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After making the three-hour drive from Houston and waiting in line an hour for my badge, here’s how my first day progressed:

Arthur Yoria @ BD Riley’s Irish Pub
The Prairie Cartel @ Metro 25th Anniversary party @ Emo’s (also The Redwalls, Smoking Popes, The M’s, and The Changes)
Mando Diao @ WonkaVision magazine party @ Red 7
Black Tie Dynasty @ The Tap Room at Six

Which leads me to my favorite thing about the SXSW experience. Since I didn’t have time to stand in line to see Wolf & Cub at Emo’s on Wednesday night, I instead went early to The Tap Room at Six and caught an Austin band called Tacks, The Boy Disaster. They were–simply put–amazing. The closest I can come to describing their sound is Midlake, but that might be due to the fact that one of the members of Midlake played a song with them during their set. I love “discovering” new bands this way–makes the endless walking, the smells of stale beer, vomit, and burnt pizza, and insane crowds all worth it.

And it turns out a friend of mine from high school and college is married to their drummer so that made it even better. I suggest getting their CD and checking out their music online here.

I also caught a few songs of The Rapture @ La Zona Rosa, got kicked out of a party at Mohawk two seconds after walking in (not my fault), and spent way too long trying to hail a cab back to the room. I love Austin.

Chip Midnight’s report(s) should be coming later in the day. Technical difficulties prevented us from posting anything until now. Apologies all around…

Sinister Muse Records ‘BIGGEST LITTLE PARTY IN AUSTIN 2007’ is Friday, March 16th from 1-4pm, co-sponsored by the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls and OmniRox Entertainment. The party is being held at Momo’s (upstairs from Katz’s Deli) at 618 W. 6th Street, right in the heart of all the SXSW action.

Here’s the line-up:
1:15pm THE STERNS
1:50pm SCOTT LUCAS (LOCAL H)
2:25pm GRAHAM ISAACSON
3:00pm DEAD TOWN REVIVAL
3:40pm TREATY OF PARIS

This will be a good party, as they’ll be giving away a bunch of free stuff. Here’s what they have to say:

* If you’ve RSVPed, we will be issuing your party laminates at the door, so don’t expect anything in the mail, bucko. If you haven’t RSVPed yet, then best of luck to you my friend.
* The party starts at 1pm sharp and so does the music, free booze, and free food.
* We will be raffling of lots of great gifts including Sinister Muse prize packs, TXRD Rollergirl swag, OmniRox gear, and last but not least a Taylor 310 Dreadnought acoustic/electric guitar and hard case valued at $2100. Plus much, much more!
* The TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls are coming in full force. So bring your sharpies and cameras and come meet your favorite rollergirl!
* The most excellent DJ Stephen R will be spinning between live sets to ensure non-stop background music for your boozing and shmoozing.
* Expect to have LOTS of fun with fans and colleagues from every part of the music industry and discover your favorite new artists for 2007 and beyond. George W. Bush was even quoted as saying that our party “Is going to be nucular!”

I believe an RSVP is required. www.sinistermuse.com for more info.

Matt Sonzala, undeniably Houston’s best-known and loved hip hop promoter (and HoustonSoReal blogger), has a TON of events scheduled and shows he wants you to attend during this year’s SXSW. The fun starts that Tuesday evening and continues throughout the week — Devin the Dude, Chamillionaire, Willie D, Coughee Brothaz, PPT, Grit Boys, Monet Waters, UGK, Roxy Cottontail, Studemont Project (a favorite of mine), and much more.

Tuesday, March 13th

George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center – 1165 Angelina – All Ages

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Matt Sonzala of HoustonSoReal interviews Chamillionaire
6:15 – 6:45 p.m. – Chamillionaire (Houston, TX)
7:00 – 7:20 p.m. – Gutta Gang (Austin, TX)
7:45 – 9:00 p.m. – Cyrill Neville (New Orleans, LA / Austin, TX)

Wednesday March 14th

Visions – 614 East 6th Street – 18+ (hosted by Matt Sonzala)

1:00 – 2:00 a.m. – Devin the Dude (Houston, TX)
12:30 – 1:00 a.m. – Coughee Brothaz/14K/ Rob Quest of the Odd Squad (Houston, TX)
11:45 – 12:25 a.m. – Evidence of Dilated Peoples (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 – 11:30 p.m. – Kidz In Da Hall (Chicago, IL)
10:30 – 10:55 – K-Rino & The South Park Coalition (Houston, TX)
10:05 – 10:20 – KJ Hines (Austin, TX)
9:45 – 10:00 – Public Offenders (Austin, TX)
9:15 – 9:30 – Lower Life Form (Houston, TX)
8:45 – 9:00 – Southern Intellect (Houston, TX)
8:00 – 8:45 –DJs Domo & Good Grief of the Coughee Brothaz (Houston, TX)

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Spain Colored Orange, Houston Press‘ best band of 2006, is playing a lot of shows in Austin during South By Southwest 2007. Here’s the list:

March 14 @ The Parlor- Spain Colored Orange (11pm), Cartright (10pm), The Quiet Company (9pm), The Quiet Life (8pm)

March 15 @ Bella Blue- KVRX & I Eat Records party! Spain Colored Orange, YipYip, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Black Before Red, Mae-Shi, Greg Ashley (of Gris Gris), The Six Parts Seven, Ladybug Transistor, +/

March 15 @ Cheapo Disc- Spain Colored Orange instore at 2 pm

March 16 @ Scholz Garten- Texas Music Magazine party! (SCO will have a spotlight feature in the March issue)

March 16 @ Hole In The Wall- Invincible Czars, Two Star Symphony, SpainColored Orange and much more

March 17 @ The Whisky – Shout it Out Loud / Boys & Girls Club Day Party! O’Death, Kid 606, CeePlus, Foreign Islands, Shit Disco, Datarock, Spain Colored Orange, David Vandervelde and more

To check out Spain Colored Orange’s music, visit their website.

Filter magazine will again be out in full-force at this year’s 2007 SXSW with three days of free day shows. High Noon At Cedar Street will take place Wednesday through Friday Thursday through Saturday. from 12-6pm.

If last year’s line-up was any indication (Metric, Silversun Pickups, etc.), this will prove to be one of the best day parties around.

UPDATE: Info from Ra Ra Riot’s Myspace…… Filter Presents March 16: Aqualung, Money Mark, Robbers on High Street, Ra Ra Riot & More at the Cedar Street Courtyard Show is noon -6pm RSVP: rsvp@filtermmm.com (thx Kathryn)

Just got what’s touted as “The Official Magazine Of The South By Southwest Conferences & Festivals” Preview issue & there are ads, articles, and promos that mention a lot of bands. By no means a “list,” but there are a few I was unaware of.

Here’s a few of what I see mentioned in this magazine. Some of these may have already been listed here before, so forgive me if I’m repeating too much info for you.

Emily Haines | The Dears | Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter | Menomena | Aqueduct | The Long Winters | Pagoda | Tall Firs | Thurston Moore | Viva Voce | Nellie McKay | Mastodon | Bloc Party | Young Love | Rocky Votolato | Black Helicopter | Monotract | Sunburned | MV + EE | Magick Markers | Charlalambides | Wooden Wand | Razorlight | Ozomatli | Tiny Masters of Today | The Good, The Bad & The Queen | Amy Winehouse | The Automatic | Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) | The Hot Puppies | The Gentle Good | Future Of The Left | The Victorian English Gentleman’s Club | The Storys | The View | The Horrors | Plan B | Rumble Strips | Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly | Foals | iLiKETRAiNS | A Band Of Bees | Hadouken | The Sunshine Underground | KBC | Shit Disco | Popup | Hot Club De Paris | Good Shoes | Winterkids | You Am I | Hoodoo Gurus | Beasts of Bourbon | Paul Kelly | Disco Ensemble | KTU | Lodger | 22-Pistepirkko | Quetzal | Los Abandoned | Apostle of hustle | Amy Millan | Young Galaxy | Malajube | Les Breastfeeders | Le Nombre | AIDS Wolf | We Are Wolves | Les Georges Leningrad | The Besnard Lakes | Patrick Watson | High Dials | Land of Talk | Asono | Attack Formation | Gorch Fock | Dr. Dog | The Moog | Faceless Werewolves | Sasquatch

Hope that helps.