SXSW 2013 - FREE SHOWS - The Flaming Lips, Jim James, & the Divine Fits

As soon as this flyer came out around December and was posted on the Dwelling Space twitter page, I KNEW that The Flaming Lips would be here for SXSW this year. SXSW made it official today via their website: 

"We are excited to announce that the one and only Flaming Lips will mark their return to SXSW by playing the Town Lake Stage at Auditorium Shores on Friday, March 15. The band has delivered some of the most notable performances in SXSW history, including 1997's Parking Lot Experiment and 2006's secret shows. The Flaming Lips 13th studio album entitled The Terror, will be released on April 2nd through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by the band's long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann and The Flaming Lips at Tarbox Road Studios. It's comprised of nine original compositions that reflect a darker-hued spectrum than previous works.
Also on the bill are Jim James and Divine Fits. Jim is the lead singer and guitarist of Louisville's My Morning Jacket, and recently released his first solo record Regions of Light and Sound of God on ATO Records. Divine Fits released their debut record A Thing Called Divine Fits on Merge Records last year and will be playing the Coachella, Sasquatch and Governors Ball festivals in the coming months.
Shows at Auditorium Shores are FREE and open to the public. Gates open at 3:30 pm. See you there!"

Picture of The Flaming Lips show in San Antonio in 2007.

SXSW 2013 / 3 weeks out & a look at the Texas acts/bands chosen for official SXSW showcases

SXSW is 3 weeks away folks! Are you ready?  Have you taken a look at the list of bands coming into town?  I have and I have been keeping a ridiculous long list of what bands sound like, where they are from, where they are performing, and who I can manage to see on my days off.  It's quite extensive and I will share it with you soon.

I have also been congratulating bands on being selected to play this years official SXSW showcases in person at their shows, on Facebook, Twitter, through blogs, etc.  A total of 87 local bands/acts were chosen this year to represent Texas music.  Here is a list of them all ---

Agent Ribbons (Austin, Tx)
Alpha Rev
American Sharks
Big Sid
Scott H. Biram
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Brazos
Catright
Christeene
John Wesley Coleman
Complete
Crew 54
DeLorean
Dignan
DJ Grip
Dubb Sicks
Dustin-Prestige
The Eastern Sea
Carrie Elkin
Dana Falconberry
Fat Tony
Feathers
Felo
Guy Forsyth
Frontier Live
Gashcat
The Golden Boys
Good Field
The Gourds
Grooveline Horns
GT Garza
Halaska
Danny B. Harvey
Hello Caller
Dante Higgins
Erin Ivey
Ruby Jane
Karma Jonze
Kab
Cory Kendrix
K.O. Boyz
Kool and Together
La Migra
Los Coronelas
Kay Leotard
Les RAV
Jeff Lofton
Los Lonely Boys
Midlake
Missions
Mobbin No Sobbin
Hudson Moore
Mother Falcon
The Nice Guys
nosaprise
Not In The Face
OMG & Shockwave
Onehunndit
Propain
Rai P
(RAS) Riders Against the Storm
The Rite Flyers
Salesman
The Seaside Swifts
Sertified
Sick/Sea
Sleep Good
Frank Smith
Snow Tha Product
Sore Losers
Speak
SubKulture Patriots
S U R V I V E
T Bird and The Breaks
Travi$ Scott
24-7
Ume
UZOY
The Wealthy West
The Wheeler Brothers
Wild Child
Roosh Williams
Worldwide
Young Nick
Yung Quis
Zeale
Zorch


This year official SXSW showcases begin with a soft opening (industry term for 'preview' or a kick-off) on Tuesday, March 12th.  Many venues are kicking off music a night early like The Blackheart, Valhalla, Friends, Barcelona, The Main (old Emos), The Belmont, Metal & Lace (old Headhunters), The Saxon, The Parish, etc etc.  These venues are hosting official SXSW showcases a day early for folks who are in town already for the SXSW Film & Interactive portion of the festival.

The full schedule of bands and set times/venues are live now but will be completely rolled out come the end of this week.  Take a looksee here.