SXSW '09

[festivalgirl]

DirecTv will be showing sets form SXSW again this year. I believe the 1st showing is live then repeats over night. It is on Channel 101 - it is a basic service channel - no extra charge. They had an interesting mix of bands last year.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

I sure wish I was in Austin this week for SXSW. Just a 3 hour drive with a place to stay near downtown. Maybe next year.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

SXSW=Major FOMS
Think I read somewhere there will be 1800 bands. We get some of the overflow the weekend before/after.

Papa Mali's 1st Annual Hoodoo Blues & BBQ Fundraiser During SXSW

Papa Mali
Announcing Papa Mali’s Hoodoo Blues & BBQ
Sat Mar 21, 1:30 to 6:00 p.m.
100% Proceeds to Benefit Diverse Arts

Location: Kenny Dorham's Backyard
1106 E. 11th Street , Austin, Texas 78702
( 3 blks east of I-35, next to the Victory Grill)

Named for the legendary jazz trumpeter and East Austinite, Kenny Dorham’s Backyard is DiverseArts outdoor music venue, located in the heart of the historic East End cultural district, just down the street from Kenny Dorham’s last home in Austin.

Home to the Austin Jazz and Arts Fest, East End Summer Music Series, SoulFest, and the Backyard Blues Series, the bulk of the live music programming honors the traditional African American music community - jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and gospel - once anchored along East 11th Street in classic venues such as the Victory Grill and Charlie’s Playhouse.

DiverseArts uses this space to pursue our mission of presenting multidisciplinary, multicultural events and activities which mirror the face of contemporary Austin.

The Line up:
1:30 Gate
2:00 The Rooster Blues
3:00 Greyhounds
4:00 Topaz & Mudphonic
5:00 Papa Mali and Friends

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Major FOMS:

The SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE features a legendary festival showcasing more than 1,800 musical acts of all genres from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin. More... Hide

[windowman]

Devo is playing at SXSW. The original group, their first reunion show is in Dallas right before.

[Belle]

I moved from Texas and often ask why.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Though his participation at South By Southwest has not been announced, Neil Young was spotted strolling around the Four Seasons hotel and tooling around downtown Austin in his environmentally clean Lincvolt car.