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sonickteam2
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 02, 2005 at 09:25 PM UTC #
i was just looking at this, this morning

Billy Idol and Vanilla Ice

nice.
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 02, 2005 at 09:56 PM UTC #
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
i was just looking at this, this morning

Billy Idol and Vanilla Ice

nice.
most ironic show of last year:

Vanilla Ice at Gallaudet Univ, the school for the deaf
dredgethiswoundx
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 02, 2005 at 10:18 PM UTC #
Ooohhhh… The Black Halos !!! Hahaha, that took me by surprise. I love those guys.
Rhett Miller
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 02, 2005 at 10:24 PM UTC #
I read that performers/bands at South By Southwest get paid at most $175.
bags
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 02, 2005 at 11:21 PM UTC #
The list of shows I would prioritize is below, with varying levels of stars indicating importance of my catching them (alas, I'm out for this year, but definitely in for 2006). Some bands I left off 'cuz I've seen them so many times or they come to DC a lot…

The Alarm (Rhyl UK)
Ambulance Ltd (New York NY) **
American Music Club (San Francisco CA)
Ash (London UK) ****
Jon Auer (Seattle WA)
Bloc Party (London UK) **
Tracy Bonham (Brooklyn NY)
The Bravery (New York NY)
Brazilian Girls (New York NY)
Calla (Brooklyn NY
The Capitol Years (Philadelphia PA)
Centro-matic (Austin TX) **
Vic Chesnutt (Athens GA)
Clem Snide (Nashville TN)
Elvis Costello and the Imposters (New York NY)
Graham Coxon (London UK)
The Dears (Montreal QC) **
The Deathray Davies (Dallas TX) **
The Departure (Northampton UK)
John Doe (Los Angeles CA)
Dogs Die in Hot Cars (Glasgow UK) **
Doves (Manchester UK)
Earlimart (Los Angeles CA)
Endochine (Austin TX)
Jason Falkner (Los Angeles CA) ******
the Futureheads (Sunderland UK) **
The High Dials (Montreal QC) ***
The High Strung (Detroit MI) **
Robyn Hitchcock (London UK) ***
The Hold Steady (Brooklyn NY) ***
Hot Hot Heat (Victoria BC)
Hothouse Flowers (Dublin IRELAND)
I Am Kloot (Manchester UK) ***
Idlewild (Edinburgh UK) ****
The Kills (London UK)
Kings Of Convenience (Bergen NORWAY)
Ben Lee (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
Love Tractor (Athens GA)
Lucero (Memphis TN)
Mosquitos (New York NY)
The National (New York NY) **
New Model Army (Bradford UK)
The Ocean Blue (Hershey PA)
Of Montreal (Athens GA) ****
The Oranges Band (Baltimore MD)
Stan Ridgway (Los Angeles CA) ***
The Rosebuds (Raleigh NC) ***
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (Gothenberg SWEDEN) ***
Tegan & Sara (Vancouver BC) **

The Thermals (Portland OR)
kurosawa-b/w
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 03, 2005 at 01:30 AM UTC #
There are too many for me to list. And really it's almost too painful to look at. A great selection this year. I will make it one of these times! Maybe this means CMJ will also be especially good this year.
vansmack
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 19, 2005 at 12:58 AM UTC #
If anybody has been since they went to the Wrist band system and could share their experiences, I'd appreciate it.

As I understand it, you can only buy them in Austin, and wristband folks can only enter a venue after the Platinum and Music Badge folks have gotten in. Is my understanding correct?
twangirl
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 20, 2005 at 12:36 AM UTC #
It is true that badges get first priority for getting into shows. For the more popular events usually there are 2 separate lines, one for badges and one for wristbands, and badgeholders get in first. If the club isn't at capacity, then they start letting in wristbands.
Generally if you have a wristband it just means you have to be more selective about what shows you go to, and always have a backup choice. For a really hot band, you may just have to get to the venue for the 8pm band and stay there to see whoever is coming on later.
If you have a badge, you can usually get in to a different club for every time slot, but there are always a few shows that are impossible even for badgeholders to get into without getting there insanely early.
There are lots of daytime showcase parties also, for some you need invitations but not all. So it's possible to catch a band in the afternoon at a party that you probably wouldn't be able to get in to see at night.
vansmack
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 21, 2005 at 08:08 PM UTC #
Thanks twangirl, for the detailed explanation.

There will be a group of us - some badge holders, others with wristbands, and I was just wondering how often we'd be at the same venue together.

As I expected, it looks like not too tough for most of the bands we're interested in, really tough for the stuff the radio program wants us to cover.

The party stuff sounds intriguing as well. Looking forward to it!
grotty
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 21, 2005 at 08:24 PM UTC #
That's an excellent and accurate summary by twangirl.

I'll be missing the festival for the first time in a decade this year…and I'm not happy about it :(

Take her advice about the afternoon parties. They are often more fun than the showcases. And they usually have free beer & food

The Yard Dog gallery on South Congree hosts an always amusing Bloodshot Records party - on Friday I believe.

Then they come back on Saturday with a YepRoc/Harp Mag party - this year featuring:
Robyn Hitchcock
John Doe
Marah
Legendary Shackshakers
Ian Moore

I wouldn't miss this one if I was going - Both Marah & the Shackshakers were pretty incredible under that tent last year.

Start checking out parties here:
http://www.donewaiting.com/sxsw/

The only negative about the afternoon parties is that they make for some pretty long days.

But hey - that's why you're there. Live like a rock star!
grotty
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 21, 2005 at 08:28 PM UTC #
Maybe it's best if I just pretend it's not happening, because when I click on my own link & the first thing that pops up is:
<img src="http://www.donewaiting.com/sxsw/archives/woxy.jpg" alt=" - " />

I get even sadder.

The Frames/The National/Earlimart together @ a free party?!?!?!
boweswana
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 21, 2005 at 08:36 PM UTC #
I played at Gallaudet once. We rented a sound system from a metal band called Souls at Zero and set up in an enclosed concrete loading dock and turned the bass up as loud as it could go. Pretty odd but cool experience.
El Tee
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 24, 2005 at 06:15 PM UTC #
Schedule released
twangirl
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 24, 2005 at 07:26 PM UTC #
I need to be cloned. About 6 of me would be about right.
vansmack
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 24, 2005 at 07:27 PM UTC #
Originally posted by El Tee:
Schedule released
I don't even know where to start. This seems like it's going to be a nightmare.

I'd be hard pressed not to spend all night Thursday at La Zona Rosa:

Be Your Own Pet 8:00 p.m.
Kaiser Chiefs 9:00 p.m.
Louis XIV 10:00 p.m.
The Futureheads 11:00 p.m.
Hot Hot Heat 12:00 a.m.
Doves 1:00 a.m.

But geez, there are so many options.
El Tee
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 24, 2005 at 09:26 PM UTC #
vansmack, a friend in Austin mentioned that same showcase. I won't be able to go, but if I had, I already see a conflict in schedules on the first night!

Have fun! (shamless plug: Endochine will be playing at Nuno's on Wednesday, March 16th at 8 pm. Nuno's (422 E 6th St))
ewriter3
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 24, 2005 at 10:14 PM UTC #
Endochine was one of my favorites at ACL. My friends left me to go see Old 97s but Endochine was so good (even in teh scorching heat) that I called them and made them come back and listen to it. I play the CD everytime I drive to Philly or Pittsburgh…
El Tee
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Re: SXSW band list posted February 24, 2005 at 10:39 PM UTC #
Yay! Love me some Endochine. They should be here in the spring…Lemme know how their show is (their show + another would be my conflict actually).
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