Northwest By South By Southwest

<img width="200" height="109" align="right" alt="" class="right-img" src="/uploads/sxsw.jpg" />Our weekly look ahead is altered a bit this week by the presence of the <a href="http://2008.sxsw.com/music/">South By Southwest Music Festival</a> in Austin, TX. True, it's a long way to Austin, but the line-up is so mammoth, it more or less shuts down the touring circuit for cities all over the country-- Portland this week is no exception. With that in mind, we'll turn some of our attention to Austin, including some of the better lesser known acts we found scouring the festival's <a href="http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/alpha/0.html">MP3-rich website</a>-- the diamonds in the SXSW rough, if you will. Chances are you've heard of the likes of <a href="http://www.remhq.com">R.E.M.</a>, <a href="http://www.spoontheband.com">Spoon</a>, and <a href="http://www.nadasurf.com">Nada Surf</a>, all of whom are playing this year's fest-- but what about <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackjoelewis">Black Joe Lewis</a>? Or <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deltaspirit">The Delta Spirit</a>? Or <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dougburr">Doug Burr</a>? Those seem less likely, and we think you should hear them. ►MP3: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackjoelewis">Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Black_Joe_Lewis_%26_the_Honey_Bears-Gunpowder.mp3">"Gunpowder"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.deltaspirit.net/">The Delta Spirit</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Delta_Spirit-Trashcan.mp3">"Trashcan"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.dougburr.com/">Doug Burr</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Doug_Burr-In_the_Garden.mp3">"In the Garden"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.hymnsband.com/">Hymns</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Hymns-I_Can%27t_Be_What_U_Want.mp3">"I Can't Be What U Want"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.blacktiedynasty.com/">Black Tie Dynasty</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Black_Tie_Dynasty-Tender.mp3">"Tender"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/emmythegreat">Emmy the Great</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Emmy_the_Great-Easter_Parade.mp3">"Easter Parade"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.thelemurs.com/">Lemurs</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Lemurs-My_Definition.mp3">"My Definition"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.saltandblues.com/">Phosphorescent</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Phosphorescent-A_Picture_Of_Our_Torn_Up_Praise.mp3">"A Picture of Our Torn Up Praise"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.thestrugglers.org/">The Strugglers</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/The_Strugglers-Morningside_Heights.mp3">"Morningside Heights"</a> There are several Portland and northwest-based acts making the trek to Austin, too-- by no means an exhaustive list, but here are a few: ►MP3: <a href="http://www.aweathermusic.com/">A Weather</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/A_Weather-Spiders_Snakes.mp3">"Spiders, Snakes"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://blitzentrapper.net">Blitzen Trapper</a>- <a href="http://mp3.insound.com/download.php?mp3id=3156">"Wild Mountain Nation"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.bladencountyrecords.com/">The Builders & the Butchers</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/The_Builders_and_The_Butchers-Bottom_of_the_Lake.mp3">"Bottom of the Lake"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lauragibson">Laura Gibson</a>- <a href="http://hushrecordsmedia.com/LG/HandsInPockets.mp3">"Hands in Pockets"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.krecs.com/oldtimerelijun/">Old Time Relijun</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Old_Time_Relijun-tightest_cage.mp3">"Tightest Cage"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.subpop.com/artists/the_helio_sequence">The Helio Sequence</a>- <a href="http://www.subpop.com/assets/audio/3969.mp3">"Keep Your Eyes Ahead"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://myspace.com/castanets">Castanets</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Castanets-This_Is_The_Early_Game.mp3">"This Is the Early Game"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=13146">Carolyn Mark</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Carolyn_Mark-The_1_That_Got_Away_With_It.mp3">"The 1 That Got Away (With It)"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.seracahoone.com">Sera Cahoone</a>- <a href="http://www.subpop.com/assets/audio/4152.mp3">"Only As the Day Is Long"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=44770">Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden</a>- <a style="" href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Kate_Tucker_and_the_Sons_of_Sweden-Faster_than_Cars_Drive.mp3">"Faster Than Cars Drive"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://myspace.com/throwmethestatue">Throw Me the Statue</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/Throw_Me_The_Statue-About_To_Walk.mp3">"About to Walk"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.markpickerel.com">Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands</a>- <a href="http://www.chimehosting.com/bsr/markpickerel/private/file_xfer/CodysDream/Codys_Dream.mp3">"Cody's Dream"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thechoirpractice">The Choir Practice</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/The_Choir_Practice-Red_Fox.mp3">"Red Fox"</a> ►MP3: <a href="http://myspace.com/nokidsband">No Kids</a>- <a href="http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3/No_Kids-For_Halloween.mp3">"For Halloween"</a> Scores more for the taking, known and unknown, at the SXSW website. 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It's that time of year again, and much of the musical world is making its annual descent on the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, TX. We get to a few of the lesser knowns-- the musical diamonds in the SXSW rough, if you will. Join the conversation...

Northwest By South By Southwest

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