Your SXSW Top 5

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Robert Duffy | 66 Comments

In the comments, post the top five bands you’re looking forward to the most at the festival.

NO SHOWCASE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE COMMENTS, PLZZZZ. Do that in the previous post.

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66 responses to “Your SXSW Top 5”

dan | March 13, 2006 at 11:06 am |

in no particular order…

band of horses
field music
two gallants
secret machines
bound stems
DTC | March 13, 2006 at 11:09 am |

…..Trail of Dead
Sound Team
Bright Channel
Twilight Singers
Adam Franklin

..and whatever unknown/unheard of great bands that I’m sure to stumble across.
Mark Trammell | March 13, 2006 at 11:16 am |

CYHSY!
Wolfmother
Silversun Pickups
Hurra Torpedo
Okkervil River

(ILYBICD removed from this list only because I saw them yesterday)
Baba Ganoush | March 13, 2006 at 11:27 am |

Tarantula AD
Barbez
Happy Flowers
Tony Conrad
Invincible Czars
danfun | March 13, 2006 at 11:31 am |

Two Gallants
Man Man
Silverspun Pickups
Apollo Sunshine
Wooden Wand
but more importantly some band that I have never seen or heard that rocks my socks off!
jim | March 13, 2006 at 11:41 am |

Calla
Devotchka
John Vanderslice
Asobi Seksu
The Silent League
bushwick is beautiful | March 13, 2006 at 12:13 pm |

arctic monkeys
psychic hearts
blockhead
the gris gris
secret machines
DBS | March 13, 2006 at 12:54 pm |

Silversun Pickups
Black Lipstick
The Lemurs
Tapes n Tapes
Wolfmother
pk | March 13, 2006 at 1:04 pm |

The Velvet Teen (by far, my top pick)
Okkervil River
Morrissey (if i can get in)
Two Gallants
Tapes n Tapes
clint stewart | March 13, 2006 at 1:06 pm |

colored shadows
love is all
tapes n tapes
spoon
annie
DAC | March 13, 2006 at 1:24 pm |

The Alarm
Echo & The Bunnymen
Wolfmother
Mogwai
The Prairie Cartel
Natty Getdown | March 13, 2006 at 1:26 pm |

Okkervil River
Drive By Truckers
Billy Bragg
Tres Chicas
Magnolia Electric CO
e-dog | March 13, 2006 at 1:28 pm |

Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah
Metric
Metal Hearts
Band of Horses
Morrissey
scott mcdonald | March 13, 2006 at 1:34 pm |

Tapes ‘N Tapes
Plus/Minus
Band of Horses
SOUNDteam
Belle & Sebastian
Julio Enriquez | March 13, 2006 at 1:53 pm |

the octopus project
i love you but i’ve chosen darkness
editors
the rakes
soundteam
forward russia
white water movement
ebird | March 13, 2006 at 2:03 pm |

Fatal Flying Guilloteens
Jana Hunter
Gogol Bordello
Wolfmother
God’s Temple of Family Deliverance
Bob Knoxious | March 13, 2006 at 2:22 pm |

Allen Toussaint
Dresden Dolls
Steve Poltz
Flogging Molly
Gogol Bordello
chris simpkins | March 13, 2006 at 2:31 pm |

1.Twilight singers
2.Marah
3.Hard fi
4.Black Angels
5.Clap your hands say yes.
Brian | March 13, 2006 at 2:40 pm |

new pornographers
morrissey
belle and sebastian
camera obscura
islands
Bully | March 13, 2006 at 2:57 pm |

World Party
Steve Wynn
The Bats
Love Experts
Sid and Suzy
rachael | March 13, 2006 at 3:41 pm |

tapes n tapes
voxtrot
birdmonster
islands
field music
john | March 13, 2006 at 3:47 pm |

there is no one “new” i care to see..
so i am just going to see friends’ bands.

Swearing at Motorists (at least 5 shows on fri/sat)
burning brides
and you will know us by the trail of dead
the weary boys
Buck Rogers | March 13, 2006 at 4:28 pm |

Racebannon (Friday/lava lounge patio/12:45am)
Rhys Chatham (Thur/1am/Central Pres)
The Clutters (Fri/11p/habana calle 6)
Post Office Gals (Velvet Sp Patio/8:15/Thu)
The Great Redneck Hope (Velvet Sp patio/9:15/Thu)

Amen,
-Chadly con Q
Elise | March 13, 2006 at 4:28 pm |

Animal Collective
Xiu Xiu
Celebration
The Duke Spirit
Goldfrapp
Dan | March 13, 2006 at 4:29 pm |

The Bats
The Hidden Cameras
Echo & the Bunnymen
Jose Gonzales
Clue to Kalo
Ian | March 13, 2006 at 4:29 pm |

No one new you care to see? Spend some time with the BitTorrent download, I promise it will change your mind. I just got done listening to ALL 712 MP3s in the first BitTorrent (crazy, I know) and there are some total gems.

Annuals
Jaymay
Laura Viers
Magnet
Quien Es, Boom!
Jason Seed Ensemble
Tunng
Zombi

Those are my favs, but I found about 200 awesome tracks in there. I haven’t even hit the 2nd BitTorrent up yet.
The J Train | March 13, 2006 at 4:32 pm |

Belle and Sebastian
Rhett Miller
The Minus 5
Alejandro Escovedo
Neko Case, in all her forms

And, of course, I mostly want a band I’ve never heard of to kick my ass.
Andrew | March 13, 2006 at 4:34 pm |

Two Gallants
Secret Machines
The Slip
Silversun Pickups
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s
Taylor | March 13, 2006 at 4:40 pm |

Animal Collective
Flaming Lips
Silversun Pickups (playing like 5 shows, so you have no excuse)
Metric
Hurra Torpedo

and BTS if my prayers come true :/
adi | March 13, 2006 at 4:41 pm |

Editors, Arctic Monkeys, Secret Machines, Echo & the Bunnymen, Charlatans UK
carolyn | March 13, 2006 at 4:54 pm |

Dirty on Purpose
Silverson Pickups
Film School
The Longcut
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Patrick | March 13, 2006 at 4:54 pm |

Xiu Xiu
Animal Collective
The Arm
Blockhead
Ariel Pink
steve | March 13, 2006 at 5:03 pm |

Corinna Bailey Rae
Goldfrapp
The New Pornographers
KT Tunstall
Editors
chad | March 13, 2006 at 5:11 pm |

Pink Mountaintops
Hotel Lights
Elliott Brood
The Bats
Echo and the Bunneymen
Dalyn | March 13, 2006 at 5:21 pm |

Rye Coalition
Ambulette
Hockey Night
Ted Leo
Single Frame

I will probably wind up seeing only one band.
Tedd | March 13, 2006 at 5:49 pm |

Ted Leo
The Joggers
Scott Miller
Lucero
Neko
keith | March 13, 2006 at 6:18 pm |

twilight singers
superchunk
moneen
world party
your black star
arto | March 13, 2006 at 7:26 pm |

ted leo
lucero
trail of dead
the new pornographers
of montreal
Paul W | March 13, 2006 at 7:35 pm |

Best new band not playing SWSX this year has gotta be Your Vegas from the UK. Its maybe a little too soon for them but when they blow they’re gonna be huge. http://www.myspace.com/yourvegastheband

My top 5 for this year are:

Editors
Corinna Bailey Rae
KT Tunstall
Spinto Band
Clap your hands and say yeah
Rhett | March 13, 2006 at 8:11 pm |

Goldfrapp
Boy Least Likely To
Arctic Monkeys
Go Team
Gogol Bordello
Scott | March 13, 2006 at 8:25 pm |

Drop the Lime
Gogol Bordello
The Go! Team
Lady Sovereign
Peaches
pete | March 13, 2006 at 8:46 pm |

Two Gallants
Lucero
Belle & Sebastian
Saturday Looks Good To Me
The Black Hollies
kevin elliott | March 13, 2006 at 8:54 pm |

times new viking
times new viking
times new viking
femi kuti
Michael | March 13, 2006 at 9:03 pm |

belle & sebastian
animal collective
go! team
flaming lips…please let it be true
of montreal
chris | March 13, 2006 at 11:15 pm |

Hate to burst your bubble, but B&S and The Flaming Lips are playing at the same time.

For me:

the go! team
the new pornographers
richard swift
belle and sebastian
mates of state
KatieMac | March 13, 2006 at 11:21 pm |

Flaming Lips
Ted Leo
Midlake
Echo and the Bunnymen
Miss Pamela des Barres
John | March 13, 2006 at 11:28 pm |

Duke Spirit
Witch
Dungen
Death Metal Eagles
Wolfmother
gomer | March 14, 2006 at 3:17 am |

in this order or maybe not:

lucero
dirty dozen trash band
billy bragg
brothers past
myself, not a band really myself.
white snake
KB | March 14, 2006 at 10:18 am |

The Slip
Ambulette
My Brightest Diamond
The Bellrays
Goldfrapp

Very excited about this year’s line-up!
me | March 14, 2006 at 12:18 pm |

twilight singers
morrisey
brian jonestown massacre
…trail of the dead
secret machines
black angels
arctic monkeys
editors
xiu xiu

…too many more
Blanca | March 14, 2006 at 12:20 pm |

Silversun Pickups
Of Montreal
Oxford Collapse
Echo & the Bunnyman
Starlight Mints
DSR | March 14, 2006 at 12:51 pm |

Ghostland Observatory
Clap! Clap!
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness
Awesome Cool Dudes
What Made Milwaukee Famous
jade | March 14, 2006 at 1:31 pm |

Morrissey
the Octopus Project
The Deathray Davies
Dungen
Animal Collective
Alyssa | March 14, 2006 at 1:42 pm |

CYHSY
Jose Gonzalez
The M’s
Of Montreal
Magic Numbers
jammy | March 14, 2006 at 2:25 pm |

Flaming Lips -twice
Starlight Mints
Tapes ‘n Tapes
Hot Chip
Student Film
danfun | March 14, 2006 at 3:05 pm |

Where is the secodn Flaming Lips show. I know where their show is tomorrow but didn’t know there was going to be asecond one?
Taylor | March 14, 2006 at 3:16 pm |

Okay Jammy, so what’s the second Flaming Lips show?
Antti | March 14, 2006 at 3:35 pm |

Dungen
Lady Sovereign
Flaming Lips
Jose Gonzalez
Isobel Campbell
deformative | March 14, 2006 at 4:14 pm |

mogwai
minus the bear
polysics
animal collective
black heart procession
Melly | March 14, 2006 at 4:26 pm |

Metric
New Pornographers
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Mogwai
MIC Overlord | March 14, 2006 at 5:44 pm |

Belle and Sebastian
Spoon
Gomez
Centromatic
The Lemurs
chris | March 14, 2006 at 10:14 pm |

I heard a rumor that the Flaming Lips are playing the BBC 1 showcase on Thursday night in addition to Fox & Hound on Wednesday.
Tony Landa | March 14, 2006 at 11:47 pm |

Humbert
Robert Pollard
Ray Davies
Flight of the Conchords
The Flaming Lips
alan in austin | March 15, 2006 at 9:20 am |

Wolfmother
Jihad Jerry
Mother Hips
Vehicular
Supagroup
Luke | March 17, 2006 at 3:58 am |

TTC
Madvillain
Dudley Perkins
Blockhead
Peanut Butter Wolf
rob | March 20, 2006 at 1:56 pm |

the sword
flogging molly
eef barzelay
gogol bordello
the anti-hootenanny at the central presbyterian church was awesomw