Seriously though, the day shows this year are ridiculous. The Wedding Present are playing for free at Emo's on Wednesday, March 12th, at 5:15. Motorhead & Napalm Death are playing Stubbs on Thursday for free, and that show sponsored by VICE? Then there's the Mess With Texas Day show, which has expanded to Waterloo park and is offering no less than 30 bands; The Breeders, NOFX, Simian Mobile Disco, Islands, Kimya Dawson, Fucked Up, Matt & Kim, & Abe Vigoda, just to name a few. ShowlistAustin is adding more & more free shows everyday to there already huge catalogue of events, with bands numbering in nearly a 1000. Day shows aside, there are of course plenty of interesting showcase shows going on in the evening, but with that being said, I think that this years line-up is pretty week overall. It's also somewhat derivative of last year's line-up: hell, Jandek is playing the exact same venue in the exact same timeslot that he played last year.
At any rate, the band I'm most excited about seeing is Death Sentence: PANDA! from San Francisco. Ever since the moment I first heard their insane blend of No Wave Noise, Cheerleader shouts, and BOOM BOOM BOOM drums, I needed to see this band. They will finally be arriving in Austin on Thursday March 13th, for the Upset the Rhythm showcase at the Habana Annex Backyard (708 E. 6th St, 21+). They will be playing at 11:20, and will be alongside current hotshits, No Age. If you can't make it in for that show, never fear, because like everyone else, they're playing a day show the next day at Ms. Beas (1104 E 6th St @ Medina St 7pm?).
No Enemies (mp3)
New China Blazer (mp3)
Check back with us tomorrow, we should have another post up.
--Popkoff
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