THE OFFICIAL j3 GUIDE TO SXSW SHOWCASES

While SXSW has become one of the more frustrating ordeals for any music fan, it also offers an incredible cross-section of music and, for the music lover, it's a wonderland of entertainment. And, while I'm either not priveleged enough, rich enough and/or organized enough to ever make it back, I have some friends who will be attending the festivities this year and, as a completely unsolicited favor to them, I present the j3 GUIDE TO SXSW SHOWCASES. Put on your running shoes...

WEDNESDAY

Austin Convention Center
5:30pm Saul Williams

Habana Essex
9:00pm DJ Rhettmatic
10:00pm Kidz in the Hall
11:00pm Percee P
11:40pm Guilty Simpson

Emo's Main Room
1:00am Black Keys

THURSDAY

Austin Convention Center
3:30pm Murs
4:40pm Cool Kids

Lady Bird Lake
7:00pm Del the Funky Homosapien

Volume
10:00pm Sleep
10:45pm C-Rayz Walz

Scoot Inn
11:45pm El-P

Karma Lounge
1:00am Skratch Bastid

FRIDAY

Austin Convention Center
4:00pm Dizzie Rascal

Velveeta Room
8:00pm Comedy Death-Ray

Molotov Lounge
9:45pm Super Chron Flight Brothers
10:20pm A-Alikes

Emo's Annex
11:00pm Lions

Emo's Main Room
11:30pm A-Trak
12:50am Clipse

Bug Music
1:00am Lyrics Born

SATURDAY

Lady Bird Lake
5:30pm Talib Kweli
Pete Rock
Jean Grae
8:00pm Ice Cube

Club de Ville
9:45pm Ohmega Watts
10:45pm Darondo

Vice
12:00am Z-Trip

Stubbs
12:30am Wale
1:00am GZA

Prague
1:10am CunninLynguists