speed of dark

We're down to the final day of my imaginary SXSW schedule. Probably the best thing about my imagination is that I don't have to stay up to the wee hours of the morning to see some of these shows. In real life, I don't hold up well to that kind of schedule. But whether you make the pilgrimage in person or via the Internet, the best thing about SXSW is being introduced to a lot of great new bands. Of course I'll be monitoring the bloggers who actually attend these shows to see what it was really like!

I can't resist a second performance today by Liam Finn and a full set by Scotland's Sons and Daughters, who are turning out to be one of my favorite bands of 2008 so far. We also have the Beangrowers from Malta as well as Delta Spirit, allegedly from "the core of the earth" according to their MySpace page, but actually from good old Orange County, CA.

Indie Mom and I saw the electronic duo of Oppenheimer open for They Might Be Giants and found them very entertaining as well as being excellent musicians. Their signature instrument is the airhorn.

Today's schedule also includes a bunch of Los Angeles bands: The Deadly Syndrome, Phantom Planet, Sea Wolf, and the legendary X. Speaking of legends, we also have Texas native Roky Erickson. Hometown Austin bands include Okkervil River and Oh No! Oh My!

1:30 PM — Liam Finn — Music Day Stage Café

Listen to "Second Chance" here — SXSW Page — MySpace

7:00 PM — Sons and Daughters — Bat Bar, Austin Convention Center

Darling (live @ KEXP) — SXSW Page — MySpace — Scots Invade SXSW

8:00 PM — Beangrowers — Habana Annex

Listen to "Quaint Affair" on their SXSW Page — MySpace

8:00 PM — Spiral Beach — Momo's

Listen to "Made of Stone" on their SXSW Page — MySpace

8:00 PM — Magic Bullets — Bourbon Rocks

Listen to "Red Room" on their SXSW Page — MySpace

8:00 PM — Oppenheimer — Emo's Main Room

Breakfast In NYC — SXSW Page — MySpace — Concert review

9:00 PM — Okkervil River — Stubb's

Red — SXSW Page — MySpace

10:00 PM — Roky Erickson — Stubb's

You're Gonna Miss Me — SXSW Page — MySpace — Concert review

10:00 PM — Oh No! Oh My! — Buffalo Billiards

Listen to "Walk In the Park" on their SXSW Page — MySpace

10:00 PM — The Deadly Syndrome — Cedar Street Courtyard

I Hope I Become a Ghost — SXSW Page — MySpace

11:00 PM — Phantom Planet — Spiro's Amphitheater

Do the Panic — SXSW Page — MySpace

12:00 AM — WHY? — Lambert's

Listen to "The Hollows" on their SXSW Page — MySpace

12:00 AM — Delta Spirit — Emo's Main Room

Listen to "Trashcan" on their SXSW Page — MySpace

12:25 AM — Film School — Bourbon Rocks (above, Greg Bertens of Film School)

Dear Me — SXSW Page — MySpace — Concert review

12:30 AM — X — Emo's Main Room

Johnny Hit and Run Paulene — SXSW Page — MySpace

1:00 AM — The Stills — The Parish

Allison Krausse — SXSW Page — MySpace

1:00 AM — Sea Wolf — Buffalo Billiards

Winter Windows — SXSW Page — MySpace

Related posts:
SXSW Fantasy Day 1
SXSW Fantasy Day 2
SXSW Fantasy Day 3
Scots Invade SXSW - Again!
Indie Mom's SXSW, Part 1