Fuck the Wristband.

This year, there will be no struggles with wristbands, jumping fences, or sweet talking sweaty biker-dudes into letting you in the back where they load the kegs. Fuck all that. And you know why? Because you're big fucking time, that's why. And you know how?

Well, you better tell me if you figure it out. In the meantime, here's a good start to all the cheap and free events happening here in A-town. I plan to be as far-gone as I can get, as fast as I can get there, listening to some crazy-assed neo-hippy mumbo-jumbo from nowhere places like Ballnuts, MT. Why would I do this to myself, you ask? Because it's free. And 'free' rhymes with... freedom, or something like that, so I am exercisin that freedom to get Free stuff and drink FRee things while eating FREe BBQ and listening to FREE neo-classical-god-rawk-quasi-punk-o-matic... ness. Or whatever. For fucking free. Yes.

Word be bond. You down?

ADJUSTED Cheap/Free SxSW PARTY SCHEDULE (abbreviated, with details below)
Word.

-- Tuesday 15th
8:00pm – to whenever – Tambaleo party
***8:00pm – to whenever – EMO’s (MOVED FROM WEDNESDAY)***

-- Wednesday 16th
3:00pm – to whenever – Levi’s/Fader party (RSVP)

-- Thursday 17th
Noonish – 8:00pm – John Mueller BBQ party (FREE BEER & BBQ)
Noonish – 7ish – Emo’s Tag Team and DIW party (in and out stages)
1:00pm – 7:00pm – Scion party (RSVP)
3:00pm – to whenever – Levi’s/Fader party (RSVP)

-- Friday 18th (take your pick, or go to them ALL)
12:00 – 6:00pm – SUPER! ALRIGHT! Party
12:00 - 6:00pm - Jane pool party MUST RSVP
12:00 – 11pm – Gallery Lombardi party: Denton Music Show
1:00 – 6:00pm – VICE party (RSVP)
2:00 – 7:00pm – Vans/Anthem Magazine party ($2.00 entrance, FREE BEER)
3:00 – 5:00pm – Starbucks party
3:00 – to whenever – Levi’s/Fader party (RSVP)

-- Saturday 19th
11:00am – onward – Porchlight Pop Fest (FREE BEER? Yeah, at 11am maybe)
During the day? - Longbranch Inn party (Free beer… I don’t know about that)
12:00 – 4:00pm – Scion party (RSVP)
1:00 – 8ish – Porchlight Pop Fest (FREE BEER? Maybe)
1:15 – to whenever – Levi’s/Fader party (RSVP)

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Tambaleo
8pm and beyond
Shearwater, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Lemurs, Papercuts, This Will Destroy You at Tambaleo (302 Bowie – Behind the Powerhouse Gym on 5th, starts at 8pm)
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EMO’s
8pm – who the hell cares
On the big stage, the 70's meets garage meets indie rock of Those Peabodys, the japanese garage punk of Electric Eel Shock, the rock n roll of The Good Looks, the Scratch Acidish, Good Times Crisis Band and touring band, Thieves. On the small stage: Space rock of Experimental Aircraft, the indie noise of Attack Formation, the post punk of The Arm, the emocore of Svengali and more!

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FADER party
On 6th, between Red River and I35
http://www.thefader.com/trading_post/
3pm and on and on and on...
There is usually FREE BEER to be had at these events. Who knows. Check the bands!
Make sure to RSVP at: austin05@thefader.com with first/last NAME, Company affiliation (for networking purposes) – telling them which days you want to go to the party (I will be claiming all four days myself). I have no idea if anyone will be able to get into this party. I plan to make my ‘company affiliation’: “Culloughfull Track Production and Mastering.” Hell yes. You can too!

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Scion Independent Music Showcase
Helmet, MF Doom, DJ P, Haul & Mason, DJ Chicken George
Thursday March 17th, 1p-7p
Located at the RCC
305 West 5th Street, Austin, Texas
RCC in on 5th Street in between Lavaca and Guadalupe

RSVP:

https://secure.scion.com/scion/ssl/rsvp/sxsw1.do
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FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER
John Mueller’s BBQ party
Noonish – 8pmish
America is Waiting (7pm), Conner (6:30pm), AM Syndicate (6pm), The Winter Pageant (5pm), Loxsly (4pm), Dirty on Purpose (3pm), Voxtrot (2pm), Die Princess Die (1:15pm), Stories From the Frontier (12:30pm), acoustic sets by Reflections and Diamond Caverns between sets at John Mueller's BBQ (1917 Manor Rd., free show, free beer and I highly recommend their BBQ)

FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER
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EMO’s Tag Team/Devil in the Woods party
American Analog Set (5:20-6:00pm), Tegan & Sara (4:15-4:55pm), Pedro the Lion (3:10-3:50pm), Stars (2:05-2:45pm), The Wrens (1-1:40pm), Adem (12:25-12:50pm) at Emo's (outside stage)
Skeletons (5:20-5:55pm), Midnight Movies (4:25-5pm), The Sights (3:30-4:05pm), Dr. Dog (2:35-3:10pm), I Am Kloot (1:40-2:15pm), Apostle of Hustle (12:45-1:20pm), Inara George (12:05-12:30pm) at Emo's (inside stage)

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FADER party
On 6th, between Red River and I35
http://www.thefader.com/trading_post/
3pm and on
There is usually FREE BEER to be had at these events. Who knows. Check the bands!
Make sure to RSVP at: austin05@thefader.com with first/last NAME, Company affiliation (for networking purposes) – telling them which days you want to go to the party (I will be claiming all four days myself). I have no idea if anyone will be able to get into this party. I plan to make my ‘company affiliation’: “Culloughfull Track Production and Mastering.” Hell yes. You can too! .

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JANE BBQ POOL PARTY SHOWCASE RSVP at bottom

Friday, March 18th
12PM--6PM
Elks Lodge
700 Dawson Road @ Post Oak St.
Austin, TX

> > THE LINEUP > >
12:30-1:10 PM Elkland
1:25-2:10 PM Robbers on High Street
2:25-2:55 PM The Pierces
3:10-3:50 PM Boy
4:05-4:45 PM Diamond Nights
5:00-5:45 PM Tegan & Sara

POOL DJS:
James Iha, Har Mar Superstar, Sune of the Raveonettes, Buck 65, International Playgirl

RSVP: to jane.events@fairchildpub.com

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HERE IS THE VICE PARTY, SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!

For Friday, March 18th:

Vice Magazine party free with rsvp to austin@viceland.com

FRIDAY MARCH 18
VICE Magazine/XLRecords/[adult swim] BBQ
The Victory Grill (1104 E 11th St.)
1-6pm
M.I.A., Ratatat, Diplo, Cheeseburger, Long Stick Go Boom (creators of Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Hot Chip, Deathclock free with rsvp to austin@viceland.com
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Vans and Anthem Magazine party
Club Deville 2pm – 7pm
$2.00 to get your ass in, drink all the brew you can drink, but you better get there early for three reasons (I was at a Deville show like this last year): 1) they run out of beer. Seriously, they do, and it is really fucked up. 2) the line is fucking long, and they run out of beer after you’ve been waiting in that long-assed line, which will turn you homicidal. 3) I will be there kinda late, and I will be obnoxious and I plan to drink all the beer and act a fool in front of you and your cool friends. So get there early and you’ll avoid: empty kegs, long-assed lines, and my drunk-ass being all stupid on you.
Band highlights: American Analog Set, I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness, Controller Controller, blah-blah-goddamn-blah. Free beer, so shut up.
Check the link, punk.
http://www.insound.com/sxsw2005/
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FADER party
On 6th, between Red River and I35
http://www.thefader.com/trading_post/
3pm and on
There is usually FREE BEER to be had at these events. Who knows. Check the bands!
Make sure to RSVP at: austin05@thefader.com with first/last NAME, Company affiliation (for networking purposes) – telling them which days you want to go to the party (I will be claiming all four days myself). I have no idea if anyone will be able to get into this party. I plan to make my ‘company affiliation’: “Culloughfull Track Production and Mastering.” Hell yes. You can too!

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STARBUCKS PARTY (Kim Castillo, if you know her)
You are invited!
Join Starbucks Hear Music at our SxSW music showcase featuring Amos Lee and John Legend.
The show takes place Friday, March 18th from 3:00pm – 5:00pm outside of the 24th & Nueces Starbucks store (near the UT campus).
Admission is FREE so bring a friend!
Also check out our special SxSW spotlights on the Hear Music media bar in all Austin Starbucks locations and burn a custom mix CD. The Hear Music media bar now features:
• An exclusive John Legend track, Money Blown (remix)
• SxSW features such as Hear Music favorites at SxSW showcasing our favorite acts playing the festival
• Hear Music Showcase, featuring the best of Amos Lee and John Legend
• Plus Stubb’s BBQ, a look at our favorite artists performing at the legendary Stubb’s BBQ during the festival
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FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER

SUPER! ALRIGHT! Party
Elysium
Noon – 6ish
Dead Whale Tide (5pm), Single Frame (4pm), The Mean Reds (3pm), This Microwave World (2pm), Peelander-Z (1pm), The Octopus Project (noon), music videos from Super! Alright! at Elysium (free beer and food)

FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER
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FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER

DENTON MUSIC SHOW party
Gallery Lombardi
Off of Third st. near Lamar, behind Powerhouse Gym/Starbucks and shit
Noon to 11pm
Birth to Burial, Burnt Sienna Trio, George Neal, Hand of Onan, Hitler Hated the Moon, jetscreamer, Mugzu, Record Hop, S-1 Committee, Warren Jackson Hearne and the Merrie Murdre of Gloomadeers, Wild In The Streets, Zest of Yore at Gallery Lombardi (910 West Third St., noon to 11pm, free, free beer)

FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER

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FADER party
On 6th, between Red River and I35
http://www.thefader.com/trading_post/
1:15 pm and on
There is usually FREE BEER to be had at these events. Who knows. Check the bands!
Make sure to RSVP at: austin05@thefader.com with first/last NAME, Company affiliation (for networking purposes) – telling them which days you want to go to the party (I will be claiming all four days myself). I have no idea if anyone will be able to get into this party. I plan to make my ‘company affiliation’: “Culloughfull Track Production and Mastering.” Hell yes. You can too!
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FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER

Porchlight Pop Fest
Tillery Street Theatre
1pm – whenever man, whenever.
Earlimart (7pm), The Natural History (6:20pm), This Microwave World (5:40pm), Swearing At Motorists (5pm), Fivehead (4:20pm), +/- (3:40pm), Palaxy Tracks (3pm), The Winter Pageant (2:20pm), Secret Weapons (1:40 pm), Subset (1pm) at the Tillery Street Theater (701 Tillery St., free beer)

FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER
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FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER

Church of the Friendly Ghost
Wherever the hell that is. FREE BEER, WHOO!!!!
11am to whenever bro. When the freckin’ hell ever, man.
Headache City (Chicago, 7pm), Macitajs on Acid (Latvia, 6pm), Invincible Czars (5pm), Pong (4pm), Opposite Day (3pm), Bee vs. Moth (2pm), Muppletone (1pm), The Stag Party (Chicago, noon), Awesome Cool Dudes (11am) at The Church of the Friendly Ghost (free beer, bbq)

FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER
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FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER

Longbranch Inn party
They list no times for anything, the putzes. Who knows, it might involve free beer and food. I’m so in.
Little Brazil, Visqueen, Schoolyard Heroes, The Cops, Magnapop, Sonic Boom Recordings, U.S.E. (United State of Electronica) at the Longbranch Inn (1133 E 11th St., free, free food, beer)

FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER - FREE BEER
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Scion Independent Music Showcase
Dakah with Rahzel (from the Roots), Breakestra, Haul & Mason, DJ Chicken George
Saturday March 19th, 12p-4p
Located at Stubbs BBQ
801 Red River, Austin, Texas
RSVP:
https://secure.scion.com/scion/ssl/rsvp/sxsw2.do