The music portion of the SXSW festival doesn’t kick off until Wednesday but it’s almost as if we have our own SXSW taking place in Columbus tonight. Here’s what’s on tap:

• Scion Rock Fest – featuring 24 metal band at 4 different clubs (The Newport, Skullys, The Circus, Bernie’s). Headliners include Shrinebuilder, Cannibal Corpse, Voivod, and Brutal Truth. Band descriptions and schedule here.
• We Were Promised Jetpacks / Lonely Forest / Bear Hands @ The Summit
• Hockey / The Constellations / The Postelles @ Outland on Liberty
• Peasant / The Seedy Seeds / The Loyal Divide @ The Scarlet & Grey Cafe
• Set & Duets featuring Lydia Loveless @ Rumba Cafe
• Jenny Owens Young / Allison Weiss / Bess Rogers @ The Basement
• Outer Spacist / The Lindsay / Main St. Gospel @ Oldfield’s on High

Post any other shows of note in the comments.

Four venues, 23 bands, zero dollars, RSVP here

More Info here

Weirdo venue map after the jump (more…)

Details are sparse as of yet, but year 2 of the Scion Rock Fest has been confirmed for Columbus on March 13. Shrinebuilder, Pelican and YOB are heavily rumored to be playing and there is talk of multiple venues participating. Last year’s lineup was pretty stellar and the whispers of what’s to come this year sounds very promising.