The Sound and the Fury
The first wave of SXSW hits with a sonic boom
By Austin Powell, 4:22PM, Thu. Jan. 8, 2009
Vinyl junkies rejoice! Garage-punk pioneers the Sonics are headed to the 2009 South by Southwest Music Conference, March 18-22. Other standout confirmations from the partial band list, released earlier today, include Explosions in the Sky, Akron/Family, Crystal Method, Crystal Stilts, and Peter Bjorn & John. Scope the full list here and be sure to check back with Off the Record next week for further details.
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