Starting with bands I’ve seen before, here’s my recommendations:
Rainer Maria (SXSW link) - I’ve now seen them twice - first at SXSW 2005 and then later when they opened for Copeland. Their performance is awesome. They have a ton of material out there, but I swear it’s better live than on their albums. […]

SXSW is coming up soon and I’m super excited. Brian has set up a SXSW Music blog which he’s been kind enough to let me post on. So as I finally start getting my plans together for the week, I’ll be cross-posting my recommendations there. Go there and get everyone else’s picks […]