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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."

Tags: live webcasts | sxsw

4:25 PM ET | 02-12-2008 | permalink

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Well, I do not recognize or care about any of the bands there who did not peak in the 80s or 90s. This is sad. But there are some really good "oldies."

Billy Bragg
Evangelista (Carla Buzulich)
Thurston Moore
Kevin Shields (although the hometown say California, so I'm wondering if this may not be the former My Bloody Valentine vocalist/guitarist)
Yo La Tengo
X (not on the list above, but I think they will be there)

I plan to go, if for no other reason than to wander downtown and check out the free shows. Not sure if this is worth the pricey wristband yet or not.

Sent by Joel | 6:14 PM ET | 02-13-2008

That's probably the noise band Kevin Shields. Sounds nothing at all like MBV.

http://www.myspace.com/kkevinsshields

Sent by Lars, who will spend his SXSW producing concerts from his office desk | 3:14 PM ET | 02-14-2008

List of Redundancy or Clarity?

I was a little disappointed that only fourteen bands had "band" in their names.

The Band of Heathens
Band of Thieves
The Barker Band
Boys in a Band
Dazzling King Solomon Band
Good Times Crisis Band
Ian McLagan and the Bump Band
The Quebe Sisters Band
Remate & La Loco Band
Salvador Santana Band
Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band
South Austin Jug Band
The Spinto Band
TAB the band

Sent by Caitlin | 8:18 PM ET | 02-16-2008

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