Holy goddam shit. It’s already SXSW time, which means I’ll be down in Austin, sprinting from venue to venue to catch all of my favorite bands and getting blown away by bands I had no idea existed. Beautiful. If you decided to shell out the dough for a $700 plastic necklace that will get you into all of the official SXSW showcases, this list is for you. Sure, there’s the iPhone app and the schedule pamphlet, but there’s still a ton of shows down there and it can quickly become info overload. If you’re like me and wished there was an abridged version of the schedule that I could even add to Outlook or iCal, you’re in luck. A word of caution, there are some amazing showcases not on this list, so explore Austin and find whatever’s right for you. This guide should help though!
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Green = Show Stopper
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
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Tuesday — March 15
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Pitchfork at SXSW Interactive @ Emo’s (9pm-1am)
Weekend (9pm — Outside)
No Joy (9pm — Inside)
Beach Fossils (10pm — Outside)
Jamie Woon (10pm — Inside)
Anna Calvi (11pm — Outside)
Pictureplane (11pm — Inside)
PS I Love You (12am — Outside)
Mount Kimbie (12am — Inside)
Surfer Blood (1am — Outside)
Gold Panda (1am — Inside)
Next Stage Presents @ Austin Convention Center Exhibit Hall 3/4 (4pm)
Jonquil
7digital, UK Trade & Investment Showcase @ Latitude 30 (9pm-2am)
Bright Light Bright Light (9pm)
Jonquil (10pm)
Pulled Apart by Horses (11pm)
The Boxer Rebellion (12am)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (1am)
M for Montreal Party @ Spill (9pm-2am)
Grimes (9pm)
Esben and the Witch (10pm)
Delicate Steve (11pm)
Diamond Rings (12am)
Dominique Young Unique (1am)
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Wednesday — March 16
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Time Out North America Showcase @ Stubb’s (9:15pm-2am)
James Blake (9:15pm)
Smith Westerns (10:15pm)
Raphael Saadiq (11:15pm)
Duran Duran (12:30am)
Windish Showcase @ ND at 501 Studios (8pm-2am)
Esben and the Witch (8pm)
Bikini (9pm)
Geographer (10pm)
The Fresh & Onlys (11pm)
Cults (12am)
Asobi Seksu (1am)
NME Showcase @ Latitude 30 (9pm-2am)
Brother (9pm)
Wolf Gang (10pm)
Darwin Deez (11pm)
Grouplove (12am)
Summer Camp (1am)
BrooklynVegan Showcase @ Swan Dive (8pm-2am)
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper (8pm)
Olof Arnaids (9pm)
Ted Leo (10pm)
Sam Amidon (11pm)
Sharon Van Etten (12am)
Evan Voytas (1am)
Billboard.com Bungalow @ Buffalo Billiards (8pm-2am)
Gold Motel (8pm)
The Boxer Rebellion (9pm)
Those Dancing Days (10pm)
Royal Bangs (11pm)
Young The Giant (12am)
The Gregory Brothers aka Auto-Tune The News on YouTube (1am)
Frenchkiss Showcase @ The Parish (8pm-2am)
Ivan & Alyosha (8pm)
Fidlae (9pm)
1,2,3 (10pm)
Young Man (11pm)
The Antlers (12am)
The Dodos (1am)
Paradigm Agency Showcase @ Club de Ville (8pm-2am)
Devin Therriault (8pm)
Porcelain Raft (9pm)
The Vaccines (10pm)
White Denim (11pm)
Tennis (12am)
Yuck (1am)
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Thursday — March 17
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WFUV, The Current Showcase @ Austin Convention Center Radio Day Stage (12pm-6pm)
The Belle Brigade (12pm)
Emmylou Harris (12:45pm)
Josh Ritter (1:30pm)
The Head and the Heart (2:20pm)
DeVotchKa (3pm)
Chapel Club (4pm)
P.O.S (5pm)
Levi’s Showcase @ Auditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake) (6pm-9pm)
Luke Rathborne (6pm)
Twin Shadow (7pm)
The Strokes (8pm)
Official SXSW Music Showcase @ Palm Door (8pm-2am)
Bear Driver (8pm)
Bell Gardens (9pm)
We Barbarians (10pm)
Weekend (11pm)
Monogold (12am)
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead (1am)
AOL Music Showcase @ Stubb’s (8:30pm-2am)
Foster The People (8:30pm)
Noah and the Whale (9:30pm)
Portugal. The Man (10:30pm)
Charles Bradley & Manahan Street Band (11:30pm)
TV on the Radio (12:30am)
Pitchfork Showcase @ Central Presbyterian Church (8pm-2am)
Julianna Barwick (8pm)
Cults (9pm)
Glasser (10pm)
tUnE-YarDs (11pm)
Twin Shadow (12am)
James Blake (1am)
Barsuk Showcase @ Red Eyed Fly (9pm-2am)
The Globes (9pm)
The Wooden Birds (10pm)
Say Hi (11pm)
Maps & Atlases (12am)
Menomena (1am)
Communion Showcase @ Klub Krucial (9pm-2am)
Matthew and the Atlas (9pm)
Kyla La Grange (10pm)
Ellie Goulding (11pm)
Boy & Bear (12am)
Bombay Bicycle Club (1am)
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Friday — March 18
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Consequence of Sound Showcase @ Austin Convention Center Dot Com Day Stage (3pm-6pm)
PS I Love You (3pm)
Pepper Rabbit (4pm)
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper (5pm)
Noisey.com Showcase @ Kiss & Fly (8pm-1am)
Dirty Beaches (8pm)
Oberhofer (9pm)
JEFF The Brotherhood (10pm)
Yuck (11pm)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (12am)
The Billions Corporation Showcase @ Atone’s (8pm-2am)
The Head and the Heart (8pm)
Reading Rainbow (9pm)
Yellow Ostrich (10pm)
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down (11pm)
The Submarines (12am)
Okkervil River (1am)
The Orchard Showcase @ Cedar Street Courtyard (8pm-2am)
Keepaway (8pm)
Generationals (9pm)
The Dodos (10pm)
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band (11pm)
The Black Angels (12am)
The Soundtrack of Our Lives (1am)
Dickies Sounds Showcase @ Pustre Pearl (9pm-1am)
Noah and the Whale (9pm)
Gayngs (10pm)
The Black Lips (11pm)
Little Dragon (12am)
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Saturday — March 19
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Ground Control Touring Showcase @ Auditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake) (12:40pm-9pm)
The Groundwork Music Orchestra (12:40pm)
Ozokidz (1:30pm)
March Forth Marching Band (2:30pm)
Kurt Vile And The Violators (3:30pm)
Man Man (4:30pm)
Middle Brother (5:20pm)
The Felice Brothers (6:15pm)
Bright Eyes (7:30pm)
Official SXSW Showcase @ Emo’s Jr (8pm-2am)
Delicate Steve (8pm)
Family of the Year (9pm)
Jonquil (10pm)
Givers (11pm)
FM Belfast (12am)
Leslands (1am)
Red Ryder Showcase @ Central Presbyterian Church (7:30pm-1:30am)
Haley Bonar (7:30pm)
Sharon Van Etten (8:30pm)
Typhoon (9:30pm)
The Rural Alberta Advantage (10:30pm)
Jukebox The Ghost (11:30pm)
Great Lake Swimmers (12:30pm)
Ground Control Touring Showcase @ Lustre Pearl (8pm-2am)
A Classic Education (8pm)
Tim Easton (9pm)
Robert Ellis (10pm)
Holy Sons (11pm)
Dawes (12am)
Deer Tick (1am)
Chevrolet Showcase @ Stubb’s (8:30pm-1:30am)
Electric Touch (8:30pm)
Tres Mts. (9:30pm)
AWOLNATION (10:30pm)
Panic! At The Disco (11:30pm)
The Bravery (12:30pm)
