Photos : SXSW Day 2 - Thursday

Thursday was an intense day for us and we managed to catch a lot of great bands including The xx, Dum Dum Girls, Yellow Fever, Real Estate, The Antlers, and Califone at the Lawn Party at the French Legation Museum and Woods at the Cole Street House, followed by Thee Oh Sees on the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge.

Photos : SXSW Day 2 - Thursday

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Photos : SXSW 2010 Day 1 - Wednesday

I'm still recovering from SXSW this year, but here's the first of our wrap-up posts featuring a ton of photos from The Brooklyn Vegan day party at Emo's with Fucked Up (w/ members of Wu Tang), Japandroids, The Black Angels, Titus Andronicus, The Morning Benders, and The Rural Alberta Advantage. We also caught the Hozac Records party at Trailer Space Records with Woven Bones and Girls At Dawn and then managed to see These Are Powers at Cheer Up Charlie's.

Photos : SXSW Day 1 - Wednesday

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Early Arrival : These Are Powers @ Cheer Up Charlies

Here's a photo of These Are Powers playing at Cheer Up Charlies (aka Ms. Bea's). If you get a chance to see this band, take it. They are amazing.

Early Arrival : Thee Oh Sees @ The Lamar Pedestrian Bridge

According to some big blog, this show wasn't happening, but it looks like it did. And it was so much fun. Thanks to all the people who held their ground behind me so I could take photos. I love you.

Early Arrival : The xx @ French Legation Museum

The xx playing at the French Legation Museum for the Lawn Party. More to come later.

Heads Up : Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall @ The Lamar Pedestrian Bridge Tonight

We hadn't heard anything about this one until someone started talking about it at a house party, but Thee Oh Sees facebook page confirms that they are, in fact, playing a show on the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge tonight with Ty Segall. If you haven't been to a show on the bridge, now is the time to get out there and enjoy yourself. The bridge shows are legendary and one of my favorite parts of SXSW/Austin in general. Let's do it! It is set to start at 1 a.m., so take a quick cat-nap and hit the road for an awesome show. Sleep in tomorrow!

Early Arrival : Fucked Up @ Emo's

Here's a photo to tide you over : Fucked Up playing the Brooklyn Vegan day show at Emo's

RIP Alex Chilton

Photos : Thee Oh Sees / The Fresh & Onlys / The Beets and more @ The Day Before the Mess Fest - SXSW 2010

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Photos : Noveller / Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater / Xiu Xiu @ Red 7

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Tonight : Day Before The Mess Fest @ 21st Street Co-Op

The music portion of SXSW 2010 is upon us all and you can start it off on the right (and unofficial/free) foot by celebrating at the Day Before the Mess Fest at the 21st Street Co-Op, House Of Guys, and some house off of 30th and Red River. It is going to be so much fun and so sweaty, so brave the rain and join us in celebrating SXSW 2010. Here's the line-up and the set times:

- Thee Oh Sees (SF, 1am), The

Fresh and Onlys (SF, 12:20am), Woven Bones (midnight),

Wounded Lion (LA, 11:40pm), The Baths (SF, 11:20pm),

Shapes Have Fangs (11pm) at the 21st Street CO-OP (707

W. 21st St.)

- Harlem (11:30pm), The Beets (NY, 11pm), Beach Fossils (NY,

10:30pm), Air Waves (NY, 10pm), Total Slacker (NY,

9:30pm), Fungi Girls (Denton, 9pm) at House of Guys (1907

Rio Grande)

- The Carrots (8:30pm), Reading Rainbow (PA, 8pm), Eternal

Summers (VA, 7:30pm), The Girls at Dawn (NY, 7pm),

Predator (GA, 6:30pm) at a house off of 30th and Red River

(near Austin vet hospital)

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : Shake Some... Action

We are having a helluva time trying to choose which shows to go to and we hope things are hard for you as well. The Shake Some... Action party at Karibu Ethiopian on East 7th Street will stretch from the 18th-20th and host bands like The Fresh & Onlys, Woven Bones, Pure Ecstasy, JEFF the Brotherhood, Rangers, Teenage Cool Kids, Cloud Nothings, Fungi Girls, The Coathangers, La Panza, Woodsman and a bunch more, so start planning now! Hey! Some of those bands are playing the showcase we are sponsoring . There will be more details on that when we can get a full version of the flyer and the full line-up, but you will find it here first so stay tuned!

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : Brooklyn Vegan's Day Party

This is likely to be the first day show we attend this year and we are looking forward to it. GZA, Fucked Up, Japandroids, Torche, Titus Andronicus, and Yellow Fever make this one hard to pass up. Hit up Emo's on Wednesday, March 17 from noon - 6 p.m. for all the fun.

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : The Windish Agency / Pitchfork Day Party

The Windish Agency / Pitchfork day party is always a good one and their 2010 line-up does not disappoint. Just read the poster and show up.

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : Mr. & Mrs. T / Rachael Ray's Feedback Festival

Yeah yeah yeah. Rachael Ray is one of the most nerve-grating people on the planet, but she sure does have someone behind her who can pick out a line-up. You can catch She & Him, Dr. Dog, Andrew W.K., School of Seven Bells, Local Natives, Freelance Whales and a bunch more at her party. There will also be free food and drinks, so you will probably want to show up early at Stubb's when everything starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20.

Saturday : Xiu Xiu w/ Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater and Noveller @ Red 7

Xiu Xiu will be in town tomorrow night and you know where we will be. Their latest album, Dear God, I Hate Myself, is out now and it will be our favorite release of 2010. Hands down. Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater and Noveller are opening the show. Doors at Red 7 are at 9 and tickets are $12.

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : The Lawn Party @ The French Legation Museum

The line-ups for a lot of the free shows at SXSW this year are ridiculously good, and The Lawn Party at The French Legation Museum is certainly no exception. Taking place over the course of two days, Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 at 802 San Marcos Street, there's really no reason you'd have to leave this party to go to another because the line-up is stacked. With bands like The xx, Dum Dum Girls, Thurston Moore, Real Estate, Califone, The Antlers, Zola Jesus, Memory Tapes, Woods, Talk Normal, and more, you can't really go wrong, can you? Didn't think so.

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : Levi's Fader Fort

If one thing is always a big deal during SXSW, it's the Levi's Fader Fort. We've managed to avoid it for the past four years, but for those of you who can't turn away from its bug-zapper like pull, you can RSVP for the event right here. It takes place March 17-21 at 1101 E. 5th Street and runs from 1-8 p.m. every day. Oh, and you have to be 21+ to enter. The headliners for this year's Fader Fort haven't been announced yet, but Harlem, Best Coast, Neon Indian, Local Natives, Japandroids, The Very Best, Fool's Gold, Memory Tapes, Salem, Dum Dum Girls, Washed Out, Real Estate, A Trak and a slew of others have been announced. Head on over to Austin 360 to check out the full deal (minus some headliners).

SXSW 2010 Free Show Alert : Mess With Texas

HOLY.CRAP. This is going to be awesome. I was beginning to wonder if Mess With Texas was happening this year and it is and it is going to be amazing. It will take place over the course of two days, Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 at 1001 E. 6th Street. The lineup this year features bands like Man Man, Andrew W.K., Fucked Up, Billy Bragg, Yacht, The Bronx, Japandroids, Japanther, Crystal Antlers, GWAR, Smith Westerns, Neon Indian, and plenty more. It is free, all-ages, and runs from noon until 9 p.m. each day.

The Grizzly Life's Guide to a Free SXSW - 2010

It's finally here! We did it last year and it was a big success, so we decided to make another Guide to a Free SXSW. With help from Showlist Austin, we have compiled the best of the best free shows from every single day at SXSW (and even the day before). If you follow our guide, there's no reason why you should have to pay to see most bands on your list and we don't think there's any reason to feel left out if you don't have a badge or a wristband. We stuck to the guide last year and saw just about every band playing SX that we cared for, so it's possible! Check back later in the week because there may be a revised version of the guide coming up as more shows emerge, but this is a pretty thorough version.

With this guide, you can see the following bands for free: Thee Oh Sees, The Fresh & Onlys, Zola Jesus, Warpaint, Toro y Moi, Andrew W.K., White Denim, Washed Out, Besnard Lakes, GZA, Neon Indian, Real Estate, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Torche, Fucked Up, Japandroids, JEFF the Brotherhood, The xx, Thurston Moore, Sea Bear, Le Loup, Vivian Girls, The Soft Pack, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Dum Dum Girls, The Antlers, Bowerbirds, She & Him, Tyvek, The Beets, Shearwater, Surfer Blood, Titus Andronicus, Memory Tapes, Sleigh Bells, Local Natives, Ty Seagall, Born Ruffians, Dr. Dog, The Smith Westerns, Woods, Superchunk, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Best Coast, Javelin, and about a million more.

Also, add me on Facebook and I will have tons of recommendations for this year's festival. There will also be a poster post for those visual learners out there.

Download : The Grizzly Life's Guide to a Free SXSW - 2010

Saturday : Oxjam 2010 - Benefiting Oxfam Haiti Relief @ The United States Art Authority

Not only is Oxjam 2010 benefiting a great cause, but it will also benefit your ears. Some of those other charity shows have great ambitions but can be lacking in the line-up department. Proceeds from the show will go to Oxfam's relief fund for Haiti. It all takes place at 9 p.m. at The United States Art Authority. There will be two stages, silent auctions, and lots of fun to be had.

Photos : Vetiver and The Clientele @ Mohawk

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Tonight : The Clientele and Vetiver @ Mohawk

Has your day/week/month/year been a little bit too hectic? Would you like to be soothed by a bunch of great musicians? If so, Mohawk has the answer to your problems with tonight's billing of The Clientele and Vetiver. It should be a good one, but bring a jacket because it might be raining!