by Tom Osborne in Downloads, Playlists, SXSW

Here's a preview of some bands familiar to me playing on Thursday night of this year's festival. A big thanks to the bands for being kind enough to make the songs available for us all to browse. Give 'em a listen and go check 'em out if you are gonna be in Austin. The Paybacks - Call When You're Ready [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/The_Paybacks-Call_When_You%27re_Ready.mp3] Tom Brosseau - Dark Garage [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Tom_Brosseau-Dark_Garage.mp3] The Early Tapes - let me go [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/The_Early_Tapes-let_me_go.mp3] Kris Delmhorst - Light of the Light [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Kris_Delmhorst-Light_of_the_Light.mp3] Chris Smither - Origin of Species [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Chris_Smither-Origin_of_Species.mp3] Bill Kirchen - Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Bill_Kirchen-Hammer_of_the_Honky-Tonk_Gods.mp3] Anais Mitchell - Your Fonder Heart [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Anais_Mitchell-Your_Fonder_Heart.mp3] Sean Hayes - Same God [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Sean_Hayes-Same_God.mp3] Jim Bianco - Handsome Devil (reprise) [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Jim_Bianco-Handsome_Devil_reprise.mp3] Cary Brothers - Ride [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Cary_Brothers-Ride.mp3] Adam Carroll - Alright [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Adam_Carroll-_Alright.mp3] The Mother Truckers - No Mercy [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/The_Mother_Truckers-No_Mercy.mp3] Check out the SXSW web site for the full Thursday night schedule.