Feb 23, 2008

SXSW 2008 Thursday Night Preview

Each night the lineup for SXSW gets richer and richer and I start getting poorer and pourer. Here’s some more previews from musicians and bands playing on Thursday night. Highlights include showcases by Undertow (Aaron Robinson, Caleb Engstrom, Magnolia Summer, Glossary, Monahans, Christian Kiefer, J. Tillman @ Habana Calle 6 Patio), NPR (The Whigs, Yo La Tengo and My Morning Jacket @ Austin Music Hall), Americana Music Association (Amy Lavere, Mike Farris, Joe Ely, Buddy Miller, James McMurtry and Marcia Ball @ Antone’s) and Yep Roc (Chatham County Line, The Sadies and The Iguanas @ Continental Club) among many others.

Sonya Kitchell – Let Me Go

Kaki King – Pull Me Out Alive

Scott H. Biram – Been Down Too Long

James McMurtry – Cheney’s Toy

Marcia Ball – Louella

San Saba County – 5th Time Around

The BoDeans – Everyday

Susan Cowsill – I Know You Know

The Mother Truckers – No Mercy

The Sadies – Anna Leigh

Patty Hurst Shifter – Life Is Mostly Waiting

Caleb Engstrom – The Happiest

Monahans – I Run To You

Magnolia Summer – The Slip That Leads Into The Fall (Live on KDHX)

Christian Kiefer – Afterglow

J. Tillman – With Wolves

Martha Wainwright – Bloody Mother Fuckin Asshole

LZ Love – Creepin’

Richard Julian – If you Stay

Jim Bianco – I Got a Thing For You

Cary Brothers – Who You Are

Meiko – How Lucky We Are

Uncle Monk – Wishing At The Moon

Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers – 4th Of July

Kate Voegele – Only Fooling Myself

Matt Keating – St. Cloud

Robin & Linda Williams – Things I’ve Learned

[Source: SXSW.com]

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