Austin Sound Check

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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SXSW has announced nine of the bands confirmed for the 2009 festival. I’m pretty excited to see Sage Francis on the list, which as a whole is not too shabby.
Read below for the list that was released including links to the artists’ respective websites. Anybody on this list get your attention?
Artists confirmed for SXSW 2009:
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
St. Vincent
Beach House
Anni Rossi
Future of the Left
White Lies
Passion Pit
B.o.B
Sage Francis
Image Courtesy SXSW

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