One week to go and the [un]official SXSW free party list is out. Reading this list will give you a headache, such is the amount of bands, free booze and bbq listed. But that’s good practice if you plan to attend, because that’s how your head will feel all week.
The SXSW free party list can be downloaded HERE as a pdf. It has been updated as of March 4, 2011, but there may well be a new updated list by next Tuesday.
Also below is the updated Dear Scotland Scottish list which now includes details of the official Scottish day party on Friday March 18 at the UK Embassy (aka Latitude 30). This list has added about a dozen new shows since last week, taking the total number of Scottish gigs to 42. Vic Galloway will be hosting both the official Scottish showcase and the day party.
Sad news from Edinburgh is that Withered Hand appears to have been denied a visa. A worthy campaign has been started on twitter (#witheredhandforsxsw) and you can get the latest from the man himself at twitter.com/witheredhand to see if anything changes in the next few days.
Thanks to the bands and bloggers who have been in touch with comments. Again, there should be some more gigs announced by next week so if you are in one of these bands and I’m missing something then email me or tweet. Next Tuesday should be the final SXSW preview post.
Also, a lot of the bands have gigs in New York and LA that have now been added to the Scotland on Tour page.
Scottish Gigs at SXSW 2011
| Band | Date | Venue | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Fallow | March 15 | Bat Bar | 8pm | Showcase |
| Admiral Fallow | March 16 | Maggie Mae's | 12am | Scottish Showcase |
| Bronto Skylift | March 17 | Latitude 30 | 12pm | details |
| Bronto Skylift | March 18 | Parish Underground | 11pm | Showcase |
| Dam Mantle | March 18 | Latitude 30 | 3.20pm | Scottish Day Party |
| Dam Mantle | March 19 | Latitude 30 | 9pm | Showcase |
| Edwyn Collins | March 17 | French Legation | 6pm | details |
| Edwyn Collins | March 17 | Nuvola | 12am | Showcase |
| Edwyn Collins | March 19 | Dot Com Day Stage Austin Convention Center | 2pm | details |
| Erland and the Carnival | March 16 | Club De Ville | 8pm | Showcase |
| Erland and the Carnival | March 17 | Dot Com Day Stage Austin Convention Center | 12pm | details |
| Erland and the Carnival | March 17 | Maggie Mae’s | 1am | Showcase |
| Erland and the Carnival | March 18 | Redeye SXSW Party | 1.20pm | details |
| Errors | March 16 | Maggie Mae’s | 10pm | Scottish Showcase |
| Errors | March 17 | Latitude 30 | 1.20am | Showcase |
| Jon Fratelli | March 18 | Mellow Johnny's | tbc | CANCELLED |
| Jon Fratelli | March 18 | Latitude 30 | 5.20pm | CANCELLED |
| Jon Fratelli | March 18 | Stephen F’s Bar | 1.15am | CANCELLED |
| Kid Canaveral | March 16 | Maggie Mae’s | 9pm | Scottish Showcase |
| Kid Canaveral | March 18 | Red House Pizzeria | 12pm | details |
| Kid Canaveral | March 19 | Waterloo Cycles | tbc | details |
| Kid Canaveral | March 19 | Fado | tbc | details |
| King Creosote | March 17 | Emo's Main Room | 8pm | Showcase |
| King Creosote | March 18 | Latitude 30 | 4.40pm | Scottish Day Party |
| Popup | March 16 | Texas Arthouse | 2.30pm | details |
| Popup | March 16 | Maria's Taco Express | 7pm | details |
| Popup | March 17 | 420 Spot | 5.30pm | details |
| Popup | March 18 | Lovely-resale Boutique | 7pm | details |
| Popup | March 18 | 512 | 10pm | Showcase |
| Popup | March 19 | Kaos Headquarters | 3pm | details |
| Rachel Sermanni | March 16 | Klub Krucial | 10pm | Showcase |
| Rachel Sermanni | March 18 | Latitude 30 | 4.00pm | Scottish Day Party |
| Twilight Sad | March 16 | Maggie Mae’s | 1am | Scottish Showcase |
| Twilight Sad | March 19 | Homeslice Pizza | 1pm | details |
| Twin Atlantic | March 16 | Purevolume.com House | 4pm | details |
| Twin Atlantic | March 16 | Maggie Mae’s | 11pm | Scottish Showcase |
| Unicorn Kid | March 17 | The Phoenix | 10pm | Showcase |
| Unicorn Kid | March 18 | Latitude 30 | 2.45pm | Scottish Day Party |
| Veronica Falls | March 16 | Beauty Bar | 11pm | Showcase |
| Veronica Falls | March 18 | End of an Ear Instores | 12pm | details |
| Veronica Falls | March 19 | Latitude 30 | 10pm | Showcase |
| Withered Hand | March 16 | Emo's Annex | 12pm | details |
| Withered Hand | March 16 | Maggie Mae’s | 8pm | Scottish Showcase |
| Withered Hand | March 17 | End of an Ear Records | 1pm | details |
| Withered Hand | March 17 | Waterloo Cycles | 3pm | details |
For a full list of all the Scottish artists who had planned to attend, including those that are no longer mentioned above, see this article.
The official SXSW list is here if you want to trawl through it.
Cheers
Peej
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