Fight is the lead single from Ben Kweller’s new album Changing Horses which is out now on ATO records. I’m not usually much of a country fan, but Kweller’s new sound is starting to grow on me. This video isn’t half bad, either. What do you think of the video for Fight?

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It seems more and more people are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon these days. This blogger has joined the Twitter craze as well as many of Austin’s most talented musicians.

I’ve created a directory of Austin Musicians on Twitter, which you can visit by clicking here. A permanent link is also in the right side panel in the Pages subsection.

The Sword, Vallejo, The Heartless Bastards, Ben Kweller, Ume, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Band of Heathens are but a sampling of the 40 Austin-based musicians that I located on Twitter. If your favorite band is on Twitter and I’ve somehow missed them, feel free to leave a comment here or @Reply on Twitter.

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Check out video of Ben performing Old Hat below. Do you like the new Ben Kweller sound?

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When native son Ben Kweller returned to reside in Austin, our music scene lit up at the news. Kweller has a storied history with our city, including a much talked about performance at ACL, and is one of the best and brightest in indie music today.

So Ben is back, and he’s got a new alt. country album Changing Horses that’s out today on ATO Records. Be at Waterloo Records tomorrow at 5pm to get a live taste.

Also download this month’s issue of INsite Magazine with Ben Kweller and David Garza on the split cover as well as a featured interview with Ben inside.

Ben Kweller also performed on David Letterman last week. Check out the live video below.

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SXSW has released their latest list of bands playing official showcases at the 2009 festival. This includes several bands previously released and looks to be missing at least one (Girl in a Coma?).

It’s important to note that this list is far from complete, as SXSW is still in the process of reviewing applications. The list below represents those artists chosen to date, with more on the way in the coming weeks.

I’ve highlight the bands I’m most excited to see on the list. Who are you looking forward to?

8Ball & MJG (Memphis, TN)
Akron/Family (Williamsport, PA)
Al Kapone (Memphis, TN)
Alina Simone (Brooklyn, NY)
Amanda Blank (Philadelphia, PA)
Amber Smith (Budapest, HUNGARY)
Angry vs The Bear (Essex, ENGLAND)
Anthony Snape (Sydney, AUSTRALIA)
ARABROT (Oslo, NORWAY)
Arc Angels (Austin, TX)
Asher Roth (Morrisville, PA)
Asobi Seksu (Brooklyn, NY)
Astrid Williamson (Shetland Islands, SCOTLAND)
B.o.B. (Atlanta, GA)
Banda de Turistas (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Bar-Kays (Memphis, TN)
Bavu Blakes (Austin, TX)
Ben Kweller (Austin, TX)
Benny Gallagher (West Wickham, ENGLAND)
Black Cherry (London, ENGLAND)
BLACK SKIES (Chapel Hill, NC)
Blaqstarr (Baltimore, MD)
Blue Scholars (Seattle, WA)
Bomba Estereo (Bogota, Columbia)
Brick Bandits (Philadelphia, PA)
Buck 65 (Halifax, NS)
Buraka Som Sistema (Lisbon, Portugal)
Candy Coated Killahz (Toronto, CANADA)
Cashier No.9 (Belfast, IRELAND)
Casiokids (Bergen, NORWAY)
Charles Hamilton (New York, NY)
Choc Quib Town (Bogota, Columbia)
CHOO-CHOO (Bern, SWITZERLAND)
Chris T-T (Brighton, ENGLAND)
Come On Gang! (Edinburgh, SCOTLAND)
Crystal Method (Los Angeles, CA)
Crystal Stilts (New York, NY)
Damero (Berlin, Germany)
Dananananaykroyd (Glasgow, Scotland)
Dave Alvin (Los Angeles, CA)
David Garza (Austin, TX)
Dead Prez (New York, NY)
Dekadens (Bucharest, ROMANIA)
Dirtblonde (Liverpool, ENGLAND)
Division Miniscula (Matamoros, Mexico)
Doctor Krapula (Bogota, Columbia)
EBONY BONES! (London, ENGLAND)
Ella (Bristol, ENGLAND)
Empire ISIS (Montreal, CANADA)
Explosions in the Sky (Austin, TX)
Flood of Red (Glasgow, SCOTLAND)
Franki Chan (Los Angeles, CA)
Free Sol (Memphis, TN)
Futumomo Satisfaction (Tokyo, Japan)
Gabi Almedia (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
Gary Clark Jr. (Austin, TX)
Grimy Styles (Austin, TX)
Hacienda (San Antonio, TX)
Hickoids (Austin, TX)
Ida Maria (Stockholm, Sweden)
Insite (Mexicali, Mexico)
Invincible (Detroit, MI)
Jokers of the Scene (Ottawa, ON)
Kap Bambino (Bordeaux, France)
Kid Sister (Chicago, IL)
Killer Mike (Atlanta, GA)
LA Riots (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Fancy Free (Mexico City, Mexico)
Madi Diaz (Nashville, TN)
Manana (Basil, SWITZERLAND)
Mandi Perkins (Los Angeles, CA)
Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico City, Mexico)
Micachu (London, ENGLAND)
Midnight Youth (Auckland, NEW ZEALAND)
Mika Miko (Los Angeles, CA)
Mike Badger (Liverpool, ENGLAND)
Mistah FAB (Oakland, CA)
Monokino (Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS)
Moriarty (Montreuil, FRANCE)
Motel (Mexico City, Mexico)
Mundo Livre Sa (Recife, Brazil)
My Crew Be Unruly (Baltimore, MD)
My Federation (Hove, ENGLAND)
Nacho Vegas (Gijon, Spain)
Nacional (Glasgow, SCOTLAND)
NAVEL (Erschwil, SWITZERLAND)
Outasight (New York, NY)
P.O.S. (Minneapolis, MN)
Pato Machete (Monterrey, Mexico)
Peter Bjorn & John (Stockholm, Sweden)
Peter Rosenberg (New York, NY)
Port O’Brien (Cambria, CA)
Primal Scream (Glasgow, Scotland)
Reflection Eternal (Ohio/New York)
Rob Quest (Houston, TX)
Sage Francis (Providence, RI)
San Quinn (San Francisco, CA)
Scribe (Christchurch, NZ)
Shad (London, Ontario)
Shawn David McMillen (Austin, TX)
Simplifires (Mexico City, Mexico)
Soulico (Tel Aviv, Israel)
St. Vincent (Dallas, TX)
Suzy & Los Quattro (Barcelona, Spain)
T Bird & The Breaks (Austin, TX)
Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn, NY)
Temposhark (London, ENGLAND)
The Beat Poets (Belfast, IRELAND)
The Carrivick Sisters (Devon, ENGLAND)
The Courteneers (Manchester, UK)
The deBretts (London, ENGLAND)
The Deep Dark Woods (Saskatoon, CANADA)
the Devil Wears Prada (Dayton, OH)
The Everyday Visuals (Boston, MA)
The Knux (New Orleans, LA)
THE MOOG (Budapest, HUNGARY)
The Pepper Pots (Girona, Spain)
The Sonics (Seattle, WA)
The Temper Trap (Nth Fitzroy, AUSTRALIA)
thecocknbullkid (London, ENGLAND)
Thee Oh See’s (San Francisco, CA)
This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb (Pensacola, FL)
Tittsworth (Washington, DC)
Tommy Tee (Oslo, Norway)
Toy Horses (Barry, WALES)
Twilight Hotel (Winnipeg, CANADA)
Virgin Passages (London, ENGLAND)
Volodja Balzalorsky (Ljubljana, SLOVENIA)
WAZ (Los Angeles, CA)
We Have Band (London, ENGLAND)
We Should Be Dead (Limerick, IRELAND)
White Lies (London, ENGLAND)
Whitechapel (Knoxville, TN)
Willem Maker (Turkey Heaven, AL)
Willy Joy (Chicago, IL)
Yarah Bravo (New York, NY)

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October
4 – Clutch & The Sword @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
8 – Presidents of the United States of America @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
9 – Jonezetta & Shiny Toy Guns @ The Parish [Tickets]
10 – Citizen Cope @ Hogg Auditorium [Tickets]
12 – The Roots & Gym Class Heroes @ The Backyard [Tickets]
13 – Ryan Adams @ Paramount Theatre [Tickets]
15 – Phantom Planet @ Emo’s [Tickets]
16 – Opeth & High on Fire @ The Monarch [Tickets]
18 – Portugal. The Man @ Emo’s [Tickets]
18 – Pepper @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
20 – Weezer @ Frank Erwin Center [Tickets]
20 – Girl Talk @ Emo’s [Tickets]
20 – Uh Huh Her @ The Parish [Tickets]
24 – Cold War Kids @ Emo’s [Tickets]
25 – Ben Folds @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
26 – Rise Against & Alkaline Trio @ Austin Music Hall [Tickets]

November
2 – Ben Kweller @ Antone’s [Tickets]
6 – Mickey Avalon @ Emo’s Lounge [Tickets]
7 – Diplo @ Emo’s [Tickets]
8 & 9 – Fun Fun Fun Fest @ Waterloo Park [Lineup / Tickets]
9 – Girl in a Coma & Bitch @ Mohawk [Tickets]
11 – Matisyahu @ Stubb’s [Tickets Not Announced Yet]
13 – Electric 6 & Local H @ Emo’s [Tickets]
18 – Murs @ Emo’s [Tickets]
18 – Method Man & Red Man @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
19 – Dragonforce @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
22 – The Black Crowes @ Austin Music Hall [Tickets]
25 – Scars on Broadway @ Emo’s [Tickets]
26 – O’Death @ Mohawk [Tickets]

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