SXSW: Thursday Party Picks

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)

My Brightest Diamond - "Hi Remember Me" (MP3)
Nada Surf - "See These Bones" (MP3)
Peter Morén - "Social Competence" (MP3)

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)

Be Your Own Pet - "Bicycle Bicycle You Are My Bicycle" (MP3)
Robyn - "Handle Me (Bjorn Remix)" (MP3)
The Duke Spirit - "Lassoo" (MP3)

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

Posted at 12:22 PM in MP3
Tags: Be Your Own Pet | My Brightest Diamond | Nada Surf | Peter Morén | Robyn | SXSW | The Duke Spirit

10 Comments

wow dr dog doing lou reed ---- i really really really hope they do "louie louie"

Posted by: free waterfall jr at 03/13/08 12:58 PM | Reply
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Nice new look guys! Too bad your "journalism" is deplorable.

Posted by: Mrs. Featherbottom at 03/13/08 1:22 PM | Reply
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Tribute to Lou Reed looks incredible. Someone videotape?

Posted by: Brian at 03/13/08 1:37 PM | Reply
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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/

Posted by: jeremy at 03/13/08 2:26 PM | Reply
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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?

Posted by: Calderon at 03/13/08 2:43 PM | Reply
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Your computer is fucked.

Posted by: kevin in reply to Calderon's comment at 03/13/08 3:51 PM | Reply
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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)

Posted by: Todd at 03/13/08 4:21 PM | Reply
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good luck on getting into fader at the last minute for the lou reed tribute.... i'll let you know it goes..

Posted by: julio enriquez at 03/13/08 4:33 PM | Reply
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*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?

Posted by: Huph at 03/13/08 4:45 PM | Reply
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Sigh, I wish I was there. Maybe next year.

Posted by: Music Critic at 03/13/08 5:06 PM | Reply
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