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Wanna know why LAist has four writers at SXSW all of whom paid their own way? Because LA loves music and LAist is obsessed with good tunes. Below are just some of the killer acts playing today here in Austin. Yes be jealous, but better, come here next year and party with us.
LA Bands:
4pm: Ozomatli @ Austin Convention Center
8pm: The Chairs of Perception (formerly Urinals) @ Soho Lounge
10pm: Dengue Fever @ Emo's
10pm: Midnight Movies @ Beauty Bar
10pm: Cold War Kids @ La Zona Rosa (yes they're OC but whatevs)
Midnight: John Doe @ Continental Club
1am: Pop Levi @ The Ale House
1am: The Bird and the Bee @ Opal Divine's Freehouse
Non-LA Bands:
3pm: Kaki King @ Austin Convention Center
5pm: The Fratelli's @ Fader House
8pm: Sage Francis @ Emo's
9pm: Joan as Policewoman @ The Ale House
9pm: Bob Mould @ Buffalo Billiards
9pm: Funky Nashville @ Uncle Flirty's
10pm: Kaki King @ Cedar Street Courtyard
10pm: Catfish Haven @ Mohawk
10:30pm: Sondre Lerche @ Antone's
11pm: MuteMath @ Dirty Dog Bar
11pm: The Octopus Project @ Emo's
11:30pm: The Hush Sound @ Redrum
Midnight: Amy Winehouse @ Eternal
Midnight: Bloc Party @ Stubb's
Midnight: Robbers on High Street @ Blender Bar
12:30am: The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello acoustic solo) @ The Parish
12:45am: Against Me! @ Exodus
1am: Menomena @ Buffalo Billiards
1am: Albert Hammond, Jr. @ Blender Bar
1am: What Made Milwaukee Famous @ La Zona Rosa
photo by Sonny I. LaVista