This was THE best show of SXSW last year, and with this lineup is sure to be amazing again. Don’t miss this.

RSVP here.

If you’re headed to Austin for SXSW, there are two local Austin bands that you absolutely must catch while you’re there. (Well, to be honest, there’s a ton of great Austin bands you should catch, but these happen to be my favorites.) First, obviously, Quiet Company, who I rave about here and on Twitter constantly. And second, Leatherbag, who put out *two* of my favorite records last year.

For proof on the latter, check out their new video for the tune “Teenage Creeps” below. I’ll be posting show/set times for both of these bands as it gets closer to SXSW. You won’t want to miss them.

“Teenage Creeps” Music Video – Leatherbag from STUCK Productions on Vimeo.

Another fantastic day party, this time from Chicago’s Trouble in Mind label. I’m particularly excited for the chance to see San Francisco’s The Wrong Words again. I saw them play out in L.A. when I was there for FYF Fest this past September, and I’ve been waiting for a chance to see them again. Also, you can’t go wrong with Mean Jeans, though I suspect their Saturday night set during the Dirtnap Records showcase will be more of a drunken mess (in a good way).

Saturday March 17th
Trailer Space Records
1401 Rosewood Ave.
Austin, Tx
512-524-1445

12-12:30 : Hex Dispensers
12:45-1:15: Wheels On Fire
1:30-2:00 : The Mean Jeans
2:15-2:45 : The Wrong Words
3:00-3:30 : The Resonars
3:45-4:15 : Mikal Cronin
4:45-5:15 : Apache Dropout
5:30-6:00 : Night Beats

SXSW day parties are finally starting to get announced, and Paste’s set of shows is an absolutely humdinger. Glen Hansard, The dBs, The Wedding Present, Built to Spill, Hospitality, Crooked Fingers and many, many more. Don’t be stupid – RSVP here.

Less than an hour after I finalize my SXSW schedule, and I get an email about this four day party featuring Carsick Cars, The Twilight Sad, A Place to Bury Strangers, Exene Cervenka and many, many more. Guess I have some work to do yet.

RSVP here.

So psyched that I’m getting in early this year.

I’ve fallen behind on my SXSW posting. I haven’t even started putting my own SXSW schedule together yet. I am way, way behind. These are some solid shows, though, and I’m gonna have to try to fit them in if I can.

RSVP required here.

Twangfest and KDHX Day Parties at SXSW 2011 will be March 17 & 19 at Jovita’s in Austin.

Parties are free and open to public, but RSVP required. To RSVP please fill out the form below.

Jovita’s Mexican Restaurant
1617 South 1st Street
Austin, TX 78704-3046
(512) 447-7825
Map

Confirmed Lineup for the Twangfest and KDHX Day Parties at SXSW 2011. Details on set times and indoor and outdoor stages TBA. Lineup subject to change.

Thursday, March 17, Noon-6 p.m.

The Baseball Project
Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3
The Hobart Brothers featuring Lil’ Sis Hobart (Jon Dee Graham, Freedy Johnston and Susan Cowsill)
Ha Ha Tonka
Strand of Oaks
Great Lake Swimmers
Marianne Dissard
Pretty Little Empire
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Viva Voce
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers

Saturday, March 19, Noon-6 p.m.

Thao With the Get Down Stay Down
Eddie Spaghetti (of Supersuckers)
Waco Brothers
Deano Waco and the Meat Purveyors
The Fleshtones
Freedy Johnston
Kentucky Knife Fight
Brothers Lazaroff
Sean Rowe
Caitlin Rose
Cobirds Unite (featuring Rachel Flotard and Rusty Willoughby)

Always a great show, if not a little crowded.

Conflicts with my show, but it’s only a block away, so I may bounce back and forth.

RSVP here by March 1st!

Missed this when it was announced a couple of days ago. Another solid one.

Definitely one of the better parties I’ve seen listed so far. RSVP here.

This one’s mine! (partially!)

I even made the poster, which would be much better if it were higher res. Oh wells. RSVP here. (You don’t need to print the ticket.)

Lineup will include:

Smoking Popes, Scott Lucas & the Married Men, Empires, Bob Nanna, Ha Ha Tonka, The Frantic, Death on Two Wheels, The Fireship, David Costa, The Fold, My Gold Mask, The Scissors, Heart Set Self-Destruct, The Lifeline, Mia LeBlon, I Fight Dragons, The Alaya Conscious, Matter of Fact, The Noise FM, Kirkland, Tommy and the High Pilots, Famous Like You, The Felix Culpa, Yourself and the Air, The Aesthetic, Arma, The Right Now, Lehnen, Houses, HeyPenny, Par Avion, Blah Blah Blah, Oceans Over Airplanes, Without a Face, In Tall Buildings, Small Sins, United Federation of Planets, Ronny Robinson, How Far to Austin, Suns, True Womanhood and Light Pollution.

(That’s right… DC’s True Womanhood, who are also playing this show!!!)