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San Francisco Bands at SXSW 2009 - (A to L)
San Francisco and Bay Area bands playing at this year's South by Southwest festival. The links lead to official band websites and also to the band's SXSW page with bio information and audio clips. If your band isn't on the list but should be, send me the info and I'll add it.
See SF Bay Area bands that performed at SXSW in 2008.
Listed in alphabetical order
The Aimless Never Miss
San Francisco, California
"Rock: Dynamite package of guitar distortion and bittersweet boy/girl vocals" (sxsw)
theaimlessnevermiss.com
Aimless Never Miss SXSW Page
Annihilation Time
Oakland, California
"Punk: Ideal mix of seventies rock and eighties hardcore" (sxsw)
annihilationtime.net
Annihilation Time SXSW Page
Mark David Ashworth
San Francisco, California
"Singer-Songwriter: Incorporating a love of things as diverse as nick drake sytle british folk, spanish and latin american cantautores, pink floyd psychedelia, a bit of classical music" (sxsw)
markdavidashworth.com
Mark David Ashworth SXSW Page
Balance
Oakland, California
"Hip-Hop: Leading the battle to restore order to a Hip Hop scene once bristling with creativity" (sxsw)
myspace.com/balanceskillz
Balance SXSW Page
Band of Brotherz
San Francisco, California
"World: World/rap/reggae oriented multicultural group started by founders of the Bay Area's hip hop/jazz group Alphabet Soup, the Charlie Hunter Trio, and Bob Weir's Ratdog" (sxsw)
myspace.com/thebandofbrotherz
Band of Brotherz SXSW Page
Barn Owl
San Francisco, California
"Avant/Experimental: San Francisco duo that mesh together the best elements from an array of underground scenes (doom, folk, ambient psych, western)" (sxsw)
electrictotem.com/barnowl
Barn Owl SXSW Page
Bassnectar
Berkeley, California
"Electronic/Dance: A journey through next-level musical mutations, dreamy dubtempo, massive bass lines, heavy sledgehammer beats, head-nodding hip-hop, and a wild assortment of unlikely collaborations" (sxsw)
bassnectar.net
Bassnectar SXSW Page
The Botticellis
San Francisco, California
"Pop: The Botticellis have an obsession with pop music, melodic
songwriting and the cinematic sounds of yesteryear, but they’re not lost in some oldies Neverland" (sxsw)
thebotticellis.com
Bassnectar SXSW Page
Greg Camp
Santa Cruz, California
"Rock: Best known as Grammy nominated, multiplatinum artist/songwriter of Smash Mouth" (sxsw)
myspace.com/gregcamp
Greg Camp SXSW Page
Clipd Beaks
San Francisco, California
"Avant/Experimental: An American band that make new sounds and jam for ages ... not bound by the times or style" (sxsw)
myspace.com/clipdbeaks
Clipd Beaks SXSW Page
Bart Davenport
Berkeley, California
"Singer-Songwriter: You may have seen Bart Davenport fronting the electro futurefunk trio called Honeycut, or you may have heard their song “Exodus Honey” in a recent iMac ad" (sxsw)
bartdavenport.com
Bart Davenport SXSW Page
The Devil Makes Three
Davis, California
"A slightly punky perspective on vintage American blues ... laced with elements of ragtime, country, folk and rockabilly" (sxsw)
thedevilmakesthree.com
Devil Makes Three SXSW Page
Dredg
San Francisco, California
"Genre: Rock" (sxsw)
dredg.com
The Dry Spells
San Francisco, California
"Genre: Rock" (sxsw)
myspace.com/thedryspells
Elm
San Francisco, California
"Genre: Avant/Experimental" (sxsw)
myspace.com/jonporras
Elm SXSW Page
FNU Ronnies
San Francisco, California
"Genre: Punk" (sxsw)
myspace.com/fnuronnies
Foreign Legion
Oakland, California
"Hip-Hop: Became popular in the bay area due to their on stage presence and high powered live shows, complete with costume changes, theatrics and a cynical brand of humor, not normally found in hip hop circles" (sxsw)
Foreign Legion at sonicbids.com
Foreign Legion SXSW Page
French Disco
San Francisco, California
"Genre: Alternative" (sxsw)
French Disco at sonicbids.com
Girls
San Francisco, California
"Pop: According to a commenter on Girls' MySpace page, the band's music smells like summer ... Their sound resembles all the parts of the season: the bright happy mornings, the long gorgeous days, the nostalgic end-of" (sxsw)
myspace.com/girlssanfran
Girls SXSW Page
Gravy Train!!!!
San Francisco, California
"Punk: A rap group celebrating the styles of the vastly underappreciated razor tongues of 80's rap bitches" (sxsw)
gimmegravytrain.com
Gravy Train SXSW Page
Hank IV
San Francisco, California
"Punk: The sound of San Francisco quintet HANK IV is a bit too wily and scrambled to pigeonhole as any one type of honk" (sxsw)
myspace.com/thehankfour
Hank IV SXSW Page
The Hooks
San Francisco, California
"Rock: After regularly packing out gigs in their native Sligo, Ireland, The Hooks are now building their fan base in the states using San
Francisco as headquarters" (sxsw)
thehooksmusic.com
The Hooks SXSW Page
J-Boogie
San Francisco, California
"Electronic: J-Boogie has challenged the boundaries of music across genres, styles, languages and borders throughout his 15-year career" (sxsw)
jboogie.com
J-Boogie SXSW Page
Kaskade
San Francisco, California
"DJ: The songwriter/producer/DJ/phenomenon is one of electronic music’s most sought-after
emissaries, and one of its most beloved figures" (sxsw)
kaskademusic.com
Kaskade SXSW Page
Loquat
San Francisco, California
"Alternative: Loquat has made a name for itself throughout the Bay Area and beyond for its addictive brand of guitar pop" (sxsw)
Loquat at sonicbids.com
Loquat SXSW Page
The Lovemakers
Oakland, California
"Rock: They’ve loftily described their sound as “Led Zeppelin covering Prince” but it’s spot on" (sxsw)
thelovemakers.com
Lovemakers SXSW Page
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