SXSW 2009 music

February 22, 2009 10:44 PM

If you're interested in the bands playing at SXSW this year, you have more to draw on than the blurbs in the schedule. First, the 2009 collection of mp3s from showcased bands is up - like last year, as unofficial fanmade torrents - offering samples of a thousand bands in five gigabytes. Second, there's Paul's SXSW Artist Catalog, an excellent catalog of artists. It provides links to Last.fm & Youtube for each artist, & many tags to follow sounds you like. (Previously: my 2008 post, & 2007.)
posted by Pronoiac (22 comments total)

I'm just a fan of their music selection, by the way - I love digging through the sampler for new bands.
posted by Pronoiac at 10:50 PM on February 22, 2009

more proof punk's dead (I wanted to like them, but the music on their myspace was such a cliché I couldn't bear it).
posted by ornate insect at 11:03 PM on February 22, 2009

Thanks for the link to the torrents. I went last year with a buddy of mine. We didn't have tickets, but we got into most shows we wanted. It was just non-stop music for a week. It was great. We saw lots of great shows that were not official SXSW but were free and a bit off of the beaten path, like the Other Music Lawn Party at the French Legation Museum.
posted by chillmost at 12:41 AM on February 23, 2009

Is that guy who reviews every single band in six words going to do it again? I hope so.
posted by awfurby at 1:02 AM on February 23, 2009 [1 favorite]

Hm that Care Bears on Fire band sound like the Donnas.
posted by awfurby at 1:09 AM on February 23, 2009

While we're on SXSW, don't forget MeFi's own chime made a gnarly interactive calender for the event. (Which doesn't seem to be up for 2009 yet, actually.)
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 1:47 AM on February 23, 2009

Care Bears, Amusement Parks and Arcades... Is this a new generation of arsonists or just alluding to the great fire sale of the 21st century? Everything must go, including the care bears.
posted by twistedonion at 2:35 AM on February 23, 2009

more proof punk's dead (I wanted to like them, but the music on their myspace was such a cliché I couldn't bear it).

Then it's not just a clever name.
posted by heathkit at 3:27 AM on February 23, 2009

"You can love Neko Case too much."

Um, no, you can't.
posted by jbickers at 3:58 AM on February 23, 2009 [3 favorites]

What I most vividly remember about SXSW while living in Austin was the collective countdown to it being over.
posted by Roman Graves at 4:01 AM on February 23, 2009

Punk's been dead for 20 years then.

I thought there was a more official individual set of downloads for people who are scared of torrents?
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:27 AM on February 23, 2009

Oh yes, if you just go to individual pages you can download songs directly.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:35 AM on February 23, 2009

Um, no, you can't.

Amen. Her last is about as perfect as I've heard an album.
posted by jimmythefish at 6:21 AM on February 23, 2009

And there's going to be an Austin Meetup then. You don't even have to leave metafilter behind when traveling.
posted by fontophilic at 6:51 AM on February 23, 2009

This SXSW, it's annual? You don't say.
posted by shownomercy at 8:23 AM on February 23, 2009

Love the catalog - great post.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 10:07 AM on February 23, 2009

Slowest. Torrent. Ever.
posted by You Should See the Other Guy at 12:08 PM on February 23, 2009

The unofficial torrent and SCHED make my SXSW. Thank you, chime, and thank you, Pronoiac.
posted by immlass at 1:31 PM on February 23, 2009

Tickets are $325 to $1145. I'm kind of surprised no one has a problem with this.
posted by crapmatic at 1:45 PM on February 23, 2009

Tickets are $325 to $1145. I'm kind of surprised no one has a problem with this.

Considering some concerts can run $100+ face value, and this gets you music for a week?
posted by jckll at 5:14 PM on February 23, 2009

If you're going be sure to check out Choo Choo, it's an awesome band from Switzerland.
posted by sebas at 12:51 AM on February 24, 2009

Slowest. Torrent. Ever.

Check your settings, mine is smoking along at 300 KB/s.
posted by chillmost at 3:13 AM on February 24, 2009