More bands added to SXSW roster

I love SXSW. I love all the things other people love about it: Mexican food, free booze, and seeing friends from far away. I also love all the things other people hate about it: the haircuts, the crazed sprint through the Dallas airport to catch a connecting flight (hmm...didn't know I loved this before!), the possibility of getting food poisoning from the Heavy Metal Pizza Place. Just because it's SXSW, and it's the most magical part-week of the year.

Recently the official SXSW website added to its list of confirmed performers. At first I was like "meh, I guess this line-up gives me more time to hang out with my friends." But then I started noticing some excellent additions, including Beach House, Gang Gang Dance, HEALTH, the Homosexuals, the Vaselines, Naked on the Vague, Sonics, and well, there's probably more but I guess I'll just post the Official SXSW Band Roster.

UK singlehandedly resurrects garage rock (The Sonics are playing)

People in the UK love garage rock right now. This is great because it--along with that Replacements book that came out--gives Minneapolis residents another reason to feel validated about themselves. Because everyone in Minneapolis--yes, EVERYONE, even Norm Coleman*--loves garage rock and will discuss at length the merits of various King Khan albums and then tell you about something awesome his/her friend did at a Black Lips show then get all confused with another time they were at a Black Lips show because OH MY GOD he/she has seen the Black Lips so many times. Even before they were big.

Of course, I am pretty much included in this.

So, it was with great delight/disappointment that I saw the Sonics were playing in London a couple of months after I moved. With the Horrors. SAD. But good for some non-me people, I suppose.

Anyways, here's how it'll go down.

The Kentish Town Forum!
21 March w/o the Horrors
23 March w/ the Horrors

*This statement cannot be verified.