The music portion of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival kicks off tonight (March 17) in Austin, Texas. This year’s music festival is heavy on Hip-Hop music, featuring a variety of hip-hop music from across the country, including Jean Grae, Atmosphere, M.F. Doom, Esham, N.E.R.D., Clipse, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock and El-P and others. The conference will differ than those in the past by featuring more international artists such as British import Dizzee Rascal. Below is a listing of times and events: Wednesday March 17, 2004 Emo’s Main Room – 603 Red River St. – All Ages Rhymesayers Showcase 12:30 a.m. Atmosphere, Minneapolis, MN 12:00 a.m. M.F. Doom, Atlanta, GA 11:30 p.m. Eyedea & Abilities, St. Paul, MN 11:00 p.m. Soul Position, Columbus, OH 10:30 p.m. Brother Ali, Minneapolis, MN 10:00 p.m. Micranots, Atlanta, Ga 9:30 p.m. Los Nativos, St. Paul, MN 9:00 p.m. Musab, Minneapolis, MN 8:30 p.m. The Opus, Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. DeeJayBird, Chicago, IL Thursday March 18, 2004 Back Room – 2015 E. Riverside Dr. – All Ages Psychopathic Records Showcase 10:00 p.m. Esham, Detroit, MI 9:00 p.m. ABK, Detroit, MI Emo’s Main Room – 603 Red River St. – All Ages Biz 3 Publicity and Vice Showcase 11:20 p.m. RJD2, Columbus, OH 10:40 p.m. Aesop Rock with El-P, New York, NY 10:00 p.m. The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Fakts One), Boston, MA 9:30 p.m. Jean Grae, New York, NY 9:00 p.m. Beans, New York, NY 8:30 p.m. Vast Aire, New York, NY 8:00 p.m. Diverse, Chicago, IL Hard Rock Cafe – 222 E. 6th St. 11:00 p.m. Dirty Wormz, Austin, TX Hole in the Wall – 2538 Guadalupe St. 12:00 a.m. Overlord, Austin, TX Zero Degrees – 405 E. 7th St. 1:00 a.m. Josh Martinez & Sleep: The Chicharones, Vancouver, BC 12:00 a.m. Freedom Sold, Houston, TX 11:15 p.m. Macromantics, Sydney, Australia 8:45 p.m. DJ Jester the Filipino Fist & DJ Klassen, San Antonio, TX 8:00 p.m. Killers for Hire (Cee Plus and Samplistik), Houston, TX Friday March 19th, 2004 Zero Degrees – 405 E. 7th St. Murder Dog Magazine/Damage Control Radio Present 1:00 a.m. O.G. Style with Darque Seed, Houston, TX 12:15 a.m. Ill Relatives, Baton Rouge, LA 11:30 p.m. Zin, Houston, TX 11:00 p.m. S.M.U.G.G.L.A.Z. with Bobbie Fine, Houston, TX 10:30 p.m. Mr. Cree & DJ Spinner T, Austin, TX 9:45 p.m. LRJ with Desperados, Houston, TX 9:00 p.m. Ishues, Athens, GA 8:30 p.m. Studemont Project, Houston, TX 8:00 p.m. Doc Holiday, Austin, TX DJing between sets: DJ Chill of Damage Control, Houston, TX Hosted by Matt Sonzala of Murder Dog/Damage Control, Houston, TX Friday March 19, 2004 Aussies – 306 Barton Springs Rd. – All Ages 1:00 a.m. Akwid, Los Angeles, CA 12:00 a.m. Control Machete, Monterrey, Mexico The Vibe – 508 E. 6th St. – All Ages Legendary Music presents A Night With The Legends 12:45 a.m. Living Legends, Los Angeles, CA 12:30 a.m. DJ Icewater, Los Angeles, CA 12:00 a.m. The Grouch & Eligh, Los Angeles, CA 11:40 a.m. CMA, Los Angeles, CA 11:10 p.m. Mystik Journeymen, Oakland, CA 10:50 p.m. The Underbosses, Los Angeles, CA 10:30 p.m. 3 MG’s. Los Angeles, CA 10:15 p.m. Bicasso, Oakland, CA 10:00 p.m. Asop, Fresno, CA 9:30 p.m. DJ Icewater, Los Angeles, CA 8:45 p.m. DJ Mum’s the Word, Los Angeles, CA 8:00 p.m. DJ Massive, Austin, TX Zero Degrees Murder Dog / Damage Control Showcase Saturday March 20, 2004 Aussie’s Murder Dog / Damage Control Showcase (See Above) Austin Music Hall – 208 Nueces St. – All Ages N.E.R.D., Virginia Beach, VA – Time to be announced Clipse, Virginia Beach Handsome Boy Modeling School (Automator, Casual, Encore, more tba) Club de Ville – 900 Red River St. Buck 65, Halifax, NS – Time to be announced The Parish – 214-B E. 6th St. – All Ages Anticon Showcase 1:00 a.m. Themselves 11:00 p.m. Alias, Oakland, CA 10:00 p.m. Restiform Bodies, Oakland, CA 8:00 p.m. Odd Nosdam, Oakland, CA ALL TIMES AND VENUES AND SCHEDULES AND ACTS AND EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Parties around the conference Total Harmonic Distortion Wed 3/17 – at Copa (217 Congress) Free with RSVP -BLAZE (not confirmed yet) -Parakitachi Deejays -Haul and Mason -Pete Rock Discreet Synthesis Thur 3/18 – at Firehouse Lounge (605 Brazos) FREE -Lila’s Medicine (Laura Scarborough/Bill from OHN) -NickNack -Melodic Beats Brand New Fri 3/19 – at Firehouse Lounge (605 Brazos) FREE -NickNack -Mel Friday March 19th Lucky Lounge, 209 A West 5th, 4 – 8 p.m. Presented by Randall Jamail and Jan Merkin and ASCAP Devin the Dude – Rap A Lot Records, Houston DJ Big Wiz – Steel Workers New York DJ Domo – Coughee Brothaz, Houston DJ Baby Cee – Phonographerz, Houston DJ Good Grief, KPFT Houston
The music portion of the annual South By Southwest
(SXSW) music festival kicks off tonight (March 17) in Austin, Texas.
This year’s music festival is heavy on Hip-Hop
music, featuring a variety of hip-hop music from across the country, including
Jean Grae, Atmosphere, M.F. Doom, Esham, N.E.R.D., Clipse, Handsome Boy Modeling
School, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock and El-P and others.
The conference will differ than those in the
past by featuring more international artists such as British import Dizzee Rascal.
Below is a listing of times and events:
Wednesday March 17, 2004
Emo’s Main Room – 603 Red River St. – All Ages
Rhymesayers Showcase
12:30 a.m. Atmosphere, Minneapolis, MN
12:00 a.m. M.F. Doom, Atlanta, GA
11:30 p.m. Eyedea & Abilities, St. Paul, MN
11:00 p.m. Soul Position, Columbus, OH
10:30 p.m. Brother Ali, Minneapolis, MN
10:00 p.m. Micranots, Atlanta, Ga
9:30 p.m. Los Nativos, St. Paul, MN
9:00 p.m. Musab, Minneapolis, MN
8:30 p.m. The Opus, Chicago, IL
8:00 p.m. DeeJayBird, Chicago, IL
Thursday March 18, 2004
Back Room – 2015 E. Riverside Dr. – All Ages
Psychopathic Records Showcase
10:00 p.m. Esham, Detroit, MI
9:00 p.m. ABK, Detroit, MI
Emo’s Main Room – 603 Red River St. – All Ages
Biz 3 Publicity and Vice Showcase
11:20 p.m. RJD2, Columbus, OH
10:40 p.m. Aesop Rock with El-P, New York, NY
10:00 p.m. The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Fakts One), Boston,
MA
9:30 p.m. Jean Grae, New York, NY
9:00 p.m. Beans, New York, NY
8:30 p.m. Vast Aire, New York, NY
8:00 p.m. Diverse, Chicago, IL
Hard Rock Cafe – 222 E. 6th St.
11:00 p.m. Dirty Wormz, Austin, TX
Hole in the Wall – 2538 Guadalupe St.
12:00 a.m. Overlord, Austin, TX
Zero Degrees – 405 E. 7th St.
1:00 a.m. Josh Martinez & Sleep: The Chicharones,
Vancouver, BC
12:00 a.m. Freedom Sold, Houston, TX
11:15 p.m. Macromantics, Sydney, Australia
8:45 p.m. DJ Jester the Filipino Fist & DJ Klassen, San Antonio, TX
8:00 p.m. Killers for Hire (Cee Plus and Samplistik), Houston, TX
Friday March 19th, 2004
Zero Degrees – 405 E. 7th St.
Murder Dog Magazine/Damage Control Radio Present
1:00 a.m. O.G. Style with Darque Seed, Houston,
TX
12:15 a.m. Ill Relatives, Baton Rouge, LA
11:30 p.m. Zin, Houston, TX
11:00 p.m. S.M.U.G.G.L.A.Z. with Bobbie Fine, Houston, TX
10:30 p.m. Mr. Cree & DJ Spinner T, Austin, TX
9:45 p.m. LRJ with Desperados, Houston, TX
9:00 p.m. Ishues, Athens, GA
8:30 p.m. Studemont Project, Houston, TX
8:00 p.m. Doc Holiday, Austin, TX
DJing between sets:
DJ Chill of Damage Control, Houston, TX
Hosted by Matt Sonzala of Murder Dog/Damage Control,
Houston, TX
Friday March 19, 2004
Aussies – 306 Barton Springs Rd. – All Ages
1:00 a.m. Akwid, Los Angeles, CA
12:00 a.m. Control Machete, Monterrey, Mexico
The Vibe – 508 E. 6th St. – All Ages
Legendary Music presents A Night With The Legends
12:45 a.m. Living Legends, Los Angeles, CA
12:30 a.m. DJ Icewater, Los Angeles, CA
12:00 a.m. The Grouch & Eligh, Los Angeles, CA
11:40 a.m. CMA, Los Angeles, CA
11:10 p.m. Mystik Journeymen, Oakland, CA
10:50 p.m. The Underbosses, Los Angeles, CA
10:30 p.m. 3 MG’s. Los Angeles, CA
10:15 p.m. Bicasso, Oakland, CA
10:00 p.m. Asop, Fresno, CA
9:30 p.m. DJ Icewater, Los Angeles, CA
8:45 p.m. DJ Mum’s the Word, Los Angeles, CA
8:00 p.m. DJ Massive, Austin, TX
Zero Degrees Murder Dog / Damage Control Showcase
Saturday March 20, 2004
Aussie’s Murder Dog / Damage Control Showcase
(See Above)
Austin Music Hall – 208 Nueces St. – All Ages
N.E.R.D., Virginia Beach, VA – Time to be announced
Clipse, Virginia Beach
Handsome Boy Modeling School (Automator, Casual, Encore, more tba)
Club de Ville – 900 Red River St.
Buck 65, Halifax, NS – Time to be announced
The Parish – 214-B E. 6th St. – All Ages
Anticon Showcase
1:00 a.m. Themselves
11:00 p.m. Alias, Oakland, CA
10:00 p.m. Restiform Bodies, Oakland, CA
8:00 p.m. Odd Nosdam, Oakland, CA
ALL TIMES AND VENUES AND SCHEDULES AND ACTS AND
EVERYTHING IS
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE.
Parties around the conference
Total Harmonic Distortion
Wed 3/17 – at Copa (217 Congress)
Free with RSVP
-BLAZE (not confirmed yet)
-Parakitachi Deejays
-Haul and Mason
-Pete Rock
Discreet Synthesis
Thur 3/18 – at Firehouse Lounge (605 Brazos) FREE
-Lila’s Medicine (Laura Scarborough/Bill from OHN)
-NickNack
-Melodic
Beats Brand New
Fri 3/19 – at Firehouse Lounge (605 Brazos) FREE
-NickNack
-Mel
Friday March 19th
Lucky Lounge, 209 A West 5th, 4 – 8 p.m.
Presented by Randall Jamail and Jan Merkin and ASCAP
Devin the Dude – Rap A Lot Records, Houston
DJ Big Wiz – Steel Workers New York
DJ Domo – Coughee Brothaz, Houston
DJ Baby Cee – Phonographerz, Houston
DJ Good Grief, KPFT Houston
