Twangville


SXSW 2008 Saturday Night Preview

If you’re still walking by Saturday night by far the best showcase will be by Bloodshot Records and our friends at Hearya.com (Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands, Ha Ha Tonka, Justin Townes Earle, Deadstring Brothers, Firewater and Waco Brothers @ Red Eyed Fly). Also worth checking out should be the Barsuk (Jim Noir, David Bazan, and Nada Surf @ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop) and Arts and Crafts (The Most Serene Republic, Constantines, Jason Collett, Los Campesinos!, The Stills @ The Parish) showcases.

Ian Moore – House Up On The Hill

Frank Smith – throwin’ rocks

Tim Easton – Burgundy Red

Deana Carter – The Story Of My Life

Jason Collett – Out Of Time

Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands – Forest Fire

Ha Ha Tonka – St. Nick On the Fourth in a Fervor

Deadstring Brothers – Heavy Load

Firewater – This Is My Life

Waco Brothers – How Fast The Time

The Redwalls – Summer Romance

Paul Kelly – God Told Me To

Alabama3 – Woke Up This Morning

The Theater Fire – These Tears Could Rust A Train

Whitley – I Remember

Doug Burr – In the Garden

[Source: SXSW.com]


About the author: Florida born and bred but now living and working between the foothills and monuments of the Old Dominion. I get by on a healthy mix of vitamins and twang.


by Tom Osborne in Downloads, SXSW