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SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists

Listings by Day:   Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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All information subject to change. TBA showcases are listed in random order.

  A-Alikes Brooklyn NY Hip Hop/Rap
  a.armada Athens GA Rock
  Abe the Assassin Austin TX DJ
  Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet with Bela Fleck Nashville TN Bluegrass
  Acid Girls Los Angeles CA Electronic
  The Acorn Ottawa ON Rock
Activator New York NY Metal
Adept Groningen THE NETHERLANDS Electronic
Pierre Aderne Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL World
  Afenginn Copenhagen DENMARK World
Afrobots Los Angeles CA Electronic
  The Aggrolites Los Angeles CA Ska
  Priscilla Ahn Los Angeles CA Singer-Songwriter
The Airborne Toxic Event Los Angeles CA Rock
  Airlane (Gary Numan Tribute) Austin TX Pop
Air Waves Brooklyn NY Rock
Akala London UK Hip Hop/Rap
Akron/Family Brooklyn NY Avant/Experimental
Alabama3 (acoustic) London UK Alt Country
A-Laget Bergen NORWAY Hip Hop/Rap
  Alamo Race Track Amsterdam NETHERLANDS Alternative
Gustavo Alberto Los Angeles CA Latin Rock
Album Monterrey MEXICO Alternative
Alex Cuba Smithers BC World
  Leo Allen New York NY Comedy
Allison Mexico City Mexico Punk
  All Time Low Baltimore MD Rock
  Aloha Cleveland OH Rock
  Alpha Rev Austin TX Rock
AM New Orleans LA Singer-Songwriter
American Babies Brooklyn NY Alt Country
American Bang Nashville TN Rock
American Princes Little Rock AR Rock
Amplified Heat Austin TX Rock
AM Syndicate Austin TX Rock
  An Albatross Wilkes Barre PA Avant/Experimental
Anamanaguchi New York NY Electronic
Anathallo Chicago IL Rock
Anavan Los Angeles CA Avant-garde
  Ancestors Los Angeles CA Rock
Cherine Anderson Kingston JAMAICA Reggae
  Glen David Andrews & The Lazy Six New Orleans LA Jazz
  Annihilation Time Oakland CA Punk
  The Answer Belfast UK Rock
  The Answering Machine Manchester UK Rock
Antietam New York NY Rock
aonami Tokyo JAPAN Electronic
Apache Oakland CA Rock
Apache Beat New York NY Rock
Apes Washington DC Rock
  A Place To Bury Strangers Brooklyn NY Avant/Experimental
  Apsci Brooklyn NY Electronic
  Douglas Armour Los Angeles CA Pop
Army Of Freshmen Ventura CA Punk
  Arp San Francisco CA Electronic
  Joseph Arthur Brooklyn NY Rock
Artifact Shore Minneapolis MN Avant/Experimental
  Greg Ashley Oakland CA Rock
  The A-Sides Philadelphia PA Rock
Astra Heights Los Angeles CA Rock
  Astronautalis Jacksonville FL Hip Hop/Rap
Asylum Street Spankers Austin TX Avant/Experimental
At All Cost Austin TX Metal
A Thousand Knives Of Fire Long Branch NJ Rock
Nicole Atkins Neptune City NJ Singer-Songwriter
  Atlas Sound Atlanta GA Avant/Experimental
  A-Trak Montreal QC Hip Hop/Rap
Attack in Black Welland ON Rock
  The Audition Chicago IL Rock
Audrye Sessions Oakland CA Rock
  Augustana San Diego CA Rock
  Autolux Los Angeles CA Rock
  The Autumns Los Angeles CA Rock
  Aux Raus Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS Electronic
Avatar Gothenburg SWEDEN Metal
  Avengers in Sci-Fi Tokyo JAPAN Rock
A Weather Portland OR Rock
Awesome Cool Dudes Austin TX Pop
  Axel K Soundsystem Buenos Aires ARGENTINA World
AZA Santa Cruz CA World
Maya Azucena Brooklyn NY R&B
Back Door Slam Isle of Man UK Blues
Back Ted N-Ted Phoenix AZ Avant/Experimental
The Bad Rackets Austin TX Punk
The Bad Trips Ventura CA Rock
Bad Veins Cincinnati OH Rock
Marcia Ball Austin TX Blues
Balmorhea Austin TX Avant/Experimental
Volodja Balzalorsky Ljubljana SLOVENIA Classical
  The Bamaz Montgomery AL Pop
Bam Bam Monterrey MEXICO Rock
  Bandit Teeth Lawrence KS Rock
The Band of Heathens Austin TX Americana
Band of Thieves New York NY Rock
  The Bang Gang Deejays Sydney AUSTRALIA DJ
  Bankroll Jones Port Arthur TX Hip Hop/Rap
David Banner Jackson MS Hip Hop/Rap
Jill Barber Halifax NS Singer-Songwriter
Matt Barber Toronto ON Singer-Songwriter
  Sara Bareilles Los Angeles CA Singer-Songwriter
Bobby Bare Jr. Nashville TN Rock
The Barker Band London UK Country
  Spot Barnett with O.S. Grant San Antonio TX Blues
Laura Barrett Toronto ON Singer-Songwriter
  Todd Barry New York NY Comedy
Basswood Lane Austin TX Hip Hop/Rap
Ceci Bastida Tijuana MEXICO Latin Rock
Chris Bathgate Ann Arbor MI Alt Country
  Bat Makumba San Francisco CA World
  Baumer Columbia SC Pop
  Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs Garland TX Hip Hop/Rap
  Jessie Baylin Los Angeles CA Singer-Songwriter
  David Bazan Seattle WA Rock
Beangrowers St Julians MALTA Rock
Bear in Heaven Brooklyn NY Rock
Bearsuit Norwich UK Pop
Beasts and Superbeasts Victoria BC Alternative
  Beat Union Birmingham UK Punk
Bedroom Walls Highland Park CA Alternative
  Bell New York NY Pop
Bella Vancouver BC Pop
  Bellafea Carrboro NC Rock
  The Belleville Outfit Austin TX Bluegrass
  Jon Benjamin New York NY Comedy
Ben's Brother London UK Pop
  Steve Bernal Austin TX Avant/Experimental
  Best Friends Forever Minneapolis MN Pop
  Best Fwends Ft Worth TX Punk
  Between the Buried and Me Charlotte NC Rock
Be Your Own Pet Nashville TN Rock
Jim Bianco Los Angeles CA Singer-Songwriter
Eric Bibb Salisbury UK Blues
Bible of the Devil Chicago IL Metal
  Bo Bice Nashville TN Rock
  Bido & Toe Port Arthur TX Hip Hop/Rap
The Big Bang Birmingam UK Rock
Big Red Rooster Dallas TX Pop
  Big Sid San Angelo TX Hip Hop/Rap
The Big Sleep Brooklyn NY Rock
Bildmeister Vila Do Conde PORTUGAL Rock
  Ryan Bingham Austin TX Alt Country
  Bing Ji Ling New York NY R&B
Scott H. Biram Austin TX Rock
Bird Peterson Austin TX DJ
  Birds Of Avalon Raliegh NC Rock
Birds of Wales Toronto ON Pop
  Birthday Suits Minneapolis MN Rock
  Bisc1 Queens NY Hip Hop/Rap
Bishop Fred A Jones and The Jones Family Singers Bay City TX Gospel
  Bit Shifter Astoria NY Electronic / Dance / DJ
  Bitter End San Antonio TX Metal
  The Black Austin TX Rock
The Black & White Years Austin TX Rock
The Black Angels Austin TX Rock
Black Before Red Austin TX Pop
Black Diamond Heavies Louisville KY Blues
Black Earth Austin TX Rock
The Black Ghosts London UK Electronic
Black Helicopter Boston MA Rock
  Blackholicus Austin TX Metal
The Black Hollies Jersey City NJ Rock
Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears Austin TX R&B
  The Black Keys Akron OH Rock
Blacklist New York NY Rock
  Black Mike and Chemistry Austin TX Hip Hop/Rap
Black Moth Super Rainbow Pittsburgh PA Avant/Experimental
Black Mountain Vancouver BC Rock
Black Tide Miami FL Metal
Black Tie Dynasty Ft Worth TX Rock
Black Top Demon Aberdeen WA Rock
  Black Tusk Savannah GA Metal
Blaggards Houston TX Celtic
  Karl Blau Anacortes WA Pop
  Blitzen Trapper Portland OR Rock
The Blood Lines Saskatoon SK Pop
  Blood On The Wall Lawrence KS Rock
  The Bloody Beetroots Bassano del Grappa ITALY Electronic
  The Blow Portland OR Pop
  Blowing Trees Austin TX Rock
Blue Cheer San Francisco CA Metal
Blue Mountain Oxford MS Alt Country
Blue Rodeo & Friends Toronto ON Rock
Blue Scholars Seattle WA Hip Hop/Rap
Blues Control Brooklyn NY Avant/Experimental
Blunt Force Trauma Austin TX Metal
  B.o.B. Atlanta GA Hip Hop/Rap
The BoDeans Waukesha WI Rock
Bodies of Water Highland Park CA Rock
  Body of War with Kimya Dawson, Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Brett Dennen, Brendan James, RX Bandits, Ben Harper, Billy Bragg, and Special Guests Los Angeles CA Singer-Songwriter
  Jim Boggia Philadelphia PA Rock
The Bo-Keys Memphis TN R&B
  Alexia Bomtempo Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL World
A.A. Bondy Palenville NY Alt Country
  Bon Iver Eau Claire WI Rock
Ray Bonneville Austin TX Blues
  Bonnie Bramlett Nashville TN R&B
  BoomboxATX Austin TX Hip Hop/Rap
Born in the Flood Denver CO Rock
  Born Ruffians Midland ON Rock
The Boss Martians Seattle WA Rock
Boubacar Diebate Boulder SENEGAL World
Bound Stems Chicago IL Rock
Bowerbirds Raleigh NC Rock
  Bowling For Soup Denton TX Rock
  Boys in a Band Gota FAROE ISLANDS Rock
  Boyz Noize Berlin GERMANY Electronic
Kate Bradley / The Goodbye Horses Brisbane AUSTRALIA Rock
  Billy Bragg London UK Rock
  Meredith Bragg and the Terminals Arlington VA Alternative
  Brannen Temple Trio Austin TX Jazz
  Matt Braunger Los Angeles CA Comedy
Brazos Austin TX Rock
The Breakup Society Phoenix AZ Rock
  Brian Posehn Los Angeles GA Metal
  Brimstone Howl Lincoln NE Rock
British Sea Power Brighton UK Rock
Elliott Brood Toronto ON Alternative
Brooklyn Paris FRANCE Rock
Tom Brosseau Los Angeles CA Singer-Songwriter
The Brother Kite Providence RI Rock
  Brothers And Sisters Austin TX Rock
Cliff Brown Jr Austin TX Singer/Songwriter
  Junior Brown Austin TX Alt Country
Brownout Austin TX World
Rachel Brown Ft Lauderdale FL Urban / R&B
Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears Brooklyn NY Psychedelic/Pop
Buckshot Brooklyn NY Hip Hop/Rap
  Buddy Los Angeles CA Rock
The Buddy System Athens GA Pop
Bud Melvin Albuquerque NM Avant/Experimental
  Buffalo Stance Philadelphia PA Avant/Experimental
Buff 1 Detroit MI Hip Hop/Rap
The Builders and The Butchers Portland OR Alt Country
Basia Bulat Toronto ON Singer-Songwriter
  Bun B Port Arthur TX Hip Hop/Rap
Doug Burr Denton TX Alt Country
  Nick Butcher Chicago IL Avant/Experimental
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