Minnesota Music @ SXSW

Wednesday, March 18
12:30 p.m. Jeremy Messersmith (Threadgills)
8 p.m. Doomtree (Back Alley Social)
10:30 p.m. Dosh (Mohawk)
11 p.m. Grant Hart (Aces Lounge)
11:30 p.m. Haley Bonar (Victorian Room at The Driskill)
12:30 a.m. Brother Ali (Back Alley Social)
12:30 a.m. Gary Louris & Mark Olson (Victorian Room at The Driskill)

Thursday, March 19
12 p.m. Ruby Isle (Flamingo Cantina)
2:30 p.m. Jeremy Messersmith (Music by The Slice)
2:30 p.m. Haley Bonar (SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center)
7:45 p.m. Birthday Suits (Headhunters)
8 p.m. Plain Ole Bill (Habana Bar Backyard)
9 p.m. Toki Wright (Habana Bar Backyard)
9:30 p.m. I Self Devine (Habana Bar Backyard)
10:30 p.m. Eyedea & Abilities (Habana Bar Backyard)
11 p.m. John Gorka (Victorian Room at The Driskill)
11:15 p.m. P.O.S. (Habana Bar Backyard)
12 a.m. Brother Ali (Habana Bar Backyard)
1:30 a.m. BK One (Habana Bar Backyard)

Friday, March 20
12:45 p.m. The 757s (Iron Gate Lounge)
1 p.m. Romantica (Iron Gate Lounge - Ca$h Moneyapolis Party Indoor Stage)
3 p.m. Adam Levy (Ruta Maya Coffee House)
3 p.m. Jeremy Messersmith (Big Red Sun)
4 p.m. Ruby Isle (Iron Gate Lounge - Ca$h Moneyapolis Party Indoor Stage)
6 p.m. Elizabeth Hunnicutt (Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater)
8:15 p.m. Jeremy Messersmith (Iron Gate Lounge)
9 p.m. Mark Mallman (Iron Gate Lounge)
10:30 p.m. Josiah Wordsworth (Elephant Room)
11 p.m. P.O.S. (Buffalo Billiards)
12 a.m. Gary Louris & Mark Olson (Momo's)

Saturday, March 21
12 p.m. - Adam Levy (Nuno's)
5 p.m. Jeremy Messersmith (Nuno's)
8 p.m. Solid Gold (Club 115)
8:50 p.m. Cecil Otter (Scoot Inn)
9 p.m. Ruby Isle (Lamberts)
11 p.m. The 757s (Lamberts)
12 a.m. Mark Mallman (Lamberts)
1 a.m. Marcy Playground (Cedar Street Courtyard)

This week tune into The Current for coverage of this year's South By Southwest, the biggest convergence of indie music on the planet. Music Director Melanie Walker and Program Director Jim McGuinn will be sending back updates via audio, blog posts, Twitter, and photos. watch this space to stay hooked up!

Other highlights:
Check out the schedule of Minnesota bands playing this year's fesitval. on Thursday, March 19 at 8 p.m. you'll hear The Decemberists as they debut their new album The Hazards of Love in front of a live audience.

Recent Blog Posts:
SXSW Final Tally: 39 bands... and here's my top 10

SXSW Recap of day 3 & 4: Rock all day and night!

SXSW Friday recap

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SXSW Day 2 1/2: I still have my voice!

SXSW Thursday: 12 hours, 15 bands, some mexican food

SXSW Day 2: It's a scorcher!

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...


Audio Check in

March 20:
9 p.m. - Melanie Walker & Jim McGuinn 5 p.m. - Jim McGuinn 1 p.m. - Mel Walker 9 a.m. - Jim McGuinn March 19:
9 p.m. - Melanie Walker & Jim McGuinn 5 p.m. - Melanie Walker Jim McGuinn & Chris Remenschneider 1 p.m. - Melanie Walker 9 a.m. - Jim McGuinn
See also:
The Current at SXSW - 2008

The Current at SXSW - 2007

The Current at SXSW - 2006