Austin Sound Check

Waterloo Records, Austin’s world famous independent record store, has announced the SXSW edition of their free in-store performance series. Highlights include Heartless Bastards and Black Joe Lewis. The full three day line-up (with links!) is below for your perusal.
Waterloo Records is located at 600A N. Lamar Blvd. (6th & Lamar) in downtown Austin. Space is limited and in-store performances fill up fast, so if you plan on seeing any of these artists, I would strongly advise you to show up early.
Thursday 3/19
2pm Department of Eagles (New York City, NY)
3pm Raul Malo (Miami, FL)
4pm Jason Isbell (Greenhill, AL)
5pm Giant Sand (Tucson, …read more

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Want to be a part of SXSW but don’t have the bucks to shell out for a wristband/badge? You’re in luck, the free Auditorium Shores concert series continues at SXSW 2009.
Featuring Cold War Kids, M. Ward, Explosions in the Sky and Bob Schneider, as well as a Saturday dayshow for the kids, the free concert series benefits Latinas Unidas Por El Arte (LUPE Arte). Check out the great free line-up listed below and help a beneficial non-profit at the same time.
Thursday, March 19
5:00 pm Gates open
TBD Cold War Kids
TBD M Ward
Friday March 20
5:00 pm Gates open
6:00 pm Bob Schneider
7:00 pm …read more

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SXSW is giving everybody a holiday treat this year, announcing fourteen more bands that are confirmed for the 2009 music festival. (Two listed below, Sage Francis and B.o.B were announced last month.)
I’m personally glad to see Ra Ra Riot, Primal Scream, Sage Francis, Arc Angels, Raul Malo and Ben Harper on the list. Who do you like? Which bands do you want to see on the SXSW Music Festival lineup?
Ra Ra Riot (Syracuse, NY)
Gabriella Cilmi (AUSTRALIA)
Ximena Sariñara (Mexico City, MEXICO)
Primal Scream (Glasgow SCOTLAND/UK)
Friendly Fires (St Albans, ENGLAND/UK)
B.o.B (Atlanta, GA)
Sage Francis (Providence, RI)
Buraka Som Sistema (Lisbon, PORTUGAL)
Arc Angels (Austin, TX)
Courteeners (Manchester, …read more

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