Capitol Records Vice President of A&R Louie Bandak (not pictured) is my favorite A&R person in the world. Of course, he’s only like one of ten left. They’re an endangered species, those A&R types. Soon we will only be able to visit them at the zoo.

Louie was kind enough to do a Pick Three. Yay!!

Castledoor: Cool band from LA. They make me smile. Won’t be long before they are more than just LA’s little secret.

The Wombats: “Let’s dance to joy division and celebrate the irony"… Great line from a great song. Looking forward to seeing their live show, and hoping they can live up to the hype.

My Morning Jacket: Probably my favorite band to see live these days. They always put on an epic show. Can’t wait to hear their new songs.

I can’t wait to hear them, either! I also can’t wait to go to sleep tonight. Email tasty caffeinated beverages to musicblog@sxsw.com. The bunnies have been knocked over, lp