Indian Wars
Album: Walk Around The Park (4-20-11)
Label: Bachelor Records
Indian Wars – Took a Trip

SXSW is upon us once again. Beginning this Wednesday, March 16, thousands of people and musicians will take over Austin for one of the best music festivals in the world. Over 2000 bands will participate in this year’s festival. There is no question that some of the world’s most talented and up-and-coming artists will be in Austin.

The SXSW organizers did bring out the big guns: Cee-Lo Green, Kanye West, Queens of the Stone Age, Odd Future, TV on the Radio, and The Strokes. If you are unable to get in to these gigs, don’t worry – there are so many great music options every night. This year, Bandcamp and the SXSW mp3 sampler made our lives easier as far as previewing the artists; we didn’t have to use Myspace to sample their music. After sampling roughly 1700 artists, we selected 20 that have bright futures.

At SXSW, in addition to listening to evening showcases, you can catch all of the artists at daytime parties at Paste, Fader, Pitchfork, Gorilla vs The Bear, and parties around town. Have fun and be safe. If you’re not attending the festival, enjoy the music below and support these bands when they come to your town.

Those Darlins
Album: Screws Get Loose (3/29)
Label: Oh Wow Dang
Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose

Related Posts:
Those Darlins – Tuesday, April 19th @ The Satellite (click here)

Wires Under Tension
Album: Light Science (Buy)
Label: Western Vinyl
Wires Under Tension – Electricity Turns Them On

Whalers
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Album: How The Ship Goes Down (Buy)
Label: Unsigned
Whalers – That Rabbit

Hanni El Khatib – Loved One

Related Posts:
Rollo & Grady Interview with Hanni El Khatib (Click here)

Devin Therriault will be making his Los Angeles debut this Thursday at the Echoplex. He will be joined by headliners Monotonix and Ty Segall. You can purchase tickets here.

MP3: Devin Therriault – In My Solitude (demo)

J. Irvin Dally recorded three acoustic songs for a recent Big Ugly Yellow Couch session. BUYC is an acoustic video session series run out of the Brooklyn apartment of writer Carlye Wisel and photographer/videographer Donald Rasmussen. Previous sessions include Twin Sister, Dawes, Yellow Ostrich, Phantogram, and others. They offer MP3’s and video footage of the sessions. It’s a great site worth checking out.

Download:
J. Irvin Dally – Despistado (Buy)

MP3: J. Irvin Dally – Brown Sugar (BUYC Session)
MP3: J. Irvin Dally – Sun Room