From David:
Tonight is SXSW Eve, when Colin Meloy — that jolly old elf — sneaks down your chimney, filling your stockings with import EPs, bootleg mixes, and rare B-sides, and leaving vintage vinyl around the SXSW Rock. Please be sure to leave out a plate of breakfast tacos and a glass of absinthe for him, or all you'll get is a fucked-up Ashley Simpson CD.
What SX bands is Smarmy Hipster most excited about? Well, gather round, my ones of fans, and I'll tell you:
The Apples in Stereo
Aqualung
Architecture in Helsinki
Asobi Seksu
Beirut
Andrew Bird
The Bird and the Bee
Birdmonster
The Bravery
Tom Brosseau
Buffalo Tom
Catfish Haven
The Changes
Clem Snide
Cloud Cult
Cold War Kids
Colourmusic
David & The Citizens
Dionysos
dios
Dirty on Purpose
Steve Earle
The Electric Soft Parade
Evangelicals
Field Music
The Fratellis
Fujiya & Miyagi
Ghostland Observatory
Girl Talk
Gitogito Hustler
Golden Bear
Grand Buffet
Robyn Hitchcock
IV Thieves
Kings of Leon
Les Savy Fav
The Little Ones
The Lovely Sparrows
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
Walter Meego
Menomena
Midlake
The Mooney Suzuki
Moonlight Towers
The Mountain Goats
Alexi Murdoch
Okkervil River
The Pigeon Detectives
Public Enemy
Razorlight
Spoon
Stars Of Track And Field
Tacks, the Boy Disaster
Tilly and The Wall
Tokyo Police Club
Tullycraft
The Village Green
What Made Milwaukee Famous
I know that’s a huge list, but that’s just how excited we are. I left bands off, including the fairly large list of groups I want to see based solely on the awesomeness of their names, such as I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.
Anyway, we will be updating the blog daily from the SXSW trenches for those of you who can't make it. For those of you who can, make sure you double bag it: nobody wants to get a case of the rock clap. It burns when you throw metal.
This Blog Written While Listening To
The new mix I recently made for my special lady. How can you get your hands on this excellent mix? You can't, but there’s your shoutout, Kim.
