Every city deserves a locals only website that serves the music community with such breadth and depth as AustinSound does. For the past three years right around SXSW AustinSound has released a free compilation of the best of Austin’s Independent bands. This year they’ve upped the ante with a 2 stage free day party.
AustinSound’s compilations are usually pretty inclusive, so while they may focus on “indie rock” they also include all the music that is fermenting around the edges of that term. On Sound Advice Vol III: Starry Eyes the guys at AustinSound have curated another great CD. And long story short here’s a couple of the bands/songs I like.
Shortcut To Memphis – The Golden Boys
Blackberry Brandy – T Bird And the Breaks
Canary – The Lonesome Heroes
Here’s the lineup for their 2 stage Day Show on Friday March 20 (I plan on taking in a big chunk of that outdoor stage):
The Now Playing Austin Sound Day Show
Friday March 20th @ Creekside Lounge
KOOP’s Now Playing Austin Stage (inside)
12:15 Pop Unknown
1:00 BASIC
1:45 Oh No! Oh My!
2:30 Black Before Red
3:15 Corto Maltese
4:00 Lemurs
4:45 Loxsly
5:15-5:45 or 6 Buisnessman Djs (and in between sets)
AustinSound.net stage: (outside)
noon- Gina Dvorak (austin)
12:45 – Ferraby Lionheart (LA)
1:30 – the lovely sparrows (austin)
2:15 – fight bite (denton, tx)
3:00 – tom brosseau (LA)
3:45 – dana falconberry (austin)
4:30 – peter and the wolf (to be billed as “mellow owl”) (austin)
5:15 – the shivers (queens, NY)
PS Swedesplease has an exclusive first listen to the upcoming CD from The Tiny here.