March Madness is almost upon us. Meaning, every crappy, local, "hipper than thou" band will be headed down to Austin, TX for the annual SXSW Music and Media Conference. This is every unsigned hometown "indie" band's so-called chance for super stardom. "Hey, look Mom, we're playing South By Southwest; we finally made it. We might get signed!" Likewise, thousands of people are going to pack their vans and head south in hopes of catching the "next big thing" (or maybe a chance to rub shoulders with Moby). Well, I'm not. I'm staying home -- away from all the madness, away from the young high school kids with their Radiohead t-shirts and their shaggy hair, away from more bad bands than you can shake a stick at. Don't get me wrong -- there will be many great bands to see among the array of bad ones, and in fact I'd like to provide some details on a handful of them.
Parenthetical Girls and No Kids will set out on a tour, with dates that will sandwich their SXSW appearances. They will be joining fellow Tomlab artist Casiotone For the Painfully Alone for the SXSW Tomlab/K/ Asmatic Kitty showcase, which will also include performances by Tara Jane O'Neil and Jeremy Jay.
Seriously though, Keep Austin Weird!
03.12.09 - Seattle, Washington - Sunset Tavern
03.13.09 - Portland, Oregon - Backspace
03.14.09 - Boise, Idaho - Neurolux
03.15.09 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Kilby Court
03.16.09 - Denver, Colorado - Hi Dive
03.18.09 - Austin, Texas - SXSW*
03.19.09 - Austin, Texas - SXSW
03.20.09 - Austin, Texas - SXSW
03.21.09 - Austin, Texas - SXSW
03.22.09 - Austin, Texas - SXSW
03.23.09 - Phoenix, Arizona - Stinkweeds
03.24.09 - San Diego, California - Bar Pink
03.25.09 - Los Angeles, California - Spaceland
03.27.09 - San Francisco, California - Cafe Du Nord
* Tomlab/K/Asmatic Kitty Showcase: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Jeremy Jay, Tara Jane O'Neil
