See you at SXSW!

No, not really. I'm just joshin.' As usual, I'll be right here in New York ( the fact that I'm on spring break and still swamped with work makes it all the more bittersweet). Seeing some brilliant shows (see below and above) right here in Manahatta this week is some consolation, however.

Given my promise to keep this blog New York-focused (or, more accurately, wherever-I'm-living-right-now-focused), I won't devote a lot of space to the goings-on in Austin, but for those of you who are luckier than I, I'll take the time to point out some events I feel are particularly worth checking out, especially for those wanting to venture beyond the major-label bashes (in a kinder world, I'd be at them):

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Beyond Race Magazine is sponsoring an uncharacteristically alt-country heavy roster at The Sidebar on Friday, March 20. I would particularly recommend Deertick, whom I have not seen live, and Golden Boots, whom I have (back in another life, when I lived in Tucson, where the band hails from). Those who like their country served with a side of psilocybin ought to be right pleased.

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Wednesday, March 18th @ MS BEA'S - Austin TX

:: FREE ALL AGES PATIO PARTIES IN AUSTIN 2009
:: brought to you with love by Todd P & Fiona Campbell

:: \/\/ NY NOISE party, curated by Shirley Braha - 6-10pm \/\/
::
:: 9:30 - Telepathe
:: 9pm - Pains of Being Pure at Heart
:: 8:30 - Here We Go Magic
:: 8pm - Pete and the Pirates
:: 7:30 - Let's Wrestle
:: 7pm - Still Flyin'
:: 6:30 - the Beets
:: 6pm - Box Elders
::
:: /\/\ NY NOISE party, curated by Shirley Braha - 6-10pm /\/\
::
:: \/\/ MUSIC MADE BY WOMEN party, curated by Veronica Finally Punk - 12-6pm \/\/
::
:: 5:30 - Yellow Fever
:: 5pm - Pocahaunted
:: 4:30 - Explode Into Color
:: 4pm - Finally Punk
:: 3:30 - the Splinters
:: 3pm - PRE
:: 2:30 - the Carrots
:: 2pm - the Coathangers
:: 1:30 - Tacocat
:: 1pm - Micachu and the Shapes
:: 12:30 - Forever
:: 12pm - Anni Rossi
::
:: /\/\ MUSIC MADE BY WOMEN party, curated by Veronica Finally Punk - 12-6pm /\/\

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Thursday, March 19th @ MS BEA'S - Austin TX

:: FREE ALL AGES PATIO PARTIES IN AUSTIN 2009
:: brought to you with love by Todd P & Fiona Campbell

:: 10:30 - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
:: 10pm - Best Friends Forever
::
:: \/\/ CAPTURED TRACKS party, curated by Mike Sniper - 5:30pm-9:30pm \/\/
::
:: 9:30 - Indian Jewelry
:: 9pm - Lou Barlow & Imaad Wasif --- from Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Lowercase
:: 8:30 - TV Ghost
:: 8pm - Golden Error
:: 7:30 - Guinea Worms
:: 7pm - City Center
:: 6:30 - Hank IV
:: 6pm - Nite Jewel
:: 5:30 - Grant Hart ------------- from Hüsker Dü
::
:: /\/\ CAPTURED TRACKS party, curated by Mike Sniper - 5:30pm-9:30pm /\/\
::
:: \/\/ DAY INTO NIGHT party, curated by Jeanann Siedman & Katrina Hallowell - 12pm-5:30pm \/\/
::
:: 5pm - Many Birthdays
:: 4:30 - Edie Sedgwick
:: 4pm - dd/mm/yyy
:: 3:30 - Medications
:: 3pm - Phosphorescent
:: 2:30 - Snake Trap
:: 2pm - the Gary
:: 1:30 - Ali Eskandarian
:: 1pm - J.D.S.
:: 12:30 - The Fieros
:: 12pm - The Forms
::
:: /\/\ DAY INTO NIGHT party, curated by Jeanann Siedman & Katrina Hallowell - 12pm-5:30pm /\/\

Thursday, March 19th -MIDNIGHT- @ MS BEA'S YARD - Austin TX

:: FREE MIDNIGHT UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC BBQ IN AUSTIN 2009!
:: in the field under the big tree @ Ms Bea's!
:: brought to you with love by Todd P & Fiona Campbell

:: 4:10 - Box Elders
:: 4am - Golden Error
:: 3:50 - Gary War
:: 3:40 - Jana Hunter
:: 3:30 - Pete and the Pirates
:: 3:20 - Herman Dune
:: 3:10 - the Fresh & Onlys
:: 3am - Adventure
:: 2:50 - Viking Moses / Golden Ghost
:: 2:40 - Still Flyin'
:: 2:30 - Best Friends Forever
:: 2:20 - Gun Outfit
:: 2:10 - Talk Normal
:: 2am - Vivian Girls
:: 1:50 - Wavves
:: 1:40 - tba
:: 1:30 - Tyvek
:: 1:20 - Psychedelic Horseshit
:: 1:10 - Jeremy Jay
:: 1am - Los Llamarada
:: 12:50 - Love of Everything
:: 12:40 - Real Estate / Ducktails
:: 12:30 - Anni Rossi
:: 12:20 - the Forms
:: 12:10 - Fiasco
:: 12am - the So So Glos

:: MIDNIGHT ACOUSTIC BBQ @ MS BEA'S YARD CURATED BY:
::
:: Fiona Campbell
:: Todd P

| MS BEA'S |
1104 East 6th St @ Medina St | Downtown Eastside - AUSTIN, TX
just walk 2 blocks East on 6th! | ALL AGES | 512.481.9725 | MIDNIGHT| FREE!



Brooklyn DIY ringmaster and my erstwhile colleagues at Death by Audio Todd Patrick and Edan Wilber (and their friends) are hosting a cavalcade of all-ages events featuring the usual suspects (Telepathe, Vivian Girls, et al.) Because I can't print them all, I'll recommend the 19th, which by itself is enough great bands to go down to Austin for -- Phosphorescent (providing his set is less-Willie, more-Matthew, and he shows up dressed as he is above), and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (shoegaze for shameless popsters like myself) being my personal picks. Plus they're free and you don't need a press pass to see them. (Hmm. I wonder if I could get a flight at this late date...)

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The Bouncing Souls. Pizza. BRM. Need I say more?