Philly Represents at SXSW

Philly welcomes you to Austin, Texas and we are on our way to SXSW!

We know you'll all be raging from party to party however, on Saturday you must stop by the Second Annual Philebrity.com Philly Jawn. Some of illadelph's finest will be playing all week long and I thought I'd point out some of the phlava that Philly is bringing down South.

BBQ? Big deal. We got cheesesteaks.

The A-Sides
Cinematic - The A-Sides
The A-Sides @ SXSW

Asteroid #4
Here We Go - Asteroid #4
Go see them

Beach House

(okay...they're based in Baltimore but it's close enough to Philly and one of the band members is from here)

Apple Orchard - Beach House
Beach House @ SXSW

The Capitol Years
You Can Stay There - The Capitol Years
The Capitol Years @ SXSW

The Cobbs
Playing at The Philebrity Philly Jawn

Eastern Conference Champions
Noah - Eastern Conference Champions
Put it on your calendar

Genghis Tron
White Walls - Genghis Tron
Where they be

Illinois
Alone Again - Illinois
Illinois @ SXSW

Pattern Is Movement
It's The Wine - Pattern Is Movement
Pattern Is Movement @ SXSW

Relay
Driver - Relay
Relay at SXSW

RJD2
Be there or be...

Shot X Shot
Bee Assassins - Shot X Shot
See them live

Langhorne Slim
Put it on your calendar

Stinking Lizaveta
Scream Of The Iron Iconoclast - Stinking Lizaveta
Stinking Lizaveta @ SXSW

The Teeth
Trumpet's Blared - The Teeth
The Teeth @ SXSW

The Three 4 Tens
Philly Blues - The Three 4 Tens
See 'em live

War On Drugs
Playing at The Philebrity Philly Jawn

Lots of cool stuff going on that your's truly is involved with (either directly or indirectly) including:

WXPN/World Cafe host David Dye broadcasts live from KUT on Thursday starting at 4PM with special guests Peter, Bjorn and John, Andrew Bird, Future Clouds & Radar, Tom Morello and Carrie Rodriquez. You can listen at Xponentialmusic.org.

In the mood for some modern/alt/indie whatever? Check out Jim McGuinn - host of Yrockonxpn.org from Philly who will be broadcasting live from the Fader Fort all day on Thursday and Friday talking to and hanging with some of the mackadocious bands who will be in Austin....so stop by and say hello to Jim!

Paste Magazine’s SXSW Party, presented by DiscRevolt and WXPN (where I work!). Hosted by David Dye of WXPN’s World Café on Friday, March 16 from 11:30 am- 5:30 pm - featuring performances by Badly Drawn Boy, Cold War Kids, Eisley, Denison Witmer + Rosie Thomas, Sondre Lerche and Andy Zipf (Unsigned - DiscRevolt Contest Winner) .

If you're gonna hit one panel then hit the one I am on (of course), Saturday at Noon called Breaking Careers In A Multi-Platform Environment. Some of the best brains in the biz will be assembled including:
Sean Coakley, Owner of Songlines Ltd;
Jack Isquith - Executive Director of Music Industry Relations, AOL Music
Bruce Warren - VP Disco Infiltation, WXPN & World Cafe (that's me)
Marty Diamond - Little Big Man Booking
Norm Winer - VP Programming, WXRT-FM/CBS Radio (Chicago's coolest radio station)
Carter Marshall - Director of Digital Sales & Marketing, Nettwerk
Alexandra Patsavas - Music Supervisor, Chop Shop Music (ever wonder who picks all that music for Grey's Anatomy? )
Lynn Grossman - Owner, Secret Road (music & film supervision & management)


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