Thursday, January 15, 2009

South by Southwest 2009

The SXSW 2009 music festival, which takes place March 18-22, released its preliminary official lineup (subject to change). i'm not gonna lie... i didn't go through all 1100+ artists on the list but i did skim through it and a few caught my eye. there are some notables like Crystal Method and Peter Bjorn & John. Stereogum even reported that legendary hip hop group Dead Prez would make an appearance although i didn't see them on the list today.

personally, there are two acts i am most excited about. first, my good friends the Afghan Raiders will be taking the stage at this staple music festival and i'm really stoked for them to showcase their talent in front of a great audience. i've never been to SXSW before so i guess this means road trip! check out Afghan Raiders' video for "Future Thinkers" in the full post.

next up is the flavorful sounds of Martina Topley-Bird. i sent an email to the group about her a while back. The Blue God was one of my favorite albums of 2008... definitely top 5, maybe even top 3. it was another fantastic Danger Mouse production. nuff said. i found this awesome video of Martina performing "Baby Blue" acoustic backstage at Glastonbury's stone circle.



Afghan Raiders : "Future Thinkers" [Music Video]



Martina Topley-Bird : "Baby Blue (acoustic)" [Live]

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