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7:00pm CDT

Denitia Odigie

Passion. Soul. Edge. Denitia Odigie combines her ethereal voice and surging presence to create her own brand of alternative soul. Acoustic and electric guitars drive while rhythm and vibe take the wheel. Reviewers have compared her to the likes of Cat Power, Jeff Buckley, Corinne Bailey Rae...Denitia writes it like she...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5095

Wednesday March 17, 2010 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Acoustic

8:00pm CDT

Maurice Kirya

Influenced by the beauty and unique spirit of his home, Uganda, Maurice Kirya’s music is an uncommon blend of soul, Afro, and R&B which he prefers to call ‘Mwooyo’ which means ‘soul.’ At an early age, Maurice’s mother would gather all of her children around the fire and teach them how...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/194

Wednesday March 17, 2010 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Acoustic

9:00pm CDT

Trespassers William

After many incarnations of the band, the duo of Matt Brown and Anna-Lynne Williams, who founded the project over 10 years ago in Southern California, continue to craft the sound of Trespassers William in Seattle, WA. Their experimental shoegaze music has been featured in numerous films and television programs, and they...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/357

Wednesday March 17, 2010 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Alternative

10:00pm CDT

Benjamin Rose Band

Benjamin Rose, 25 year old son of a German mother and a Southamerican father signed his first record contract at the age of 12. Though coming from an R&B Background his heart strongly beats for Rock. 2009 Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers/Foo Fighters) got involved in his music and produces his new record...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5326

Wednesday March 17, 2010 10:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Rock

11:00pm CDT

Jenny Owen Youngs

Jenny Owen Youngs is a feisty, hyper-sensitive, disease-free singer/songwriter/former girl scout who wants to be your friend. Claiming influences from Beck to Jesus Christ Superstar to Britney Spears, her music is an echo of Erin Mckeown hopping into Jeff Buckley's Pontiac, cruising backwoods Alabama red dirt roads and singing along to...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/1147

Wednesday March 17, 2010 11:00pm - Thursday March 18, 2010 12:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

12:00am CDT

Steve Poltz

Steve Poltz goes back to his birthplace of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada and meets the Canadian award winning songwriter, producer and performer Joel Plaskett. The two form a strong bond and record Steve's newest album "Dreamhouse." Recorded analog on 16 track 2 inch tape they make Steve's finest offering yet. Filled...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5823

Thursday March 18, 2010 12:00am - 1:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

1:00am CDT

Brian Borcherdt

Coyotes was recorded by long time friend Jose Contreras of By Divine Right. While on a break from Holy Fuck's tour schedule Brian performed a handful of recently written songs in Jose's living Room. Most of the final selections were first takes. Little else was added to the sparse guitar and...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5355

Thursday March 18, 2010 1:00am - 2:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Alternative

7:30pm CDT

Julian Berntzen

JULIAN BERNTZEN 27-year-old Julian Berntzen is from the west coast of Norway and grew up in Bergen, the second largest town in Norway. He began his musical career at the Waldorf School in Bergen. At the age of 14 he started his own , string swing band‚ (hot club style) with...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/163

Thursday March 18, 2010 7:30pm - 8:30pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Pop

8:25pm CDT

Sahara Smith

Sahara Smith was born into a family of artists in Austin, Texas in 1988. Sahara showed great promise as a singer/songwriter at the young age of nine when her mother, a writer herself, was astounded by her gifts. Sahara began performing in Wimberly, Texas, where her family moved years later. Shortly...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/1332

Thursday March 18, 2010 8:25pm - 9:25pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

9:20pm CDT

Nive Nielsen

My name is Nive. I 'm an Inuk, a real eskimo from Greenland. Seriously. I play music, mostly on my little red ukelele and with some help from my friends. I like that. You can hear some of my songs on www.myspace.com/nivenielsen. Also there..s an EP on iTunes. But most importantly...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/221

Thursday March 18, 2010 9:20pm - 10:20pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

10:15pm CDT

Correatown

Correatown was a name someone called her once. Imagine the lights that slowly haze by when you’re driving home late at night bleary eyed, or the night sky heavy with clouds just after a thunderstorm. It’s Angela Correa’s band daydream fully realized in a dark club filled with the reverberating layers...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7534

Thursday March 18, 2010 10:15pm - 11:15pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

11:10pm CDT

Julie Feeney

Producer, composer, orchestrator, singer, conductor, performer and instrumentalist; Julie Feeney first made her mark on the international music scene by winning the Choice Music Prize (Ireland’s equivalent of the Mercury Prize) with her debut album ‘13 songs’. This album she self produced and self released, having played 11 of the instruments....
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/1166

Thursday March 18, 2010 11:10pm - Friday March 19, 2010 12:10am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Acoustic

12:05am CDT

The Chapin Sisters

Los Angeles-based The Chapin Sisters will be premiering material from their recently completed sophomore recording along with repertoire from their full length debut album Lake Bottom LP. Sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin will be performing as a duo with third sister Jessica Craven taking an extended maternity leave from the trio....
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7916

Friday March 19, 2010 12:05am - 1:05am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

1:00am CDT

Harper Simon

With a steel guitar and a microphone I hope that you will find your way Someday you’ll find out who you are Someday you’ll be more than just a shooting star -- “Shooting Star” by Harper Simon Give a listen to Harper Simon’s shining solo debut and you’ll soon recognize that...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5454

Friday March 19, 2010 1:00am - 2:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Rock

8:00pm CDT

Halves

ne of Ireland’s most intriguing acts, Halves blend a vast range of instruments, acoustic and electronic, and guarantee an evocative, cinematic live experience. Their three releases to date have met with universal critical success, as well as earning them ardent fans from Tokyo to Seattle. Their eagerly awaited debut album is...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7539

Friday March 19, 2010 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Alternative

9:00pm CDT

David Fonseca

David loves cats. Hes got three at home and they keep him company when hes by himself. He's one of Portugal best kept secrets, an amazing musician and performer leading an amazing career. After the huge success of his previous band (Silence 4), achieving multi-platinum in 2 years, he pursued a...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7536

Friday March 19, 2010 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Pop

10:00pm CDT

The Second Grace

The Second Grace is singer-songwriter Fabrizio Cammarata, hailing from Palermo, Sicily. Fabrizio's main inspiration is his hometown, but there is Cuba and North Africa in his songs, along with Bob Dylan, Fabrizio De André and Nick Drake. You can hear the echo of Miriam Makeba's South African lullabies, and songs in...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7552

Friday March 19, 2010 10:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Acoustic

11:00pm CDT

The Niro

Davide Combusti, a.k.a. The Niro, was born in Rome in 1978. His father was a drummer and right from a very early age instilled in him a love for music and the drums, which was actually the first instrument the young Davide learned to play. With the passing of time Davide...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7550

Friday March 19, 2010 11:00pm - Saturday March 20, 2010 12:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Rock

12:00am CDT

Shelley Short

Shelley Short’s childhood inspired her recent songwriting, captured on her latest album, 'A Cave, A Canoo.' “I was thinking about my great grandfather, who worked in a carnival, traveling around as an iron jaw, and about my great grandmother who homesteaded out in Montana, all by her lonesome.” "This sense of...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7548

Saturday March 20, 2010 12:00am - 1:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

1:00am CDT

Tom Brosseau

Tom Brosseau (FatCat Records) is a writer with an enigmatic haunting voice. He does get around: duets with John C. Reilly (Boogie Nights), toured with PJ Harvey and John Parish, writes songs referencing Dave Grohl and Vincent Price, appeared in the documentary film Largo (with Flight of the Conchords & more),...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7554

Saturday March 20, 2010 1:00am - 2:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

7:00pm CDT

Lucy Woodward

"I grew up," Lucy Woodward says of Hooked!, her third album and her Verve Records debut. "As you get older and make more music, you gain a better understanding of who you are and what you need to feel satisfied. That's what this record is for me." The 11-song album's emotional...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/1545

Saturday March 20, 2010 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Pop

8:00pm CDT

Doug Wamble

Doug Wamble Listening to the third solo release from guitarist, singer, and songwriter Doug Wamble, it is hard to believe that the Tennessee-bred musician was ever a jazz purist. The ten original songs on Doug Wamble, plus a closing cover version of Fiona Apple’s “I Know,” blend a bounty of soul,...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/6799

Saturday March 20, 2010 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

9:00pm CDT

OK Sweetheart

OK Sweetheart -- A group reminiscent of all the good things from mid-century pop, splits their time between San Francisco, Denton, and Brooklyn. Their well crafted simplicity pulls influence from classics such as Harry Nilsson, The Zombies, and Randy Newman. Formerly creating under the namesake of singer / songwriter Erin Austin,...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/1269

Saturday March 20, 2010 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Pop

10:00pm CDT

MISSINCAT

Two years ago Italian-born singer/songwriter Caterina Barbieri (aka MissinCat) moved to Berlin, where she created her debut album Back On My Feet. Her songs are intimate and honest, whimsical but intense. Catching the attention of Amy Winehouse, she was chosen to support her on her recent German tour. Recommended for fans...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/4885

Saturday March 20, 2010 10:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

11:00pm CDT

Jesse Woods

Saturday March 20, 2010 11:00pm - Sunday March 21, 2010 12:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Americana

12:00am CDT

Colin MacIntyre (aka Mull Historical Society)

"Tuneful and plaintive pop gems. MacIntyre gets emotional without losing his sense of humor." Rolling Stone Magazine "Scotsman MacIntyre is a British songwriting force". Q Magazine "Intensely personal and irresistibly melodic songs." 8/10 NME Colin MacIntyre is one of the UK's most respected songwriters & performers who has also released under...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/6747

Sunday March 21, 2010 12:00am - 1:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Singer-Songwriter

1:00am CDT

Sass Jordan

SASS JORDAN Juno Award-winning artist Sass Jordan has made a living singing, performing, writing and recording music internationally for the past thirty years. She is an internationally recognized singer/songwriter who has sold over one million CDs worldwide. Winner of Billboard's Best Female Rock Vocalist award, the bilingual Montrealer has toured and/or...
http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7075

Sunday March 21, 2010 1:00am - 2:00am CDT
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn 500 N IH 35

Tags Rock