Rollo & Grady :: Top 40 Shows – SXSW 2011
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This week in Austin at SXSW, there are a ridiculous amount of daily music options to choose from. It’s overwhelming even for some SXSW veterans, but is especially so for 1st time visitors. We tried to simplify for you the process of choosing from thousands of shows by selecting 40 shows that we feel will be special performances.
We highly recommend catching every Charles Bradly & Menahan Street Band , White Denim, Middle Brother, J. Roddy Walston and The Business, King Tuff, JEFF The Brotherhood, and Black Joe Lewis shows. The breakout artist of the festival is going to be J. Roddy Walston and The Business; make sure to check them out, as their music is money back guaranteed. Also, Deer Tick, aka Deervana, will be playing all Nirvana covers at the Lustre Pearl on Saturday, March 19th @ 1am. Deer Tick’s John McCauley does an incredible job of channeling his inner Kurt Cobain.
Alexander
Hometown: Los Angeles
Label: Vagrant
Show: The Phoenix (409 Colorado St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 1am
Alexander – Truth
Atlas Sound
Hometown: Atlanta
Label: Kranky
Show: Flamingo Cantina (515 E. 6th Street) Thursday, March 17th @ 5pm
Atlas Sound – Quarantined
The Black Angels
Hometown: Austin
Label: Light In The Attic Records
Show: La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 11pm
The Black Angels – True Believers
Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears
Hometown: Austin
Label: Lost Highway
Show: The Moody Theater (310 W. 2nd Street) Friday, March 18th @ 805pm
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears – I’m Broke (Live on WOXY)
Black Lips
Hometown: Atlanta
Label: Vice Records
Show: Club de Ville (900 Red River St.) Thursday, March 17th @ 11pm
Black Lips – Starting Over
Calibro 35
Hometown: Milan, Italy
Label: Unsigned
Show: Scoot Inn (1308 E. 4th Street) Wednesday, March 17th @ 12m
Calibro 35 – Bouchet Funk
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band
Hometown: Brooklyn
Label: Dunham / Daptone Records
Show: Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W. 4th Street) Friday, March 18th @ 11pm
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band – The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Label: Quite Scientific
Show: The Phoenix (409 Colorado St.) Wednesday, March 16th @ 9pm
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Nothing But Our Love
Deerhunter
Hometown: Atlanta
Label: 4AD
Show: Club DeVille (900 Red River St) Friday, March 18th @ 430pm
Deerhunter – Coronado
Deer Tick
Hometown: Providence, Rhode Island
Label: Partisan
Show: Lustre Pearl (97 Rainey St) Sat, March 19th @ 1am (Deervana Set – all Nirvana covers)
Deer Tick – La la La
The Growlers
Hometown: Costa Mesa
Label: Everloving Records
Show: BD Riley’s (204 E 6th St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 1am
The Growlers – Average Man
Guadalupe Plata
Hometown: Ubeda, Spain
Label: Unsigned
Show: Nuvola (105 E 5th St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 10pm
Guadalupe Plata – Pobre Mary
Hanni El Khatib
Hometown: SF/LA
Label: Innovative Leisure Records
Show: Habana Bar (708 E 6th St) Friday, March 18th @ 10pm
Hanni El Khatib – You Rascal You
J. Irvin Dally
Hometown: Los Angeles
Label: Unsigned
Show: tenOak (409 Colorado St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 12m
J. Irvin Dally – Sun Room
J. Roddy Walston and the Business
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Label: Vagrant Records
Show: Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) Thursday, March 17th @ 1am
J Roddy Walston and the Business – Used to Did
James Vincent McMorrow
Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
Label: Vagrant Records
Show: Friends (208 E 6th St) Thursday, March 17 @ 1am
James Vincent McMorrow – This Old Dark Machine
JEFF The Brotherhood
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Label: Infinity Cat
Show: Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St.) Saturday, March 19th @ 11pm
JEFF The Brotherhood – Bone Jam
The Kills
Hometown: London
Label: Domino Records
Show: Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St) Thursday, March 17th @ 11pm
The Kills – Night Train
King Tuff
Hometown: Brattleboro VT
Label: Burger Records
Show: Rusty Spurs (405 E. 7th St.) Friday, March 18th @ 10pm
King Tuff – So Desperate
Kurt Vile And The Violators
Hometown: Philadelphia
Label: Matador
Show: Auditorium Shores Stage (Riverside Dr & S 1st St) Saturday, March 19th @ 330pm
Kurt Vile – In My Time
Lord Huron
Hometown: Los Angeles via Michigan
Label: Unsigned
Show: The Stage on 6th (508 East 6th Street) Wednesday, March 16th @ 5pm
Lord Huron – Mighty
Megafaun
Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin / North Carolina
Label: Hometapes
Show: Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St.) Thursday, March 17th @ 10pm
Megafaun – Volunteers
The Megaphonic Thrift
Hometown: Bergen, Norway
Label: Sonic Unyon Records
Show: Speakeasy (412 Congress Ave #D) Saturday, March 19th @ 8pm
The Megaphonic Thrift – Acid Blues
Middle Brother
Hometown: USA
Label: Partisan Records
Show: Auditorium Shores Stage (Riverside Dr & S 1st St) Saturday, March 18th @ 520pm
Middle Brother – Me Me Me
Lower Dens
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Label: Gnomonsong
Show: Klub Krucial (614 E 6th St) Friday, March 18th @ 8pm
Lower Dens – Tea Lights
Sharon Van Etten
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Label: Ba Da Bing!
Show: Swan Dive (615 Red River St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 12am
Sharon Van Etten – Love More
The Stepkids
Hometown: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Label: Malverde (400B W 2nd St) Friday, March 18th @ 11pm
Show: Stones Throw
The Stepkids – Legend In My Own Mind
The Strange Boys
Hometown: Austin
Label: Rough Trade
Show: Mohawk Patio (912 Red River Road) Saturday, March 19th @ 10pm
The Strange Boys – This Girl Taught Me a Dance
Telekinesis
Hometown: Seattle
Label: Merge Records
Show: The Parish (214C E 6th St) Friday, March 18th @ 9pm
Telekinesis – Car Crash
Those Darlins
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Label: Oh Wow Dang Records
Show: Swan Dive (615 Red River St) Thursday, March 17th @ 12am
Those Darlins – Night Jogger
Toubab Krewe
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina
Label: Nat Geo Music
Show: Habana Bar Backyard – (708 E 6th St) Saturday March 19 @ 7:30PM
Toubab Krewe – Area Code
tUnE-yArDs
Hometown: Oakland, California
Label: 4AD
Show: Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St) Thursday, March 17th @ 11pm
tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
Turbo Fruits
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Label: Turbo Time Records
Show: Mohawk (912 Red River Rd.) Saturday, March 19th @ 1130pm
Turbo Fruits – Mama’s Mad Cos I Fried My Brain
TV On The Radio
Hometown: Brooklyn
Label: Interscope
Show: Stubb’s (801 Red River) Friday, March 18th @ 5pm
TV On The Radio – Province (Live @ Amoeba Music)
TV Torso
Hometown: Austin
Label: Visible Hand
Show: Barbarella (611 Red River St.) Wednesday, March 16th @ 10pm
TV Torso – I Can See Your Face
Twin Shadow
Hometown: Brooklyn
Label: Terrible Records
Show: Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St) Thursday, March 17th @ 12am
Twin Shadow – Shooting Holes
Uncle Bad Touch
Hometown: Montreal
Label: Bumby Records
Show: Spill (212 E. Sixth St.) Wednesday, March 16th @ 1am
Uncle Bad Touch – Sweetest Dream
Vetiver
Hometown: San Francisco
Label: Sub Pop
Show: St David’s Historic Sanctuary (301 E 8th St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 1am
Vetiver – Another Reason to Go
Weekend
Hometown: San Francisco
Label: Slumberland
Show: Palm Door (401 Sabine St) – Thursday March 17 @ 11:00PM
Weekend – End Times
White Denim
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Label: Downtown Records
Show: Club de Ville (900 Red River St.) Wednesday, March 16 @ 11pm
White Denim – ShakeShakeShake
Wye Oak
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Label: Merge
Show: The Parish (214C E 6th St) Friday, March 18th @ 11:45pm
Wye Oak – Civilian
Yearbook Committee
Hometown: Terre Haute, Indiana
Label: Unsigned
Show: Esther’s Follies (525 E 6th St) Wednesday, March 16th @ 9pm
Yearbook Committee – We Let Our Grades Slip
Yuck
Hometown: London
Label: Fat Possum
Show: Club de Ville (900 Red River St.) Wednesday, March 16 @ 1am
Yuck – Dark Magnet
March 15th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
These bands look horrible, sound even worse, like a dog pooped in their mouth before they wrote their songs.
March 15th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
CJ: Great observations. Your opinion means a lot to us.
March 16th, 2011 at 5:21 am
sooner or later i’ll find my way to sxsw!
just a little correction, calibro35 are on ghost records
March 16th, 2011 at 11:47 am
Ignore the haters. Loved going through these. Thanks!Good stuff.
March 16th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Fantastic list! Can’t wait for James Vincent McMorrow – he’s dreamy…
Might I also recommend seeing MEIKO at St. David’s Historic Sanctuary on Sat. 3/19 – her set time is 10:30pm – such a talent – and funny as hell too!
March 19th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
I strongly disagree with CJ– awesome job
March 21st, 2011 at 9:27 am
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March 24th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
CJ sucks – this page rules.
Didn’t make it to SXSW but thanks for all the great music!
March 27th, 2011 at 4:15 pm
It’s ironic that in supposedly post-racial America I can count on one hand (from what I can make out in the photos) the number of obviously integrated bands. I remember seeing TVOR sometime between 2004 and 6 at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park bandshell and the crowd of mostly white hipsters being totally befuddled. Maybe if people made music with musicians from racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual identities and socio-economics groups from beyond their own comfort zones there’d be more than the handful of different sounds and technical approaches we hear over and over.
March 31st, 2011 at 4:50 am
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