What day is it really? My fourth wedding anniversary!
1:00 - 2:00 PM: Say Hi at SESAC Day Stage Café
Download November Was White, December Was Grey at RCRDLBL
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Photo by alt-gramma: Eric Elbogen,
Say Hi at the Glass House, 10-19-07
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Great Northern at SESAC Day Stage Café
Download new single “Houses” at RCRDLBL MySpace | SXSW Page
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Cut Off Your Hands at Peckerhead’s
You and I | MySpace | SXSW Page
How could we miss the chance to see the second-most influential Liverpool band and the grandpas of shoegaze?
5:00 - 6:00 PM: Echo and the Bunnymen at The Bat Bar (SXSW Live)
Seven Seas
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5:50 - 6:40 PM: Odewas at Spider House Café
Download “Harmless Lover’s Discourse” at RCRDLBL | MySpace
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Solid Gold at Club 115
Download “Who You Gonna Run To?” at RCRDLBL | MySpace | SXSW Page
9:00 - 9:45 PM: Gliss at Co-Lab
Get new song “Morning Light” at SXSW 2009 Sampler #5 | MySpace
I admit I have not been PJ Harvey’s most faithful fan, but that is exactly why I’d like to see her show. Her new stuff with John Parrish sounds good.
10:00 - 11:00 PM: PJ Harvey and John Parrish at Stubb’s 
White Chalk
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Gotta support my buddy Brandon, AKA Alaska In Winter.
11:00 - 12:00 AM: Alaska In Winter at Submerged
New: We Are Blind (Tone Tiger Remix)
Get “Speedboat to Heaven” at SXSW Sampler #3
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Photo by alt-gramma: Alaska In Winter at the Avalon, 10-11-07
12:00 - 1:00 AM: The Shys at Prague
Get “Mercy” at SXSW 2009 Sampler #2 | MySpace | SXSW Page
1:00 - 2:00 AM: Choose between
Marcy Playground at Cedar Street Courtyard
John Wozniak and crew have loads of new material, but maybe they’ll play that legendary cover of “Needle and the Damage Done” that never, ever seems to have been recorded.
Flag and Finger | MySpace | SXSW Page
OR
Ra Ra Riot at The Parish
I always stubbonly resist something that everyone else seems ga-ga about, but in the case of Ra Ra Riot, I have to admit, I was wrong; you were right.
Ghost Under Rocks | MySpace | SXSW Page
So ends my SXSW fantasy. Maybe next year for real?
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I like the Odewas and PJ Harvey pick. We need to hang out more.
Marcy Playground does make me wonder, but with an infamous Neil Young cover, I could be persuaded!
March 19th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
I have seen mention of Marcy Playground performing “Needle and the Damage Done,” but I have never been able to find a recording of it. MP have been on the comeback road for some time, however the general trend in popular music may have moved too far away from their style.
March 20th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Been meaning to tell you all week how much I’ve enjoyed all your SXSW goodness Linda! Fantastic effort.
The great thing about fantasy scheduling is that you can have all the fun and anticipation of it, without the inevitable disappointment that would surely follow should you do this in real life and not be able to get to all the shows you’d like to.
March 20th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Yes, and you know that happens with festivals. I’ve hedged our bets for the Coachella by getting tickets to Silversun Pickups’ show at the Glass House a few days before.
March 20th, 2009 at 5:09 pm