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SXSW Day 1 1/2: What happened last night?

Posted at 1:50 PM on March 19, 2009 by Melanie Walker (1 Comments)

What happened last night? That's how I usually wake up every morning in Austin, TX at SXSW. Waking up at 8am today, I was brutally reminded by my aching head and sore feet that I went to bed around 3am! Yikes! But, five hours of sleep is actually more of a luxury at this conference than most nights. Having my usual breakfast of champions, two Advil and a cup of joe, I'm here to spill the beans to you about all my adventures down here at SXSW!

SXSW for me, as a Music Director, is not just a place to come hang out and have a good time it's also a place that I come to discover new music and meet new people in the music industry. I work hard down here to find our audience the best new music for the coming year and to hopefully establish great relationships with record labels and band managers. Remember last years band The Heavy? We found them right down here in Austin. The year before that was The Young Knives from the UK who are now one of my all time favorite bands! Who will be this year's band? Stick around because I'm sure there will be more than a few new discoveries that will become staples of The Current's playlist of 2009!

Last night I saw The Decemberists who were fantastic! Shara from My Brightest Diamond does guest vocals on the record and basically, stole the show last night! She was really phenomenal. Hopefully, she'll be coming out with her own solo release this year as well! I also saw Heartless Bastards, The Avett Bros and These Arms Are Snakes who are this crazy punk rock band from Seattle. The show was insane and the perfect way to cap off my first night in Austin around the wee hours of 3am...yikes!

Today, I'll be hitting up a load of day parties and hopefully seeing some of my picks for this years up and comers BLK JKS, Dirty Projectors, Glasvegas, and Ida Maria!

Other SXSW blog posts:
SXSW Day 1 1/2: What happened last night?
SXSW where Live music Lives
SXSW round one... Wed night's roundup
SXSW here we come!
We are getting ready for SXSW...

Comments (1)

What happened to Glasvegas at the Belmont Sat night?!?! the Knux also not there. I guess it's just SXSW thought when things just get moved around. John Neilson @ One2One was great by the way!

Posted by Kevin | March 22, 2009 4:58 PM

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