SXSW: We Are There: The List Is Here
by Bob Boilen
The SXSW (South by Southwest) music festival in Austin is about a month away (March 12-15). We'll webcast from there this year, as well as present a showcase of bands. Details are coming very soon, but you'll like it, trust me.
The list of the bands performing just came out, it's a wonderfully fun list to browse.
Some Figures:
21 bands with black in their name
12 white
10 red
9 kid
7 blue
6 big
5 bear
3 f*ck
176 bands from New York
168 Austin
96 Los Angeles
44 San Francisco
3 Tehran
There are two bands called Jet Lag, one from Spain and one from New Jersey; I hope to get them together somehow.
A band called Ladyfinger and a band called Ladyfingers
A band called Let's Go Sailing and a band called Let's Go to War
Take a look at the list, and maybe make a haiku or a limerick out of the names, or think of two bands that would be awesome on a stage together, just for their namesakes. Or point out any other oddity. Have fun, kill some time -- oh, and there are five bands with "kill" in their name, five with "some," and four with "time."
4:25 PM ET | 02-12-2008 | permalink
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