{"id":1988,"date":"2008-03-06T12:57:06","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T18:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/austin.metblogs.com\/2008\/03\/06\/local-music-options-for-early-sxsw-arrivals\/"},"modified":"2008-03-06T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2008-03-06T18:57:06","slug":"local-music-options-for-early-sxsw-arrivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechunk.com\/blog\/archive\/local-music-options-for-early-sxsw-arrivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Music Options For Early SXSW Arrivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may have arrived&nbsp;a day or two before SXSW&nbsp;to partake of all that Austin has to offer before things get crazy. We&#8217;re not called the Live Music Capital fer nuthin&#8217; brother! Check out some cool stuff available over the next few nights. These are pretty much all local Austin artists and this is a chance to see a longer set with a smaller crowd than next week. It&#8217;s a pretty eclectic mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The Dicks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.room710.net\/\">Room 710<\/a> &#8211; They lost original guitarist Glen Taylor in 1997, but the reunited Dicks are still worth checking out. See some real honest-to-goodness Austin punk history.<\/li>\n<li> Elliott Smith Tribute Night at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emosaustin.com\/\">Emo&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; Zykos, Lions, Lalaland, Rite Fylers &amp; others<\/li>\n<li> Mystic Knights of the Sea at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.continentalclub.com\/Austin.html\">Continental Club<\/a> &#8211; Hear <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charliesexton.com\/\">Charlie Sexton<\/a> (yes, of &#8220;Beat&#8217;s So Lonely&#8221; and Bob Dylan backing fame) do roots rock covers with his brother Will and Mike Buck on drums. You can&#8217;t say you&#8217;ve been to Austin if you haven&#8217;t seen a band at the Continental even if it means paying for&nbsp;their overpriced cover and drinks. At least you&#8217;re supporting the local economy.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dalewatson.com\/\">Dale Watson<\/a> &#8211; Ginny&#8217;s Little Longhorn &#8211; A hike from downtown, but you won&#8217;t get any more real country than Dale Watson at Ginny&#8217;s. Just don&#8217;t piss anyone off while you&#8217;re there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday Night<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facelesswerewolves.com\/\">Faceless Werewolves<\/a> at Waterloo Records &#8211; CD Release Party at 5pm<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofhercules.com\/\">Sons of Hercules<\/a>&nbsp;with Pat Todd &amp; the Rank Outsiders and Jesus Christ Superfly at Lambert&#8217;s &#8211; San Antonio&#8217;s garage punk purveyors will push their wares. If you&#8217;ve never seen them (and most locals have), they&#8217;re a must&#8230;if only to see towering frontman Frank Pugilese channeling Iggy Pop among others. He&#8217;s got the street cred. His band opened for the Sex Pistols when they swung through San Antonio on that infamous American tour when I was still watching Krofft Superstars.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asylumstreetspankers.com\/\">Asylum Street Spankers<\/a> at Momo&#8217;s &#8211; They of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/09\/29\/stick-magnetic-ribbo.html\"><\/a><a title=\"BoingBoing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/09\/29\/stick-magnetic-ribbo.html\">&#8220;Stick Magnetic Ribbons&#8221;<\/a> and gospel brunch fame. Made up of many longtime Austin musicians.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grupofantasma.com\/\">Grupo Fantasma<\/a> at The Parish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may have arrived&nbsp;a day or two before SXSW&nbsp;to partake of all that Austin has to offer before things get crazy. We&#8217;re not called the Live Music Capital fer nuthin&#8217; brother! Check out some cool stuff available over the next few nights. 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