If you’re a party hopper, today is your day. Well if you allow us to be biased for a minute … you probably should head to Volume for our party (My Brightest Diamond, Nada Surf, Destroyer, Peter Morén, et al) and not leave until they stop pouring the free SoCo. But if you have something against those bands and free liquor, we suppose there are some other ways to while away your time, and we’ve got the picks of the latter waiting below. (Motorhead’s playing the Vice thing(!), Robyn’s playing the Filter party, etc.) If you’re plotting the perfect day, stay at Volume ’til Peter Morén closes it down, then head to the FADER Fort for their tribute to Lou Reed featuring Mark Kozelek, Yo La Tengo, My Morning Jacket, Moby, Thurston Moore, Dr. Dog, and more. It won’t be too tough to get in or anything.
Stereogum/Paste @ Volume
My Brightest Diamond (12-12:40PM)
Nada Surf (1-1:40PM)
Destroyer (2-2:40PM)
Colour Revolt (3-3:40PM)
Delta Spirit (4-4:40PM)
Peter Morén (of Peter Bjorn & John) (5-5:40PM)
Vice Saves Texas @ Stubb’s
Napalm Death (1:20PM)
High On Fire (2PM)
Motörhead (3:05PM)
Filter @ Cedar Street
The Duke Spirit (3:15PM)
Be Your Own Pet (4PM)
Robyn (5PM)
The Fader Fort
The Ting Tings (2:00-2:25PM)
Grand Ole Party (3:30-3:55PM)
Birdmonster (4:15-4:40PM)
Saul Williams (5:00-5:25PM)
TRIBUTE TO LOU REED* (5:45-7:30PM)
N.E.R.D. (8-9PM)
* featuring What Laura Says Thinks and Feels, Paper Route, Oh No! Oh My!, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Joseph Arthur, Dr. Dog, Mark Kozelek, Yo La Tengo, My Morning Jacket, Moby, Thurston Moore & The New Wave Bandits
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wow dr dog doing lou reed —- i really really really hope they do “louie louie”
Nice new look guys! Too bad your “journalism” is deplorable.
Tribute to Lou Reed looks incredible. Someone videotape?
if you want daily coverage of the festival, check out impose’s stuff:
http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/03/13/sxsw-hater-wednesday/
http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/03/13/sxsw-wednesday-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-crazy-person/
When I click an mp3, it just opens up a player in a new window rather than downloading it. Is my computer fucked, or is this some weird kink in the new layout?
Your computer is fucked.
Your computer is not fucked…..right click on the mp3 – “Save Target As”
(don’t feel bad – when I first started downloading here I had to email the support crew to get help with the whole process)
good luck on getting into fader at the last minute for the lou reed tribute…. i’ll let you know it goes..
*Free* Southern Comfort… In the middle of the day… in hot ass Texas? That must be one sweltering vomitron waiting to happen! At least it’s not August, eh?
Sigh, I wish I was there. Maybe next year.