Week in Rock: Phishy Edition

SXSW Bands Announced

This week, SXSW officially released the first big wave of bands that will perform in Austin later this year for the annual music conference. This list compliments the smaller collection of bigger up-and-coming names that came out late last year that featured St. Vincent, Black Lips and others. While the conference so far lacks a major name on board, like R.E.M. or Morrissey in years past, there appear to be a solid mix of emerging groups to keep the parties stocked. The fest is set to kick off March 18th, with notable local acts including Asobi Seksu, Charles Hamilton, Crystal Stilts and Dead Prez making the trek down South (so far). Austinist has done an admirable job compiling an unofficial and unconfirmed list of the rest of the bands that appear to be heading down as well, so be sure to head over there to continue with the speculation.