Chin Up 12:00 a.m. Chicago IL Rock
Maggie Mae's Rooftop (323 E 6th St) (21+) ILG (Independent Label Group)
The Electric Soft Parade 1:00 a.m. Brighton UK Rock

Redrum (401 Sabine St) (All Ages) Eyeball Records
Kiss Kiss 10:00 p.m. Milton NY Rock

Stubb's (801 Red River St) (All Ages)
Alice Smith 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn NY R&B
Andrew Bird 9:30 p.m. Chicago IL Pop*
Badly Drawn Boy 11:30 p.m. Manchester UK Pop**
The Good, The Bad & The Queen 12:45 a.m. London UK Rock**

The Tap Room at Six(117 W 4th St) (21+) Carpark
Beach House 1:00 a.m. Baltimore MD Pop*

Uncle Flirty's Loft (325 E 6th St) (21+) Nordic Night - Bands from Scandanavia
Sister Flo 8:00 p.m. Riihimaki FINLAND Rock
Marit Larsen 9:00 p.m. Oslo NORWAY Rock
Vincent Van Go Go 10:00 p.m. Copenhagen DENMARK
Reggae Johnossi 11:00 p.m. Stockholm SWEDEN Rock
Grand Island 12:00 a.m. Oslo NORWAY Rock
Reykjavik! 1:00 a.m. Reykjavik ICELAND Rock

Whisky Bar (303 W 5th St) (21+)
WinterKids 12:00 a.m. Peaslake UK Pop**
The Ettes 1:00 a.m. Los Angeles CA Rock


Saturday March 17th
Antone's (213 W 5th St) (All Ages)
The Tragically Hip 12:45 a.m. Kingston ON Rock

Beauty Bar Patio (617 E 7th St) (21+) Memphis Industries/Saddle Creek/Team Love
Field Music 9:00 p.m. Sunderland UK Rock
Tilly and The Wall 10:00 p.m. Omaha NE Rock*
The Pipettes 11:00 p.m. Brighton UK Pop**
Tokyo Police Club 12:00 a.m. Newmarket ON Rock

Blender Balcony at the Ritz (320 E 6th St) (21+)
Who's Your Favorite Son, God? 10:00 p.m. Sacramento CA Avant/Experi

Blender Bar at the Ritz (320 E 6th St) (21+)
The Gaskets 8:00 p.m. Richmond VA Pop**
Daniel Johnston and the Nightmares 11:00 p.m. Waller TX Rock*
The Whigs 12:00 a.m. Athens GA Rock

Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St) (21+) Bella Union
My Latest Novel 8:00 p.m. Glasgow UK Avant/Experimental
Fionn Regan 10:00 p.m. Dublin IRELAND Singer-Songwriter
Midlake 12:00 a.m. Denton TX Rock

Copa (217 Congress Ave) (21+)
Au Revoir Simone 12:00 a.m. Brooklyn NY Electronic
Nicole Atkins & the Sea 1:00 a.m. Neptune NJ Alt Country**

Elysium (705 Red River St) (21+) Fanatic
Girl Talk 1:00 a.m. Pittsburgh PA Hip Hop/Rap**

Emo's Main Room (603 Red River St) (All Ages)
The Buzzcocks 8:00 p.m. Manchester UK Punk**
Meat Puppets 9:00 p.m. Austin TX Alt Country**

Eternal (418 E 6th St) (21+) KUT
Money Mark TBA Los Angeles CA Rock
Alexi Murdoch TBA London UK Singer-Songwriter

Exodus (302 E 6th St) (21+)
Prototypes 12:00 a.m. Paris FRANCE Rock
Junior Senior 1:00 a.m. Copenhagen DENMARK Pop**

Friends (208 E 6th St) (21+) Human Giant
Aziz Ansari 8:00 p.m. New York NY Rock
TimandEric.com 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA Comedy

Habana Calle 6 Annex (708 E 6th St) (21+) JDub & Heeb Magazine
Golem TBA New York NY Punk**
Balkan Beat Box TBA Tel Aviv ISRAEL Alt Country**
Soulico TBA Tel Aviv ISRAEL DJ

La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) (All Ages)
Mew 10:00 p.m. Copenhagen DENMARK Rock**
Eisley 11:00 p.m. Tyler TX Rock

Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto St) (21+) Rainbow Quartz
Youth Group 1:00 a.m. Australia AUSTRALIA Rock

Mohawk (912 Red River St) (All Ages)
The Hourly Radio 12:00 a.m. Dallas TX Rock**

Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) (All Ages) Fenway Recordings Sessions
Aberdeen City 11:00 p.m. Boston MA Rock

Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) (21+) Music From Ireland
Oppenheimer 8:30 p.m. Belfast IRELAND Pop

Stubb's (801 Red River St) (All Ages) Esquire
Paolo Nutini 9:00 p.m. Paisley UK Singer-Songwriter**
Kings of Leon 10:00 p.m. Nashville TN Rock
Spoon 11:00 p.m. Austin TX Rock
The Stooges 12:30 a.m. Detroit MI Rock**

Uncle Flirty's Loft (325 E 6th St) (21+) Ernest Jenning/Thrill Jockey
The Black Hollies 10:30 p.m. Jersey City NJ Rock