first list of bands is out. Here is who I am planning on seeing...(so far) AaRON And So I Watch You From Afar The Antlers(maybe) The Appleseed Cast Asobi Sesku Baths Blue Scholars The Calm Blue Sea Candy Claws Caspian Dreamend Eagle Claw Eski Esko For A Minor Reflection Gifts From Enola Indian Jewelry Lavinia Ólöf Arnalds My Education Nico Vega Skrillex The Twilight Sad Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson
is that code for "coke dealer"? :grin: i can usually get ahold of a free wristband, but i stopped doing the official festival altogether the last couple years - i can see just about every band i want to for free and i dont have to deal w/ the lines and the jack-holes w/ their 'badges' who get to cut infront of everyone else.
I had a pretty good time last year without a wristband. Landlord will be camped out at the Mylene Sheath showcase for most of the week.
I've never been. How does it work if for example you only want to see a few bands? do you still need to buy a badge for the whole week or do they sell tickets
it really depends on who you want to see. The bigger name bands will probably require a wristband. There are a lot of 'unoffical' events that have more obscure bands with no wristband required. Just keep an eye on sxsw.com for the schedules of the bands you want to see and the venue's they are playing at. There are a few Austin media outlets that keep tabs on where bands are playing and if you need a wristband for access. I think the Austinite might be one...I'd highly suggest looking up your fave bands and the venue they are playing at, see if they have a RSVP and sign it if you want to go...if not, just walk around and see wassup. fck grammar and paragraphs. good times.
skrillex will be crazzy. Does he have an after party that doesnt require a wristband? I'm a poorcollege student and I can really only go to the free events.
who is playing that and where is it? and fredy, this website will have a pretty comprehensive list of all the free stuff...http://www.showlistaustin.com/ for the 'showcase' stuff you dont have to have a wristband - you can pay cash to get into the club, but you should get there early to make sure you can get in. they only allow a limited # of non-wristband people in. my first one in 95 the wristbands were like $50, which i thought was a bargain, but people who had been going since the 80's complained. now its like $130. of course at that time it was more focused on local bands - seemed like about 25-30% of the acts were austin based. now its easily less than 10%. much more international bands now too.
You can pretty much find any free events going on here: http://www.showlistaustin.com/ Check it in the next few months. It's a good guide to go by.
Caspian, Gifts From Enola, Eski Esko, Lavinia so far. I hope Junius plays again. They were probably the best performance I saw last year. I really hope they can get You.May.Die.In.The.Desert to come out. I don't know where it will be. Last year it was at Valhalla.
95 was the first time I've gone, too. Had a wristband and got into every single show I wanted to, except one...George Clinton and the Music Hall. Best show that year was Junior Brown opening for newly formed Son Volt. It was the last time I got to be at Liberty Lunch. Radiohead was supposed to play but they had to cancel at the last moment. I haven't bought a wristband since. I've been to plenty of shows, but I pretty much keep to the free stuff now. There's more than enough to satisfy your music needs.
Eagle Claw is awesome! I got to catch them at FunFunFunFest and then again for the NYE show with The Sword. \m/ (-.-) \m/ See below about another Skrillex show. He's also playing at Republic Live on 2/5 for those that want to catch him before SXSW.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you have to have an Austin-area zip code to even buy them any more?
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Yea, I saw them in Houston with this bad ass band called Omotai and Co-Pilot. Eagle Claw ripped it up. And the lead singer has the best fro I've ever seen. There is another bad ass band from Houston called Black Congress that plays with Eagle Claw and White Rhino a lot. I hope they are at SXSW.
Really? No SXSW biz people here? Seems way more interesting to me than the music aspect. Maybe I'm nuts.
