Are you ready for SXSW? Download a free 11-song sampler of the rock bands and artists featured by NPR Music and public radio stations at this March’s South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas., including music from rock bands Spoon, Brooklyn Rider, Surfer Blood, Broken Bells and G-Side. NPR Music will offer live streaming of the rock concerts, podcasts and full coverage of the exhausting and exhilarating music event. Read about the bands on the sampler, as well as NPR Music’s full SXSW coverage.
Featuring Rock Bands:
“Written in Reverse” by Spoon from Transference
“The High Road” by Broken Bells from Broken Bells
“I Learned the Hard Way” by Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings from I Learned the Hard Way
“Canadian Girl” by The Walkmen from You & Me
“Girl In Love” by Smith Westerns from Smith Westerns
“Airplanes” by Local Natives from Gorilla Manor
“Everywhere I Go” by G-Side from Starshipz And Rocketz
“Cleo’s Song” by JBM from Not Even In July
“Achille’s Heel: IV. Shur Landing” by Brooklyn Rider from Dominant Curve
“Hannah” by Freelance Whales from Weathervanes
“Swim” by Surfer Blood from Astro Coast
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Listen Live:
NPR Music’s SXSW 2010 Live Schedule
WEDNESDAY,
March 17th:
NPR Music’s Opening-Night Showcase At Stubb’s
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT): Visqueen
9:45 p.m. ET/8:45 p.m. CT): The Walkmen
10:45 p.m. ET/9:45 p.m. CT): Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
12 a.m. ET/11 p.m. CT): Broken Bells
1:15 a.m. ET/12:15 a.m. CT): Spoon
THURSDAY,
March 18th:
NPR Music’s Day Party At The Parish
1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT): Smith Westerns
2:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. CT): Brooklyn Rider
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT): Local Natives
3:45 p.m. ET/2:45 p.m. CT): G-Side
4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT): Surfer Blood
5:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. CT): Sleigh Bells
